Kaamelott/Trivia

• One of Us: Alexandre Astier proudly declares himself a Geek.
• Real Life Relative: Arthur's parents-in-law are played by Alexandre Astier's real parents, Arthur's brother-in-law by his half-brother, and Arthur's mother by his real-life stepmother.
• Real Life Writes the Plot: On two occasions.
  • The episode "Always" shows Arthur, Léodagan, Lancelot, and Calogrenant receiving a message stating that Perceval is dead, with the aftermath of that news. In the end it appears that he wasn't quite dead. That episode was written after an April 1st, when a journalist wrote an article announcing the death of Franck Pitiot (the actor who plays Perceval). Turns out, the journalist took for granted an april fool made by an internaut.
  • The episode "Au bonheur des Dames" shows for the first time Bohort's wife, Berlewen. Alexandre Astier created the character after reading in some newspapers that Bohort was "Kaamelott's crypto-gay", because he didn't want anyone to "write the show for him".
  • Also, there is a very rare example of subversion of this trope (which could also qualify as a Real Life Smarter Than You Look): Kadoc, a character so stupid that he would be considered mentally deficient today, is played by Brice Fournier, a man who, before becoming actor, achieved a "classe préparatoire HEC" (a two-years preparatory class for entrance to HEC, a "Grande Ecole" specialized in business), a diploma in the Ecole Supérieure de Commerce of Lyon, a BA Management&Marketing in the University of Canterbury, a MBA in the Fordham Business School of New York, and a diplome in the Gemological Institute of America. Oh, and he opened his own restaurant in an upscale and trendy neighbourhood of Paris, too.