British comedy is often known for its menagerie of absurdities. Little
Britain - The Complete Third Series upholds this tradition with the
comedy genius of Matt Lucas and David Walliams, as they take it to up
another notch in the third seasom. Little Britain has cultivated a
devotion to the characters, listen carefully and you may hear the person
next to you quoting "Yeah, but no, but yeah but…". Lucas and Walliams
reveal them to us bit by bit, so we remain perplexed enough to imagine
where they came from and what will eventually happen to them. We are
dropped into the middle of their lives, and are lucky enough to observe
them sorting things out. The episodes on this two-disc set are filled
with returning favorites we get to know even better (whether we want to
or not), as well as introducing new "Britons". We witness the
insensitive and abusive Marjorie Daws, leader of Fatfighters weight loss
support group, encouraging the group members to snack on "dust" because
it has no calories. A returning favorite is Daffyd, the rotund,
spandex-wearing, self proclaimed "only gay in the village", though life,
his family, and the "homophobic" village repeatedly show him otherwise.
New characters not to be missed include a lovely woman unable to
control her bodily functions, a questionable mail order bride, and a
rival for the spa resident Bubbles. Of course the sassiest narrator on
television returns, spouting articulately, "Who They? What do? And why?"
His banter is just another reason why visiting with the people of
Little Britain is hilariously unforgettable.
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