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This latest comedy vehicle for David Walliams comes complete with a sidecar: each week, a special guest star dives into the dressing-up box for some knockabout sketches and endless spoofs of other TV shows. Tonight's instalment features Goodness Gracious Me veteran Meera Syal, who shines as both a bossy grandma-turned-unrelenting police interrogator and a recent divorcee tentatively getting to grips with a sexbot.
Graeme Virtue, The Guardian, 16th December 2016Walliams and Friend preview
David Walliams & Friend has etched its place on my retina as Friday night's comedy de rigueur.
Gareth Hargreaves, On The Box, 16th December 2016Meera Syal interview: television is 'in stagnation'
Meera Syal talks to Julia Llewellyn Smith about her ground-breaking comedies, why TV executives should chase the 'brown pound', and her latest project, The Trial of Hamlet.
Julia Llewellyn Smith, The Telegraph, 17th November 2016Walliams & Friend guest stars announced
Hugh Bonneville, Harry Enfield, Miranda Richardson, Sheridan Smith, Meera Syal and Jack Whitehall will guest star in sketch show Walliams & Friend.
British Comedy Guide, 7th September 2016Radio 4 announces 18 new comedy shows
Radio 4 has announced a raft of new shows, including series from Matt Berry, Sara Pascoe, Richard Herring, Sam Bain, Andy Hamilton and Fred MacAulay.
British Comedy Guide, 26th August 2016Meera Syal on comedy, wife-swapping and rebellion
The Goodness Gracious Me actor and comedian has starred in hit TV shows and films, and written a book worthy of GCSE study. So why doesn't she know where her next job is coming from?
Nosheen Iqbal, The Observer, 25th October 2015This one-off is a reminder of how funny Goodness Gracious Me is. Meera Syal and Nina Wadia are the Competitive Goddesses, sitting on clouds totting up how many worshippers they have on their smartphones. Meanwhile, Captain Brownadder takes to the trenches, and Gandhi is reinvented in a Martin Scorsese film. One of the highlights sees the India Broadcast Company, home of "lavish new costume drama, Brownton Abbey", deal with a new head of diversity who suggests an English season.
Hannah Verdier, The Guardian, 25th August 2015Meera Syal interview: I like writing disappointed women
The Goodness Gracious Me star speaks to Gerard O'Donovan as the groundbreaking sketch show returns for the BBC's India season.
Gerard O'Donovan, The Telegraph, 23rd August 2015Sanjeev Bhaskar interview
As the popular BBC satirical show returns for a one-off special, its star talks to Matthew Stadlen about racism, forgiveness and Meera Syal.
Matthew Stadlen, The Telegraph, 23rd August 2015Meera Syal interview
Modern India collides with the UK's hidden trade in overseas surrogacy in Meera Syal's new novel about motherhood.
Edinburgh Festivals, 30th July 2015