David Walliams

Not as funny as he thinks he is, in a nutshell.

David Walliams is one of the stars and creators of TV show Little Britain, along with his partner (in comedy, not life) Matt Lucas. He was born as David Williams, but changed his name on joining actors union Equity, as they already had a David Williams on their books (incidentally, something similar happened to Michael Caine, who was born Maurice Joseph Micklewhite Jr.)

Little Britain was very successful. It made fun of various British stereotypes and archetypes, and lead to David Walliams being named in a survey as the person most British people would like to have to dinner. It also won him a host of female admirers, despite spending most of his time dressed as a woman or a man breastfeeding. This included long time stalker Sarah Bartholomew, who, admittedly, turned out to have mental health problems.

However, it seems that this success has gone to Walliams head. Taking his behaviour on 8 Out of 10 Cats as a guide, quite frankly, he's a twat. He hams it up, and behaves in a manner that is not so much funny as utterly unprofessional, especially when attempting to upstage other guests, or even the host of the show. And attractive as he is, Jimmy Carr will always be better looking (I am attracted to funny men).

However, as a runner, I do admire his swimming the English Channel and the Strait of Gibralter in order to raise money for charity. I do admire David Walliams in general, it's just his behaviour when he's not the star that bothers me.