Customer Reviews
Silly, bawdy, brutal, clever, satiric, surreal, lewd and funny - By: C. O. DeRiemer, 12 Nov 2008 
Says our dignified narrator & guide, "Britain...Britain...Britain...land of tradition...fish & fries...the changing of the garden...trooping the colours. Have you ever wondered about the people of Britain? Nor have I..."
And with that, Matt Lucas & David Walliams take us into a Britain far removed from Jane Austin. Lucas is short, fat & hairless, something like a pink, soft kewpie doll. Walliams is tall, hirsute (hair suit?) and, depending on the occasion, wolfish or just showing a lot of teeth. They are the creators, writers & performers of Little Britain, a sketch comedy series centered on the lives of a dozen or so worst examples of British human life. Want an obnoxious, trouble-making teen with a thick accent & an excuse for everything? Try out Vicky Pollard. How about the effeminate assistant to the Prime Minister, who invariably finds excuses to fall to his knees directlyin front of the man. Or the fat, wheelchair-bound Andy Pipkin, who mumbles & lolls, & is just too lazy to walk. And there's plump Daffyd Thomas, young Welsh lad who dressesin tight, bright polyester & is the only gayin his village...and is determined to keep it that way. And more & more. We visit them often, usuallyin places like Kelsey Grammar School & St. God's Hospital. Since Lewis & Walliams play all of them (backed up by a small cast of straight-faced actors), the old traditionin Britain of men wearing dresses is alive & well.
There's nothing like itin the United States, & probably never will be. The FCC would have a fit, & so would most U.S. social service agencies. Little Britain is ferociously un-PC. If you think it is terrible taste to make fun of homosexuals, old ladies, the mentally disturbed, the fat, minorities, or any number of other groups (politicians & teenagers, of course, excepted), this is not the show for you. ("Are you fat because you're a lesbian or are you a lesbian because you're fat?") Matt Lucas & David Walliams have created a world (and a series) that is silly, bawdy, brutal, clever, satiric, surreal, lewd & funny. It's best watchedin small doses. Little Britain was so popularin Britain that it just about became an empire...Christmas specials, performances for charity, a try at transplanting to America, interviews & awards. Of course, the pecksniffs & self-appointed moral guardians are always on the alert. Said one British critic, "Little Britain has been a vehicle for two rich kids to make themselves into multi-millionaires by mocking the weakest peoplein Britain. Their targets are almost invariably the easiest, cheapest groups to mock: the disabled, poor, elderly, gay or fat. In one fell swoop, they have demolished protections against mocking the weak that took decades to build up."
Perfectly true. Shame they're so funny.
Synopsis: Write one joke, repeat endlessly over three series. - By: Josh Tusepack, 15 Oct 2008 
Mash & Peas & Rock Profile showcased what genuine talents Lucas & Walliams are. Little Britain is the tagic, wasted opportunities both have become. While season one was sporadically enjoyable, two & three descended into the very worst kind of British comedy, pandering to the lowest common denominator (sadly now the majority) with catchphrase-comedy - cheap, lazy writing essentially portraying exactly the same joke with next to no progression or development, just minor situational alterationsin each episode. Just to exacerbate things, many of the jokes aren'tin the least bit funnyin the first place, & several are actually quite dubious & one could argue racist. Irony is an art, not an excuse. When all else fails, Lucas & Walliams opt for bad language to get the inevitably laugh from their audience, most of whom wouldn't know well written, sophisticated comedy at all.
Little Britain is a waste of two very funny people & further adds to the decaying state of British comedy. That it became so popular says it all.
Whatever - By: Paul Holland, 10 Oct 2008 The first time we meet the various characters & situations created by Walliams & Lucas there is some humour & originality. The first couple of episodes are pretty funny, shocking & outrageous. And then.... every scene is just repeated. So it's the same jokes, the same catchphrases & after a while it dawns on you that these guys are not original & clever they are just crude & have no scruples regarding the offense they will cause. The first time we see someone piss themselves, or ask for "bitty" or say "yer but no" or jump out of a wheelchair it shocks & sometimes causes humour. But by the 20th time?
Watch 2 or 3 episodes & then don't bother.
Like so many programmes that were initially on the raido... - By: Mr. C. J. Iredale, 07 May 2008 
This initially was on Radio 4, & if you track down the cd of it, it is really very funny. Why the tv series caught the imagination of the countryin such a potent way is something of a mystery to me. It is very repetitious, but where something like The Fast Show was similar, that was basically much funnier, & kept re-inventing itself. This reminds me of latter Python, & the thoughts at the time of Terry Gilliam; 'when you set out to shock people, after they have got used to being shocked, where do you do with it?', & I think he's right. It's highlights are some of the central characters that have been (by series 3) done to death & the wonderful leathery voice of Tom Baker, but by half way through series 2 you feel like you've eaten a box of mars bars.... enough! I am glad to see it seems to have croaked it's last (after milking itin America), remeber it was it was when it was fresh; it now feels like it's stinking the place up!
Very, very good - By: Empe, 18 Mar 2008 If you like the "politically correct" discharge it.
But if you like old style "hard" british humour, i.e. non "polished" like Mr Bean don't miss it
