Clips of the late comedian Sean Lock making candid remarks about both Russell Brand and David Walliams have resurfaced years after his death, following recent legal developments involving the two TV stars.
Lock, best known for panel shows 8 Out Of 10 Cats and 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown, as well as the sitcom 15 Storeys High, died from cancer at age 58 in August 2021.
Lock's comments on Brand resurface after sentencing
Brand was jailed for 10-and-a-half years for raping one of his fans and sexually assaulting three TV and radio workers during his rise to fame. Walliams was revealed as the famous man who tried to get an injunction to prevent the reporting of allegations against him.
According to the Mirror, during an episode of 8 Out of 10 Cats, Lock said about Brand: "Probably the reason I hate him so much is that I am a dad, and I have this fear that one day my daughters will bring something like that home. And he will come in and go so, 'Oh such pleasure to be in your charming abode...'"
During his rant, Lock claimed Brand had "back-pedalled so much" from his earlier days when he encouraged people to avoid polling stations. He added: "So if you reduce that to what he is actually saying, he is saying what everybody says on every bus stop, 'Huh, politicians. What are they like hey? How did that lot get in, bloody hell!'"
Reaction to Walliams' joke and books
Brand was sentenced at Southwark Crown Court on Monday (November 9) after being convicted of one count of rape and three counts of sexual assault following a four-week trial. Mr Justice Bennathan slammed Brand's "staggering arrogance" as he sentenced him; the jury found him guilty of one count of rape and three counts of sexual assault, while he was found not guilty of two counts of rape and one charge of attempted indecent assault.
Five years earlier, Lock had also reacted with horror to a joke made by Walliams following the death of Michael Jackson. Walliams said: "Have you heard Michael Jackson is dead?" When host Jimmy Carr said yes, the Little Britain star joked: "If it is wrong to share your bed with 13-year-old boys, then lock me up and throw away the key." Some audience members laughed, but Lock did not join in, looking blankly ahead in the clip.
Lock also said of Walliams' books in a stand-up routine: "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.'" He cited the fart jokes as the reason, adding: "We already do those jokes at home. They're the easiest jokes to do with your kids."
Walliams' injunction bid fails
It was revealed on Tuesday (November 10) that multiple women have accused Walliams of sexual misconduct, with the allegations exposed after he failed in a bid to secure an injunction to prevent their publication.
Walliams was confirmed to be the famous man who sought an injunction to prevent Independent Television News (ITN) and Guardian News and Media (GNM), publisher of The Guardian, from reporting allegations against him. Lawyers for the media organisations previously told the High Court in London the allegations involved Walliams' alleged "abuse of power and status" to contact young women and try to engage in "inappropriate and exploitative sexual activities". Walliams denies any wrongdoing.
