Man Up, Yanks: Little Britain USA Aims for Big Gay Giggles, GLBT Groups Not Laughing

Openly gay comedian Matt Lucas as Dafydd Thomas, "The only gay in the village"... now headed to small-town America and causing a ruckus even before the Sept. 28 premiere of Little Britain USA on HBO (Source:BBC) Good satire is never appreciated in its own country, usually winning fans abroad. In the case of Little Britain USA, however, the reverse might hold true: the sketch show that pokes fun at an array of characters around the U.K. is a hit on its home turf, but has already drawn GLBT groups' ire with an American spinoff.