We have a confirmed date for Little Britain USA its September 28, 2008. This is a report by Reuters.
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -. Hit BBC television show "Little Britain" is taking its outrageous satirical humour to U.S. premium cable channel HBO in September, drawing on stars such as David Schwimmer and Rosie O'Donnell to lure U.S. audiences.
The show, a cultural phenomenon in Britain, is the latest comedy import to the U.S. after programs like "The Office," which airs on the NBC network, have made their mark in the U.S.
Creators Matt Lucas, 34, and David Walliams, 36, told reporters and TV critics gathered in Los Angeles for an early look at the show that they know how far to push their riskier jokes and trade-mark mockery of the disabled, poor, gay and fat people.
In one scene in "Little Britain USA," which premieres in the U.S. on September 28, Lucas appears in drag as the leader of a weight-loss group. O'Donnell -- the gay U.S. actress and talk show host -- drops in for a visit, playing herself.
At one point, Lucas' character asks O'Donnell if she is a lesbian because her weight made it hard to find a man.
Walliams said that O'Donnell was a "good sport" and did not ask for a word to be changed from the sketch.
"I think the boundary is, if it's funny," said Walliams, "and I think it's helpful that we're doing it in front of an audience because if, for example, we'd done that Rosie O'Donnell sketch and people weren't laughing -- it was uncomfortable -- I don't think we'd want to show it."
"I hope that even though that's pretty outrageous, it's done with warmth," he added. "We're obviously sort of exaggerating people and it's got to have some feeling of silliness about it, which stops it from being unpleasant."
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ONE of Britain's best-known actors is backing the campaign against plans to concrete over graves at a Hampshire church.
Little Britain star Anthony Head, who also starred in cult US series Buffy The Vampire Slayer, will accompany his elderly father to an ecclesiastical court hearing that will decide if the proposals should go ahead.
The row centres on plans to build a chapel over five graves at St John the Baptist Church, Burley.
One of the graves is that of Mr Head's grandmother, Peggy Grant, who was killed by an IRA bomb in 1922 when her husband was on military duty in Ireland.
The vicar, the Rev Diane Webster, said the church looked at various possibilities but the plan being put forward was the only suitable solution.
She added: "Although some headstones will have to be moved the graves themselves will not be interfered with."
Mrs Webster said St John's was "very distressed" about the bad feeling the scheme had caused, adding that it had not been church's intention to cause upset.
Objectors claim that the chapel should be built at the back of the church on a site currently occupied by a storage shed.
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Matt Lucas has announced that he is separating from his partner. This is a report by the Guardian.
The actor and comedian Matt Lucas has separated from his partner 18 months after they entered into a civil partnership, it was announced yesterday.
Lucas, star of Little Britain and Shooting Stars, had been with television producer Kevin McGee for three years before the ceremony in December 2006.
A joint statement released through lawyers Mishcon de Reya and Withers LLP said that the split had been "amicable".
"It is with sadness that Matt and Kevin announce that their relationship has come to an end," it said. "They ask the press to respect their privacy at this time and to exercise restraint in any reporting of this matter."
After a seven-month engagement, the couple were joined in a partnership ceremony at Home House, a private members' club in London. They discarded their suits for the reception at Banqueting House in London and appeared dressed as Aladdin and Prince Charming.
They were joined at the celebration by Sir Elton John, Courtney Love and Lucas's Little Britain comedy partner, David Walliams. The couple met at a nightclub and shared a home in north-west London.
Although Lucas found fame as George Dawes, the drumming, romper-suited baby-cum-scoremaster in the Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer TV show Shooting Stars, he began his comedy career at 18, performing on the London stand-up circuit.
His most famous creation, Little Britain, started life as a Radio 4 series before moving to BBC3 and then BBC1.
Lucas and Walliams have been making a US version of the hit show, which will be called Little Britain USA. The show is expected to be broadcast later this year.
In 2006 it was reported that the pair signed a golden handcuffs three-year deal with the BBC worth £6m.
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