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Country of origin United Kingdom No. of series 1 (+Pilot) Program creator David Walliams | 6/10 IMDb Original language(s) English Network BBC One Language English | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Created by David Walliams, Dawson Bros. No. of episodes 5 (to 16 December 2016) Running time 40 minutes pilot
30 minutes regular series Starring David Walliams; Ashley Gilmour; Jason Lewis; James Greene; Vernon Kay; Morgana Robinson Genres Stand-up comedy, Sketch comedy Similar Little Britain, Come Fly with Me, Rock Profile, Good Cop, House of Fools | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Walliams & Friend is a British sketch show, produced and starring David Walliams, airing on BBC One with a debut pilot special on 24 December 2015. A full-length first series of 6 episodes was commissioned on 20 May 2016, which first aired on 25 November 2016. A second series has been confirmed by Walliams in an interview.
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Production
It was previously called The David Walliams Sketch Show until September 2015.
Filming for the pilot episode for Walliams & Friend began on 19 September 2015 at The London Studios. Further filming took place either later in that same year or sometime in 2016.
Reception
The Times described the show as "Exceptionally accomplished, with every sketch sharply observed and superbly performed", while the Mail On Sunday said "The sketches are perfectly honed to each week's star producing moments that are worthy of the tradition of The Two Ronnies and Morecambe & Wise". The Independent made similar comparisons "Worthy of Messra Barker and Corbett at their best". The Guardian noted that the show "Thrives on charm and silliness and points a way for the sketch show to continue to exist on television". The Sunday People declared "The good old sketch show is back." while The Daily Telegraph said "David Walliams goes back to basics here with a series of comedy sketches that will remind many why they first found him funny.". However, later in the show's run, The Times's Andrew Billen predicted of the sketch genre that "Even Harry Enfield and David Walliams couldn't save the sketch show" and "Walliams & Friend" was included in a list of the five worst sketch shows of all time alongside Horne & Corden, The Benny Hill Show, Thompson, The Two Ronnies and The Morecambe & Wise Show.