History Trivia / Kaamelott

** 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 [[NotQuiteDead wasn't quite dead]]. That episode was written after an April 1[[superscript:st]], 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 Internet April's Fool.

** Arthur's in-laws are played by Alexandre Astier's real parents Creator/LionnelAstier and Joëlle Sevilla, Arthur's brother-in-law by his half-brother, and Arthur's mother by his real-life stepmother (the mother of Gauvain's actor). No nepotism here, though: they are all skilled actors, mostly from theater. An interview with Joelle Sevilla acknowledges how awkward it would have been to have been cast as Arthur's mother.
** Astier has also cast his children and his wife (who is otherwise a costumer for the series) in minor roles.

** Arthur's in-laws 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 (the mother of Gauvain's actor). No nepotism here, though: they are all skilled actors, mostly from theater. An interview with Joelle Sevilla acknowledges how awkward it would have been to have been cast as Arthur's mother.

** Also in 2015, ''La Petite Histoire de France'' ("The Little History of France"), which puts various characters through similar comedic situations this time throughout French history (chiefly TheMiddleAges, TheCavalierYears, UsefulNotes/TheFrenchRevolution and, more recently, [[AncientRome Roman Gaul]]). That one is still ongoing.

* TheDanza: Averted; actor Lionnel Astier plays Léodagan, not Lionel de Gaunes.

* StupidStatementDanceMix: Courtesy of the Burgund king.

** Christian Bujeau's son is an extra in the weaponmaster's classes.

* RetroactiveRecognition: Serge Papagalli wasn't well-known before ''Kaamelott'', hence it can come up as a surprise to see [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fSgupOvmjYA&t=40s Guethenoc flirting with a Vamp]] in a music video.

* TrilogyCreep: Astier announced that the second movie would actually be split in 2 films.

* CastTheExpert: Christian Bujeau, who plays the Weaponmaster, is an actual expert in medieval fencing.

* QuoteSource:
** ChronicBackstabbingDisorder

* FanNickname: "Les Vains" ("The Vain Ones") for the comedic duo of Yvain and Gauvain (an alternate meaning being "the useless guys"...). Another popular nickname is "202", the shortened version of "20 squared" (20 being a homophone of vain in French).

* FollowTheLeader: The series' success inspired the creation of another in 2015, ''La Petite Histoire de France'' ("The Little History of France"), which puts various characters through similar comedic situations this time throughout French history (chiefly TheMiddleAges, TheCavalierYears, UsefulNotes/TheFrenchRevolution and, more recently, [[AncientRome Roman Gaul]]). That one is still ongoing.

* ParodyAssistance: A couple of minor ''Kaamelott'' actors play roles in the fan web-series ''WebVideo/{{Broceliande]]'', notably Guillaume Briat (the Burgund King) and Bô Gaultier de Kermoal (Attila's bodyguard), although they don't reprise their roles from the main series.

** Arthur's in-laws 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 (the mother of Gauvain's actor). No nepotism here, though: they are all skilled actors, mostly from theater.

* DescendedCreator: Alexandre Astier, who plays Arthur, is also the showrunner.

* CastTheExpert: Christian Bujeau, who plays the weaponmaster, is an actual expert in medieval fencing.

* DirectedByCastMember : Alexandre Astier, who plays Arthur, is also the showrunner.

* StuntCasting: A number of famous French comedians and actors have had cameos on the show, including Lorànt Deutsch, Élie Semoun, Creator/AlainChabat, Guy Bedos, etc.

For ''Film/KaamelottPremierVolet'', see [[Trivia/KaamelottPremierVolet here]].

* SavedFromDevelopmentHell: Creator/AlexandreAstier planned to make at least one movie to conclude the series, but it was stuck in development hell due to a lack of funds until January 2019, where a trilogy was announced, the first installment planned for release first in October then July 2020 then November 2020.

* ExtremelyLengthyCreation : the sequel movie who were supposed to end the story took over eleven years to come out.

* IronyAsSheIsCast: Not about the skills, but about the religion; the Witch Hunter, the most repressive, openly catholic character on the show is played by the notoriously Jewish French actor Élie Semoun.