Karl John Lucas (born 27 March 1972) is an English comedian, actor[3] and writer,[4] who has written for and appeared in a number of television, music videos and radio comedy programmes, as well as various theatre productions.
Some of the shows most memorable moments saw 2 Up 2 Down singing a duet with Rick Astley, getting Hip-Hop dance lessons off Lionel Blair and Richard's rap in the middle of "The Winner's Song" (co-written by Gary Barlow).
[citation needed] He is one of the only British comedians who has worked as a warm up on American TV shows: America's Got Talent and Osbournes Reloaded.
[citation needed] Lucas has written scripts, story lines, additional material, sketches and provided material for Peter Kay's Britain's Got the Pop Factor... and Possibly a New Celebrity Jesus Christ Soapstar Superstar Strictly on Ice,[1] The Coronation Street Panto, Coronation Street, You've Been Framed,[4] Ant and Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway,[1][4] A Question of TV, Soap Fever,[4] Loose Women,[1] Max and Paddy's Power of Two,[1] and Osbournes Reloaded in the U.S.[1] In 2011 he wrote and directed This Morning's first ever live Pantomime.
He has since worked on such shows as Loose Women[9] Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway, Strictly Come Dancing, and The Voice UK.