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Daily Mirror
30-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Alesha Dixon admits relationship woes amid split fears with her daughters' dad
Alesha Dixon has spoken about her relationship issues and insisted she can 'rise above' any problem in her private life. The Britain's Got Talent judge, 46, had previously split from her partner of 12 years, Azuka Ononye according to reports earlier this year. But it is now believed that living together for their kids during the tough times has helped the couple to try to reignite their romance, and they are said to be doing "all it takes" to try to make the marriage work. In a new podcast interview Alesha says she knows no matter what is thrown at her she'll survive. Hinting at her recent tough times, she said: 'If I look back at the course of my whole life, I have highs and lows, and I think that's just reflective of life, isn't it? She continues: "So as much as we'd all love to have the magical happy ending, life will be life. I'm sure I'll face many more challenges in my life, but no matter what challenges I'm faced with, I will rise above.' In the podcast interview Alesha also opened up about the breakdown of her first marriage and how winning Strictly saved her from feeling lost. She split from MC Harvey in 2006 after he had an affair.. Alesha said: 'I felt so lost, like, so lost. I've never been in that situation before. I felt sorry for myself for a long time. Then I won Strictly Come Dancing. I'm being spun around in the air at the end. All this confetti was falling on me. I just looked up to the sky and I knew I was going to be okay. 'I could feel that energy at the time. And that really was what kind of got me through as well. Because it was a very emotionally challenging time. Being in Strictly as well, it enabled me to just be in this bubble.' Alesha was talking on the Making A Scene podcast with David Walliams and Matt Lucas. She is friends with Walliams after they were both judges on BGT for a number of years. Alesha is said to have confided in pals that her relationship with choreographer Azuka, 44, became 'more of a friendship' before their rumoured split. The pair made their last joint red carpet appearance in July 2023 at Stormzy's star-studded 30th birthday and have not appeared on each other's social media in recent months. The couple were rumoured to have married in 2017 and she introduced him as her 'lovely husband' during an appearance on Michael McIntyre's Big Show Christmas Special in December 2017, however neither have confirmed if a wedding took place. They share daughters Azura, 10, and Anaya, four. On the Making A Scene podcast, co-host Walliams also revealed he bombarded Alesha with flowers before they met and hinted he may have tried to date her in the past. Walliams said: 'I took a shine to you, which I don't mind saying. How could you not take a shine to this woman? We met at Strictly. I took my mum to the Strictly final. I sent Alesha a bunch of flowers to wish her well for the finals. But at that point, I'd never met you. Then our paths crossed…' Lucas asked: 'Did you ever go on a date?' Walliams replied: 'No, she wouldn't go anywhere near me. She's not stupid. No, we're just friends.'
Metro
21-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Metro
Little Britain is gaining a new lease of life despite 2020 ban
Thanks to social media, it seems that one of the most controversial comedies has had a resurgence. Little Britain is wildly divisive, having been slated for its racist, classist, homophobic, misogynistic, and ableist sketches in the years since it ended. But now, the David Walliams, 53, and Matt Lucas, 51, BBC show has found a new audience on TikTok, where users often make old clips go viral. Gen Z (people born between 1997 and 2013) seem to be fans of its boundary-pushing humour, with soundbites from iconic scenes reaching millions of viewers. A quick search shows the Little Britain hashtag alone has 61,500 videos posted under it, one of which is from a Fat Fighters sketch of Lucas in drag, having accumulated over 17,000 likes. Playing the role of a weight loss group leader, his character, Marjorie, is unable to understand an Asian woman as she speaks about 'fish and chips,' asking her to repeat herself several times. 'It must be some sort of dish we don't have over here,' she remarks, instead writing 'curry' on the flipchart. Comment sections on such videos are where viewers express their shock, declaring, 'You could NEVER get away with that today', and stating that Little Britain was, quite simply, unhinged. However, many say that they miss this genre of comedy, demanding it be 'brought back,' despite the obvious offensive language on display in these clips. Consequently, rumours of a possible Little Britain revival have been ignited as its modern-day fanbase discovers what was hailed as playing a defining role in noughties TV. Little Britain attracted almost 10million viewers in its heyday, and it was still being broadcast on TV until early 2020. However, following the rise of cancel culture, the Black Lives Matter movement, and just general societal awareness, the programme was pulled by the Beeb. At the time, bosses stated simply: 'Times have changed.' It was also banned from other streaming sites such as BritBox and Netflix. A while later, a restored version was added to iPlayer. Since, writers and stars Walliams and Lucas have been forced to answer questions about the types of storylines they created, from doing Blackface to wearing fat suits. Both have expressed remorse, saying four years ago that they 'regretted' playing other races. 'Once again, we want to make it clear that it was wrong, and we are very sorry,' they shared in a statement at the time. In 2017, Lucas also said that if he could 'go back and do Little Britain again,' he wouldn't make jokes about trans people, nor would he play Black characters. 'Basically, I wouldn't make that show now. It would upset people. We made a more cruel kind of comedy than I'd do now.' Similarly, former Britain's Got Talent judge Walliams has said he would 'definitely do it differently' in today's world. However, Little Britain, which aired 44 episodes from 2003 to 2006, is not the only problematic series to come from the pens of Walliams and Lucas. The duo also made Come Fly With Me, which aired for one series in 2010 as a mockumentary set inside a fictional airport. In 2020, this, too, was removed from Netflix due to its use of Blackface, brownface, and yellowface. Six months earlier, it was axed from BritBox. Despite the immense backlash to their comedy throughout their careers, both Walliams and Lucas have said they would 'love to bring [Little Britain] back in some way', perhaps via a stage show. Just last month, while appearing on Lorraine, the pair spoke about their new podcast, Making A Scene, and were asked by Lorraine Kelly whether Little Britain could ever return. Do you think Little Britain will ever return? I don't know, but it should! It wouldn't be the same now anyway Walliams replied: 'Would you like to see it? We'll do it especially for you.' He added that his 11-year-old son has also become familiar with Little Britain thanks to TikTok, as clips have been shown around his school. More Trending 'It's a whole new generation discovering it. I think those social media things are great for one/two-minute clips.' Scottish daytime broadcaster Lorraine added that while some of the comedy would 'get you in trouble' now, 'if you don't want to watch it, don't watch it.' 'If we were to do it again, maybe on stage, or something like that,' Lucas chimed in. 'We did a tour 20 years ago; it was great fun. I think that would be a good way to do it again.' Got a story? If you've got a celebrity story, video or pictures get in touch with the entertainment team by emailing us celebtips@ calling 020 3615 2145 or by visiting our Submit Stuff page – we'd love to hear from you. View More »
The Independent
18-04-2025
- Entertainment
- The Independent
Little Britain was ‘cancelled' in 2020 – so why does Gen-Z adore it?
J ust five years ago, Little Britain , Matt Lucas and David Walliams' sketch comedy that aired from 2003 to 2008, seemed doomed to be forgotten forever. With its frequent use of racism, class-based stereotypes and controversial portrayals of people with disabilities, Little Britain always divided people. Johann Hari wrote of the show in The Independent in 2005: 'The show is cluttered with ugly prejudices, and they are not ancillary to the jokes: they are the joke.' But, at its peak the show attracted nearly 10 million viewers and became a defining part of early Noughties British television. Taking inspiration from The League of Gentlemen , Little Britain was in many ways a traditional bawdy British sketch comedy, made in antithesis to the 'political correctness' of the time. Known for its iconic catchphrases, Bernard Manning-style shock factor and humour that walked the very thin line between parody and punching down, it won multiple Baftas and even sold out a live arena tour. In its heyday, Lucas and Walliams even described Little Britain as a celebration of diversity. 'We're everybody – tall, short, fat, thin, black, white, straight, gay, man, woman, whatever,' Lucas said in an interview in The Sunday Times in 2006. Up until early 2020, episodes were still being broadcast on TV. Then, in June of that year, when the BBC decided to pull the show, it stated: 'Times have changed.' Notably, this was after the global rise of the Black Lives Matter movement. Little Britain was taken down not only from iPlayer but all UK streaming platforms, including BritBox and Netflix, with the pair's other series, the equally offensive mockumentary about a fictional airport Come Fly with Me , also removed. Both Lucas and Walliams appeared to show some remorse for their use of Blackface, stating that they 'regretted [playing] other races'. 'We want to make it clear that it was wrong, and we are very sorry,' the comedians said in a joint statement. By the time 2023 rolled around, the show was deemed 'explicitly racist and outdated' by Ofcom. But, in 2025, Little Britain has gained a new lease of life, with the show finding popularity on TikTok and new fans in Gen-Z. On the platform, the hashtag #littlebritain has accumulated over 61k posts, with short clips of the show constantly resurfacing and going viral. One such clip, with over 17k likes, shows the leader of a weight loss group, played by Lucas in drag, claiming she is unable to understand a South Asian woman's pronunciation of 'fish and chips'. 'It must be some sort of dish we don't get over here,' Lucas's character says. Despite the blatant racism on display, the kind long ago ruled as unacceptable, people commented questioning how this show was ever cancelled. Many of Little Britain 's new devotees will have only discovered the show in recent years. 'I first watched a clip of it last year on TikTok,' 20-year-old Bradley* says. 'I immediately thought it was great.' It's a twist of fate we couldn't have predicted: a show that was once veering on becoming a national embarrassment is now fuelling online content. But why are some of Gen-Z – previously thought of as part of that so-called 'snowflake' generation – loving Little Britain today? 'Social media has introduced the show to lots of people my age,' says 17-year-old Callum*, who fell in love with the show during lockdown. Bored during his time off school, he decided to try out a new series. 'I first watched it with my mum and dad; we were all laughing,' he says. Since then, he has seen every single episode several times. 'It is absolutely hilarious,' he says. 'Some of it has to be some of the greatest comedy ever to grace TV'. Callum is forensic in his knowledge of Little Britain ; he references specific scenes during our conversation and recites lines word for word. This won't be the case for most new fans, though, with many having only watched snippets of the series in short bursts; TikTok videos usually last no more than a couple of minutes. 'I've seen lots of clips of the show but never a whole episode,' Bradley says, 'but I still get what the show is about'. 'Eh-Yeysss': David Walliams and Matt Lucas in character as Lou and Andy (Getty Images) '[Gen-Z] are consuming the show in a micro form,' adds Chloe Combi, a Gen-Z expert and the author of Generation Z: Their Voices, Their Lives .'With shorts, you can take scenes out of context… but if they looked at the whole thing, they might think there is no place for it in 2025'. Get Apple TV+ for £2.99/month for 3 months Offer ends 24 April 2025. £2.99/month for first 3 months, then £8.99/month. Terms apply. Accept offer ADVERTISEMENT. If you sign up to this service we will earn commission. This revenue helps to fund journalism across The Independent. Get Apple TV+ for £2.99/month for 3 months Offer ends 24 April 2025. £2.99/month for first 3 months, then £8.99/month. Terms apply. Accept offer ADVERTISEMENT. If you sign up to this service we will earn commission. This revenue helps to fund journalism across The Independent. It is possible, then, that Gen-Z isn't watching the most offensive parts of Little Britain ; the clip that Ofcom audience research deemed 'explicitly racist', for example, featured David Walliams as university professor Linda Flint describing a student as 'the ching-chong Chinaman'. But, the show's controversial comedy is clearly a pull for its young fanbase. 'The shows I've watched that were made more recently don't take as many risks,' says Bradley, ' Little Britain pushes the boundaries of comedy in a way modern shows don't'. Similarly, Callum thinks there hasn't been anything on TV in the last five years that has reached the humorous heights of Little Britain . 'If you don't like the jokes in it, you don't have to watch it,' he says simply. Criticism always followed Lucas and Walliams' shows. When Come Fly With Me was released in 2010, The Guardian described it as 'tasteless comedy… not art by any stretch of the word, but mere exploitation of the artistic licence for cheap laughs'. Still, Callum believes it is unlikely that a show like Little Britain would be made now. 'In today's world, Little Britain is highly offensive,' he concedes. But it is this rude, daring, and risqué territory that makes it interesting to him. 'The way I see it, it is just a comedy… it is just a joke,' he says, 'the world has gone a bit mad about what we can laugh at and what we can do'. Hearing that the BBC removed Little Britain from streaming sites makes Bradley frustrated. 'You can't just censor stuff,' he says. 'I don't feel guilty about laughing at it because they are made-up characters,' adds Bradley – his favourites are Andy, who uses a wheelchair and his carer Lou, and Anne, a non-verbal patient in a psychiatric hospital. Combi thinks that Gen-Z's love for the show is part of a wider trend – a knee-jerk reaction to quote-unquote 'wokeness'. 'Things that were incredibly taboo to say, even a few years ago, have suddenly become normalised,' she says. It can't be a coincidence that Little Britain 's resurgence also comes at a time when Gen-Z is romanticising and trying to recapture the Noughties in fashion, music and general aesthetic. 'One of the more charming elements of Little Britain was that it had a real symbiotic connection to a more old-fashioned, bawdy style of humour,' Combi says. 'I totally think that would appeal to Gen-Z who are obsessed with the Nineties and Y2K culture'. With Little Britain 's newfound public favour, Walliams and Lucas have begun to talk about their show positively again. On their YouTube account run by BBC studios, where the duo have 172k subscribers, they regularly share what they describe as 'classic clips' from Little Britain . Although they are no longer posting outwardly racist content, characters, including Vicky Pollard, who was much criticised for being a mockery of the working class, still feature regularly. In a recent interview with the presenter Lorraine Kelly, Walliams proudly declared that his 11-year-old son and his friends had been quoting Little Britain 's famous catchphrases in the playground. He even joked about the show's previous cancellation, saying: 'We've all been cancelled at some point. They can't do it again.' 'I'm a lady!': Vicky Pollard, played by Matt Lucas, with her mum, played by Dawn French (BBC) It's a drastic change in attitude for the pair who previously distanced themselves from Little Britain during that initial backlash. In 2017, Lucas expressed regret about some aspects of the programme. 'If I could go back and do Little Britain again, I wouldn't make those jokes about transvestites,' he said at the time. And in 2020, when the show was being removed from platforms, they again apologised profusely. Now, though, the comedy duo seem only too pleased to see their comedy on the rise again. In 2022, the series was put back onto BBC iPlayer, but with the scenes where Walliams is in Blackface edited out. A BBC spokesperson said: ' Little Britain has been made available to fans on BBC iPlayer following edits made to the series by Matt and David that better reflect the changes in the cultural landscape over the last 20 years since the show was first made.' Still, characters including Lou and Andy, Vicky Pollard and Bubbles DeVere, who was played by Lucas in a fat suit, remain. More recently, Lucas and Walliams have even publicly said that Little Britain could return. But, what does this mean for the show that was once so shameful that the BBC tried to wipe it from public consciousness? 'Only a few years ago, we were getting tearful apologies from them,' says Combi. 'Isn't it interesting now that everyone has sort of forgotten about that, they've decided to rewrite history… how authentic was that apology then, really?' She understands why they're changing their tune, 'but I think that's a very poor reflection of their characters because they distanced themselves from it when it was socially fashionable'. For now, though, this societal acceptance has its limits – attested to by the fact that the Little Britain lovers speaking in this piece requested that their names be changed. Ofcom drew the line at this skit in which David Walliams's character describes Asian student as having 'yellowish skin and smell of soy sauce' (BBC) Back in the early 2000s, Little Britain catchphrases ruled British playgrounds; children could be heard quoting it all across the country. And now, the show is well and truly back in the cultural lexicon, with the famous one-liners like 'computer says no' still being used among some Gen-Z. It is telling, too, that many of the clips on TikTok are posted by Gen-Z themselves. The account @ for example, which routinely shares clips of Little Britain , Benidorm and Mrs Brown's Boys to its 123,800 followers, is run by 26-year-old Liam. Meanwhile, @Conzaa22, who also posts scenes from Little Britain regularly, is run by someone who is only 22. New merchandise made by fans, like mugs with characters' faces on them, have also been created to be sold on TikTok shop. The spread of Little Britain 's modern fandom is coming from within Gen-Z. In some sense, young people have always been drawn to this sort of bottom-of-the-barrel, vulgar humour. 'I don't think it is quite as popular with young people now as it was back in the day, but we are definitely getting into it,' says Callum. And, with Little Britain 's popularity on the rise, Combi thinks it won't be long before we see more from Lucas and Walliams. 'The whole revival is holding up a mirror to a very speedy transformation from very serious political correctness to a kind of freedom, where you can make quite tasteless jokes and observations'. For Gen-Z it seems like once-disgraced shows like Little Britain don't have to be forgotten; just clipped up, repackaged and newly enjoyed. *names have been changed
The Independent
03-04-2025
- Entertainment
- The Independent
David Walliams mocks Simon Cowell over Britain's Got Talent failure he ‘wasn't happy' about
David Walliams has hit out at former Britain's Got Talent colleague Simon Cowell amid an alleged feud. The comedian was a judge on the ITV talent show from 2012 up until his departure in 2022, when it emerged that he had made sexually explicit and derogatory remarks about some of the contestants during a recording at the London Palladium in January 2020. sued FremantleMedia, the production company that makes BGT, for the leaking of his private remarks. The matter was settled in November 2023. He decided to leave the show after issuing an apology. On Tuesday (1 April), during an Advertising Week Europe panel, Walliams made a dig at his one-time fellow judge after the panel host Melanie Rockcliffe said: 'David Walliams, you were a judge on Britain's Got Talent for a decade and won best judge at the national TV Awards four times.' Walliams, without missing a beat, replied: 'Simon Cowell never won once.' The comedian and author, who is reportedly 'no longer on speaking terms' with Cowell, continued: 'That's all he does is judging. It was a tiny part of my career. For him, it was the focus and he still couldn't win it.' His comments prompted laughter from the crowd and, when Rockliffe said: 'He wasn't happy with you, was he?', Walliams replied: 'No.' However, he said Britain's Got Talent 'was a fun show to do'. When the recording of his inappropriate comments was made public in 2022, Walliams told The Independent: 'I would like to apologise to the people I made disrespectful comments about during breaks in filming for Britain's Got Talent in 2020. These were private conversations and – like most conversations with friends – were never intended to be shared. Nevertheless, I am sorry.' Fremantle, while announcing it had reached a settlement with Walliams, issued its own apology, stating: 'We are sincerely sorry that his private conversations when a judge on Britain's Got Talent were published, and the great distress this caused David. 'We have reviewed our production practices on the show to ensure they fully respect the expectations of our talent whilst satisfying the requirements of the show. We have enjoyed a great relationship with David over many years. 'We thank David for being an important part of the Britain's Got Talent family and the enduring success of the show and hope to have opportunities to work with him in the future. We are pleased that we have achieved an amicable resolution of this dispute with David.'
Telegraph
02-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Telegraph
David Walliams and Simon Cowell are at war. There can be only one winner
David Walliams doesn't like Simon Cowell and makes no effort to hide it. Since being forced out as a judge of Britain's Got Talent in 2022 – when offensive comments Walliams made about contestants were leaked – the comic has made plain his disdain for the talent show supremo. Taking the stage at a marketing jamboree this week, Walliams was asked about winning four National Television Awards for best TV judge. 'Simon Cowell never won once. That's all he does is judging,' he said on Tuesday. 'It was a tiny part of my career. For him, it was the focus and he still couldn't win it.' Walliams has certainly had a more varied career – Little Britain and Come Fly With Me on TV, then becoming one of the UK's most popular children's authors with the Gangsta Granny series, the odd film cameo – but he has become, according to one industry source, a pariah for TV and film bosses since the Britain's Got Talent scandal. His TV career, says the insider, has 'imploded'. Hence his bitterness. Walliams, 53, has pushed the idea that Cowell, 65, is a talentless and overcritical person of late. On the podcast he co-hosts with comedy partner Matt Lucas, Walliams and his mother Kathleen complained that she had once baked a cake for Cowell but he dismissed it for being dry. 'I think he can't do anything without judging,' Walliams said on Making A Scene. 'Bit of a downer, isn't it?' Sometimes Walliams is even more blunt. When asked about how he came up with characters for his children's books on This Morning last year, he replied: 'Whenever I'm trying to think of an evil villain I always think: 'What would Simon Cowell do?'' Walliams has also named his dog Eric the same name as Cowell's 11-year-old son, although he has claimed that it is a tribute to Eric Morecambe. The pair are said to no longer be on speaking terms – having previously been friends and regular dining companions – with Cowell even committing the most awful celebrity snub: unfollowing Walliams on Instagram. Those who know and like Walliams do not understand why he continues to take potshots at Cowell. 'I can totally get why David would have beef with Simon, if he never called to say 'Thank you' or whatever, but that's showbusiness,' says an industry source who knows both men well. 'I don't know why David feels the need to speak out. He's very successful.' The rupture in their relationship – which began on-screen after Cowell appointed the Little Britain star as a Britain's Got Talent judge in 2012 – came when recorded but unbroadcast comments by Walliams about contestants from a recording in January 2020 came to light. One contestant, a pensioner who made a mild jibe about Walliams before his unsuccessful audition, was described by Walliams as a 'c___' three times after he walked off stage. In another incident, Walliams made lewd comments about a woman who auditioned on the same show. 'She's like the slightly boring girl you meet in the pub that thinks you want to f___ them, but you don't,' he remarked. 'It's the last thing on your mind, but she's like: 'Yep, I bet you do!' 'No I don't!' I had a bit of a b____, but now it's going, it's now shrivelled up inside my body.' When the comments were published Piers Morgan, a friend of Cowell's and a former Britain's Got Talent judge himself, said that they were the 'tip of the iceberg' and that 'Walliams is one of the nastiest frauds on TV'. Morgan has since described Walliams as a 'duplicitous little berk'. Walliams immediately apologised after The Guardian published the transcripts, thought to have been leaked by an unhappy production worker, in November 2022 and said that the 'disrespectful comments' were 'never intended to be shared'. The self-flagellation was not enough to save his £1 million-a-year primetime role, however, and he stood down within days. He was replaced by the erstwhile Strictly Come Dancing judge Bruno Tonioli. Rather than lick his wounds and feel sorry for himself, Walliams went on the attack and, in October 2023, sued Fremantle, the production company behind the long-running talent show, for breaching his privacy and sought as much as £10 million in damages. A 21-page writ laid bare how bad the damage had been for Walliams, with his lawyers saying that he had had only one new work booking since the scandal erupted and that he had an invitation to read at the Commonwealth Writing Competition with the Queen rescinded. There had been 'catastrophic results for his reputation and career', they claimed, with Walliams fighting 'a return of severe depression, including active suicidal thoughts'. Walliams's earnings after his effective sacking plummeted from £3.7 million in 2022 to a little over £100,000 in the first five months of 2023, according to the claim, and the comic's 'ability to perform' was affected. 'He feels vulnerable on entering a studio because he fears that what he says and does in that setting may be recorded and leaked without his consent,' the claim said. 'Because of the constant concern that any unguarded comments could be used against him, he has lost the ability to be spontaneous or edgy – in short, to be funny. His inability to perform in this, his signature manner, has caused him further acute distress, because he has lost an important part of his personal and professional identity.' The case was eventually settled for a seven-figure sum, but way below the original £10 million he sought. Is it fair to say that the episode has damaged Walliams's future TV prospects? 'I think damaged is probably the wrong word. It's imploded,' says the source. 'He's not on TV now, is he?' It is notable that Walliams has not had a big gig on the small screen since his fall from grace. Though the leaked comments were the straw that broke the camel's back, there has long been talk that Cowell – the driving force behind so many talent shows – had long since tired of Walliams. For the best part of a decade on Britain's Got Talent, Walliams had adopted a high-camp persona in which he affected being in love with the brooding Cowell, whom he dubbed 'My Simon'. After the misfires of David Hasselhoff and Michael McIntyre as judges, it originally proved popular and played on public rumours of both Walliams and Cowell's sexuality. Some in the entertainment world say this act started to grate – especially after Cowell had a son with his partner, Lauren Silverman, in 2021 — and that Walliams got too big for his boots. 'Simon Cowell's the big boss, without him there wouldn't be the show. Everyone comes along and they can get ideas above their station. By that I don't mean David is not a great guy, because he is, and he's been around for a long time, but I think he began to think he was bigger than Britain's Got Talent,' says the friend of both men. 'There's a boundary you don't cross. You know when you can take the p— out of your boss and you know when you can't. You know when you can criticise your boss's bossing, or have to laugh at his joke. David misjudged it. His big mistake was misreading the situation with Britain's Got Talent and Simon. He should have played the game better.' Although he is a much-diminished force from his X Factor heyday – when he bestrode Saturday primetime like a colossus – Cowell is still an almost uniquely powerful executive and is able to get commissions based on his reputation alone. Britain's Got Talent – sans Walliams – is in the middle of its 18th series, while Cowell will soon make his first foray onto Netflix with Midas Touch, in which he seeks to put together a new boy band. At present, the only game Walliams seems to want to play is Cowell-bashing. If he is serious about making a TV comeback he may have to do more than that. He may even need to make friends again.
