Hello, you. Today's guest is a two-timer, by which I don't mean. He's unfaithful, not at all. Far from it.

He's one of the most faithful men I've ever known, but it is his second time on the podcast. The first time was virtual. This time, it's in person. It's David Walliams.

I try to call him Britain's most successful children's author

in the course of the pod,

and he takes issue with it,

but he's pretty blooming close.

I've known David for a long time.

I think that will come across.

We do enjoy taking the Mickey out of each other and criticizing each other.

So you mustn't, you mustn't take anything to heart. It's all said, in good spirit, shall I use

the word I shall, ingest. He talks about his books, he talks about his comedy. talks about his life ladies and gentlemen it is

bryden and david walliams

that's the thing with David.

You laugh before I start speaking.

And it could be your fashion sense.

It could be your physicality.

Yeah.

It could be any number of reasons.

But you know what?

You say that.

But I did always love comedians. I wouldn't put myself in this

bracket. But you know, like Tommy Cooper and Eric Morkin where there was something absurd about them.

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