David Walliams
- 53 years old
- English
- Actor, writer and author
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David Walliams' future as Britain's Got Talent judge 'up in the air'
David Walliams' future on Britain's Got Talent is "very much up in the air", according to the show, after a report that he is to step down as a judge. The Sun has claimed he will leave the show's panel after 10 years.
Ian Youngs, BBC, 25th November 2022I interviewed Peter Kay and David Walliams on the cusp of fame. Their contrasting fortunes are no surprise
Has there ever been a greater and more judderingly divergent contrast in the fortunes of two entertainers than the one playing out right now between Peter Kay and David Walliams?
Aidan Smith, The Scotsman, 15th November 2022David Walliams shouldn't just apologise for BGT. Little Britain was the worst of the Noughties
Is anyone all that surprised by the presenter's sexist and derogatory comments on Britain's Got Talent?
Eleanor Peake, i Newspaper, 11th November 2022David Walliams slammed by BGT wannabe who claims he mocked her for flirting at audition
Britain's Got Talent judge David Walliams has been slammed by former contestant Clare Harrison McCartney who claims he mocked her for flirting while filming the ITV show.
Jerry Lawton, Daily Star, 11th November 2022David Walliams recorded making derogatory remarks about BGT contestants
The Britain's Got Talent judge David Walliams made derogatory and sexually explicit remarks about contestants during the recording of an episode of the ITV show, according to a leaked transcript seen by the Guardian. Walliams, one of the UK's best-known television personalities and children's book authors, was recorded referring to one contestant as a "cunt" and saying of another: "She thinks you want to fuck her, but you don't."
Rachael Healy and Sirin Kale, The Guardian, 10th November 2022BBC adapting David Walliams' Gangsta Granny Strikes Again!
David Walliams is joined by Sheridan Smith, Kevin Bishop, Griff Rhys Jones, Archie Yates and Maggie Steed in the BBC's adaptation of Gangsta Granny Strikes Again!.
British Comedy Guide, 29th September 2022After Ever After returns to Sky with Little Red Riding Hood sequel
After Ever After will return to Sky Max this Christmas with a sequel to Little Red Riding Hood, starring David Walliams and Jack Carroll. Walliams's novel Gangsta Granny Strikes Again! is also being adapted into a television movie.
British Comedy Guide, 26th July 2022Piers Morgan reignites David Walliams feud
Piers Morgan has reignited his long-standing feud with David Walliams by branding the comedian "creepy".
Isobel Lewis, The Independent, 22nd May 2022BBC defends Little Britain's racist language
The BBC has defended a Little Britain sketch of charges of racism after the comedy was restored to iPlayer. The Corporation received complaints about the David Walliams character Linda Flint, a university counsellor who always describes the student sitting in front of her in offensive terms such as 'Ching Chong Chinaman'.
Chortle, 11th April 2022The BBC's Little Britain edits make no sense
No blacking up, but transphobia is fine? Attempts to sanitise the sketch show for more 'modern' audiences are self-defeating - and reveal a twisted hierarchy of offence.
Ella Whelan, The Telegraph, 18th March 2022