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- Lou Todd and Andy Pipkin are fictional characters from the BBC sketch comedy series Little Britain, played by David Walliams and Matt Lucas respectively. Andy's catchphrases include, "Yeah I know", "Want that one" and "(I) Don't like it", while Lou's catchphrase is "What a kerfuffle!" Lou is patient, friendly, charitable and incredibly tolerant. He spends his spare time helping his best friend Andy, who – unbeknownst to Lou – feigns the need for a wheelchair. Moreover, his fashion sense primarily encompasses the 1980s, which is apparent from his general attire. He is typically seen wearing an awkward juxtaposition of trainers, blue tracksuit trousers, a T-shirt with slogans such as "I ran the World" or "Frankie Says RELAX - Don't do it" and a 1970s-style leather jacket with the sleeves pushed up to near the elbow. He speaks with a slight Cockney accent, with a lisp. Andy is impatient, selfish, has no respect for other sentient beings, appears to be unintelligent, has no interest in the world outside his local area, and is incredibly lazy. He is also dressed mostly in scruffy clothing such as well-worn jogging bottoms and a dirty vest. He speaks with a nasal, slurred voice. He has an unseen or unheard from brother called Declan, and previously had a woman called Maria (who died in one episode) as a caretaker before Lou (Lou mentioned her regularly in the early episodes of Series 1). Lou and Andy are arguably the most iconic characters in Little Britain, as they have appeared in every episode except the pilot. They were never in the radio shows apart from the 2019 Brexit special, are on most of Little Britain's merchandise and DVD covers and are in most of their charity work. The characters were inspired by Walliams' and Lucas' portrayals of Lou Reed and Andy Warhol on their previous programme, Rock Profile. (en)
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