The Matt Lucas Awards

The Matt Lucas Awards is a British entertainment series hosted by comedian and television personality Matt Lucas.

The Matt Lucas Awards
Title card (2012–13)
GenreEntertainment
Comedy
Created byMatt Lucas
Presented byMatt Lucas
StarringDiana Lobatto
David Arnold (series 1)
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series2
No. of episodes16 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producerMatt Lucas
ProducerRichard Grocock and Ashley Blaker[1]
Production locationsTeddington Studios (2012)
Elstree Studios (2013)
Running time30 minutes
Production companyJohn Stanley Productions
Release
Original networkBBC One
Picture format16:9 (HDTV)
Original release10 April 2012 (2012-04-10) –
17 December 2013 (2013-12-17)
Chronology
Preceded byAnd the Winner Is
External links
Website

Background

The idea for The Matt Lucas Awards stemmed from And the Winner Is..., a radio series presented by Lucas for a number of years prior to the series. The format of the series involves a number of celebrity guests providing nominations for artists or objects in a number of weird and wonderful categories, the winner of which will receive a 'Lucas' award.

A pilot episode of the series was filmed in June 2011, and later released to the BBC iPlayer for internet viewing. The layout of the pilot consisted of Lucas in the centre of a studio of people, sitting on a couch, as if at an awards ceremony. Three guests would then come on, one at a time, and talk about one subject which they have a grievance with. The pilot received positive feedback from critics and audience alike, and as such, a full series of six episodes was commissioned by the BBC. Filming began in January 2012, with episodes airing from 10 April. Unlike the pilot, the series is set in a studio designed to look like Lucas' flat, and three guests each give a nomination in the same subject category, unlike the pilot, which was one subject per guest. Lucas' mother is also present in every episode. During the first series, musician David Arnold performed incidental music live in the studio. Each episode also features a performance section, where the guest must back up their nomination by giving a performance relating to it, such as singing, dancing or otherwise performing. Lucas performs the opening theme tune, and in the first series also sang variations on the theme live over the closing credits. Several changes took place for the second series, the most noticeable being that Lucas no longer decides the winner from each category himself, but instead the winner is chosen by a panel of judges. Also, Arnold does not appear and any incidental music is no longer performed live.

Episode guide

Pilot
ShowAirdateGuests
Pilot16 June 2011Dave Gorman
Ruby Wax
Jack Whitehall

Series 1
ShowAirdateGuestsAwards
110 April 2012Jason Manford
Graeme Garden
Henning Wehn
217 April 2012Sue Perkins
Richard Madeley
Marc Wootton
  • • Ghastliest Holiday Destination: Isle of Skye
  • • Silliest Hair Ever Seen on a Guest's Head: Richard, Aged 47
  • • Utterly Useless Knowledge: Star Wars Figure Identification
  • • Most Peculiar Guest: Richard Madeley
324 April 2012Louis Walsh
Germaine Greer
Clive Anderson
41 May 2012Esther Rantzen
Chris Tarrant
Johnny Vegas
58 May 2012Maureen Lipman
Julian Clary
Alex Horne
615 May 2012Griff Rhys Jones
Ruth Jones
David Baddiel
722 May 2012The Best, Worst, Awful, Awesome and Unseen Bits

Series 2
ShowAirdateGuestsJudgesAwards
85 March 2013 (2013-03-05)Ardal O'Hanlon
Adil Ray
Robert Webb		Alex Danson
Anthony Ogogo
Kate Walsh
912 March 2013 (2013-03-12)Eamonn Holmes
Josie Long
Jason Manford		Michael Cronin
Lee MacDonald
Gwyneth Powell
1019 March 2013 (2013-03-19)Gyles Brandreth
Holly Walsh
Mark Watson		Peter Duncan
Janet Ellis
Peter Purves
  • • Most Meaningless Phrase: Lightning does not strike twice in the same place
  • • Most Ridiculous British Law: It is illegal to jump, but not fly off Worthing Pier
  • • Hidden Talent Award: Mark Watson (ability to identify the number of letters in a word)
  • • Most Chirpiest Guest: Gyles Brandreth
1126 March 2013 (2013-03-26)Richard Bacon
Jason Byrne
Shappi Khorsandi		Stuart Baggs
Raef Bjayou
Katie Hopkins
129 April 2013 (2013-04-09)[2]Susan Calman
Andy Parsons
Rhys Thomas		Sooty
Sweep
Soo
  • • Most Deluded group of people: Parents
  • • Most Fanciable Person of the Same Gender (Unless you are a gay in which case opposite gender): Daniel Craig
  • • Hidden Talent Award: Rhys Thomas (Knowledge of Queen Songs)
  • • Most Childish Guest: Susan Calman
1316 April 2013 (2013-04-16)Dave Gorman
Ruby Wax
Alex Horne		Leonard Fenton
John Altman
Peter Dean
Nej Adamson
  • • American most likely to make us glad we lost the USA to begin with: Kevin Trudeau
  • • Most miserable showbiz experience: Being heckled at the Hippo Club, Nottingham
  • • Hidden Talent Award: Ruby Wax (Zumba)
  • • Bravest Guest: Alex Horne
142 June 2013 (2013-06-02)Series 2 Compilation[3]

Christmas Special
ShowAirdateGuestsJudgesAwards
1517 December 2013 (2013-12-17)[4]Jo Brand
Alan Davies
Rhod Gilbert		Bob Carolgees
Bonnie Langford
Ted Robbins
  • • People you'd most like to leave off the Christmas card list: People who draw their eyebrows
  • • Most Effective Post-Christmas Diet: Carb-free diet
  • • Most Disappointing Christmas Present Ever Received: A bat box
  • • Hidden Talent Award: Jo Brand (An encyclopaedic knowledge of Elvis Costello songs)
  • • Most Festive Guest: Rhod Gilbert

References
  1. https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/the_matt_lucas_awards/
  2. "Series 2 – Episode 6". Radio Times. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
  3. "Compilation". BBC Online. 28 May 2013. Retrieved 29 May 2013.
  4. "Christmas Special". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 28 November 2013.
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