David Walliams

Lucas and Walliams in Come Fly With Me - first picture

Here it is - the first picture from Matt Lucas and David Walliams' new comedy show, Come Fly With Me! The show starts later this year... watch this space for more news.

David Walliams has revealed some of the secrets of his and Matt Lucas' new airport-based comedy. He said that one of the characters will be a "trolley dolly with really buck teeth."

The project, Come Fly with Me, will be a spoof of docusoaps like Airport and Airline. But David said it will have all new characters and won't recycle favourites from Little Britain.

The show is due to be aired on BBC1 this Christmas.

David Walliams' wife Lara Stone sues Playboy

Model Lara Stone, who married comedian David Walliams in May, has announced she is taking legal action against the French edition of Playboy magazine.

Walliams among winners for first People's Book Prize

David Walliams was among the winners of the inaugural People's Book Prize, which took place at London's Stationers Hall yesterday (21st July).

David Walliams and new wife Lara cuddle up in St Tropez

David Walliams and his wife of two months put on a very public display of affection as they holidayed in the sunshine of the South of France.

David Walliams narrates a history of disability on TV. It's a slightly directionless tour around the archives from the Spastics Society appeal of the 1960s via Joey Deacon's appearance on Blue Peter to Roy's hysterical abuse of a disabled toilet in The IT Crowd. There are even segments on Heather Mills and Big Brother, although the one about Mills mercifully shows no actual footage of her. Interviewees trying not to say the wrong thing include Mat Fraser, Stephen Merchant, Dom Joly, Ash Atalla and Francesca Martinez.

David Walliams narrates a funny but cringe-making look at how people with disabilities have been portrayed on TV over the years. The first shock is seeing black-and-white clips of people whose lives were improved by something called the Central Council for the Care of Cripples or who were allowed, as the plummy newsreel voiceover man puts it, to work in a factory "alongside normal people". Recent footage makes you wince even more. Like shots of Paralympian Tanni Grey-Thompson winning a sports personality award in 2000 - on a set with a podium inaccessible to her wheelchair. She and an excellent selection of disabled actors and producers reflect on the progress we've made.

Comedians refused to appear on a new BBC2 documentary about how disability is portrayed on TV - because they were scared they would say something offensive. Producer Kate Monaghan said: "A lot of them said no." But she still managed to sign up big names such as David Walliams, Stephen Merchant and Ben Miller for Are You Having a Laugh.

David Walliams narrates a show about the nature of disability in comedy. He motors through from Benny in Crossroads to Francesca Martinez from Extras. If you think you know what it is going to be like from that description, you're exactly right.