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Has David Walliams finally wrecked what was left of his career?

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itsnotabouthepasta · 12/06/2025 11:32

He was part of the taping of the xmas special of WILTY yesterday and did a Nazi salute twice, as "comedy"

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvg59q1xgv8o

At least the show immediately told him that it was utterly unacceptable and the BBC and production have also condemed him immediately, rather than this coming to light in a few years time.

Combined with this and also being booted off BGT for the way he spoke to contestants, surely there's no way back for him now on telly?

David Walliams hosts the ZSL London Zoo's annual Safari in the City fundraising gala at London Zoo. Picture date: Wednesday September 20, 2023. P

David Walliams' Nazi salute on Would I Lie To You unacceptable, BBC says

The children's author and comedian made the gestures during a recording of Would I Lie To You?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvg59q1xgv8o

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CaveMum · 12/06/2025 14:40

TheCoralMoose · 12/06/2025 14:37

LOL i loved that show as a kid.

I thought it was the one who when general von klinkeroffen said heil hitler the one played by sam kelly said klop.

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Ah, that’s sounds more like it! It’s been so long since I’ve seen it. I love Croft & Perry shows!

It Ain’t Half Hot Mum would not get made today either!

Dontlletmedownbruce · 12/06/2025 14:39

People conveniently forget Little Britain poked fun at racist British people, especially those who act polite but with underlying racist views. It held a mirror up to certain types of people in society. Marjorie Daw at Fat fighters mishearing everything the Indian woman says as 'curry', the posh woman at the county fair who would vomit when she ate something made by black person. They were not intended to be racist per se, but ridiculing racists.

I also don't think Lou and Andy poked fun at disabled people but at the idea that able bodied people talk to wheelchair users like they do children, and often make assumptions that they have the same 'nice' personality. It was quite refreshing to see a wheelchair user who was a dickhead on screen. The same point was made by the Inbetweeners.

KimberleyClark · 12/06/2025 14:38

Nowayyousure · 12/06/2025 14:03

He's a creep. Those awful stetches take the mick out of disabled people.

I saw them more as taking the mick out of the way people patronise disabled people, but there we go……

ungratefulcat · 12/06/2025 14:37

TheKindPlumHelper · 12/06/2025 14:17

No one has actually laid out the details, but to be honest, libel laws are a thing.

People make these atrocious claims 🙄

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There's a reason he's been largely dropped from everything.

TheCoralMoose · 12/06/2025 14:37

CaveMum · 12/06/2025 14:26

And they also mocked it - was it Von Smallhausen who used to raise hand like a Cub Scout and say “‘Tler”?

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LOL i loved that show as a kid.

I thought it was the one who when general von klinkeroffen said heil hitler the one played by sam kelly said klop.

BigFatBully · 12/06/2025 14:35

Interesting podcast, thanks to whomever shared it up thread.

There are many people in showbusiness who are and I quote from the podcast "nasty pieces of work".

Some of them that I have heard rumoured to be so are:
*James Corden
Sarah Hadland
Martin Clunes
Madonna - Who famously told a fan asking for an autograph to "buy a ticket m f**"

Celebrities are people. There will be nice celebrities and nasty ones. People shouldn't lose their job just because they aren't nice people. I'd rather a celebrity be open about who they are than to feign being kind and compassionate, as Holly Willoughby did and obviously it came out that she was *allegedly rather rude and arrogant off screen.

Little Britain is a great comedy, as is Come Fly With Me. I have the DVDs at home and have watched them over and over again and never seen any content that I found to be an attack on a member of society, or an inference that all members of society conform to stereotypes. It is what it is, just good humour. I'm not a fan of his co-star Matt Lucas, he was a big coronavirus agenda pusher but I respect Lucas's work on Little Britain.

TheCoralMoose · 12/06/2025 14:34

LavenderBlue19 · 12/06/2025 12:16

Hopefully. He's been vile for many years, goodness knows how he kept getting such high profile jobs for so long.

Because he knows certain people and he talks posh that is why.

Hoolahoophop · 12/06/2025 14:34

@BigFatBully You don't know what a Nazi Salute is, but you know what action should be taken against someone who does one? Surely that is not what they taught you in your management studies.

Justwrong68 · 12/06/2025 14:31

I agree his comedy is dodgy in places but some is so prescient like the only gay in the village, mirroring histrionic personality disorder, you didn’t get that kind of insight with Benny hill

StasisMom · 12/06/2025 14:30

BigFatBully · 12/06/2025 14:22

I wasn't alive during World War 2.

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Basic general knowledge.

TheKindPlumHelper · 12/06/2025 14:28

Jackiepumpkinhead · 12/06/2025 14:26

There’s a thread about him on Tattle, they are much more outspoken on there.

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And it’s still the same as here…

They just like to dump on him and things get deleted.

CaveMum · 12/06/2025 14:26

lifeonmars100 · 12/06/2025 12:54

Allo Allo was a comedy set in the time of the Nazi occupation of France so the occasional Nazi salute is acceptable, just as it is in fllms about WW11.. Just flinging your arm in the air a la Adolph is rightly considered deeply offensive and I think it is a crime in Germany. Context is everything

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And they also mocked it - was it Von Smallhausen who used to raise hand like a Cub Scout and say “‘Tler”?

Jackiepumpkinhead · 12/06/2025 14:26

TheKindPlumHelper · 12/06/2025 14:17

No one has actually laid out the details, but to be honest, libel laws are a thing.

People make these atrocious claims 🙄

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There’s a thread about him on Tattle, they are much more outspoken on there.

Scorchio84 · 12/06/2025 14:26

Lambourn16 · 12/06/2025 12:28

Little Britain was a fantastic comedy programme ruined by dull, humourless virtue signallers.

A world without comedy is somewhat drab however that is unfortunately what some prefer.

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Not a fan of his on BGT nor does my son have any interest in his books however they're very popular in our school library etc

BUT I was a massive Little Britain fan & I won't apologize for it

Sunbeam01 · 12/06/2025 14:25

I can't stand the man.

I put on of his audio books on and had to run in after 10 minutes to turn it off - and I'm not a snowflake.

Nasty content.

Hedgingmybetching · 12/06/2025 14:25

Lambourn16 · 12/06/2025 12:28

Little Britain was a fantastic comedy programme ruined by dull, humourless virtue signallers.

A world without comedy is somewhat drab however that is unfortunately what some prefer.

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Absolutley everyone virtue signals, including Donald Trump, Jim Davidson, Tommy Robinson, Andrew Tate or just someone putting up a St Georges Cross or an old golliwog on their pub, they just signal different "virtues".

So when someone like you bemoans virtue signallers, I know it's not the virtue signalling you have a problem with just the virtues signalled.

MrsTWH · 12/06/2025 14:24

BigFatBully · 12/06/2025 14:22

I wasn't alive during World War 2.

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And also never went to school…?

Jackiepumpkinhead · 12/06/2025 14:24

BigFatBully · 12/06/2025 14:22

I wasn't alive during World War 2.

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Pathetic answer.

Dontlletmedownbruce · 12/06/2025 14:24

AnneElliott · 12/06/2025 13:25

I wonder what his excuse might be. I recall a premier league footballer being photographed doing a Nazi salute and his excuse was that it couldn’t have been a Nazi salute as ‘he’d never heard of Hitler or WW2’ ! Think that appeared on HIGNFY as Ian Hislop indicated that said footballer could only ever have watched 11 episodes of Fawlty Towers.

That's hilarious! Reminds me of the time my DS 6 decorated his friends birthday card with swastikas 😁 I thankfully caught it on time.

BigFatBully · 12/06/2025 14:22

knowifIcando · 12/06/2025 14:20

How have you became a presumably adult woman without knowing what a Nazi salute is?

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I wasn't alive during World War 2.

BigFatBully · 12/06/2025 14:22

Lambourn16 · 12/06/2025 12:28

Little Britain was a fantastic comedy programme ruined by dull, humourless virtue signallers.

A world without comedy is somewhat drab however that is unfortunately what some prefer.

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I completely agree. What a shame that humour has to be so heavily moderated these days.

TheKindPlumHelper · 12/06/2025 14:20

JasmineAllen · 12/06/2025 14:19

Good grief, were you clutching at a pearl necklace as you wrote that (no sexual pun intended) 😂

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This made me giggle. Thank you!

knowifIcando · 12/06/2025 14:20

BigFatBully · 12/06/2025 14:16

YABU.

I don't really know what a "Nazi salute" is but I do have a qualification in business management and managerial experience. Walliams should have been reprimanded, told not to do it again and the editors carefully remove that segment from the broadcast edit.

If we keep "cancelling" everyone who says or does something that we don't like, we will end up with no entertainers left.

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How have you became a presumably adult woman without knowing what a Nazi salute is?