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LTLE BRA’S MATT LUS SAYS ‘ONLY GAY THE VILLAGE’ WAS MEANT TO BE A ‘CELEBRATN’ OF GAY PEOPLE

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Matt says the character was meant to be a ‘celebratn’ of gay people (Picture: Rex Featur, BBC)Comedian and actor Matt Lus has spoken out about his ntroversial Ltle Bra character Dafydd Thomas, better known as ‘the only gay the village’.

Matt said he knows the character has been ed as a tool to bully young gay people, but sists that was not the show’s tentn. ‘I have had people who had ‘you are the only gay the village’ said to them and to was meant to be a celebratn, ’ he told Richard Herrg’s RHLSTP podst.

LTLE BRA SPIR THE ONLY GAYS THE POLISH VILLAGE

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‘But people were labelled ‘the only gay the village’ at school.

LTLE BRA STAR DAVID WALLIAMS DISCS HIS GAY EXPERIENC

Episo #3.6: Directed by Declan Lowney. Wh Matt Lus, David Walliams, Keh Alexanr, Joanna Ban. Dafydd has to ci whether to rema the only gay the village, or leave to jo the other gays London. Florence has to ci whether or not to hang up her crol. And Carol's puter has to ci whether or not to say no to a ctomer hopg to go on a round-the-world cise. Elsewhere, Marjorie learns that sorry really is the harst word; Mrs. Emery viss her lol GP plag of knee trouble; and Lda's stunts are revoltg. If the tth be told, she uldn't agree more..." data-id="ma * gay man in little britain *

It was meant as entertament, not to make young gay people sad. Sce the show end 2005, the sketch has gaed a lot of cricism for s ls than plimentary portrayal of gay men. The character is emed offensive by many (Picture: BBC)‘I remember thkg there was a greeds to Ltle Bra and we jt wanted to show off as many characters as possible so we played black, whe, straight, gay, male, female, tall, short, whatever, ’ the 45-year-old told the podst.

THE HIDN GAY LIV FALLY BEG UNVERED

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Daffyd hails om the fictnal mg village of Llanwi Breffi, Wal, (not to be nfed wh the real life village of Llandwi Breffi, Wal) where he repeatedly and falsely claims to be the villag sole gay rint. Dafydd, of urse, lik to put emphasis on his homosexualy and will brg up at any opportuny.

Dpe this, Dafydd do not like to socialise wh gay people, don't tch on when people are gay or get volved homosexual activi.

ANDY PIPKA MAN WHO IS WHEELCHAIR-BOUND AND IS LOOKED AFTER BY HIS IEND LOU. BUT HE'S NOT ACTUALLY PARALYZED AT ALL, AND SECRETLY GETS OUT OF HIS CHAIR WHENEVER LOU'S BACK IS TURNED. ACROFATIC: DPE BEG OBE, HE'S PABLE OF SURPRISG ACTS OF ATHLETICISM... WHEN LOU ISN'T LOOKG, OF URSE. THE ACE: A RUNNG GAG IS HIM OFTEN SURPASSG LOU AT ATHLETIC ACTIVI CATCHPHRASE: "I WANT THAT ONE", "YEAH, I KNOW", AND "I DON'T LIKE ". DISABILY AS AN EXCE FOR JERKASSERY: SUBVERTED BEE HE'S FAKG . FAT BASTARD: HE'S OVERWEIGHT AND A JERK. INFORMED ATTRIBUTE: HE'S APPARENTLY VERY ELOQUENT, SCRIBG HIS OPNS LORFUL TAIL, BUT ONSCREEN HE'S ALWAYS A TERSE TALKER. JERKASS: PRETENDS TO BE CRIPPLED SO HE N TAKE ADVANTAGE OF LOU, AND IS A GENERAL ASS. KARMA HOUDI: LOU NEVER TCH ON THE FACT THAT ANDY'S FAKG HIS DISABILY. ON TOP OF THAT, HE MORE OFTEN THAN NOT OUT ON TOP SPE HIS ACTNS. KARMA HOUDI WARRANTY: THE FAL EPISO HAS AN ONGOG ARC WHICH ANDY IS GIVEN A SUBSTUTE RER LOU'S ABSENCE. BEG FAR LS OF A PHOVER THAN LOU, ANDY SPENDS THE ENTIRE EPISO UNR HER MERCY AND BEG "TGHT" TO FEND FOR HIMSELF (ALONG WH SUFFERG SEVERAL PAFUL BUMPS TO THE LEG WHEN THE RER GETS TOO QIVE ABOUT HOW NUMB IS). GRANTED THE KARMA ONLY MAK ANDY DOUBLE HIS EFFORTS AND MURR HER AT THE END OF . LAZY BUM: THE MA REASON HE PRETENDS TO NEED A WHEELCHAIR. LIMED WARDROBE: HE ALWAYS WEARS THE SAME PURPLE SWEATPANTS. OBFTG DISABILY: SO HE N GET AWAY WH BEG A LAZY JOBLS BUM. O.O.C. IS SER BS: IN THE LAST EPISO WHEN HE REALIZ HIS NEW RER WON'T PUT UP WH HIS BEHAVR LIKE LOU DO. IT'S THE ONLY MOMENT THE ENTIRE SHOW WHERE HIS EXPRSN CHANG AND HE ACTUALLY SHOWS REAL EMOTNS. HE'S ALSO WAY MORE TALKATIVE THAN UAL. PET THE DOG: KICKS THE ASS OF THE PERSON WHO BEAT UP LOU DURG THE MARTIAL ARTS CLASS. AT THE END OF SEASON 3, HE'S GENUELY ELATED TO HEAR LOU G BACK THOUGH OF URSE HE HAS TO S BACK HIS CHAIR TO KEEP UP APPEARANC. PSYCHOPATHIC MANCHILD: HE PH LOU'S REPLACEMENT OFF A CLIFF WHOUT A SEND THOUGHT BEE SHE REF TO LET HIM E HIS 'DISABILY' AS AN EXCE TO BE LAZY. VICKY POLLARDA TROUBLED TEENAGE GIRL. EACH SKETCH WOULD VOLVE HER GETTG TO TROUBLE AND TRYG TO TALK HER WAY OUT OF . BUT SHE TALKS SO FAST THAT NO-ONE N UNRSTAND WHAT SHE IS SAYG. SHE ALSO OFTEN GO OFF ON TANGENTS PLETELY UNRELATED TO THE SUATN. BABYSTER OM HELL: SHE SENT THE CHILD SHE WAS BABYSTG ON AN ERRAND TO GET HER CIGARETT, WHILST HAVG A DNKEN PARTY AT THE HOE. SHE STILL EXPECTED TO BE ASKED TO BABYS AGA BY THE BOY'S PARENTS. CATCHPHRASE: "YEAH, BUT, NO, BUT, YEAH, BUT, NO, BUT YOU SEE WHAT HAPPENED WAS THAT ...." "SHAT AP!", "OH MY GOD, I SO N'T BELIEVE YOU JT SAID THAT", AND "DON'T BE GIVG ME EVILS!" DELQUENT DO WRONG, RIGHT: VICKY IS HORRIFIED WHEN SHE FDS THAT SHE IS TALKG TO HER UNCLE WHILE WORKG ON A SEX HOTLE. NO WAY IS SHE GOG TO ALLOW HIM TO N UP THAT SORT OF PHONE BILL, SO SHE LLS HIM BACK AND NTU THE SEX CHAT. GOSSIPY HENS: GOSSIPS ABOUT EVERYONE PECIALLY WHEN 'S UNRELATED TO HER CURRENT PREDIMENT. MOTOR MOUTH: REALLY, 'S A WONR THE DVD SUBTL N KEEP UP WH HER. TEEN PREGNANCY: HAS SIX KIDS BY SEVEN DIFFERENT MEN. "BUT I NEVER EVEN HAD SEX APART OM THAT ONE TIME EIGHT MONTHS AGO, BUT APART OM THAT I'M A PLETE VIRG!" INSANE TROLL LOGIC: "JT BEE I HAVE SEX WH SOMEONE DON'T MEAN I FANCY THEM! I'M NOT A SLAG!" JERKASS: IS A TYPIL TRASHY LOUTY CHAV. DAFFYD THOMASA SELF-PROCLAIMED GAY WELSH MAN. HE SPENDS HIS DAYS AT THE LOL PUB BEMOANG HOW VICTIMIZED HE IS FOR BEG "THE ONLY GAY THE VILLAGE", SPE THE FACT THAT HIS VILLAGE ACTUALLY HAS A RATHER LARGE GAY MUNY. ATTENTN WHORE: EVERYTHG MT BE CENTERED ON HIS NONEXISTENT PREDIMENT OF BEG A GAY MAN A VILLAGE WHERE HOMOSEXUALY IS NOT TOLERATED. HE ONCE TRIED TO GET A POLICE OFFICER TO ARRT HIM, SIMPLY FOR BEG GAY. CATCHPHRASE: ASI OM THE ABOVE, HIS OPENG LE A SKETCH IS UALLY "BARDI AND COKE PLEASE, MYFANWY." FX YAY: STRONGLY IMPLIED TO ACTUALLY BE HETEROSEXUAL AND JT PRETENDG TO BE GAY FOR ATTENTN (THOUGH HE DO EXPRS TERT A MAN NAMED RHYS WHEN HE FIRST SE HIM). HAVE I MENTNED I AM GAY? HYPOCRE SELECTIVE OBLIVNS: EVERYONE LLANWI BREFFI IS GAY, BUT HE FLAT-OUT REF TO ACKNOWLEDGE THIS. MARJORIE DAWA WOMAN WHO NS FATFIGHTERS, A WEIGHT WATCHERS-LIKE GROUP, BUT STEAD OF HELPG HER GROUP, SHE JT BULLI HER GROUP FOR BEG FAT, SPE BEG OVERWEIGHT HERSELF. SHE WAS BASED ON THE SUPERVISOR A WEIGHT WATCHERS GROUP THAT MATT LUS ONCE ATTEND, AND HAD PREVLY MA A UPLE OF APPEARANC ON SHOOTGSTARS AS THE MOTHER OF SREKEEPER GEE DAW. THE BULLY: BULLI HER OWN CLIENTS LIKE A SCHOOLYARD BULLY. BIG EATER: IF HER SHOPPG RT IS ANY DITN. CATCHPHRASE: "HELLO, FATTI!", "'AVE WE GOT ANY NEEEEW MEMBERS?", "SCREEEEEEEEEEW YOU!" AMONG SEVERAL OTHERS. HATE SK: A PREJUDICED BULLY WHO FAT SHAM HER CLIENTS AND HAS NO REEMG QUALI. HYPOCRE: SHE'S CERTALY NO SLOUCH HERSELF WHEN TO BEG OVERWEIGHT. INFERRY SUPERRY COMPLEX: WAS A CLGY JEALO GIRL TOWARDS HER BLACK BOYIEND ONE EPISO AND IS IMPLIED SHE IS EPLY SECURE ABOUT HER OWN WEIGHT WHICH IS WHY SHE TAK OUT ON HER SLIGHTLY FATTER CLIENTS. IT'S ALL ABOUT ME: IT'S ALL ABOUT HER GRATIFITN AND NOT ABOUT HELPG HER CLIENTS LOSE WEIGHT. JERKASS: BULLI HER CLIENTS STEAD OF HELPG THEM SPE BEG OVERWEIGHT HERSELF AND IS A RACIST. MORAL MYOPIA: AS WH A LOT OF REAL-LIFE BULLI, SHE N'T STAND BEG ON THE RECIEVG END HERSELF. POLILLY INRRECT VILLA: SHE PRETENDS NOT TO UNRSTAND WHAT THE INDIAN MEMBER IS SAYG, SPE HER NOT ONLY SPEAKG PERFECT ENGLISH BUT EVEN BETTER THAN MAJORE. "BUBBL" DEVEREBUBBL IS A MORBIDLY OBE LADY WHO OW MASSIVE AMOUNTS OF MONEY TO THE BANK, DUE TO HER LAVISH SPENDG HABS. SHE ALSO THKS SHE N GET OUT OF HER VAR TROUBL BY SCG PEOPLE. CATCHPHRASE: "CALL ME BUBBL, DARLG, EVERYBODY DO!" "CHAMPAGNE, CHAMPAGNE FOR EVERYONE!" FAN DISSERVICE: REPULSIVE TO LOOK AT WHEN NAKED. FULL-FRONTAL ASSLT: MUCH TO THE CHAGR OF THE DIENCE AND HER CSH. S ARCH-NEMIS: DIREE. KENNY CRAIGA STAGE HYPNOTIST WHO TYPILLY HIS POWERS FOR HIS OWN BENEF, OM GETTG A WOMAN TO GO ON A DATE WH HIM, TO BEATG HIS ELRLY MOTHER AT A GAME OF SCRABBLE. CATCHPHRASE: "LOOK TO MY EY, LOOK TO MY EY, NOT AROUND THE EY, LOOK TO MY EY. (SNAPS FGERS) YOU'RE UNR. (EXPLAS WHAT HE WANTS THE PERSON TO DO) 3,2,1............ (SNAPS FGERS), YOU'RE BACK THE ROOM." JERKASS: US HYPNOSIS TO CHEAT AGAST HIS OWN MOTHER AND MAKE A WOMAN GO ON A DATE WH HIM. MUNDANE UTILY: HIS HYPNOSIS. RULE OF FUNNY: WHETHER HIS HYPNOSIS WORKS OR NOT. IN FACT THE JOKE IS THAT HE'S A BAD HYPNOTIST AND THAT HIS HYPNOSIS SUBJECTS WILL JT GO WH TO MAKE HIM HAPPY BUT WILL DRAW THE LE EVENTUALLY. SMALL NAME, BIG EGO: KENNY THKS HE'S A BETTER HYPNOTIST THAN HE ACTUALLY IS. ROY CATCHPHRASE: "MARGARET! MARGARET! THERE'S A GENTLEMAN WHO WANTS TO KNOW IF WE (EXPLAS THE THG MR. MANN WANTS)." JUDY PIKE SATELLE CHARACTER: SHE'S MAGGIE'S BT IEND WHO APPEARS ALL HER SKETCH. HER ROLE IS TO GIVE MAGGIE SOMETHG MA BY A MORY, LET HER EAT , AND THAN FOOLISHLY TELL HER WHO MA , G MAGGIE TOO VOM ONTO EVERYONE NEARBY.     CHARACTERS PLAYED BY DAVID WALLIAMS  LOU TODD CAPTA OBLIV: THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE SERI, HE NEVER LEARNS THAT ANDY IS FAKG HIS DISABILY. CATCHPHRASE: "BUT I THOUGHT YOU SAID YOU LOVE/HATE (SERT TOPIC). YOU ALWAYS SAID THAT (EXPLAS WHY ANDY LOV OR HAT THAT THG THE MOST TAILED WAY.)", "BEE ONCE I (EXPLA THE THG ANDY WANTS HIM TO DO AND SAYS HE N'T UNDO )AND THAT'LL BE A RIGHT KERFUFFLE." AND "WHAT A KERFUFFLE." HE SEEMS TO BE FOND OF THE WORD "KERFUFFLE" GENERAL. NICE GUY: HE IS ALMOST HUMANLY PATIENT WH ANDY AND HIS NSTANT MANDS AND IS GENERALLY IENDLY AND POLE TO EVERY STRANGER HE ACROSS, EVEN A VERY CROSS POLICEMAN WHO ARRTED HIM FOR SPEEDG. EXTREME DOORMAT: HE LETS ANDY WALK ALL OVER HIM. SPEECH IMPEDIMENT: A LISP. SEBASTIAN LOVETHE PRIME MISTER'S GAY AI WHO HAS A HUGE CSH ON HIM. ABHORRENT ADMIRER: THE PRIME MISTER SLEEPS WH BASILLY EVERY POLIL FIGURE THE SHOW, EXCEPT SEBASTIAN WHO JT N'T TAKE A HT THAT HE ISN'T TERTG. BIG "WHAT?!": ON A REGULAR BASIS. CAMP GAY: HE'S FLAMBOYANT, KNOWS ALL ABOUT SUTS AND FANCI THE PRIME MISTER. CATCHPHRASE: "WHATEVER!" HAIR FLIP: CONSTANTLY FLIPS HIS ONE SID MOP OF A HAIRCUT WHEN SAYG HIS "WHATEVER", TCHPHRASE. IGNORED ENAMORED UNRLG: THE PRIME MISTER NEVER RETURNS HIS AFFECTNS. JERKASS: HE'S NICE TO THE PRIME MISTER AND LATER THE PRINT OF THE USA BUT TO EVERYONE WHO THREATENS HIS AFFECTNS. EDDIE "EY" HOWARDA VERY UNNVCG TRANSVTE WH OUTDATED VIEWS ON HOW WOMEN TYPILLY DRS AND BEHAVE. HE'S ALWAYS SEEN WEARG LACY, ILLY VICTORIAN-ERA DRS, AND TALKS A HIGH-PCHED FALSETTO VOICE ABOUT DOG "LADYLIKE" THGS. CATCHPHRASE: "I'M A LADY!" HIDN DEPTHS: PLAYED FOR LGHS WHEN HE'S ABLE TO HELP THE ICE CREAM VAN MAN GET HIS ENGE STARTED AGA. SMALL NAME, BIG EGO: HE THKS HE'S GREAT AT PRETENDG TO BE A WOMAN, BUT HE'S NOT. MAGGIE BLACKAMOOR BOOMERANG BIGOT: HER PREJUDICED BELIEFS CLU ALL LGBT MEMBERS, YET SHE HERSELF IS A LBIAN. SHE ACTUALLY THROWS UP WHEN SHE REALIZ THIS. CATCHPHRASE: "WHO MA THIS?" NO CELEBRI WERE HARMED: STRONGLY REMBL MARGARET THATCHER, BED WH SOME SER RACIAL ISSU. RACIST GRANDMA: SHE'S AN ELRLY WOMAN OF OBSCENELY PREJUDICED CLATNS. TO THE POT SHE THROWS UP UPON BEG TOLD SHE'S EATEN SOMETHG THAT WAS PREPARED BY ANY KD OF MORY, BE THEY NON WHE, VALID, LGBT, HOMELS, OR EVEN OVERWEIGHT. VOM INDISCRETN SHOT: THE RE OF HER SKETCH IS THE REPULSIVELY OVER THE TOP VOMG SHE UNRGO UPON BEG TOLD SHE ATE SOMETHG THAT WAS OKED (OR EVEN HANDLED) BY SOMEONE WHO ISN'T WHE. ANNE CATCHPHRASE: "EH- EH- EH!" MANCHILD: WOULD RATHER PRETEND TO BE SANE THAN MAKE ANY ATTEMPT TO F TO SOCIETY. OBFTG INSANY: AS MONSTRATED BY "HER", ANSWERG A TELEPHONE LL A PERFECTLY NORMAL VOICE. UNUALLY UNTERTG SIGHT: "SHE'S" CLEARLY A MAN A NIGHTDRS, AND WHENEVER "HER" CELL PHONE GO OFF ANNE DROPS THE CHARA AND SPEAKS PERFECTLY NORMALLY TO WHOEVER'S ON THE OTHER END. NOBODY ELSE THE VICY HAS EVER MENTED ON THIS. CAROL BEER CATCHPHRASE: "COMPUTER SAYS NO." FOLLOWED BY A UGH THE CTOMERS' FAC. INELEGANT BLUBBERG: SHE DO THIS “LTLE BRA ABROAD” AFTER A MAN AND LADY PLA ABOUT HER. THEY FEEL SO GUILTY, THE LADY CIS TO WHDRAW THE PLAT, ONLY FOR CAROL TO STOP AND WALK AWAY, SULTG THE UPLE. JERKASS: IS VERY AND UNHELPFUL TO CTOMERS AND UGHS HER CTOMERS FAC A LOT. OBSTCTIVE BURECRAT: NOT VERY HELPFUL TOWARDS HER CTOMERS AT ALL. DENNIS WATERMANAN ACTOR WHO IS CREDIBLY TY. HE THKS THAT THE PEOPLE WHO WANT HIM TO BE THEIR SHOWS WANT HIM TO WRE AND SG THE THEME TUN AS WELL AS STAR THEM. ACTOR ALLN: THE REAL DENNIS WATERMAN, WHO THIS SK IS TAKG THE PISS OUT OF, ACTUALLY DID SG A SHOW'S THEME TUNE, TWO FACT. CATCHPHRASE: "SO THEY WANT ME TO STAR , WRE THE FEME TOON, SG THE FEME TOON." NO CELEBRI WERE HARMED: DAVID WILLIAMS PONRED DURG LTLE BRA LIVE THAT THE REAL DENNIS MIGHT "KICK THE SH OUT OF " FOR THE PORTRAYAL. YOUR SIZE MAY VARY: PART OF THE JOKE IS THAT JT HOW SMALL HE IS TENDS TO FLUCTUATE WILDLY OVER THE DURATN OF THE SKETCH. LDA FLT CATCHPHRASE: "HELLO, MART, 'S LDA. HOW N I SCRIBE HIM/ HER? (EXPLAS THE PERSON IALLY NTRAL, THEN CREASGLY , TAIL), THAT'S RIGHT. THE (LLS THE STUNT A NAME)" EVIL SOUNDS RASPY JERKASS RAY MCCOONEYA WEIRD STTISH HOTEL MANAGER CLOUD CUCKOOLANR: CAN'T ANSWER WH A STRAIGHT ANSWER BUT WOULD RATHER SG OR PLAY RERR STEAD. O.O.C. IS SER BS: WILL DROP THE WEIRD ACT WHEN 'S SER. SHOUT-OUT: HIS NAME IS A REFERENCE TO BRISH PLAYWRIGHT RAY COONEY, BT KNOWN AS THE CREATOR OF RUN FOR YOUR WIFE. MR. MANNA CTOMER WHO ASKS FOR IMPOSSIBLE THGS. CATCHPHRASE: "HELLO. I WOULD LIKE A (ASKS FOR AN IMPOSSIBLE THG.)" "THAT'S ALRIGHT. I'LL WA." CREEPY MONOTONE: HAS A DREARY VOICE WHEN TALKG ABOUT WHAT HE WANTS. OOP NORTH: HAS A PROMENT LANSHIRE/YORKSHIRE-QUE NORTHERN ENGLISH ACCENT. TROLL: HE DON'T ACTUALLY WANT WHAT HE'S ASKG FOR, HE JT WANTS TO ANNOY ROY. THE ONE TIME HE DID GET EXACTLY WHAT HE ASKED FOR HE LEFT CLEARLY DISAPPOTED. MRS. EMRYAN OLD LADY WHO URAT HERSELF WHOUT KNOWG. DIREEBUBBL' ARCH NEMIS. CATCHPHRASE: BABY! FULL-FRONTAL ASSLT SIR NORMAN FRYA CONSERVATIVE MP WHO HAS A HAB OF FDG HIMSELF PROMISG POSNS WH OTHER MEN. BAD LIAR: HIS ATTEMPTS TO EXPLA AWAY WHY HE WAS UGHT NAKED AROUND OTHER MEN SHOW HIM TO BE THIS. IN PARTICULAR, HIS THIRD SKETCH STARTS OUT WH HIM CLAIMG TO HAVE ACCINTALLY TAKEN A PHOTOGRAPH OF HIMSELF THE NU, WHICH WAS THEN UPLOAD TO GAYDAR BY SOME UNKNOWN PARTY, AND SOMEHOW MANAG TO GET EVEN LS NVCG AFTER THAT.     OTHER CHARACTERS  THE PRIME MISTER

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ANDY PIPKA MAN WHO IS WHEELCHAIR-BOUND AND IS LOOKED AFTER BY HIS IEND LOU. BUT HE'S NOT ACTUALLY PARALYZED AT ALL, AND SECRETLY GETS OUT OF HIS CHAIR WHENEVER LOU'S BACK IS TURNED. ACROFATIC: DPE BEG OBE, HE'S PABLE OF SURPRISG ACTS OF ATHLETICISM... WHEN LOU ISN'T LOOKG, OF URSE. THE ACE: A RUNNG GAG IS HIM OFTEN SURPASSG LOU AT ATHLETIC ACTIVI CATCHPHRASE: "I WANT THAT ONE", "YEAH, I KNOW", AND "I DON'T LIKE ". DISABILY AS AN EXCE FOR JERKASSERY: SUBVERTED BEE HE'S FAKG . FAT BASTARD: HE'S OVERWEIGHT AND A JERK. INFORMED ATTRIBUTE: HE'S APPARENTLY VERY ELOQUENT, SCRIBG HIS OPNS LORFUL TAIL, BUT ONSCREEN HE'S ALWAYS A TERSE TALKER. JERKASS: PRETENDS TO BE CRIPPLED SO HE N TAKE ADVANTAGE OF LOU, AND IS A GENERAL ASS. KARMA HOUDI: LOU NEVER TCH ON THE FACT THAT ANDY'S FAKG HIS DISABILY. ON TOP OF THAT, HE MORE OFTEN THAN NOT OUT ON TOP SPE HIS ACTNS. KARMA HOUDI WARRANTY: THE FAL EPISO HAS AN ONGOG ARC WHICH ANDY IS GIVEN A SUBSTUTE RER LOU'S ABSENCE. BEG FAR LS OF A PHOVER THAN LOU, ANDY SPENDS THE ENTIRE EPISO UNR HER MERCY AND BEG "TGHT" TO FEND FOR HIMSELF (ALONG WH SUFFERG SEVERAL PAFUL BUMPS TO THE LEG WHEN THE RER GETS TOO QIVE ABOUT HOW NUMB IS). GRANTED THE KARMA ONLY MAK ANDY DOUBLE HIS EFFORTS AND MURR HER AT THE END OF . LAZY BUM: THE MA REASON HE PRETENDS TO NEED A WHEELCHAIR. LIMED WARDROBE: HE ALWAYS WEARS THE SAME PURPLE SWEATPANTS. OBFTG DISABILY: SO HE N GET AWAY WH BEG A LAZY JOBLS BUM. O.O.C. IS SER BS: IN THE LAST EPISO WHEN HE REALIZ HIS NEW RER WON'T PUT UP WH HIS BEHAVR LIKE LOU DO. IT'S THE ONLY MOMENT THE ENTIRE SHOW WHERE HIS EXPRSN CHANG AND HE ACTUALLY SHOWS REAL EMOTNS. HE'S ALSO WAY MORE TALKATIVE THAN UAL. PET THE DOG: KICKS THE ASS OF THE PERSON WHO BEAT UP LOU DURG THE MARTIAL ARTS CLASS. AT THE END OF SEASON 3, HE'S GENUELY ELATED TO HEAR LOU G BACK THOUGH OF URSE HE HAS TO S BACK HIS CHAIR TO KEEP UP APPEARANC. PSYCHOPATHIC MANCHILD: HE PH LOU'S REPLACEMENT OFF A CLIFF WHOUT A SEND THOUGHT BEE SHE REF TO LET HIM E HIS 'DISABILY' AS AN EXCE TO BE LAZY. VICKY POLLARDA TROUBLED TEENAGE GIRL. EACH SKETCH WOULD VOLVE HER GETTG TO TROUBLE AND TRYG TO TALK HER WAY OUT OF . BUT SHE TALKS SO FAST THAT NO-ONE N UNRSTAND WHAT SHE IS SAYG. SHE ALSO OFTEN GO OFF ON TANGENTS PLETELY UNRELATED TO THE SUATN. BABYSTER OM HELL: SHE SENT THE CHILD SHE WAS BABYSTG ON AN ERRAND TO GET HER CIGARETT, WHILST HAVG A DNKEN PARTY AT THE HOE. SHE STILL EXPECTED TO BE ASKED TO BABYS AGA BY THE BOY'S PARENTS. CATCHPHRASE: "YEAH, BUT, NO, BUT, YEAH, BUT, NO, BUT YOU SEE WHAT HAPPENED WAS THAT ...." "SHAT AP!", "OH MY GOD, I SO N'T BELIEVE YOU JT SAID THAT", AND "DON'T BE GIVG ME EVILS!" DELQUENT DO WRONG, RIGHT: VICKY IS HORRIFIED WHEN SHE FDS THAT SHE IS TALKG TO HER UNCLE WHILE WORKG ON A SEX HOTLE. NO WAY IS SHE GOG TO ALLOW HIM TO N UP THAT SORT OF PHONE BILL, SO SHE LLS HIM BACK AND NTU THE SEX CHAT. GOSSIPY HENS: GOSSIPS ABOUT EVERYONE PECIALLY WHEN 'S UNRELATED TO HER CURRENT PREDIMENT. MOTOR MOUTH: REALLY, 'S A WONR THE DVD SUBTL N KEEP UP WH HER. TEEN PREGNANCY: HAS SIX KIDS BY SEVEN DIFFERENT MEN. "BUT I NEVER EVEN HAD SEX APART OM THAT ONE TIME EIGHT MONTHS AGO, BUT APART OM THAT I'M A PLETE VIRG!" INSANE TROLL LOGIC: "JT BEE I HAVE SEX WH SOMEONE DON'T MEAN I FANCY THEM! I'M NOT A SLAG!" JERKASS: IS A TYPIL TRASHY LOUTY CHAV. DAFFYD THOMASA SELF-PROCLAIMED GAY WELSH MAN. HE SPENDS HIS DAYS AT THE LOL PUB BEMOANG HOW VICTIMIZED HE IS FOR BEG "THE ONLY GAY THE VILLAGE", SPE THE FACT THAT HIS VILLAGE ACTUALLY HAS A RATHER LARGE GAY MUNY. ATTENTN WHORE: EVERYTHG MT BE CENTERED ON HIS NONEXISTENT PREDIMENT OF BEG A GAY MAN A VILLAGE WHERE HOMOSEXUALY IS NOT TOLERATED. HE ONCE TRIED TO GET A POLICE OFFICER TO ARRT HIM, SIMPLY FOR BEG GAY. CATCHPHRASE: ASI OM THE ABOVE, HIS OPENG LE A SKETCH IS UALLY "BARDI AND COKE PLEASE, MYFANWY." FX YAY: STRONGLY IMPLIED TO ACTUALLY BE HETEROSEXUAL AND JT PRETENDG TO BE GAY FOR ATTENTN (THOUGH HE DO EXPRS TERT A MAN NAMED RHYS WHEN HE FIRST SE HIM). HAVE I MENTNED I AM GAY? HYPOCRE SELECTIVE OBLIVNS: EVERYONE LLANWI BREFFI IS GAY, BUT HE FLAT-OUT REF TO ACKNOWLEDGE THIS. MARJORIE DAWA WOMAN WHO NS FATFIGHTERS, A WEIGHT WATCHERS-LIKE GROUP, BUT STEAD OF HELPG HER GROUP, SHE JT BULLI HER GROUP FOR BEG FAT, SPE BEG OVERWEIGHT HERSELF. SHE WAS BASED ON THE SUPERVISOR A WEIGHT WATCHERS GROUP THAT MATT LUS ONCE ATTEND, AND HAD PREVLY MA A UPLE OF APPEARANC ON SHOOTGSTARS AS THE MOTHER OF SREKEEPER GEE DAW. THE BULLY: BULLI HER OWN CLIENTS LIKE A SCHOOLYARD BULLY. BIG EATER: IF HER SHOPPG RT IS ANY DITN. CATCHPHRASE: "HELLO, FATTI!", "'AVE WE GOT ANY NEEEEW MEMBERS?", "SCREEEEEEEEEEW YOU!" AMONG SEVERAL OTHERS. HATE SK: A PREJUDICED BULLY WHO FAT SHAM HER CLIENTS AND HAS NO REEMG QUALI. HYPOCRE: SHE'S CERTALY NO SLOUCH HERSELF WHEN TO BEG OVERWEIGHT. INFERRY SUPERRY COMPLEX: WAS A CLGY JEALO GIRL TOWARDS HER BLACK BOYIEND ONE EPISO AND IS IMPLIED SHE IS EPLY SECURE ABOUT HER OWN WEIGHT WHICH IS WHY SHE TAK OUT ON HER SLIGHTLY FATTER CLIENTS. IT'S ALL ABOUT ME: IT'S ALL ABOUT HER GRATIFITN AND NOT ABOUT HELPG HER CLIENTS LOSE WEIGHT. JERKASS: BULLI HER CLIENTS STEAD OF HELPG THEM SPE BEG OVERWEIGHT HERSELF AND IS A RACIST. MORAL MYOPIA: AS WH A LOT OF REAL-LIFE BULLI, SHE N'T STAND BEG ON THE RECIEVG END HERSELF. POLILLY INRRECT VILLA: SHE PRETENDS NOT TO UNRSTAND WHAT THE INDIAN MEMBER IS SAYG, SPE HER NOT ONLY SPEAKG PERFECT ENGLISH BUT EVEN BETTER THAN MAJORE. "BUBBL" DEVEREBUBBL IS A MORBIDLY OBE LADY WHO OW MASSIVE AMOUNTS OF MONEY TO THE BANK, DUE TO HER LAVISH SPENDG HABS. SHE ALSO THKS SHE N GET OUT OF HER VAR TROUBL BY SCG PEOPLE. CATCHPHRASE: "CALL ME BUBBL, DARLG, EVERYBODY DO!" "CHAMPAGNE, CHAMPAGNE FOR EVERYONE!" FAN DISSERVICE: REPULSIVE TO LOOK AT WHEN NAKED. FULL-FRONTAL ASSLT: MUCH TO THE CHAGR OF THE DIENCE AND HER CSH. S ARCH-NEMIS: DIREE. KENNY CRAIGA STAGE HYPNOTIST WHO TYPILLY HIS POWERS FOR HIS OWN BENEF, OM GETTG A WOMAN TO GO ON A DATE WH HIM, TO BEATG HIS ELRLY MOTHER AT A GAME OF SCRABBLE. CATCHPHRASE: "LOOK TO MY EY, LOOK TO MY EY, NOT AROUND THE EY, LOOK TO MY EY. (SNAPS FGERS) YOU'RE UNR. (EXPLAS WHAT HE WANTS THE PERSON TO DO) 3,2,1............ (SNAPS FGERS), YOU'RE BACK THE ROOM." JERKASS: US HYPNOSIS TO CHEAT AGAST HIS OWN MOTHER AND MAKE A WOMAN GO ON A DATE WH HIM. MUNDANE UTILY: HIS HYPNOSIS. RULE OF FUNNY: WHETHER HIS HYPNOSIS WORKS OR NOT. IN FACT THE JOKE IS THAT HE'S A BAD HYPNOTIST AND THAT HIS HYPNOSIS SUBJECTS WILL JT GO WH TO MAKE HIM HAPPY BUT WILL DRAW THE LE EVENTUALLY. SMALL NAME, BIG EGO: KENNY THKS HE'S A BETTER HYPNOTIST THAN HE ACTUALLY IS. ROY CATCHPHRASE: "MARGARET! MARGARET! THERE'S A GENTLEMAN WHO WANTS TO KNOW IF WE (EXPLAS THE THG MR. MANN WANTS)." JUDY PIKE SATELLE CHARACTER: SHE'S MAGGIE'S BT IEND WHO APPEARS ALL HER SKETCH. HER ROLE IS TO GIVE MAGGIE SOMETHG MA BY A MORY, LET HER EAT , AND THAN FOOLISHLY TELL HER WHO MA , G MAGGIE TOO VOM ONTO EVERYONE NEARBY.     CHARACTERS PLAYED BY DAVID WALLIAMS  LOU TODD CAPTA OBLIV: THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE SERI, HE NEVER LEARNS THAT ANDY IS FAKG HIS DISABILY. CATCHPHRASE: "BUT I THOUGHT YOU SAID YOU LOVE/HATE (SERT TOPIC). YOU ALWAYS SAID THAT (EXPLAS WHY ANDY LOV OR HAT THAT THG THE MOST TAILED WAY.)", "BEE ONCE I (EXPLA THE THG ANDY WANTS HIM TO DO AND SAYS HE N'T UNDO )AND THAT'LL BE A RIGHT KERFUFFLE." AND "WHAT A KERFUFFLE." HE SEEMS TO BE FOND OF THE WORD "KERFUFFLE" GENERAL. NICE GUY: HE IS ALMOST HUMANLY PATIENT WH ANDY AND HIS NSTANT MANDS AND IS GENERALLY IENDLY AND POLE TO EVERY STRANGER HE ACROSS, EVEN A VERY CROSS POLICEMAN WHO ARRTED HIM FOR SPEEDG. EXTREME DOORMAT: HE LETS ANDY WALK ALL OVER HIM. SPEECH IMPEDIMENT: A LISP. SEBASTIAN LOVETHE PRIME MISTER'S GAY AI WHO HAS A HUGE CSH ON HIM. ABHORRENT ADMIRER: THE PRIME MISTER SLEEPS WH BASILLY EVERY POLIL FIGURE THE SHOW, EXCEPT SEBASTIAN WHO JT N'T TAKE A HT THAT HE ISN'T TERTG. BIG "WHAT?!": ON A REGULAR BASIS. CAMP GAY: HE'S FLAMBOYANT, KNOWS ALL ABOUT SUTS AND FANCI THE PRIME MISTER. CATCHPHRASE: "WHATEVER!" HAIR FLIP: CONSTANTLY FLIPS HIS ONE SID MOP OF A HAIRCUT WHEN SAYG HIS "WHATEVER", TCHPHRASE. IGNORED ENAMORED UNRLG: THE PRIME MISTER NEVER RETURNS HIS AFFECTNS. JERKASS: HE'S NICE TO THE PRIME MISTER AND LATER THE PRINT OF THE USA BUT TO EVERYONE WHO THREATENS HIS AFFECTNS. EDDIE "EY" HOWARDA VERY UNNVCG TRANSVTE WH OUTDATED VIEWS ON HOW WOMEN TYPILLY DRS AND BEHAVE. HE'S ALWAYS SEEN WEARG LACY, ILLY VICTORIAN-ERA DRS, AND TALKS A HIGH-PCHED FALSETTO VOICE ABOUT DOG "LADYLIKE" THGS. CATCHPHRASE: "I'M A LADY!" HIDN DEPTHS: PLAYED FOR LGHS WHEN HE'S ABLE TO HELP THE ICE CREAM VAN MAN GET HIS ENGE STARTED AGA. SMALL NAME, BIG EGO: HE THKS HE'S GREAT AT PRETENDG TO BE A WOMAN, BUT HE'S NOT. MAGGIE BLACKAMOOR BOOMERANG BIGOT: HER PREJUDICED BELIEFS CLU ALL LGBT MEMBERS, YET SHE HERSELF IS A LBIAN. SHE ACTUALLY THROWS UP WHEN SHE REALIZ THIS. CATCHPHRASE: "WHO MA THIS?" NO CELEBRI WERE HARMED: STRONGLY REMBL MARGARET THATCHER, BED WH SOME SER RACIAL ISSU. RACIST GRANDMA: SHE'S AN ELRLY WOMAN OF OBSCENELY PREJUDICED CLATNS. TO THE POT SHE THROWS UP UPON BEG TOLD SHE'S EATEN SOMETHG THAT WAS PREPARED BY ANY KD OF MORY, BE THEY NON WHE, VALID, LGBT, HOMELS, OR EVEN OVERWEIGHT. VOM INDISCRETN SHOT: THE RE OF HER SKETCH IS THE REPULSIVELY OVER THE TOP VOMG SHE UNRGO UPON BEG TOLD SHE ATE SOMETHG THAT WAS OKED (OR EVEN HANDLED) BY SOMEONE WHO ISN'T WHE. ANNE CATCHPHRASE: "EH- EH- EH!" MANCHILD: WOULD RATHER PRETEND TO BE SANE THAN MAKE ANY ATTEMPT TO F TO SOCIETY. OBFTG INSANY: AS MONSTRATED BY "HER", ANSWERG A TELEPHONE LL A PERFECTLY NORMAL VOICE. UNUALLY UNTERTG SIGHT: "SHE'S" CLEARLY A MAN A NIGHTDRS, AND WHENEVER "HER" CELL PHONE GO OFF ANNE DROPS THE CHARA AND SPEAKS PERFECTLY NORMALLY TO WHOEVER'S ON THE OTHER END. NOBODY ELSE THE VICY HAS EVER MENTED ON THIS. CAROL BEER CATCHPHRASE: "COMPUTER SAYS NO." FOLLOWED BY A UGH THE CTOMERS' FAC. INELEGANT BLUBBERG: SHE DO THIS “LTLE BRA ABROAD” AFTER A MAN AND LADY PLA ABOUT HER. THEY FEEL SO GUILTY, THE LADY CIS TO WHDRAW THE PLAT, ONLY FOR CAROL TO STOP AND WALK AWAY, SULTG THE UPLE. JERKASS: IS VERY AND UNHELPFUL TO CTOMERS AND UGHS HER CTOMERS FAC A LOT. OBSTCTIVE BURECRAT: NOT VERY HELPFUL TOWARDS HER CTOMERS AT ALL. DENNIS WATERMANAN ACTOR WHO IS CREDIBLY TY. HE THKS THAT THE PEOPLE WHO WANT HIM TO BE THEIR SHOWS WANT HIM TO WRE AND SG THE THEME TUN AS WELL AS STAR THEM. ACTOR ALLN: THE REAL DENNIS WATERMAN, WHO THIS SK IS TAKG THE PISS OUT OF, ACTUALLY DID SG A SHOW'S THEME TUNE, TWO FACT. CATCHPHRASE: "SO THEY WANT ME TO STAR , WRE THE FEME TOON, SG THE FEME TOON." NO CELEBRI WERE HARMED: DAVID WILLIAMS PONRED DURG LTLE BRA LIVE THAT THE REAL DENNIS MIGHT "KICK THE SH OUT OF " FOR THE PORTRAYAL. YOUR SIZE MAY VARY: PART OF THE JOKE IS THAT JT HOW SMALL HE IS TENDS TO FLUCTUATE WILDLY OVER THE DURATN OF THE SKETCH. LDA FLT CATCHPHRASE: "HELLO, MART, 'S LDA. HOW N I SCRIBE HIM/ HER? (EXPLAS THE PERSON IALLY NTRAL, THEN CREASGLY , TAIL), THAT'S RIGHT. THE (LLS THE STUNT A NAME)" EVIL SOUNDS RASPY JERKASS RAY MCCOONEYA WEIRD STTISH HOTEL MANAGER CLOUD CUCKOOLANR: CAN'T ANSWER WH A STRAIGHT ANSWER BUT WOULD RATHER SG OR PLAY RERR STEAD. O.O.C. IS SER BS: WILL DROP THE WEIRD ACT WHEN 'S SER. SHOUT-OUT: HIS NAME IS A REFERENCE TO BRISH PLAYWRIGHT RAY COONEY, BT KNOWN AS THE CREATOR OF RUN FOR YOUR WIFE. MR. MANNA CTOMER WHO ASKS FOR IMPOSSIBLE THGS. CATCHPHRASE: "HELLO. I WOULD LIKE A (ASKS FOR AN IMPOSSIBLE THG.)" "THAT'S ALRIGHT. I'LL WA." CREEPY MONOTONE: HAS A DREARY VOICE WHEN TALKG ABOUT WHAT HE WANTS. OOP NORTH: HAS A PROMENT LANSHIRE/YORKSHIRE-QUE NORTHERN ENGLISH ACCENT. TROLL: HE DON'T ACTUALLY WANT WHAT HE'S ASKG FOR, HE JT WANTS TO ANNOY ROY. THE ONE TIME HE DID GET EXACTLY WHAT HE ASKED FOR HE LEFT CLEARLY DISAPPOTED. MRS. EMRYAN OLD LADY WHO URAT HERSELF WHOUT KNOWG. DIREEBUBBL' ARCH NEMIS. CATCHPHRASE: BABY! FULL-FRONTAL ASSLT SIR NORMAN FRYA CONSERVATIVE MP WHO HAS A HAB OF FDG HIMSELF PROMISG POSNS WH OTHER MEN. BAD LIAR: HIS ATTEMPTS TO EXPLA AWAY WHY HE WAS UGHT NAKED AROUND OTHER MEN SHOW HIM TO BE THIS. IN PARTICULAR, HIS THIRD SKETCH STARTS OUT WH HIM CLAIMG TO HAVE ACCINTALLY TAKEN A PHOTOGRAPH OF HIMSELF THE NU, WHICH WAS THEN UPLOAD TO GAYDAR BY SOME UNKNOWN PARTY, AND SOMEHOW MANAG TO GET EVEN LS NVCG AFTER THAT.     OTHER CHARACTERS  THE PRIME MISTER

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