A joke made by late comedian Sean Lock about David Walliams has resurfaced after it emerged Walliams was the male celebrity behind sexual misconduct allegations. Walliams has denied all allegations, including of any criminal activity, but was named by ITV News and The Guardian after an investigation into his conduct. He made an attempt in High Court to stop allegations being published, citing himself as a suicide risk, but was denied and made no move to appeal the decision.
Lock's Stand-Up Joke About Walliams' Books
Now a quip from 8 Out of 10 Cats comedian Sean Lock, who died in 2021, has emerged, with the late star joking with his audience during a stand-up tour: "Anything sets me off, anything. Those David Walliams books.
"Urgh, I hate them. Those kids books he's written. I've gone on strike in my house, I refuse to read them to my kids. I said, 'I'm not reading them'.
"My wife says it's because I'm a bitter, twisted, jealous, pathetic husk of a man who's lost all creative spark and is quite happy to bide away his career taking easy cash on panel shows. We're quite honest with each other, you know."
Fart Gags and Family Life
He went on: "But no, there's a reason I don't like his books, because there are a lot of fart gags in his books.
"The best thing about a fart gag is the noise, isn't it? You don't want to be reading the sound of a fart.
"But also, we already do those jokes at home. They're the easiest jokes to do with your kids. They're one of the few things that break up the tedious, grinding, repetitive monotony of domestic family life. The endless repetition of task after task after task."
He went on to joke that "any idiot can write a kids' book, it's easy."
Behind-the-Scenes Incident on 8 Out of 10 Cats
Lock also allegedly branded Walliams a "pink minstrel" behind the scenes of 8 Out of 10 Cats, after Walliams was accused of "spending the entire shoot stepping on all of the other comics' lines".
Lock "lost it" during a break in filming, and had turned to talk to one of the show's writers when Walliams went to tap him on the shoulder – but the slap ended up being a little harder than intended.
Lock reportedly turned around "eyes blazing", and hissed: "Don't f***ing touch me, you pink minstrel", which "took the wind out of Walliams' sails for the rest of the recording".
