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  • David Walliams and Matt Lucas came face to face for the first time in seven years of Dale Wyndham's funeral.

  • Today, the pair rose to fame together in the early noughties thanks to their hips sketch A little Britain before they stopped working with each other in 2011.

  • Amid reports of tension, however, the men both stepped out in London today to pay their respects to their friend Dale Winton, who passed away in April aged 62 with their eyes covered by sunglasses, both mapped, 44 David, 46 looked understandably somber as they passed each other on the steps of the church in Marylebone.

  • Matins David met of the National New Theater and quickly bonded over their love of comedy and impressions.

  • After smaller TV parts, they finally made it begin 2000 and three, with Little Britain, with show running until 2000 and nine.

  • However, Matt wrote in his autobiography about how tensions rose between the pair in 2000 and five during their epic Little Britain live tour, leading to a spectacular fight backstage one night in the book Little Me, Matt revealed they were off on a lager heads and rose over trivial matters, including what kind of chocolate tohave backstage often escalated.

  • One particular disagreement over David's facial hair during the turned into an all out screaming match.

  • It started when they were in Oxford, preparing for a comic relief special.

  • The sketch that set them off featured on on stage kisses.

  • The comics played Judy and Maggie to Lasts of the Women's Institute to vomit at the mention of lesbians Matt Brandon, David inconsiderate for failing to shave Every day as his stubble was giving him a rash and David hit back, saying it couldn't possibly be that painful.

  • It turned into a huge round.

  • Matt explained that suddenly we were hurling obscenities at each other while they managed to make amends.

  • They locked horns again while on the Australian leg of the tour in 2000 and seven, and despite making their second show Come Fly With Me together.

  • The partnership dissolved in 2011 in the book Metal.

  • Some made a series of snide digs at his former partner, Sniping.

  • Williams has now sold so many Children's books he can probably by his own private jet, all decked out in pink with a river inside it for him to swim up.

  • But despite any problems in their past, the pair will have bonded in their grief for supermarket sweep host Dale, who was a great friend to both of them.

  • Soon after his death, David spoke movingly about his pal on BBC Radio Four Show, Front Row.

  • Shedding a tear, he said.

  • People on TV, there's often a bit of a mask.

  • People show a certain side of them, but with Dale, the two were as close as they could be.

  • He was a really beautiful soul, and I'm going to miss him terribly.

  • I'm sure everyone will.

  • A CZ well, Dale's funeral was attended by a host of famous faces, including Gloria 100 Foot Piers Morgan, Gabby Roslyn on Christopher Biggins.

  • The non religious service to celebrate his life was held on what would have Bean his 63rd birthday.

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David Walliams and Matt Lucas came face to face for the first time in seven years of Dale Wyndham's funeral.

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