Lou Todd and Andy Pipkin are fictional characters from the BBC sketch comedy series Little Britain, played by David Walliams and Matt Lucas respectively.
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.
The characters were inspired by Walliams' and Lucas' portrayals of Lou Reed and Andy Warhol on their previous programme, Rock Profile.
The comedy arises from the fact that the statement is usually very wise and profound and paints Andy as eloquent and educated off screen, in strong contrast to his ungrammatical speech and apparent lack of intelligence in the sketches.
For example: "dark chocolate has a bitter edge to it and lacks the oral ecstasy of its milkier cousin"; "Finland has a maudlin quality to it, rendering it unsuitable as a holiday destination"; "violence is the last bastion of moral cowardice"; "the natural world has a sublime beauty, unrivalled by anything man-made"; "the French can never be forgiven for surrendering to the German war machine and collaborating with their occupiers to set up the Vichy government"; "the only way to see London is via its ancient waterway, which is like a pulsating artery through the heart of this historic city"; and "the sea is a dark and brutal force that has dragged many an innocent to a watery grave".
Deleted scenes include: Another recurring aspect of the sketches is that Andy often gets out of his wheelchair and performs complex actions while Lou's back is turned.
Another more unusual example is when he tipped his wheelchair over and lay on the ground to make it appear as if Lou's new Polish girlfriend had pushed him.
A more graphic scene ensued in Little Britain USA when Andy attempted to pet a lion in the zoo but had his left hand chewed off as a result.
One sketch in Little Britain USA shows Andy on CCTV stealing a toy car ride, which Lou sees.
[3] In the second Christmas special, a more extreme example of Andy's behaviour is witnessed by the viewers when he is stranded on a "desert island" with Lou.
Whilst Lou searches for food to survive on until they find rescue, Andy finds and apparently checks into a nearby hotel where, among other things, he helps himself to food from the buffet table, participates in a Limbo competition, plays tennis, takes scuba diving lessons then returns to his shelter with a cocktail.
while Lou is travelling at 80 mph in order to get home in time for a TV programme; when they are stopped by the police Andy steals the policeman's motorbike and rides off.
During the Little Britain Abroad series, Andy blows a long raspberry as a message to fellow passengers on a 'plane taking them to Florida, after the captain allows him an opportunity to make an announcement to the cabin.
Deleted scenes include: In the episodes of series 1, Lou regularly mentioned an unheard and unseen character called Maria, who was his predecessor as Andy's caregiver.
Further ruining Andy's lifestyle, she disabled his television, threw out his chocolate and crisps (replacing his dinner with stew as a main course and a pear as dessert); started holding church services straight after dinner; and thumping his leg with a candle holder, to Andy's dismay.
Andy claims he is unable to feel a thing when Mrs. Mead thumps it, but when she goes to the kitchen, he cries out from the pain he was enduring.
Later in the episode, Mrs. Mead takes Andy to Beachy Head, where she says he must learn how to move his wheelchair himself, as well as get a job.
As part of Red Nose Day 2007 Andy and Lou appeared alongside Brian Potter from Phoenix Nights and The Proclaimers in a special version of I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles).
For Comic Relief 2015, Lou appeared with Stephen Hawking in the Andy role, along with Catherine Tate as a nun.