Meet Leigh Francis, The Man Behind Comedy Legend Keith Lemon | Good Morning Britain

It's time to reveal the man behind comedy-legend Keith Lemon, as Leigh Francis is taking to the stage as himself for the first time.
Leigh explains that his character Keith Lemon is actually based on his real-life best friend!
Broadcast on 23/06/23
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[@Thegeezerjk]

Keith lemon, had me actually in tears so many times. Absolutely hilarious, top man!

[@sexydudeuk2172]

It's surprising how different he is from his alter ego. He's quite shy in real life. His keith lemon ego is based on a mate of his named Keith lemon

[@TheHappyLoner]

Lovely bloke! Had a little chat with him over twitter few years ago. He had no need apologising for one of the best shows in history that made him who he is.

[@leelobee6552]

he kind of did

[@tomhayes8818]

​@@leelobee6552no he didn't

[@leelobee6552]

@@tomhayes8818 yes he did

[@YNWANOTOURIOUSUFC]

I do feel sorry for Trisha because it took her what 20yrs to say how she hated it? She really suffered. He used to take Mel B off and she was ok with it. Craig David bitching about Leigh was my fave one, it hurt his career that much he appeared on Bo Selecta the muppet

[@gw7624]

@@leelobee6552 What should he be apologising for?

[@ishirutaekakura308]

Leigh is such a lovely guy, like he said, he likes to bring smiles! And he did just that! And plenty of laughs, top bloke!

[@Michael-gu1bf]

Brilliant comedian. Keep it up Leigh.

[@susanjames4235]

Love this guy , he's definitely my style icon .

[@simodo11]

Funniest man ever ,love our Leigh

[@ceceanne4388]

Ask him where he’s touring and how to buy tickets …he starts answering and she says ok ok we get the picture really rudely 😂😂 then says why are you plugging a show you haven’t even written yet 😂

[@dave-jk6en]

So basically there is no difference between Lee and Keith, other than the bandage

[@71Splinter]

Love you man, great guy!

[@JaredGriffiths2000]

He looks a bit like Richard Attenborough.

[@jimmyrustlerz]

He will always be a genius for Bo Selecta and the early Keith Lemon.

[@SireJoe]

I'm glad people made the effort to comment to let us know they didn't think he's funny 😂 Leigh wins either way lol

[@darraghgregory1269]

Keith( leigh) is brilliant hilarious man ❤

[@reeling-in]

Any news on GMB favourite Schofield? He’s always worth a laugh!!😂😂

[@TheHappyLoner]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/g6vVaYt8aqqca8k 🤣🤣

[@COBO2]

He’s 50 😮 He looks the same since he started his career 😂

[@davidparsons4481]

Bring back BO selector.

[@freqeist]

Oh his real voice.

[@fionka64]

As I watch later at night can you please turn off the annoying loud intro music please x

[@neildmonte8786]

I'm surprised his tail didn't pop out 😅

[@benjaminclements1650]

I'm too used to him being keith lemon, he may as well change his name by deed poll.

[@thetatcritic4236]

Whats made him do this is celebrity juice's cancellation and the moneys drying up

[@jimmyrustlerz]

I actually thought Myrtle was funny lol

[@woollyted1666]

He wasn't funny then, he isn't funny now. Real talent endures.

[@chris-vn6sw]

🍋

[@al2275]

The bandage is gone? Finally! It must have smelled so bad.

[@Sirclive]

I thought his northern accent was fake

[@carloshenry337]

So he's real name is not Keith Lemon? It's just a made up person.😂

[@kingeatking]

Legend!?.......... The man apologized for being funny because some losers got offended 🙄

[@leelobee6552]

I think it was more than 1 person

[@kingeatking]

@@leelobee6552 reread my comment 🙄

[@bensaville477]

I don't know if you've realised but the world is woke, like literally the majority of young people. What do you expect him to do just tell them all to f*** off and never get aired on TV again? Little piece of advice. He didn't want to apologise he had no choice you plant pot

[@tomhayes8818]

​@@kingeatkingtoday if you don't apologise you're "cancelled". He was looking after his career, I'd apologise too if it means I can still make money and put food on the table

[@dave-jk6en]

@@tomhayes8818 Not true, look at Ricky Gervais

[@andychannel8100]

Had to change due to this snowflake world we live in he'd be cancelled in a heart beat

[@geosmith3436]

He was funny in bo selecta but that was years ago - he’s done now.

[@dannydevlin1893]

Sorry but he's as funny as haemorrhoids

[@JaredGriffiths2000]

Agreed.

[@CaptainsChannel58]

So glad you took time out of your busy life to spread your negativity.

[@mrsumptuous9329]

Haemorrhoids is pretty funny to be fair

[@spartanlambda1884]

As soon as he apologized for playing non-white characters, I lost interest.

[@CaptainsChannel58]

I'm sure he was so upset to lose some racists from his fanbase.

[@Based_Stuhlinger]

Nothing racist about it, he plays anyone regardless of race.@@CaptainsChannel58

[@_Super_Hans_]

​@@CaptainsChannel58It's racist for someone to play a character of a different race is it?

[@CaptainsChannel58]

@@_Super_Hans_ you're asking me,? 😂

[@jonwoodmass2849]

Get down on one knee again and apologise to BLM and start crying. It was Keith's best skit.

[@ivorharden]

Keith Lemon was funny in 2011 but in this woke 2023 world, his not as funny anymore

[@michaelwittmann2644]

Have to say, I’ve always found Keith and Leigh irritating rather than funny; to the point of insulting. Insulting inasmuch as he having the audacity to think anyone with even just the tiniest tad of intelligence, would find him funny.

[@alansimpson7886]

Never in a million years, anywhere near funny..

[@jack8988]

Said no one ever

[@obwun2]

So not funny!