Rock Profile

Rock Profile
DVD cover of the Rock Profile series.
Genre	Satire
Created by	Matt Lucas David Walliams
Written by	Matt Lucas David Walliams Catherine Tate
Presented by	Jamie Theakston (Series 1-2) Dermot O'Leary (Series 3) Miquita Oliver (Series 3, Guest Presenter)
Starring	Matt Lucas David Walliams
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	3
No. of episodes	30 (list of episodes)
Release
Original network	UK Play (Series 1) BBC Two (Series 2) Funny or Die UK (Series 3)
Picture format	576i (SDTV) (Series 1-2) 720p (HD WebTV) (Series 3)
Audio format	Stereo
Original release	1999 – 2001
Chronology
Followed by	Little Britain Come Fly with Me

Rock Profile is a British television comedy show written by and starring comedy partnership Matt Lucas and David Walliams, both later widely known for the sketch show Little Britain. Rock Profile first appeared on the channel UK Play in 1999, before moving to BBC Two in 2000.

The show comprises a series of spoof interviews, involving Jamie Theakston questioning Lucas and Walliams who play famous musicians. The interviews are often bizarre and involve broad, unflattering caricatures or just downright fictional characteristics. They are often interspersed with videos by the featured artist, including humorous captions and congratulations from other impersonated celebrities.

The first series was broadcast in 1999, comprising 13 episodes, on digital channel UK Play. The series was then picked up by BBC Two, with a second series of 13 episodes following in 2000. Series one was later shown on BBC Two. In Christmas 2000, a special 45-minute episode of the series was broadcast, entitled Rock the Blind. The episode followed Gary Barlow (Lucas) and Ronan Keating (Walliams) as they recorded a charity single. Ted Robbins appeared as Pete Waterman, and Sara Cox as herself. Following the episode, the series saw a break of two years.

In October 2001, several sketches were comprised for the re-launch of Top of the Pops, entitled The All-New Top of the Pops. All of the sketches were filmed backstage, featuring characters which had appeared in the previous two series. Fans of the series were happy to see its brief return, however, people who were unaware of the show at the time did not understand the segments. Complaints were also sparked regarding the sketch featuring Lucas as Elton John, who was being interviewed about his appearance on TOTP, in which he performed The Lion King's main theme, "Circle of Life". A member of the audience also verbally harassed Lucas during the sketch, which resulted in the entire feature being cut from all future repeat screenings of the episode, meaning only the DVD release is the only existent source to the public to view these.