[News] David Walliams

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

He's very impressive. As @Uncle Spielberg says, talented and funny.

I was watching the documentary about another talented and funny man, last night. Bobby Robson. The glee with which parts of the media abused him was shocking and disgusting. Hard though it is to believe sometimes, things have improved somewhat over the last 30 years.

 

[Greg Bobkin]

Which probably goes some way to explain why ITV's 'entertainment' output is so popular.

Also, having just opened up the story on the BBC website, I saw this:

'Auditions in front of the judging panel are not scheduled to start for another two months, and no-one is currently contracted to appear on next year's series.'

So, technically, the future of EVERY judge is 'very much up in the air'.

 

[Uncle Spielberg]

I will him. Talented and Funny

 

[Johnny RoastBeef]

I like him. Talented and funny

I saw him at the Brighton Centre years ago doing Little Britain Live. As his inappropriate kids TV persona he called a young lad up on to the stage, no more than 15 years old, and then proceeded to grope the poor kid, grabbing the child's nuts.

I felt very uncomfortable watching it at the time and looking back I think I was probably one of several thousand witnesses to a serious sexual assault.

Edit: Having just spoken with my wife, she thinks the guy called up on stage was probably nearer 20 years old.

 

[SUIYHP]

Im sorry but something rubs me up wrong way about David Walliams. Say what you will about personal reflections and the like and true that none of us are perfect, but he has been the centre of quite a number of controversies (particularly on race and gender) over his entire career.

 

[Tyrone Biggums]

Maybe the contestant was a c**t.

 

[jcdenton08]

Walliams is one, from working in the industry, I’ve heard a lot of stories about. None are repeatable, but my impression of the man isn’t a positive one. The same names come up time and again in “whispers”, and Walliams is always one. I never believe everything I hear unconditionally; but in some cases I hear so many and from so many people it’s hard to keep an objective opinion.

Don’t know the man and never met him myself, I should add.

 

[OzMike]

These programs should be called Freakshows. From what little I have seen they are full of them.

 

[OzMike]

I find him annoying and irritating to watch, though he might be a good bloke.
Same with Musk, who has a very punchable face..............or maybe it's me with the issues !

 

[portlock seagull]

Walliams is one, from working in the industry, I’ve heard a lot of stories about. None are repeatable, but my impression of the man isn’t a positive one. The same names come up time and again in “whispers”, and Walliams is always one. I never believe everything I hear unconditionally; but in some cases I hear so many and from so many people it’s hard to keep an objective opinion.

Don’t know the man and never met him myself, I should add.

In fairness, that just proves bad news travels fast and gossip even faster. No one’s going DHL he’s a top bloke.

 

[BN9 BHA]

I saw him at the Brighton Centre years ago doing Little Britain Live. As his inappropriate kids TV persona he called a young lad up on to the stage, no more than 15 years old, and then proceeded to grope the poor kid, grabbing the child's nuts.

I felt very uncomfortable watching it at the time and looking back I think I was probably one of several thousand witnesses to a serious sexual assault.

Edit: Having just spoken with my wife, she thinks the guy called up on stage was probably nearer 20 years old.

And maybe a stooge

 

[Eeyore]

Let those who have never made a sexually explicit or rude comment in private about anyone ever cast the first stone.

Anyone ?

No.

 

[keaton]

And maybe a stooge

Possibly. But then the joke is he's sexually assaulting someone

 

[Normal Rob]

If anyone saw Katherine Ryan on Louis Theroux, the timing of this leak may become apparent...

 

[Husty]

Im sorry but something rubs me up wrong way about David Walliams. Say what you will about personal reflections and the like and true that none of us are perfect, but he has been the centre of quite a number of controversies (particularly on race and gender) over his entire career.

Why else do you think Lenny Rider has started this thread?

 

[BN9 BHA]

Possibly. But then the joke is he's sexually assaulting someone

Agree, doesn’t sound good either way, not something I would find funny TBH.

 

[KZNSeagull]

If anyone saw Katherine Ryan on Louis Theroux, the timing of this leak may become apparent...

That's a bit of a leap.

 

[BN9 BHA]

If anyone saw Katherine Ryan on Louis Theroux, the timing of this leak may become apparent...

There are many rumours that it’s someone else and not David Walliams.

 

[Normal Rob]

That's a bit of a leap.

There are many rumours that it’s someone else and not David Walliams.

The timing of the leak if the BGT tape is not coincidental though. Cashing in? or something more serious? Who knows...

 

[highflyer]

Let those who have never made a sexually explicit or rude comment in private about anyone ever cast the first stone.

Anyone ?

No.

Agree that I would always consider comments made in private very differently from something said publicly. But if someone said to me privately said what he is alleged to have said I would consider that person as a pretty nasty piece of work. I can't recall anyone that I choose to socialise with saying stuff like that. Not in the last 30 years at least.

There may of course be a context we don't know about, some kind of private in-joke with the person he was talking to. I haven't followed the story in detail.

But the point about timing and the Louis Theroux interview had also occurred to me. There may be something in that.