David Walliams
English comedian
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| 2025 | During the recording of the BBC's Christmas special episode of Would I Lie To You?, David Walliams reportedly performed two Nazi salutes, which drew criticism. The BBC subsequently stated that the footage would not be broadcast. |
| 2023 | David Walliams acted in the film 'My Happy Ending' as the character Joey |
| October 26 2023 | Released 'Little Monsters Rule!' picture book. |
| July 6 2023 | Published The World's Worst Monsters, the latest book in the short story collection series. |
| April 5 2023 | Published children's novel 'Robodog', a story about a police dog school recruit saving his city from evil criminals. |
| 2022 | David Walliams was a guest on Ant & Dec's Limitless Win |
| 2022 | Served as a judge on the tenth season of Australia's Got Talent. |
| 2022 | Appears in 'Comic Relief: Rock Profile' with Matt Lucas, judges Australia's Got Talent, and stars in 'Gangsta Granny Strikes Again!' and 'Red Riding Hood: After Ever After' |
| December 8 2022 | Published 'Grannysaurus' picture book. |
| November 2022 | Recordings of Walliams' inappropriate comments from the 2020 Britain's Got Talent filming emerged, leading to public controversy. |
| November 2022 | Following controversy over leaked disparaging comments, Walliams decided to leave Britain's Got Talent after a ten-year run and was replaced by Bruno Tonioli. |
| September 2022 | Published children's novel 'Spaceboy'. |
| April 28 2022 | Published The World's Worst Pets, illustrated by Adam Stower, marking a change from the previous Tony Ross illustrations. |
| February 17 2022 | Released 'Marmalade: The Orange Panda' picture book. |
| 2021 | David Walliams appeared on The Masked Singer, The Lateish Show with Mo Gilligan, and The Wheel |
| 2021 | Walliams continues his trend of Christmas specials and television films, appearing in 'Jack and the Beanstalk: After Ever After', 'Hansel & Gretel: After Ever After', and 'Quentin Blake: The Drawing of My Life'. |
| 2021 | David Walliams appeared as himself in the short film 'Rhythm of Life' |
| 2021 | Walliams features in various TV shows including Ant and Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway, The Masked Dancer, and Hansel and Gretel: After Ever After |
| 2021 | Played the role of Losberne in the film 'Twist' |
| 2020 | David Walliams participated in various television shows and specials, including Richard & Judy: Keep Reading and Carry On, The Isolation Song Contest: The Results, Who Do You Think You Are?, Children in Need 2020, Steph's Packed Lunch, and The Gruffalo and Me: The Remarkable Julia Donaldson |
| 2020 | During the COVID-19 pandemic, Walliams appears in 'Sandylands' TV series for 6 episodes and participates in 'The Big Night In' special, showcasing his adaptability during challenging times. |
| 2020 | Won Best TV Judge at the National Television Awards. |
| 2020 | Published 'Code Name Bananas', a book set in World War II-era Britain, announced on his Instagram. |
| 2020 | David Walliams won a gold prize at the British Podcast Awards for his children's classical music podcast 'David Walliams' Marvellous Musical Podcast', which was produced by Classic FM. |
| 2020 | Walliams appears in multiple television projects including Sandylands, Jack and the Beanstalk: After Ever After, and The Jonathan Ross Show |
| 2020 | David Walliams was a special guest star in The Comeback at the Noël Coward Theatre |
| October 15 2020 | Published 'Little Monsters' picture book, illustrated by Adam Stower. |
| July 2020 | Published The World's Worst Parents book, following the structure of previous short story collections. |
| June 2020 | David Walliams and Matt Lucas issued identical public apologies on Twitter, acknowledging their past use of racial impersonations and expressing regret for portraying characters of other races. |
| June 2020 | Netflix, Britbox, NOW TV, and BBC iPlayer removed 'Little Britain' and 'Come Fly With Me' due to controversial use of blackface and stereotypical portrayals of various groups, following increased awareness from the Black Lives Matter protests. |
| June 27 2020 | Published The World's Worst Teachers book. |
| January 2020 | During a Britain's Got Talent recording at the London Palladium, David Walliams made sexually explicit and derogatory remarks about contestants. |
| 2019 | David Walliams made appearances on multiple regional news programs including Nikki Lilly Meets..., South Today, Blockbusters, Midlands Today, Central Tonight, and Granada Reports |
| 2019 | Walliams serves as a judge on 'Britain's Got Talent: The Champions' for 6 episodes and appears in various one-off specials, including Christmas-themed programs. |
| 2019 | Won Best TV Judge at the National Television Awards. |
| 2019 | Performed voice roles in two films: 'Missing Link' as Mr. Lemuel Lint and 'Murder Mystery' as Tobias Quince |
| December 12 2019 | Released 'The Creature Choir' picture book. |
| October 2019 | Walliams became the new host of the National Television Awards (NTAs) for 2020, taking over from Dermot O'Leary. |
| 2018 | Two television adaptations are released: 'Grandpa's Great Escape' and 'The Midnight Gang'. |
| 2018 | David Walliams appeared in one episode of Play School and a one-off special at the 23rd National Television Awards |
| 2018 | David Walliams appears in multiple television films and specials, including 'Grandpa's Great Escape', 'The Queen and I', and 'The Midnight Gang', showcasing his versatility as an actor and presenter. |
| 2018 | Won Best TV Judge at the National Television Awards. |
| 2018 | David Walliams starred in the British Airways Safety video, collaborating with Comic Relief and providing a notable lifejacket instruction segment. |
| November 2018 | Published 'The Ice Monster'. |
| November 15 2018 | Published 'Geronimo' picture book. |
| July 26 2018 | Released 'Boogie Bear' picture book. |
| May 2018 | Published third The World's Worst Children short story collection, maintaining the series format with Tony Ross illustrations. |
| January 2018 | David Walliams hosted the Presidents Club Charitable Trust charity auction for the third time, offering a character naming opportunity in a future book as an auction prize. The event later became controversial due to reports of sexual harassment of hostesses by male attendees. |
| 2017 | Walliams' book 'Ratburger' is adapted into a television film. |
| 2017 | Matt Lucas published his autobiography 'Little Me', which discussed the controversial 'Hide the Sausage' sketch and the violent reactions from theatre audiences towards David Walliams' performance. |
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