David Walliams

David Walliams blames Nightly Show criticism on 'anger'

David Walliams has said criticism of ITV's Nightly Show is down to anger at the fact it has pushed back the news in the schedule.

Why can't British TV ever make a nightly talkshow?

So why didn't The Nightly Show wow? Is it even possible for a UK channel to create a successful chat show following the US mould?

There is still a space, arguably an urgent need, for an American-style blend of satire, chat and to-the-second topicality on British TV (again, I'd humbly propose Eddie Mair for the job). But there are not italics sufficiently viciously slanted to express the opinion that this wasn't it.

There is already talk, unusual perhaps in any programme's debut week - I don't even remember this with Eldorado - of taking it with urgency behind the barn and hitting it with an axe. I'll give it a chance to find what's left of its feet, as it varies its weekly presenters, and Mel, Sue and Bradley Walsh are usually great value. But it was someone's decision - an apparently unique combination of condescension and panic - to open with a week of David Walliams. To be fair, Walliams and I appear to possess wildly differing views on what is or might ever be funny, intelligent or interesting, so I'm coming at him with distaste anyway. All I'll say is it's borderline possible that someone has made a joke about Donald Trump's hair at some time in the past year, and without being paid £1,500 a minute.

David Walliams slammed by his own mother

David's mother Kathleen suggested she wants the News at 10 back - while sitting in the live studio audience.

Rob Brydon could turn The Nightly Show around

Under its first presenter David Walliams, ITV's new chat and entertainment show has been critically slated and lost half its audience. Could a different host could help fix it?

David Walliams will 'earn £250,000' for Nightly Show

At least there's some consolation for David Walliams, who has faced harsh criticism from viewers and critics alike for his stint presenting ITV's new entertainment show. According to a new report, the comedian will receive £50,000 per episode of The Nightly Show, which works out at £250,000 for five days' work.

The Nightly Show: Britain's latest crack at US-style TV

It's clearly too soon to judge the chances of The Nightly Show after only one of its declared 40 editions. But, if the first night proves representative, the show may struggle to equal, on any of its five nights, the level of star power that Graham Norton manages on his one.

The Nightly Show did NOT go down well last night

Viewers said they'd really prefer ITV News at Ten to "car crash", "copycat" television.

The Nightly Show pulls almost 3m viewers

The launch of The Nightly Show on ITV attracted almost 3 million viewers on Monday night, but the News at Ten recorded its lowest Monday audience of the year so far in its new temporary 10.30pm slot.

The Nightly Show review

In the intro, Walliams joked that confused viewers might think 'the News At Ten's gone a bit down-market'. Downmarket's not the issue, bland is. The Nightly Show does not feel like the mustn't-miss proposal that ITV need it to be. The gamble hasn't paid off.