'Matt Lucas Awards' handed second series by BBC One
Published Jun 1 2012, 20:05 BST | By Paul Millar
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The BBC One comedy talkshow will recommence recording in the autumn, the corporation announced this afternoon.
Based on Lucas's Radio 2 show And The Winner Is..., the format features celebrity guests providing nominations for artists or objects in a number of unorthodox categories.
Lucas wrote on Twitter at midday: "Delighted to announce that THE MATT LUCAS AWARDS will be returning to BBC ONE for a second series in 2013."
Following a pilot in June last year, a first run of six episodes aired on Monday nights in the late post-news slot of 10.35pm, starting in April and finishing late last month.
The Little Britain comic's mother and musician David Arnold have appeared in every edition of the programme so far.
Guests have included Louis Walsh, Johnny Vegas, Richard Madeley, Julian Clary and David Baddiel.
Watch a clip from series one of The Matt Lucas Awards below:
I love this show. I just don't understand why the BBC chuck it out in a graveyard slot. Surely in these times of BBC budget cuts the BBC can't afford to waste content like that
June 3rd 2012 at 12:46am
I glad this is gonna be back. Lot more witty than the new version of Room 101.
June 2nd 2012 at 6:04pm
There were some bits that made me chuckle but not enough for me to want another series worth
June 2nd 2012 at 4:07pm(+1 like)
love this but a waste of matt talent
June 2nd 2012 at 3:20pm
I can only assume that a) it's cheap to make, and b) no-one else wanted the slot. It's truly desperate schedule filling rubbish.
June 2nd 2012 at 3:20pm(+3 likes)