Little Britain and the USA will consummate their "special" relationship on September 28, when HBO airs the first of six episodes of the American version of the popular BBC extreme comedy. Whether the humor (or humour in English) translates remains to be seen.
In England the show's writers and stars, Matt Lucas and David Walliams, turned preconceived notions of good and bad taste on their head. Their humor falls into both categories at once, and is aimed at just about every minority group one is supposed not to laugh at: the disabled, the obese, and "the gays."
It's the only show that would dare ask guest star Rosie O'Donnell, "Are you fat because you're a lesbian, or are you a lesbian because you're fat?" -- the question being posed by one of Little Britain's many larger-then-life characters, Margaree, the leader of the Weight Watchers-like Fat Fighters group. Other UK characters that make the trip across the Atlantic include Vicky Pollard, a young lady that makes Britney look classy, and Daffyd Thomas, who has gone from being the only gay in a small Welsh village to the only gay on an American university campus.
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