Inside Little Britain

by Matt Lucas, David Walliams

From the creators of the British cult comedy TV show Little Britain, comes this intimate and revealing autobiographical audiobook. Boyd Hilton follows Lucas and Walliams as they write, rehearse and film their tour– where Little Britain goes in search of Great Britain, visiting the places that have inspired their characters.

Genres: Biography, Nonfiction, Humor

352 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2006

Reviews

[Chloe]

3/2/07: I love "Little Britain" so was excited to see this book in Terminal 4 during a recent layover at Heathrow. However, I just can't seem to get into it. It's less a biography of David Walliams and Matt Lucas, and more of a year-in-the-life of "Little Britain" on tour. Obviously, the title should have clued me in, but I was in a hurry to catch my flight! I've technically been reading this since early November 2006, and I'm still not even a quarter of the way through. Other books keep taking my interest, and "Inside Little Britain" is just too easy to put down and forget about.

10/19/08: I have finally given up and taken this book off my "Reading Now" shelf. Love the show, found the book incredibly dull. Now I feel dreadfully guilty: I thoroughly dislike leaving a book unfinished.

[Erica Chambers · Rating 3 out of 5]

So by reading this now - I'm a few years out of date - and a few years too old... but when I have 7 million books to read - some books get overlooked. To use an overused phrase - this book is "meh"... Boyd Hilton's writing is not very good; which surprised me; as I respect his film and book opinions from Five Live... Maybe he's improved since 2005.
I enjoyed the show biz tittle tattle stories and the celebrity world that Matt and David were existing in at that time; David seemed to have become friends with all of his school boy idols (The Pet Shop Boys, Johnny Marr etc) and it was interesting to read about those interactions. Also the monotony of touring... trying to find something to do with ones days... and the small things that can upset a live show were well observed... And that's all I can think of to say about this book. Maybe if I had read it at the height of the LB craze - I would have a more positive feeling.

[Jus · Rating 1 out of 5]

What a boring load of crap. No, crap is too interesting a word. Did they produce this on purpose for some perverse comedic effect? Look how boring we really are. Oh, now I get it - I just added to their already substantial bank balance for absolute rubbish... that is funny!

Love the show, hate the book.

[Kirsty · Rating 3 out of 5]

I bought this book because I love Little Britain, and thought the book would be a good, fun read. This was written by Boyd Hilton, with SOME input from Matt and David. I stress the word SOME because in my opinion there simply wasn't enough input from them. This book was a letdown for me, as although some of it was funny, a lot of it was just boring...

[bigmuzz · Rating 4 out of 5]

a good companion for the Little Britain Live dvd, gives good insight into what goes on behind the scenes in the Little Britain world.like everyone else said, yes, a LOT of name dropping...and who is the mysterious 'X'?



EDIT: I know who X is now...look it up on Wikipedia, i won't spoil it for you. I must say, David has good taste, she is quite attractive :)

[Louise · Rating 2 out of 5]

I was looking forward to reading this yet I found it very unfunny. I also felt it unwittingly biased, name dropping and a little desperate in places- anyone who didn't proclaim Little Britain as the greatest comedy in the world was treated as evil snobs, and it got boring fast. I suppose it was cheap, and it did provide an inside look on being in a comedy duo... But not my favourite.

[Katrina · Rating 3 out of 5]

Funny book about the lives of Matt Lucas and his partner in crime, David Walliams. The book is not particularly interesting, especially if you are not a fan of Little Britain, but it makes for a reasonable entertaining reading.

[Sally · Rating 1 out of 5]

Pure self-serving, name dropping, celebrity hyped nonsense. Unless you live or have lived in England at some point you will have no idea who or what they are talking about and there is not a funny moment. The funniest part of the book is the quote on the back - don't bother.

[Chris H · Rating 3 out of 5]

Entertaining enough but I expected something funnier. Also, from the blurb on the dust jacket I expected to find some juicy revelations but there was nothing really, nothing. If you're a major LB fan you might like it but don't read this expecting endless laughs

[Timo · Rating 2 out of 5]

Little Britain is about the funniest thing there is. This book ain't. There aren't even any interesting revelations. Loads of name dropping and talking about their difficulties during their year long live show tour. The bits about their history.... that was interesting. Brief, but interesting.

[Akane · Rating 4 out of 5]

I want that one!

[James Woodall · Rating 3 out of 5]

I HATE Little Britain with a passion. But I was bored and this turned out to be a pretty good read.

[Amymamy · Rating 4 out of 5]

well written, interesting flashback sections of the background history of Walliams and Lucas. But probably only interesting to fans of the show.

[Beverley · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really enjoyed reading this, I found that it gave me some insight into the world of being a celeb and how much work goes into getting to and staying at the top

[Thebruce1314 · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not as funny as I expected it to be...in fact, it was a little bit sad, living vicariously through the trials and tribulations of making a successful traveling show while living in the public eye.

[Mira · Rating 2 out of 5]

Written half as a tour diary and half in flashbacks this was an interesting peek into the world of Walliams and Lucas. I'm not the biggest fan so I did get a little bit bored by Part 3.

[Heidi · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really liked this book

[Eva · Rating 2 out of 5]

Horrid writing style, but otherwise okay.

[Kingfan30 · Rating 2 out of 5]

Little Britain was massive in its time and you still hear people quoting from it today. Seeing as this follows the tour reading it now probably makes it less relevant. I did gain insight to the monotony of being on tour and the steps they took so they didn’t get on each other’s nerves. They are obviously great friends and you do get the odd flash backs to their early life. There is a huge amount of name dropping going on, which gets a little bit grating. I was left thinking by the end if they would get away with Little Britain today 🤔

[Darla Ebert · Rating 5 out of 5]

A rollicking, fun read of two very talented comedians. They may get way too naughty at times, but they are always hilarious. I enjoyed being on the inside of their comedy routines, and learning how they come up with their scripts and dialogues. I would be careful recommending this book to most people due to the "unexpected" that the two are famous for.

[David Highton · Rating 3 out of 5]

A mixed book - a tour diary of the first two legs of the mammoth Little Britain tour of 2005 to 2006 with bits of biography thrown in. Interesting in places, and of course has to be read with a level of knowledge of their later lives.

[Barry Welsh · Rating 3 out of 5]

It was okay but not as interesting as I thought it was going to be

[Swee · Rating 5 out of 5]

Interesting to read about Matt Lucas and David Walliam's relationship and behind the scenes of Little Britain