Matt Lucas pays tribute to late partner Kevin McGee: ‘Funniest person’
Matt Lucas and late partner Kevin McGee (Getty Images)
Comedian Matt Lucas has paid tribute to his late partner Kevin McGee, ahead of his stint on Channel 4 series Taskmaster.
Former Bake Off host Lucas and McGee entered into a civil partnership in December 2006, later having it dissolved in 2008. McGee sadly died by suicide in October 2009.
Now, reflecting on what makes him laugh, Lucas has paid tribute to McGee.
“My late husband Kevin was the funniest person I’ve ever met,” said Lucas, ahead of the new series of Taskmaster. He added to Radio Times: “Also, we had a chocolate labrador called Milo who was hilarious. He was so stubborn.”
Lucas spoke of McGee in an Instagram post previously in 2019, saying: “I loved him more than anyone I’ve ever met, and still do. He was so funny and silly and clever and kind and handsome and his smile made my heart soar. We were together for nearly six years and he made me the happiest man on the planet.”
He went on: “In the end he lost his battle with addiction and depression. I guess some people don’t have the armour for this world.
“I think of him probably a hundred times a day, every day. In truth, I think of little else. I would give anything to see him again and maybe one day I will, but for now I will be grateful for the time we had together and the love we shared. It was like no other.”
Matt Lucas on Taskmaster
The new series of Taskmaster starts airing on Channel 4 on 3 September.
Lucas will star alongside Chloe Petts, Isy Suttie, Nina Conti and Richard Ayoade.
Speaking of his co-stars, Lucas said: “I’d met them all. I’d co-written with Chloe Petts on Fantasy Football League so I knew what a formidable comic force they are, and I’d done an episode of Travel Man with Richard Ayoade. I know Isy Suttie through her husband Elis James (my Fantasy Football League co-host), and I’m in awe of Nina Conti’s skills and invention.”
Despite agreeing to appear on the show, Lucas has never seen it, as he “mainly just watches football”.
He said of his plan for Taskmaster: “I’m inept. If I get anything right, it’s by luck, not design – I was stumped most of the time. Greg Davies called me Grandad.
“Still, it was nice to get out of the house!”
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