David Walliams

David Walliams: 'simpler' if wasn't attracted to women

David Walliams has said that he thinks it would be "simpler" if he wasn't attracted to women, because people automatically assume that he's gay anyway.

The worst Nightly Show moments so far

Martin Clunes erotica and John Bishop's Madonna impression: the worst Nightly Show moments so far.

David Walliams 'dumped' as host for ITV's Nightly Show

David Walliams has been dropped as a presenter of the ailing Nightly Show despite producers vowing to give it time to find an appropriate audience.

TV humour is lewd, lavatorial & lacking any form of wit

The problem, however, is bigger than just one show. For the abject and high-profile failure of The Nightly Show raises a disturbing question. What has happened to British comedy? The sheer unfunniness of much of it is beyond depressing.

Nightly Show's a sign British TV isn't funny anymore

The solution? Spend more and more money (it's there) on comedy writers and producers because that's where it starts, and let them create what they want. Otherwise, TV comedy of all kinds in the UK will continue to suffer a very slow and painful death.

David Walliams blames Nightly Show criticism on 'anger'

David Walliams has said criticism of ITV's Nightly Show is down to anger at the fact it has pushed back the news in the schedule.

Why can't British TV ever make a nightly talkshow?

So why didn't The Nightly Show wow? Is it even possible for a UK channel to create a successful chat show following the US mould?

There is still a space, arguably an urgent need, for an American-style blend of satire, chat and to-the-second topicality on British TV (again, I'd humbly propose Eddie Mair for the job). But there are not italics sufficiently viciously slanted to express the opinion that this wasn't it.

There is already talk, unusual perhaps in any programme's debut week - I don't even remember this with Eldorado - of taking it with urgency behind the barn and hitting it with an axe. I'll give it a chance to find what's left of its feet, as it varies its weekly presenters, and Mel, Sue and Bradley Walsh are usually great value. But it was someone's decision - an apparently unique combination of condescension and panic - to open with a week of David Walliams. To be fair, Walliams and I appear to possess wildly differing views on what is or might ever be funny, intelligent or interesting, so I'm coming at him with distaste anyway. All I'll say is it's borderline possible that someone has made a joke about Donald Trump's hair at some time in the past year, and without being paid £1,500 a minute.

Rob Brydon could turn The Nightly Show around

Under its first presenter David Walliams, ITV's new chat and entertainment show has been critically slated and lost half its audience. Could a different host could help fix it?

David Walliams will 'earn £250,000' for Nightly Show

At least there's some consolation for David Walliams, who has faced harsh criticism from viewers and critics alike for his stint presenting ITV's new entertainment show. According to a new report, the comedian will receive £50,000 per episode of The Nightly Show, which works out at £250,000 for five days' work.