Little Britain is coming to America according to the BBC
Little Britain stars Matt Lucas and David Walliams are to make a US version of the series. The US comedy series will feature new and existing Little Britain characters, and the executive producer is Simon Fuller, the man behind the Pop Idol.
I love Little Britain but I am not entirely sure it will work. It’s a very British show, and that is part of the charm, I mean for a start it is called Little Britain, not Little World, right?
On the other hand British humour does travel, I was shocked how much British humour is consumed in Norway while I was there. The Little Britain and Catherine Tate quotes were flying!
One show I think did convert well when modified for the US market was Coupling, though I think it got cancelled after the pilot or something. I can’t think of any other series that have made it over the ocean in tact …
The startling news that they will be appearing in Neighbours though kind of proves the theory that British humour travels. Almost makes it worth watching the soap … although I think I will wait until the clip is on YouTube …
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I think they tried doing an Americanised Red Dwarf and it bombed, they show the UK version over there and it’s hugely popular.
I heard bad things about the US version of Coupling too, though I refuse to pass judgement until I’ve seen it. The UK version was inspired though.
Yeah I saw the US pilot of Red Dwarf, it didn’t really have the charm of the original
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