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Matt Lucas pictured last year at the Gladiator II premiereCredit: Getty 3<\/p>\n On stage with David Walliams in 2006Credit: Getty – Contributor<\/p>\n The 51-year-old had to leave the theatre on Wednesday night when his voice began to fail him<\/p>\n Matt, who is starring in the role of Monsieur Th\u00e9nardier, was replaced by a fellow actor during the production in Sydney.<\/p>\n He updated fans in a post on Instagram on Friday.<\/p>\n While he did not go into detail about his health problem, he said it was related to his voice.<\/p>\n Matt<\/a> said: “I’ve been having a magical time in Les Mis\u00e9rables in arenas across Sydney and Melbourne.<\/p>\n “In over 30 years, I’ve never had to bow out of a performance, but tonight, as I was singing Master Of The House, I could feel my voice deserting me.”<\/p>\n He continued: “So if Th\u00e9nardier looked very different in act two, that was because the amazing Connor James took over. I am now in bed resting up, and I hope to be back on stage soon.”<\/p>\n Matt<\/a> shoto to fame with\u00a0David Walliams<\/a> with their hit show over 20 years ago, and now they are working together again.<\/p>\n The two comedians revealed earlier this year that they would be unleasing their very first podcast together called, Making A Scene.<\/p>\n They have since released regular episodes, some featuring interviews with big names including Simon Pegg, and Daisy May Cooper.<\/p>\n Little Britain legends David Walliams and Matt Lucas reunite for new comedy project together 19 years after sitcom<\/p>\n Matt\u00a0and\u00a0David\u00a0met at the National Youth\u00a0Theatre\u00a0in the early 90s and quickly bonded over their love of comedy and impressions.<\/p>\n One of their first collaborations was on Rock Profile, which started in 1999.<\/p>\n After other TV parts they finally made it big in 2003 with Little Britain, with the show running until 2009.<\/p>\n They also came together to write and star in Come Fly With Me, which ran from 2010 until 2011.<\/p>\n The pair stopped working with each other in 2011, amid reports the friendship became strained.<\/p>\n Matt wrote in his autobiography about how tensions rose between the pair in 2005 during their epic Little Britain Live tour, leading to a spectacular fight backstage one night.<\/p>\n One of their first collaborations was on Rock Profile, which started in 1999.<\/p>\n After other TV parts they finally made it big in 2003 with Little Britain, with the show running until 2009.<\/p>\n They also came together to write and star in Come Fly With Me, which ran from 2010 until 2011.<\/p>\n Much to fans’ delight the comedy duo reunited in 2019 after an eight-year feud, announcing that they were planning a “huge TV comeback”.<\/p>\n Matt and David<\/a>\u00a0finally started to work together again in 2019, creating a one-off special episode of Little Britain called Little Brexit which was broadcast on BBC Radio 4, where the show started in 2000.<\/p>\n In 2019, the comedy duo were\u00a0pictured together at the theatre<\/a>, and in 2020,\u00a0Matt revealed that the pair are friends again<\/a>.<\/p>\n Matt says: \u201cI do get asked about Little Britain a lot but what I can say is that David and I are the very best of friends and we speak or exchange messages every single day.”<\/p>\n And he admitted that modern tech\u00a0helped them keep in touch<\/a>.<\/p>\n He added that the pair “make each other laugh all the time”.<\/p>\n![\"Matt](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/matt-lucas-perform-stage-little-534871771.jpg\")
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