David Walliams
- 53 years old
- English
- Actor, writer and author
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No joke: ironic racism in comedy is just not funny
From Matt Lucas and David Walliams's Little Britain to Sacha Baron Cohen's Borat, the idea that it's OK to be racist to mock racism is naive and dangerous
Jason Okundaye, The Guardian, 24th July 2020Minister: BBC 'taking political correctness' too far
Media minister John Whittingdale said while some shows from the 1960s are now 'wholly unacceptable', he was surprised to see Little Britain removed.
The Express and Star, 21st July 2020Walliams' World's Worst Parents scores hat-trick
David Walliams and Tony Ross' The World's Worst Parents (HarperCollins) has topped the UK Official Top 50 for a third week running, selling 32,013 copies.
Kiera O'Brien, The Bookseller, 21st July 2020David Walliams criticised after pants video resurfaces
David Walliams is being criticised for a resurfaced video of the comedian humiliating a 16-year-old boy by pulling his trousers and pants down on stage, when performing a Little Britain live show in Australia.
Annabel Nugent, The Independent, 16th July 2020David Walliams still in book sales list top spot
In a week when print once again maintained sky-high sales, posting a 16% rise in value against the same week in 2019, and a 14.3% jump in volume, David Walliams and Tony Ross' The World's Worst Parents (HarperCollins) racked up a second week as the UK Official Top 50 number one.
Kiera O'Brien, The Bookseller, 14th July 2020Little Britain set for reboot as podcast
David Walliams and Matt Lucas want to bring the show back as a podcast despite row over their use of blackface in the hit BBC show.
Janine Yaqoob, The Mirror, 12th July 2020Kurupt FM wins at British Podcast Awards
The Kurupt FM Podkast has won in the Best Comedy category at the British Podcast Awards. Other winners include Rule Of Three, The Rob Auton Daily Podcast and Shagged. Married. Annoyed.
British Comedy Guide, 12th July 2020HarperCollins defends David Walliams
HarperCollins has defended David Walliams after food writer Jack Monroe claimed his children's books were "sneering classist fat-shaming grim nonsense".
Mark Chandler, The Bookseller, 7th July 2020Sandylands to return for Series 2
Sandylands, the sitcom set in a seaside resort, is to return to TV channel Gold for a second series.
British Comedy Guide, 6th July 2020Little Britain was offensive trash from the start
'Of its time', says the BBC, but was the early noughties shock-comedy acceptable even then?
Gary Ryan, NME, 15th June 2020