P repare for another magical mirth-filled tour of Britain as :\obttlucas (near right) and David Walliams return with some of the country's ~est inhabitants. The good news is that all the old favourites are back. including Vicky Pollard, the mouthy teenage single mum; Dafydd, the only gay in a Welsh village and Emily Howard, the rubbish transvestite. But there are a few new characters too. Matt and David tell us about their comedy classics, old and new... Did you both dress up ' 1 as children? Da.'id: Well, my sister: used to love dressing me up. My mum has photos of me with a fur hat on... and a mauve bridesmaid's dress. So yes, it's something I've always enjoyed. Matt: I had a Dracula costume in my dressing- up box. I loved it. But I did have an alarming fancy dress experience when I was about 10.My school did its first ever charity non-uniform day, and I got ever so excited. I decided to come in as a cowboy wearing chaps, a cowboy hat and a gun - I looked fantastic. But everyone else was just wearing their' cool' jeans and a T-shirt. No one would play with me because they just thought I was sad. I had to skirt round the edge of the playground, with my gun, pretending I was really enjoying myself. Do you always know instantly who's going to play which role in the show? .. D: Sometimes. But I like r the characters to come into' their own, on their own. M: I play the less hairy characters. Which characters are your personal favourites? M: I like it when we do wheelchair-bound Andy and his helper Lou because it's something we do together, and it's I not just pure comedy in those sketches, there's emotion there as I well.I'm not sayingit's as good, but it is a bit like Steptoe & Son - two people who are kind of stuck together. So, from a performing point of view, it stretches you a bit. I don't enjoy playing Vicky Pollard because I have to get all of those speeches out at triple speed. D: It's actually the different people we work with that I enjoy.Like this time around my character Sebastian [the gay private secrefary to the PM, who is played by Anthony Head] has someone new to lust after as Nigel Havers is playing the Leader of the Opposition. Jamie Theakston makes a guest appearance as the PM's former secretary and Vanessa Feltz is in the series playing herself alongside Matt's character, the Fat Fighter Marjorie Dawes. And we have Ruth Madoc playing Dafydd's mum in a sketch where he comes out to his parents. Tellus about the new characters... M: There are loads of new characters in the show, including a nice mother-and-daughter pair called Ruth and Marilyn who work at a motorway cafe. David plays Marilyn, the mother, who is always trying to get her daughter married off. And then there is Bubbles, a woman who has been living at a 4 True Brits (clockwise from main photo): Transvestite Emily and her new protegee Florence; favourites Lou and Andy; the ever-vocal Vicky Pollard, plus newcomer Bubbles, always at home on a health farm health farm for five months. For that I had to wear an enormous prosthetic fat suit that took the best part of four hours to put on each day, and an hour to take off. D: It's just so that he can appear as a naked woman! M: Yeah, it's very funny. And David plays a character called Eugene who plays a triangle in a band, and he has anger- management trouble. D: Oh, and Emily has a new protegee called Florence. Do you mind when people ask you to do your catchphrases ~ Vicky Pollard's 'Yeah-but-rxHJut"" D: Well, first we demand IIlOIle"" But, really, if people like w~ ~-- do, then there is nothing ~ <: about that. It's a lovely thing. ~ can make people happy iO£~ Aspen ..,'eec; e-~

Total TV - Matt Lucas & David Walliams

Download PDF Report

Upload
aspen-weatherburn
View
216
Download
1

Tags:

Embed Size (px)

DESCRIPTION

repareforanothermagical mirth-filled tourofBritain as:\obttlucas (nearright) andDavidWalliamsreturn withsomeofthecountry's ~est inhabitants. Thegood newsisthatalltheoldfavourites areback.including VickyPollard, themouthyteenagesinglemum; Dafydd,theonlygayinaWelsh villageandEmilyHoward,the rubbish transvestite.Butthereare afewnewcharacterstoo.Matt andDavidtellusabout theircomedyclassics, oldandnew... butitisabitlike Steptoe &Son - do,thenthereisnothing ~ well.I'mnotsayingit'sasgood, .. 4 I

Citation preview

Page 1: Total TV - Matt Lucas & David Walliams

Prepare for another magicalmirth-filled tour of Britainas :\obttlucas (near right)and David Walliams return

with some of the country's~est inhabitants. The goodnews is that all the old favouritesare back. including Vicky Pollard,the mouthy teenage single mum;Dafydd, the only gay in a Welshvillage and Emily Howard, therubbish transvestite. But there area few new characters too. Mattand David tell us abouttheir comedy classics,old and new...

Did you both dress up '1as children?

Da.'id: Well, my sister:used to love dressingme up. My mum hasphotos of me with a furhat on... and a mauvebridesmaid's dress. Soyes, it's something I'vealways enjoyed.Matt: I had a Draculacostume in my dressing-up box. I loved it. But Idid have an alarmingfancy dress experiencewhen I was about 10.Myschool did its first evercharity non-uniform day,and I got ever so excited. I decidedto come in as a cowboy wearingchaps, a cowboy hat and a gun - Ilooked fantastic. But everyone elsewas just wearing their' cool' jeansand a T-shirt. No one would playwith me because they just thought Iwas sad. I had to skirt roundthe edge of the playground,with my gun, pretending Iwas really enjoying myself.

Do you always knowinstantly who's going to playwhich role in the show? ..D:Sometimes. But I like rthe characters to come into'their own, on their own.M: I play the less hairycharacters.

Whichcharacters are yourpersonal favourites?M:I like it when we dowheelchair-bound Andyand his helper Lou because it'ssomething we do together, and it's

I not just pure comedy in thosesketches, there's emotion there as

I well.I'm not sayingit's as good,but it is a bit like Steptoe& Son-two people who are kind of stucktogether. So, from a performingpoint of view, it stretches you a bit.I don't enjoy playing VickyPollardbecause I have to get all of thosespeeches out at triple speed.D: It's actually the different peoplewe work with that I enjoy.Like thistime around my character Sebastian

[the gay private secrefaryto the PM, who is played byAnthony Head] has someone newto lust after as Nigel Havers isplaying the Leader of theOpposition. Jamie Theakston makesa guest appearance as the PM'sformer secretary and Vanessa Feltzis in the series playing herselfalongside Matt's character, the FatFighter Marjorie Dawes. And wehave Ruth Madoc playing Dafydd'smum in a sketch where he comesout to his parents.

Tellus about the new characters...M:There are loads of newcharacters in the show, including anice mother-and-daughter paircalled Ruth and Marilyn who workat a motorway cafe. David playsMarilyn, the mother, who is alwaystrying to get her daughter marriedoff. And then there is Bubbles, awoman who has been living at a

True Brits (clockwise from main photo):Transvestite Emily and her new protegeeFlorence; favourites Lou and Andy;the ever-vocal Vicky Pollard, plus newcomerBubbles, always at home on a health farm

health farm for five months. Forthat I had to wear an enormousprosthetic fat suit that took the bestpart of four hours to put on eachday, and an hour to take off.D: It's just so that he can appear asa naked woman!M:Yeah,it's very funny. AndDavid plays a character calledEugene who plays a triangle ina band, and he has anger-management trouble.D: Oh, and Emily has a newprotegee called Florence.

Do you mind when people askyou to do your catchphrases ~Vicky Pollard's 'Yeah-but-rxHJut""D: Well, first we demand IIlOIle""But, really, if people like w~ ~--do, then there is nothing ~ <:

about that. It's a lovely thing. ~can make people happy iO£~

Aspen ..,'eec; e-~