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{{Short description|English actor and comedian (born 1974)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name               = Matt Lucas
| image              = Matt Lucas by Gage Skidmore.jpg
| caption            = Lucas at the 2017 [[San Diego Comic-Con]]
| birth_name         = Matthew Richard Lucas
| birth_date         = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1974|3|5}}
| birth_place        = [[Paddington]], London, England
| citizenship        = {{hlist|United Kingdom|Germany}}
| occupation         = {{hlist|Actor|comedian|writer|television presenter}}
| years_active       = 1992–present
| partner            = Kevin McGee ({{circa|2002}}–2008)
}}
'''Matthew Richard Lucas''' (born 5 March 1974) is an English actor, comedian, writer and television host. He is best known for his work with [[David Walliams]] on the [[BBC]] [[sketch comedy]] series ''[[Little Britain (TV series)|Little Britain]]'' (2003–2006) and ''[[Come Fly with Me (2010 TV series)|Come Fly with Me]]'' (2010–2011).

Lucas first came to prominence on the comedy panel show ''[[Shooting Stars (British TV series)|Shooting Stars]]'', in which he portrayed scorekeeper George Dawes from 1995 to 2009. From 2015 to 2017, he portrayed the role of [[Nardole]] in the BBC series ''[[Doctor Who]]''. He has also appeared in films, including [[Astro Boy (film)|''Astro Boy'']] (2009), [[Alice in Wonderland (2010 film)|''Alice in Wonderland'']] (2010), [[Bridesmaids (2011 film)|''Bridesmaids'']], ''[[Gnomeo & Juliet]]'' (both 2011), ''[[Small Apartments]]'' (2012), ''[[Paddington (film)|Paddington]]'' (2014), [[Wonka (film)|''Wonka'']] (2023) and ''[[Gladiator II]]'' (2024). Lucas presented the baking competition show ''[[The Great British Bake Off]],'' alongside [[Noel Fielding]] from 2020 to 2023.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Barr |first=Sabrina |date=6 December 2022 |title=Matt Lucas quits Great British Bake Off |work=[[Metro (British newspaper)|Metro]] |url=https://metro.co.uk/2022/12/06/great-british-bake-off-matt-lucas-quits-as-presenter-17890361/ |access-date=18 December 2023}}</ref>

==Early life==
Matthew Richard Lucas was born on 5 March 1974 in the [[Paddington]] area of west London, the son of Diana (née Williams; born 1945) and chauffeuring business owner John Stanley Lucas (1944–1996).{{cn|date=December 2023}} His family is Jewish; some of his mother's family fled [[Nazi Germany]] just before the [[Second World War]]. He was raised in a [[Reform Jewish]] household although his parents came from [[Orthodox Jewish]] families.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Doherty |first=Rosa |date=10 October 2017 |title=Matt Lucas: J is for Jewish |work=[[The Jewish Chronicle]] |url=https://www.thejc.com/life-and-culture/matt-lucas-j-is-for-jewish-kigwwqlv |url-status=live |access-date=18 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231218102648/https://www.thejc.com/life-and-culture/matt-lucas-j-is-for-jewish-kigwwqlv |archive-date=18 December 2023}}</ref> He has had [[Alopecia universalis|alopecia]] since childhood,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wade |first=Prudence |date=25 March 2021 |title=As Matt Lucas speaks out, 10 things people with alopecia want you to know |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/matt-lucas-hair-twitter-hair-loss-b1822322.html |url-access=subscription |url-status=deviated |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210918210017/https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/matt-lucas-hair-twitter-hair-loss-b1822322.html |archive-date=18 September 2021 |access-date=18 September 2021 |website=[[The Independent]] |language=en}}</ref> having lost all his hair after being struck by a car at the age of 6.<ref name="es1">{{Cite news |last=Bowyer |first=Alison |date=12 April 2012 |title=Matt Lucas has the last laugh |language=en |work=[[Evening Standard]] |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/matt-lucas-has-the-last-laugh-7256366.html |url-status=live |access-date=18 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221207183809/https://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/matt-lucas-has-the-last-laugh-7256366.html |archive-date=7 December 2022}}</ref> When Lucas was 22, his father died of a heart attack.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Crampton |first=Robert |date=6 June 2009 |title=Matt Lucas on fame, body image and relationships |work=[[The Times]] |url=https://www.thetimes.com/culture/tv-radio/article/matt-lucas-on-fame-body-image-and-relationships-s2pnwpfdqf3 |url-status=live |url-access=subscription |access-date=18 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230908051555/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/matt-lucas-on-fame-body-image-and-relationships-s2pnwpfdqf3 |archive-date=8 September 2023}}</ref>

Lucas was educated at Aylward Primary School and [[Haberdashers' Boys' School]] in [[Borehamwood, Hertfordshire]]. He studied drama at the [[University of Bristol]] between 1992 and 1995, although he did not complete his degree.<ref>{{Cite press release |title=Little Britain star Matt Lucas awarded honorary degree |date=17 February 2017 |url=http://www.bristol.ac.uk/news/2017/february/matt-lucas.html |access-date=18 December 2023 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230908051553/https://www.bristol.ac.uk/news/2017/february/matt-lucas.html |archive-date=8 September 2023 |work=[[University of Bristol]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Famous alumni |url=https://www.bristol.ac.uk/alumni/bristol-for-life/inspirational-alumni/famous-alumni/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231218121848/https://www.bristol.ac.uk/alumni/bristol-for-life/inspirational-alumni/famous-alumni/ |archive-date=18 December 2023 |access-date=18 December 2023 |website=[[University of Bristol]] |language=en-GB}}</ref> He also spent time with the [[National Youth Theatre]], where he met his future collaborator [[David Walliams]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=11 April 2012 |title=Matt Lucas urges future stars to join youth theatre that inspired him |work=[[Evening Standard]] |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/matt-lucas-urges-future-stars-to-join-youth-theatre-that-inspired-him-6777859.html |url-status=live |access-date=18 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230529103544/https://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/matt-lucas-urges-future-stars-to-join-youth-theatre-that-inspired-him-6777859.html |archive-date=29 May 2023}}</ref>

==Career==
===Early work===
Lucas's association with [[Vic Reeves]] and [[Bob Mortimer]] began in 1992. He appeared in ''[[The Smell of Reeves and Mortimer]]'' in 1995, and went on to star with them in ''[[Shooting Stars (British TV series)|Shooting Stars]]''. He quickly rose to fame as George Dawes, a giant baby (often dressed in an adult-sized [[romper suit]]) who would deliver a string of meaningless gags and insults before delivering the teams' scores, while sitting at and playing a drum kit. He also appeared on occasion as [[Marjorie Dawes]], George's mother, who also appears in ''[[Little Britain (TV series)|Little Britain]]''.<ref name="Metro" />

He again appeared with Reeves & Mortimer in the BBC TV series ''[[Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) (2000 TV series)|Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)]]'' and ''[[Catterick (TV series)|Catterick]]'', in a variety of roles. In 1999, Lucas paired with [[David Walliams]], with whom he had already worked in ''[[Mash and Peas]]'' and ''[[Sir Bernard's Stately Homes]]'', to create ''[[Rock Profile]]'', a comedy show spoofing famous musical personalities. It is notable for being one of their first comedic collaborations.

His music video appearances include the [[Damien Hirst]]-directed video for [[Blur (band)|Blur]]'s "[[Country House (song)|Country House]]",<ref name="Metro">{{cite news|url=https://metro.co.uk/2009/10/27/matt-lucas-635971/|title=Matt Lucas on Taboo, David Walliams and rock and roll|work=[[Metro (British newspaper)|Metro]]|date=27 October 2009|first=James|last=Ellis|access-date=16 April 2022}}</ref> "[[Jesusland (song)|Jesusland]]" by [[Ben Folds]] in 2005, "[[I'm with Stupid (Pet Shop Boys song)|I'm with Stupid]]" by [[Pet Shop Boys]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Frenken |first=Thomas |date=17 June 2015 |title=Pet Shop Boys – I'm With Stupid |url=https://electrozombies.com/music/musicvideo/pet-shop-boys-im-stupid/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230907171103/https://electrozombies.com/music/musicvideo/pet-shop-boys-im-stupid/ |archive-date=7 September 2023 |access-date=18 December 2023 |website=Electrozombies}}</ref> and "[[Vindaloo (song)|Vindaloo]]" by [[Fat Les]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Who was in the Fat Les Vindaloo video? |url=https://www.raiseupwa.com/blog/who-was-in-the-fat-les-vindaloo-video/ |access-date=18 December 2023 |website=raiseupwa.com}}</ref>

Lucas ventured into stage musicals in 2002, when he took a role in [[Boy George]]'s musical ''[[Taboo (musical)|Taboo]]'' at The Venue in London. He played the performance artist [[Leigh Bowery]].<ref name="Metro" />

===''Little Britain''===
[[Image:LittleBritain.jpg|thumb|Walliams and Lucas in character as [[Lou and Andy]] at [[Live 8]] in 2005]]
''[[Little Britain (TV series)|Little Britain]]'' is Lucas' most commercially successful work. The show came about when trainee BBC radio producer [[Ashley Blaker]], tasked with coming up with ideas for a television or radio series, bumped into Lucas in London.<ref name="jc">{{Cite news |last=Grant |first=Brigit |date=14 October 2015 |title=Comedian Ashley Blaker: My unorthodox life in Little Britain |work=[[The Jewish Chronicle]] |url=https://www.thejc.com/lifestyle/features/comedian-ashley-blaker-my-unorthodox-life-in-little-britain-1.59969 |url-status=live |access-date=18 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200702172445/https://www.thejc.com/lifestyle/features/comedian-ashley-blaker-my-unorthodox-life-in-little-britain-1.59969 |archive-date=2 July 2020}}</ref> The two were old friends from Haberdashers' and Lucas took Blaker to the [[Groucho Club]], where he told Blaker of his ideas for a sketch show. ''Little Britain'' was launched as a radio show on [[BBC Radio 4]] and it later became a TV series.

Among the many characters he plays in the series, which he writes and acts in along with David Walliams, are apparently "disabled" [[Andy Pipkin]], teenage Bristol [[chav]] [[Vicky Pollard]], [[homophobic]] homosexual [[Daffyd Thomas]], and insensitive slimming club organiser [[Marjorie Dawes]].

In January 2005, Lucas and Walliams were named the [[Radio Times's Most Powerful People in TV Comedy|most powerful people in TV comedy]] by ''[[Radio Times]]''.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Methven |first=Nicola |date=11 January 2005 |title=Lucas & Walliams 'funniest' |work=[[Daily Mirror]] |publisher=MGN Ltd. |url=https://www.thefreelibrary.com/Lucas+%26+Walliams+%27funniest%27-a0126878529 |url-status=live |access-date=18 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230907171101/https://www.thefreelibrary.com/Lucas+%26+Walliams+'funniest'-a0126878529 |archive-date=7 September 2023 |via=[[The Free Library]]}}</ref>

===Later career===
In 2005, he took his first role in a television drama, a supporting part as a [[Venice|Venetian]] duke in the BBC historical serial ''[[Casanova (2005 TV serial)|Casanova]]'', written by [[Russell T Davies]]. Also in 2005, he did voice work in the ITV children's program ''[[King Arthur's Disasters]]'' alongside [[Rik Mayall]]. Since 2006, Lucas has been the voice of the radio and television character [[Digit Al]], devised as part of a public information campaign on [[Digital terrestrial television in the United Kingdom#Digital switchover|digital switchover]]. On 26 November 2006 he appeared on the [[BBC Radio 4]] programme ''[[Desert Island Discs]]''. He made a cameo appearance in ''[[Shaun of the Dead]]'' as Tom, the cousin of Shaun's friend Yvonne.

In 2007, he released "[[I'm Gonna Be]]", originally by [[The Proclaimers]], with [[Peter Kay]] as a [[charity single]] for [[Comic Relief]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=17 November 2006 |title=Mutual Relief: Lucas and Kay join for charity single |work=[[Chortle]] |url=http://www.chortle.co.uk/news/2006/11/17/4713/mutual_relief |url-status=live |access-date=18 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230907171105/https://www.chortle.co.uk/news/2006/11/17/4713/mutual_relief |archive-date=7 September 2023}}</ref> He performed the single as ''Little Britain'' character [[Andy Pipkin]], along with Kay playing as [[Phoenix Nights|Brian Potter]]. He also starred as [[Mr. Toad]] in ''[[The Wind in the Willows (2006 film)|The Wind in the Willows]]'', a 2006 television adaptation of the [[Kenneth Grahame]] novel.

He has appeared in ''[[Kath & Kim]]'' and ''[[Neighbours]]'' (the latter alongside David Walliams as ''Little Britain'' characters [[Lou and Andy]]), as well as a cameo role, playing 'Chris' or 'Jammy' at the wedding fayre, in the [[BBC Three]] sitcom ''[[Gavin & Stacey]]''. Lucas has co-written (with Walliams) and performed in a new series of ''[[Little Britain USA]]'' for [[HBO]]. Lucas was the first celebrity to appear in 2008's ''[[Big Brother Celebrity Hijack]]'' on [[E4 (channel)|E4]].

On 9 April 2009, the series ''[[Kröd Mändoon and the Flaming Sword of Fire]]'', featuring Lucas as a regular performer, premièred on [[Comedy Central]], the first major comedy series which Lucas had worked on since ''Little Britain''. In 2010, Lucas played [[Tweedledee and Tweedledum]] in [[Tim Burton]]'s ''[[Alice in Wonderland (2010 film)|Alice in Wonderland]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=4 March 2010 |title=Alice in Wonderland |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1014759/ |access-date=18 December 2023 |publisher=[[IMDb]]}}</ref>

Starting in February 2010, Lucas began hosting his own radio show, ''[[And The Winner Is (radio)|And The Winner Is]]'', in which he handed out a fictional series of awards based on nominations by his guests.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00rbpbj|publisher=BBC Radio 2|title=And The Winner Is ...}}</ref>

On 3 October 2010,<ref>{{cite news|last=Akbar|first=Arifa|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/theatre-dance/news/matt-lucas-lands-role-in-misrables-special-1990018.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220512/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/theatre-dance/news/matt-lucas-lands-role-in-misrables-special-1990018.html |archive-date=12 May 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Matt Lucas lands role in 'Misérables' special|newspaper=[[The Independent]]|date=3 June 2010|access-date=3 June 2012}}</ref> Lucas played [[Thénardier]] in the 25th Anniversary Concerts of ''[[Les Misérables (musical)|Les Misérables]]'', at the [[The O2 Arena (London)|O2 Arena]] in London. A year later, from 23 June to 10 September 2011,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/theatre-news/news/les-miserables-cast-changes-at-queens-from-23-june|title=Les Miserables new cast at Queen's Theatre from 23 June|work=London Theatre|date=23 February 2011|access-date=3 June 2012}}</ref> he reprised the role at the [[Sondheim Theatre|Queen's Theatre]], in the West End. He has since collaborated with [[Alfie Boe]], who played [[Jean Valjean]], to record a duet of "The Impossible Dream" on Boe's debut album.

Also in 2011, Lucas lent his voice to the CGI film ''[[Gnomeo and Juliet]]'' and he played a small role as the roommate of [[Kristen Wiig]] in the comedy ''[[Bridesmaids (2011 film)|''Bridesmaids'']]''.

On Christmas Day 2010, the BBC premiered Lucas and David Walliams' latest series, ''[[Come Fly with Me (2010 TV series)|Come Fly with Me]]''. Unlike their previous work, ''Little Britain'', this new show concentrated solely on the airline industry, with Walliams and Lucas each portraying several characters. In a BBC Three interview aired on 9 February 2011, it was revealed that the creators had considered including Carol Beer, the travel agent character from Little Britain. However, they chose not to include her to avoid the impression that Come Fly with Me was just a spinoff. Instead, they introduced an entirely fresh cast of characters.

On 28 March 2012, Lucas appeared as the "Generation X" guest on the Australian game show ''[[Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation]]''. On 10 April 2012, Lucas's own BBC One show ''The Matt Lucas Awards'' began. It was a send-up of an awards program, with a panel of comedians giving their nominations for awards for a series of prizes concerning trivial topics.

Lucas also starred in the dark comedy ''[[Small Apartments]]'' released in February 2013 alongside James Caan, Billy Crystal, Johnny Knoxville, and Juno Temple with other cameo performances by notable actors. On 21 February 2013, Lucas appeared on the NBC series ''[[Community (TV series)|Community]]'' as Toby, an English friend of [[Abed Nadir]]. In 2014, Lucas played Ray Thomas in ''[[The Life of Rock with Brian Pern]],'' as well as Joe the taxi driver in ''[[Paddington (film)|Paddington]].''<ref>{{Cite web |last=Patten |first=Dominic |date=15 November 2013 |title=TWC-Dimension Sets 'Paddington' For December 2014 Release |url=https://deadline.com/2013/11/twc-dimension-set-paddington-for-december-2014-release-636241/ |access-date=11 May 2025 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref>

Lucas launched a new comedy series called ''[[Pompidou (TV series)|Pompidou]]'' for [[BBC Two]]. The show began airing on 1 March 2015.

In May 2016, Lucas reprised his role as "Tweedledee/Tweedledum" in Tim Burton's ''[[Alice Through the Looking Glass (2016 film)|Alice Through the Looking Glass]],'' sequel to ''Alice in Wonderland.''<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/alice-through-the-looking-glass-beware-the-poppycock-my-son/|title='Alice Through the Looking Glass': Beware the poppycock, my son!|newspaper=Chicago Sun-Times|access-date=6 February 2017|archive-date=7 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170207114303/http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/alice-through-the-looking-glass-beware-the-poppycock-my-son/|url-status=dead}}</ref> Lucas joined the BBC series ''[[Doctor Who]]'' for its [[Doctor Who (series 10)|tenth series]], reprising the character [[Nardole]], which he had previously played in the 2015 and 2016 Christmas specials, "[[The Husbands of River Song]]" and "[[The Return of Doctor Mysterio]]" respectively.

On 16 February 2017, Lucas was awarded an Honorary Degree "Doctor of Letters" by the University of Bristol, where he had studied for two years in the 1990s but had left before completing his degree course.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-38990773 |title=Little Britain star Matt Lucas awarded honorary degree by Bristol University |date=16 February 2017 |work=BBC News |access-date=15 May 2017}}</ref> On 3 October 2017, Lucas released his autobiography titled ''Little Me'', published by Canongate Books in hardback. The paperback edition was released on 7 June 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://canongate.co.uk/books/2414-little-me-my-life-from-a-z/|title=Little Me: My autobiography|author=Matt Lucas|publisher=Canongate Books|access-date=7 March 2018}}</ref>

From 2 July to 25 August 2018, Lucas played Bill Snibson in a revival of ''[[Me and My Girl]]'' at [[Chichester Festival Theatre]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.chortle.co.uk/news/2018/03/01/39264/matt_lucas_to_star_in_me_and_my_girl|title=Matt Lucas to star in Me And My Girl : News 2018 : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide|last=Bennett|first=Steve|website=chortle.co.uk|language=en|access-date=7 April 2020}}</ref>

In January 2019, Lucas starred in a [[Netflix]] film titled ''[[Polar (film)|Polar]].''<ref>{{Cite web |last=Miska |first=Brad |date=18 December 2018 |title=First Look at "Hannibal's" Mads Mikkelsen in Netflix's 'John Wick'-esque 'Polar' |url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/movie/3538739/first-look-hannibals-mads-mikkelsen-netflixs-john-wick-esque-polar/ |access-date=11 May 2025 |website=Bloody Disgusting! |language=en-US}}</ref> In April, he voiced a character called Charlie in the family animated film ''[[The Queen's Corgi]],'' and also voiced Mr Collick in ''[[Missing Link (2019 film)|Missing Link]]''.<ref>{{Cite magazine |title=Laika's 'Missing Link,' featuring all-star cast, to hit theaters spring 2019 |url=https://ew.com/movies/2018/05/08/laikas-missing-link-featuring-all-star-cast-to-hit-theaters-spring-2019/ |access-date=11 May 2025 |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Keslassy |first=Elsa |date=12 June 2018 |title=Lionsgate U.K. Brings 'The Queen's Corgi' Back Home (EXCLUSIVE) |url=https://variety.com/2018/film/global/lionsgate-u-k-brings-the-queens-corgi-back-home-exclusive-1202840262/ |access-date=11 May 2025 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref>

In 2019, Lucas was the bank holiday cover host{{clarify|date=July 2021}} for the Radio 2 Breakfast Show.{{citation needed|date=July 2021}} He also covered [[Paul O'Grady]]'s Sunday 5–7pm show during that summer. [[Fearne Cotton]] was the main breakfast show holiday cover host.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://radiotoday.co.uk/2019/02/fearne-cotton-gets-radio-2-breakfast-cover-job/|title=Fearne Cotton gets Radio 2 Breakfast cover job|website=RadioToday|date=7 February 2019|access-date=5 August 2019}}</ref>{{needs update|date=April 2020}}
In 2021, Lucas continued to sit in for [[Zoe Ball]] and host [[the Radio 2 Breakfast Show]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000tsg2|title=BBC Radio 2 – The Zoe Ball Breakfast Show, Matt Lucas sits in, with Sally Lindsay|publisher=BBC}}</ref>

From 10 August to 30 November 2019, Lucas appeared in ''[[Les Misérables (musical)|Les Misérables]]'' at the [[Gielgud Theatre]] in London's West End, playing the role of Monsieur Thénardier in a fully staged concert adaptation of the musical. On 20 December 2019, Lucas returned to the role at the [[Sondheim Theatre]], after actor Gerard Carey contracted vocal damage through pneumonia and was forced to pull out. On 10 January 2020, Lucas himself was forced to withdraw from the show following a back injury.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Paskett |first=Zoe |date=10 January 2020 |title=Matt Lucas withdraws from Les Misérables following a back injury |language=en |work=[[Evening Standard]] |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/culture/theatre/matt-lucas-withdraws-les-miserables-back-injury-a4331176.html |access-date=18 December 2023}}</ref>

In March 2020, he became the new co-host of the [[Channel 4]] and [[Love Productions]] television show ''[[The Great British Bake Off]]'', taking over from [[Sandi Toksvig]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-51834511|title=Matt Lucas to replace Sandi Toksvig on Bake Off|date=11 March 2020|work=BBC News|access-date=12 March 2020}}</ref> He departed from the programme in December 2022.

On 3 April 2020, Lucas released a reworked version of his "Baked Potato Song" from ''Shooting Stars'' titled "Thank You Baked Potato", with all proceeds from the track going towards the [[Feed NHS]] campaign, which aims to provide meals for [[NHS]] workers in the midst of the [[COVID-19 pandemic in the UK]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/matt-lucas-thanks-fans-as-thank-you-baked-potato-enters-charts-2641281|title=Matt Lucas thanks fans as 'Thank You Baked Potato' enters charts|work=NME|last=Daly|first=Rhian|date=5 April 2020|access-date=7 April 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Youngs|first=Ian|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-52112132|title=How Matt Lucas' potato song is feeding NHS workers|date=1 April 2020|work=BBC News|access-date=7 April 2020|language=en-GB}}</ref> The song reached No. 34 in the charts. Lucas also wrote a children's picture book based on "Thank You, Baked Potato", published by Egmont and all proceeds again go to Feed NHS.

In 2020, Lucas, along with his ''Little Britain'' co-star David Walliams, apologised for their portrayal of characters using racial [[caricature]]s, "including an obese Caribbean woman called Desiree DeVere, portrayed in [[blackface]], and a 'portly Thai bride' called Ting Tong." This was prompted after Netflix and BBC iPlayer removed the show from their catalogues.<ref>{{Cite web |date=14 June 2020 |title=David Walliams and Matt Lucas apologise for Little Britain blackface |url=http://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jun/14/david-walliams-and-matt-lucas-apologise-for-little-britain-blackface |access-date=15 October 2022 |website=The Guardian |language=en}}</ref>

In 2023, Lucas returned to Hollywood to star in the musical fantasy film ''[[Wonka (film)|Wonka]]'', as one of the main antagonists, Gerald Prodnose.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lang |first=Robert |date=12 October 2023 |title='Wonka' Movie Posters: Timothée Chalamet, Rowan Atkinson, Olivia Coleman, Keegan-Michael Key, Hugh Grant, Calah Lane & More |url=https://deadline.com/gallery/wonka-movie-posters-characters/ |access-date=11 May 2025 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref> That year he also wrote a children's book titled ''The Boy Who Slept Through Christmas''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=About |url=https://theboywhoslept.com/about |access-date=11 May 2025 |website=The Boy Who Slept Through Christmas |language=en-AU}}</ref>

In 2024, he played a minor role in the historic epic action film ''[[Gladiator II]]'' as the Master of ceremonies. It serves as a sequel to [[Gladiator (2000 film)|''Gladiator'']], which was released in 2000.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Anderton |first=Ethan |date=22 November 2024 |title=Gladiator 2's Biggest Surprise Is A Cameo We Never Saw Coming |url=https://www.slashfilm.com/1712947/gladiator-2-colosseum-announcer-actor-matt-lucas/ |access-date=11 May 2025 |website=SlashFilm |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=26 February 2012 |title=IGN FilmForce Exclusive: David Franzoni in Negotiations for Another Gladiator! - Movies News at IGN |work=IGN |url=http://uk.movies.ign.com/articles/300/300625p1.html |access-date=11 May 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120226104104/http://uk.movies.ign.com/articles/300/300625p1.html |archive-date=26 February 2012 }}</ref> He later revealed that he landed the role after his agent asked him to put in a tape, and he filmed it 80 times before sending it to the producers.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wratten |first=Marcus |date=18 November 2024 |title=Gladiator II's Matt Lucas explains how he landed campy role |url=https://www.thepinknews.com/2024/11/18/matt-lucas-gladiator-2-cameo/ |access-date=11 May 2025 |website=PinkNews {{!}} Latest lesbian, gay, bi and trans news {{!}} LGBTQ+ news |language=en-US}}</ref> He has said that he took inspiration for the character from [[David Hemmings]] in the original film, as well as [[Stanley Tucci]] in ''[[The Hunger Games (film)|The Hunger Games]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=King |first=Jack |date=15 November 2024 |title=How did Matt Lucas end up in Gladiator 2? We asked him |url=https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/article/matt-lucas-gladiator-2 |access-date=11 May 2025 |website=British GQ |language=en-GB}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Lucas is a patron of the Karen Morris Memorial Trust, a UK charity for [[leukaemia]] patients and their families. In April 2003, he appeared on ''Celebrity [[Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?]]'' and won £62,500 for the charity.<ref>{{cite web|title=Karen Morris Memorial Trust|url=http://www.kmmt.org.uk/|access-date=24 October 2009}}</ref>

Lucas is gay. He first suspected his sexuality at age seven.<ref name="es1" /><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/3608600/The-show-well-all-soon-be-watching.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220111/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/3608600/The-show-well-all-soon-be-watching.html |archive-date=11 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=The show we'll all soon be watching |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph|access-date=23 October 2012}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.contactmusic.com/news/lucas-shakin-stevens-made-me-gay_1025759|title=Lucas: 'Shakin' Stevens Made Me Gay' |work=Contactmusic.com|date=22 March 2007 |access-date=23 October 2012}}</ref> At a ceremony in [[Central London]] in December 2006, he entered into a [[Civil partnership in the United Kingdom|civil partnership]] with Kevin McGee.<ref>{{cite news|title=Little Britain star 'weds' his Prince Charming|first1=Caroline |last1=Davies |first2=Paula |last2=Sheppard |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1537204/Little-Britain-star-weds-his-Prince-Charming.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220111/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1537204/Little-Britain-star-weds-his-Prince-Charming.html |archive-date=11 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|date=18 December 2006}}{{cbignore}}</ref> In attendance were [[Barbara Windsor]], [[Neil Tennant]], [[Elton John]], and [[Courtney Love]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.exposay.com/matt-lucas-and-kevin-mcgee-pantomime-themed-wedding-reception-in-london/v/7045/1/|work=Exposay|title=Matt Lucas and Kevin McGee Pantomime Themed Wedding Reception London: Album|access-date=26 May 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110929222948/http://www.exposay.com/matt-lucas-and-kevin-mcgee-pantomime-themed-wedding-reception-in-london/v/7045/1/|archive-date=29 September 2011}}</ref> They separated and had their civil partnership dissolved through the High Court in 2008.
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Lucas was raised as Jewish but has variously described himself as an [[atheist Jew|atheist]]<ref name="home-delivery">{{cite episode|title=Matt Lucas|series=[[Julia Zemiro's Home Delivery]]|network=[[ABC (Australian TV channel)|ABC]]|series-number=3|number=2|date=10 June 2015}}</ref> and a "fairly [[Jewish secularism|secular Jew]]".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PrlFGPB0rpg |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/PrlFGPB0rpg |archive-date=21 December 2021 |url-status=live|title=Derren Brown vs Celebrities – TOP 5 TRICKS|last=Derren Brown|date=21 January 2017|access-date=7 March 2018|via=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}</ref> In 2022, he was the subject of BBC's ''[[Who Do You Think You Are? (British TV series)|Who Do You Think You Are?]]'' and learned that many of his grandmother's cousins had been murdered in [[the Holocaust]].  His grandmother's cousin, Werner Goldschmidt, had lived with the family of [[diarist]] [[Anne Frank]] in Amsterdam in 1942.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0018bjf|title=BBC One – Who Do You Think You Are?, Series 19, Matt Lucas|publisher=BBC}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.whodoyouthinkyouaremagazine.com/tutorials/tv-series/matt-lucas-on-who-do-you-think-you-are-everything-you-need-to-know/|title=Matt Lucas on Who Do You Think You Are? Everything you need to know|website=Who Do You Think You Are Magazine|date=18 September 2023 }}</ref> In 2021, 83 years after his grandmother left Berlin, Lucas obtained [[German citizenship]].<ref>{{cite tweet|number=1455579177139200002|user=RealMattLucas|title=My grandma fled Berlin in 1938. Having been offered citizenship, I have just been to the German Embassy in London t...|date=2 November 2021}}</ref>

Lucas is an avid supporter of [[Arsenal Football Club]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://dailycannon.com/2017/10/matt-lucas-arsenal-are-the-only-tribe-i-dont-mind-being-a-part-of/|title=Matt Lucas: Arsenal are the only tribe I don't mind being a part of|date=16 October 2017|work=Daily Cannon|access-date=12 June 2018}}</ref>

From 2012 to 2015, Lucas lived with his ''Bridesmaids'' co-star [[Rebel Wilson]] in [[West Hollywood]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/showbiz/news/a403406/bridesmaids-rebel-wilson-matt-lucas-live-together-annoy-neighbours.html|title='Bridesmaids' Rebel Wilson, Matt Lucas live together, annoy neighbours|last=Wightman|first=Catriona|date=3 September 2012|work=[[Digital Spy]]|access-date=17 January 2013}}</ref>

==Filmography==
===Films===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
!Ref.
|-
| 1998
| ''Jilting Joe''
| Air Steward
|
|
|-
| 1999
| ''[[Plunkett & Macleane]]''
| Sir Oswald
|
|
|-
| 2004
| ''[[Shaun of the Dead]]''
| Cousin Tom
| Cameo
|
|-
| 2005
| ''Cold and Dark''
| Dr. Elgin
|
|
|-
| 2009
| ''[[Astro Boy (film)|Astro Boy]]''
| Sparx
| Voice
|
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2010
| ''[[Alice in Wonderland (2010 film)|Alice in Wonderland]]''
| [[Tweedledum and Tweedledee]]
|
|
|-
| ''[[The Infidel (2010 film)|The Infidel]]''
| Rabbi
|
|
|-
| ''[[Les Misérables in Concert: The 25th Anniversary]]''
| Thénardier
|
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2011
| ''[[Gnomeo & Juliet]]''
| [[Benvolio|Benny]]
| Voice
|
|-
| ''[[Bridesmaids (2011 film)|Bridesmaids]]''
| Gil
|
|
|-
| 2012
| ''[[Small Apartments]]''
| Franklin Franklin
|
|
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2013
| ''[[The Look of Love (film)|The Look of Love]]''
| Divine
|
|
|-
| ''[[In Secret (film)|In Secret]]''
| Olivier
| Previously titled ''Thérèse''
|
|-
| ''[[The Harry Hill Movie]]''
| Otto
|
|
|-
| 2014
| ''[[Paddington (film)|Paddington]]''
| Joe
|
|
|-
| 2016
| ''[[Alice Through the Looking Glass (2016 film)|Alice Through the Looking Glass]]''
| Tweedledee and Tweedledum
|
|
|-
| 2017
| ''[[How to Talk to Girls at Parties (film)|How to Talk to Girls at Parties]]''
| PT Wain
|
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2018
| ''[[A Futile and Stupid Gesture (film)|A Futile and Stupid Gesture]]''
| [[Tony Hendra]]
|
|
|-
| ''[[Sherlock Gnomes]]''
| Benny
| Voice
|
|-
| rowspan="4" | 2019
| ''[[Polar (film)|Polar]]''
| Mr. Blut
|
|
|-
| ''[[Missing Link (2019 film)|Missing Link]]''
| Mr. Collick<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0524240/?ref_=nv_sr_1?ref_=nv_sr_1#actorMovie |title= Matt Lucas (I)|publisher=IMDb |access-date= 18 April 2019 |quote=Mr. Collick (voice)}}</ref>
| rowspan="2" |Voice
|
|-
| ''[[The Queen's Corgi]]''
| Charlie
|
|-
| ''[[Les Misérables: The Staged Concert]]''
| Thénardier
|
|
|-
| 2022
| ''[[I Came By]]''
| Great British Bake-Off Host
|
|
|-
| 2023
| ''[[Wonka (film)|Wonka]]''
| Gerald Prodnose
|
|
|-
| 2024
| ''[[Gladiator II]]''
| Master of ceremonies
|
|
|}

===Television===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
!Ref.
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1995
| ''[[The Imaginatively Titled Punt & Dennis Show]]''
|
| 1 episode
|
|-
| ''[[The Smell of Reeves and Mortimer]]''
| Mayor Hobson / Pub Landlord / Quivell Mills
| 4 episodes
|
|-
| 1995–2009
| ''[[Shooting Stars (1993 TV series)|Shooting Stars]]''
| George Dawes / Marjorie Dawes
|
|
|-
| 1996
| ''[[Mash and Peas]]''
| Danny Mash / Various roles
| 9 episodes; also writer
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1997
| ''[[Sunnyside Farm]]''
| Mr. Mills
|
|
|-
| ''It's Ulrika!''
| Various roles
| Television film
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1998
| ''[[Barking (TV series)|Barking]]''
| Various Roles
|
|
|-
| ''You Are Here''
| Pat Magnet
| Television film
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1999
| ''[[Bang Bang, It's Reeves and Mortimer]]''
| Various roles
| 1 episode
|
|-
| ''[[Sir Bernard's Stately Homes]]''
| Sir Bernard Chumley
| 6 episodes
|
|-
| 1999–2022
| ''[[Rock Profile]]''
| Various characters
| 31 episodes; also writer
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2000
| ''[[Da Ali G Show]]''
|
| Wrote 1 episode
|
|-
| ''[[Urusei Yatsura (1981 TV series)|Lum the Invader Girl]]''
| [[Ataru Moroboshi]]
| Voice, English BBC dub of ''[[Urusei Yatsura]]''; 2 episodes
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2001
| ''[[Fun at the Funeral Parlour]]''
| Father Titmus / Isaac Hunt
| 2 episodes
|
|-
| ''[[Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) (2000 TV series)|Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)]]''
| Nesbit
| Episode: "Revenge of the Bog People"
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2002
| ''Surrealissimo: The Scandalous Success of Salvador Dalí''
| [[Luis Buñuel]]
| rowspan="3" | Television film
|
|-
| ''Captain V''
|
|
|-
| 2003
| ''[[Comic Relief (charity)|Comic Relief 2003: The Big Hair Do]]''
| Su Pollard: Blankety Blank
|
|-
| 2003–2006
| ''[[Little Britain (TV series)|Little Britain]]''
| Various Roles
| 23 episodes; also writer
|
|-
| rowspan="4" | 2004
| ''[[Catterick (TV series)|Catterick]]''
| Roy Oates / Dan the Shellfish Man / Webster
| 6 episodes
|
|-
| ''[[French and Saunders]]''
|
| 1 episode
|
|-
| ''The All-Star Comedy Show''
| Various roles
| rowspan="2" | Television film
|
|-
| ''[[AD/BC: A Rock Opera]]''
| God
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2005
| ''[[Look Around You]]''
| Dr. Phillip Lavender
| 2 episodes
|
|-
| ''[[Casanova (2005 TV serial)|Casanova]]''
| Villars
| Mini-series; 2 episodes
|
|-
| 2005–2006
| ''[[King Arthur's Disasters]]''
| [[Merlin]]
|
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2006
| ''[[Popetown]]''
| Cardinal One / Jackie Cohen
| 10 episodes
|
|-
| ''[[The Wind in the Willows (2006 film)|The Wind in the Willows]]''
| Mr. Toad
| rowspan="2" | Television film
|
|-
| rowspan="4" | 2007
| ''The National Television Awards 2007''
| Lou
|
|-
| ''[[Gavin & Stacey]]''
| Jammy
| 1 episode
|
|-
| ''[[Neighbours]]''
| Andy Pipkin
| Episode: "British Bulldog"
|
|-
| ''[[Kath & Kim]]''
| Karen
| 2 episodes
|
|-
| 2008
| ''[[Little Britain USA]]''
| Various roles
| 6 episodes; also writer and executive producer
|
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2009
| ''[[Kröd Mändoon and the Flaming Sword of Fire]]''
| Chancellor Dongalor
| 6 episodes
|
|-
| ''Comic Relief 2009''
| Julie / Matt Van-Laaast / Ellie Grace
| rowspan="2" | Television film
|
|-
| ''Pride of Britain Awards 2009''
| Andy
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2010
| ''[[Funny or Die Presents]]''
| Graham Rhys Grahamcox
| Episode: "The Carpet Brothers"
|
|-
| ''[[The One Ronnie]]''
| Various characters
| Television film
|
|-
| 2010–2011
| ''[[Come Fly with Me (2010 TV series)|Come Fly with Me]]''
| Various roles / Fearghal O'Farrell / Keeley St Clair / Mickey Minchin
| 6 episodes; also writer and associate producer
|
|-
| 2012
| ''The Greatest Footie Ads Ever''
| Andy
| Television film
|
|-
| 2012–2013
| ''[[Portlandia]]''
| Stu
| 2 episodes
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2013
| ''[[Community (TV series)|Community]]''
| Toby Weeks
| Episode: "Conventions of Space and Time"<ref>{{Cite web |last=Goldman |first=Eric |date=22 February 2013 |title=Community: "Conventions of Space and Time" Review |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2013/02/22/community-conventions-of-space-and-time-review |access-date=30 March 2024 |website=IGN |language=en}}</ref>
|
|-
| ''[[Super Fun Night]]''
| Derrick
| Guest appearance<ref>{{cite web |last=Abrams |first=Natalie |date=23 August 2013 |title=Super Fun Night Stages Bridesmaids Reunion! |url=https://www.tvguide.com/News/Super-Fun-Night-Bridesmaids-Matt-Lucas-1069528.aspx |access-date=15 May 2017 |website=[[TV Guide]]}}</ref>
|
|-
| 2014
| ''[[The Life of Rock with Brian Pern]]''
| Ray Thomas
|
|
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2015
| ''[[Pompidou (TV series)|Pompidou]]''
| Pompidou
| Also writer and director
|
|-
| ''[[Fresh Off the Boat]]''
| Mr. Fisher
| Episode: "Boy II Man"
|
|-
| ''[[Man Seeking Woman]]''
| Igor
| Episode: "Teacup"
|
|-
| 2015–2017
| ''[[Doctor Who]]''
| [[Nardole]]
| 15 episodes
|
|-
| rowspan="5" | 2016
| ''[[Bull (2015 TV series)|Bull]]''
| Mr. Richards
| Episode: "A Faberge Egg"
|
|-
| ''[[Galavant]]''
| Peasant John
| Episode: "Aw, Hell, the King"
|
|-
| ''[[Mack & Moxy]]''
| Admirable Matt
| Episode: "A Spectrum of Possibilities"
|
|-
| ''A Midsummer Night's Dream''
| Nick Bottom
| Television film
|
|-
| ''Round Planet''
| Narrator
| 10 episodes
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2017
| ''[[Bill Nye Saves the World]]''
| Himself
| Episode: "The Sexual Spectrum"
|
|-
| ''[[Stella (British TV series)|Stella]]''
| Wes
| Episode: 6.1
|
|-
| 2018
| ''[[Who Is America?]]''
| {{N/A}}
| Writer ("104")
|
|-
| 2019
| ''[[Moominvalley (TV series)|Moominvalley]]''
| Teety-Woo
| In production
|
|-
| 2020
| ''Reasons to Be Cheerful with Matt Lucas''
| Presenter
|
|
|-
| 2020–2023
| ''[[The Great British Bake Off]]''
| Co-presenter
| Alongside [[Noel Fielding]]; replaced [[Sandi Toksvig]]
|
|-
| rowspan="5" | 2021
| ''[[The Masked Singer (British TV series)|The Masked Singer]]''
| Guest panelist
| [[The Masked Singer (British TV series) series 2|Series 2]], Episode 7; Semi-final
|
|-
| ''50 Years of [[Mr Men]] with Matt Lucas''
| Presenter
| TV documentary<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.channel4.com/programmes/50-years-of-mr-men-with-matt-lucas|title=50 Years of Mr Men with Matt Lucas|publisher=Channel 4|access-date=8 May 2021}}</ref>
|
|-
| ''[[Legends of Tomorrow]]''
| [[Aleister Crowley]]
| Voice; 2 episodes
|
|-
| ''[[RuPaul's Drag Race UK (series 3)|RuPaul's Drag Race UK]]''
| Guest Judge
| Episode: "The Return of Royalty"
|
|-
| ''[[Gogglebox]]'' ''for [[Stand Up to Cancer]]''
| Himself
| Series 18, episode 5 ([[Su2c]] special)
|
|-
| 2022
| ''Deep Heat''
| Administrator
| The Showcase
|
|-
| 2022–2024
| ''[[Fantasy Football League (TV series)|Fantasy Football League]]''
| Co-presenter
| Co-writer<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/fantasy-football-league/|title=Fantasy Football League|website=comedy.co.uk|accessdate=27 January 2023}}</ref>
|
|}

===Shorts===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
!Ref.
|-
| 1996
| ''Shooting Stars: Unviewed and Nude''
| George Dawes
| rowspan="2" | Video
|
|-
| 1997
| ''Dennis Pennis R.I.P.''
| 'The Quill'
|
|-
| 2003
| ''Moo(n)''
| Bee
| rowspan="2" | Short
|
|-
| 2003
| ''Welcome to Glaringly''
| Various roles
|
|-
| 2005
| ''Alan Partridge Presents: The Cream of British Comedy''
| Daffydd Thomas
| Video
|
|-
| 2007
| ''Fievel Throws Down''
|
| Short
|
|-
| 2010
| ''The RRF in New Recruit''
| Sparx
| rowspan="2" | Voice, video short
|
|-
|2020
|''The Best of Days''
|Nardole
|
|}

===Web videos===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
!Ref.
|-
| 2020
| ''[[Unfinished London]]''<ref name="What's wrong with London's boroughs?">{{Cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_T_0FYHn0I0?t=534|title=10. What's wrong with London's boroughs? |work=[[Unfinished London]] |date=May 2020 |access-date=18 February 2022}}</ref>
| Man from Hounslow<ref name="What's wrong with London's boroughs?"/>
| Episode: "What's wrong with London's boroughs?"
|
|}

===Audio dramas===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Ref.
|-
| 2001
| ''[[Doctor Who]]'': ''[[The One Doctor]]''<ref name="One Doctor">{{Cite web |url=https://www.bigfinish.com/releases/v/the-one-doctor-651|title=27. The One Doctor |work=[[Big Finish Productions]] |date=December 2001 |access-date=6 January 2017}}</ref>
| Cylinder / The Jelloid<ref name="One Doctor" />
|
|}

===Theatre===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year
! Production
! Role
!Director
! Venue
! Notes
!Ref.
|-
|2002
|''[[Taboo (musical)|Taboo]]''
|[[Leigh Bowery]]
|[[Christopher Renshaw]]
|[[Leicester Square Theatre|Venue Theatre, London]]
|[[West End theatre|West End]]
|
|-
| 2005–2007
| ''[[Little Britain Live]]''
| Writer and performer (various roles)
|[[Jeremy Sams]]
| Various
| UK and Australian tours
|
|-
|2009
|''[[Prick Up Your Ears (play)|Prick Up Your Ears]]''
|[[Kenneth Halliwell]]
|[[Daniel Kramer]]
|[[Comedy Theatre, London]]
| [[West End theatre|West End]]
|
|-
|2010
| rowspan=2|''[[Les Misérables (musical)|Les Misérables]]''
| rowspan="2" | [[Thénardier]]
|Laurence Connor and James Powell
|[[The O2]], London
| [[Les Misérables in Concert: The 25th Anniversary|25th Anniversary Concert]]
|
|-
|2011
|[[Trevor Nunn]] and [[John Caird (director)|John Caird]]
|[[Sondheim Theatre|Queen's Theatre]], London
| [[West End theatre|West End]]
|
|-
|2018
|''[[Me and My Girl]]''
|Bill Snibson
|[[Daniel Evans (actor)|Daniel Evans]]
|[[Chichester Festival Theatre]]
|Regional
|
|-
| 2019
| rowspan="4" |''[[Les Misérables (musical)|Les Misérables]]''
| rowspan="4" |[[Thénardier]]
|James Powell and Jean-Pierre van der Spuy
| [[Gielgud Theatre]], London
| [[West End theatre|West End]] - [[Les Misérables: The Staged Concert|Staged Concert]]
|
|-
| 2019–2020
|Laurence Connor and James Powell
| rowspan="2" | [[Sondheim Theatre]], London
| [[West End theatre|West End]]
|
|-
| 2020
| rowspan="2" |James Powell and Jean-Pierre van der Spuy
| [[West End theatre|West End]] - [[Les Misérables: The Staged Concert|Staged Concert]]
|
|-
| 2025
| Various in Sweden, Netherlands and Australia
| Arena Spectacular World Tour
|<ref>[https://www.westendtheatre.com/259066/news/les-miserables-the-arena-spectacular-sets-australia-dates-matt-lucas-to-join-the-cast/ Les Miserables The Arena Spectacular sets Australia dates, Matt Lucas to join the cast]</ref>
|}

=== Stage guest appearances ===
* [[Monty Python Live (Mostly)|''Monty Python Live (Mostly)'']] - [[The O2]] (2014)
* [[The Comeback (play)|''The Comeback'']] - [[Noël Coward Theatre]] (2020)
* [[Inside No. 9 Stage/Fright|''Inside No. 9 Stage/Fright'']] - [[Wyndham's Theatre]] (2025)

==Bibliography==
* {{cite book|author1=Boyd Hilton|author2=Matt Lucas|author3=David Walliams|title=Inside Little Britain|location=London|publisher=Ebury Press|year=2006|isbn=978-0-09-191231-4|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/insidelittlebrit0000luca}}
* {{cite book|author1=Lucas|title=Little Me|location=London|publisher=Canongate|year=2017|isbn=978-1786890863|first=Matt}}
* {{cite book|author1=Lucas|title=The Boy Who Slept Through Christmas|location=Glasgow|publisher=[[HarperCollins|Farshore]]|year=2023|isbn=978-0008519896|first=Matt}}

==References==
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==External links==
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* {{IMDb name|id=0524240|name=Matt Lucas}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20190223091707/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2bb0d08835 Matt Lucas] at the [[British Film Institute]]
* {{Twitter}}

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