All3 buys into Matt Lucas indie

All3Media has entered into partnership with comic writer Matt Lucas’s production company, John Stanley Productions.

Under the deal, All3 will take an undisclosed stake in the indie, but it will remain majority-owned by the Little Britain star.

The venture includes a distribution agreement with All3Media International and will give Lucas the opportunity to develop coproductions through All3Media America.

“As All3Media expands its entertainment portfolio both in the UK and internationally investing in one of the UK’s most talented comedy writers and performers is exactly what we should be doing,” said All3 CEO Farah Ramzan Golant.

Established in 2011, John Stanley Productions is currently developing Pompidou, a primetime visual comedy series for BBC1 starring Lucas, which will shoot in 2014. The company has also piloted three entertainment shows for ITV.