''Walliams & Friend'' is a British sketch show, produced by and starring

David Walliams David Edward Williams (born 20 August 1971), known professionally as David Walliams, is an English comedian, actor, writer, and television personality. He is best known for his work with Matt Lucas on the BBC sketch comedy series ''Little Br ...

, airing on

BBC One BBC One is a British free-to-air public broadcast television network owned and operated by the BBC. It is the corporation's flagship network and is known for broadcasting mainstream programming, which includes BBC News television bulletins, ...

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.

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 The London Studios (also known as The South Bank Studios, The London Television Centre, ITV Tower, Kent House and LWT Tower) in Lambeth, Central London was a television studio complex owned by ITV plc and originally built for London Weekend Te ...

. Further filming took place either later in that same year or sometime in 2016.

Episodes

Pilot episode (2015)

Series 1 (2016)

Reception

The Times described the show as "Exceptionally accomplished, with every sketch sharply observed and superbly performed", while The Independent made similar comparisons: "Worthy of Messrs 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".

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