Limmy is a Scottish comedian who achieved cult fame online before landing a BBC series Limmy’s Show in 2010, which went on to win two Scottish Baftas over its three series. He has had small roles in a number of TV series, including playing a window cleaner with an unintelligible Glaswegian accent in the IT Crowd episode The Final Countdown, and having a regular slot in the second series of Charlie Brooker’s Weekly Wipe on BBC Two. His first book Daft Wee Stories, was released in 2015.
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Now Batman's quoting Limmy!
Comedian referenced in new Lego game
Limmy has been given a nod in the new Lego Batman game, Legacy of the Dark Knight.
The comedian couldn't disguise his surprise and delight when one of his characters' catchphrases turned up in the new release.
The rest of this story contains a minor spoiler for the game.
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The tribute comes when the Caped Crusade finds himself in a showdown with a character called Talia, who uses some of the weapons developed by Bruce Wayne's company against him.
As a result, he calls out: 'She’s turned the WayneTech against us!'
It's a reference to a short sketch on BBC Scotland's Limmy’s Show, which featured a shirtless man walking through the streets while lamenting, 'She’s turned the weans against us!'
Limmy – real name Brian Limmond – was alerted to the fact he'd been referenced in the game by one of his fans, and captured the moment he found out exactly what that was on his YouTube channel.
As he watches the scene play out, he declares: 'No way!' And rewinds it to check what he heard.
'That’s fantastic! That is brilliant,' he says. ' Whoever put that in, thank you so much.
'I’m very glad that you like that sketch enough to put that in. That’s really made my day, thank you very much.'
Limmy regular streams his gamelplaying on Twitch, where he has almost 500,000 followers.
Here's the original scene, which has 1.5million views on YouTube:
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Limmy has been given a nod in the new Lego Batman game, Legacy of the Dark Knight.
