Inside Little Britain
  • Published: 1 October 2007
  • ISBN: 9780091914424
  • Imprint: Ebury Press
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 448
  • RRP: $35.00

Inside Little Britain

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By turns intimate, eye-opening and hilarious, Inside Little Britain is the ultimate autobiographical documentary of two of our most-cherished national icons

Written together with friend and journalist Boyd Hilton, Inside Little Britain follows a year in the lives of Matt Lucas and David Walliams - the good, the bad, the mundane and the monumental. A year that includes at its core a mammoth nine-month Spinal Tap-esque tour where Little Britain goes in search of Great Britain. This is a milestone book that offers an unrivalled close-up of a classic British comedy act, as it happens, at the height of its powers.

But it is also a journey back into their pasts, reflecting on just how they got from there to here. It covers their childhoods, family life and early comedy performances as they found their feet; their complex friendship and working relationship; and the increasingly insane world they now inhabit.

Mixing memoir and travelogue to paint an engrossing portrait of fame and comic genius, Inside Little Britain is an unmissable, candid window on life inside the celebrity bubble in all its glamour and awfulness.
  • Published: 1 October 2007
  • ISBN: 9780091914424
  • Imprint: Ebury Press
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 448
  • RRP: $35.00
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About the authors

Boyd Hilton

Matt Lucas began his career as a stand-up at the tender age of 18 and went on to find fame as George Dawes on Shooting Stars. He met comedy writing partner David Walliams at the National Youth Theatre, and together they went on to create the cult TV series, Rock Profile, and latterly the phenomenally successful Little Britain.

David Walliams

David Walliams is a comedian, actor and writer, best known for his partnership with Matt Lucas on the hugely successfully BBC sketch comedy Little Britain. He is an active fundraiser, memorably swimming both the English Channel and the Thames, as well as broadcasting continuously for 24 hours. His love life has been the focus of much media attention, and in 2011 he tied the knot with Dutch model Lara Stone.

Matt Lucas

Matt Lucas began his career as a stand-up at the tender age of 18 and went on to find fame as George Dawes on Shooting Stars. He met comedy writing partner David Walliams at the National Youth Theatre, and together they went on to create the cult TV series, Rock Profile, and latterly the phenomenally successful Little Britain.

Praise for Inside Little Britain

An anecdote-laden treat, from tour secrets to teenage silks

Zoo

Two of the most addictive, influential and side-splittingly funny comics of our time ... yeah, but no buts, this is a real must for fans

OK Hot Stars

Essential reading

Company

A must-read

Daily Telegraph

A fascinating insight into one of the world's greatest comic double acts

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