Writing for radio really focuses the mind, because you can’t rely on thinking “Oh, just pull a funny face at the end of this sketch.” You’ve got to try to work on the words.
DAVID WALLIAMSWriting for radio really focuses the mind, because you can’t rely on thinking “Oh, just pull a funny face at the end of this sketch.” You’ve got to try to work on the words.
DAVID WALLIAMSSocial satire has been around since people have been around.
DAVID WALLIAMSI have always liked shows that have laughter in them.
DAVID WALLIAMSI love telling stories. I love the intimacy between the writer and reader. When you write sketches it’s over in two minutes. When you write a book the characters have to have a bit of emotional depth.
DAVID WALLIAMSI am a huge fan of ‘Doctor Who.’
DAVID WALLIAMSI just want to be happy, have kids, enjoy my life, help others and create some good work.
DAVID WALLIAMSI think comedy is a bit more international than people credit. I happily watch lots of American shows and American comedy films. If I did a list of the top 10 comedy films in Britain, there’s no sense that it would probably be different than yours.
DAVID WALLIAMSIt can be difficult to be subtle and not cartoony in prosthetics. But when you see characters like Bubbles and Desiree from ‘Little Britain’ on screen, it makes all the hard work worth it. It’s such fun watching those transformations.
DAVID WALLIAMSIt’s strange how sometimes you can be so happy it goes all the way round to sadness.
DAVID WALLIAMSTV has lost a lot of its self-confidence as its power has been eroded by the internet.
DAVID WALLIAMSI know somebody from university who’s called Phil Collins, and I think there’s something terribly unfortunate about sharing a name with somebody who either is famous or becomes famous.
DAVID WALLIAMSThere’s a sort of magic and music to comedy. Some words, some numbers even, are funnier than others. A Caramac bar, for instance, is funnier than a Milky Way.
DAVID WALLIAMSI used to have a silk dressing gown an uncle bought in Japan and when I came downstairs in it, my dad used to call me Davinia. There was never embarrassment about that kind of thing. My sister used to dress me up a lot. She thought I was a little doll.
DAVID WALLIAMSI’m terribly attention-seeking. It’s very different once you get all this attention, though. Because then you want to control it. And you can’t exactly.
DAVID WALLIAMSThere’s something about being a comedian that means you have to not be scared of failing because failing is part of the process.
DAVID WALLIAMSThe most used piece of kit in my kitchen is my saucepan. I use it every morning to cook my porridge in. The least used piece of equipment? I’d say a food mixer. I’ve never used it, I don’t really know what they’re for.
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