David Walliams

It ran into some pretty severe critical turbulence following a faltering pilot episode on Christmas Day, but Matt Lucas and David Walliams's first comedy series since Little Britain was a hit with viewers right from the start and it has only increased in confidence as it has gone along. Even the accusations in the media of racism and endless other forms of offensiveness have fallen away as the programme's characters have bedded down, and it became clear that Lucas and Walliams were embracing the full gamut of cultural expression in 21st-century Britain rather than perversely ignoring it for the sake of political correctness.

The result is that, for some of us at least, it is possible to feel some disappointment that the series is ending after only six episodes. And with most of FlyLo's ground staff threatening to go on strike, we're promised the series will go out on a high note. Among the pleasures is a resolution to whether Keeley or Melody will do the maternity cover for their pregnant boss Helen; burger-flipper Tommy's pilot-training interview; and whether Fearghal of Our Lady Air will win big at the Steward of the Year awards; and the sight of hyper-snobbish hostess Penny being demoted to work in economy. Speaking of high notes, there's even a song: when passenger liaison officer Moses convinces the massed ranks of the airport ground staff to sing for charity WishWings.

Matt Lucas and David Walliams's zany airport-based mockumentary continues. Bitter husband-and-wife pilot team Simon and Jackie face a bumpy ride when Simon's one-night stand is rostered onto their Barcelona flight. We find out which member of FlyLo's check-in staff has caught the fancy of hapless burger-boy Tommy Reid. And snobby head stewardess Penny gets a visit from a member of the Royal household.

Come Fly With Me Defended... by Jim Davidson

TV viewers have complained that Matt Lucas and David Walliams' new comedy series set in an airport is racist.

Matt Lucas and David Walliams's airport-based comedy series introduced a great new line-up of grotesques but, just three episodes in, some are already beginning to feel a teeny bit repetitive. Thank heavens, then, for the arrival of customs officers Robert and Stewart, delightfully perplexed when they stumble upon a massive consignment of smuggled narcotics, and Penny, the airline company's most snobbish employee, who struggles to cope whenever the lower orders dare to travel first class. Also this week, Flylo ground crew Taaj Manzoor bumps into Harry Potter actor Rupert Grint.

Last Night's TV - David Walliams' Awfully Good, C4

He's got to be having a laugh.

David Walliams' Awfully Good review

A two hour clip show presented by Little Britain's David Walliams, which despite aiming for the "so bad it's good" moments that it was just terrible.

You may think that Harry Hill has cornered the market in raising laughs from the absurdities of television with TV Burp, but here David Walliams is taking a much wider remit, looking at not just TV but also cinema and ads. Walliams's conceit is that there are some ideas that are so ill-conceived and misguided, they become fascinating entertainment. His case is made with just the title of the BBC's 1978 contemporary black music show, Blackcurrent. It ran for one episode. And while everyone loves the scouts on the rollercoaster on Jim'll Fix It, who remembers the kid whose heart's desire was to eat a lemon in front of a brass band? Essentially this is a clips show, but Walliams's arch delivery and the sheer oddity of some of what's on display should elevate it above the run-of-the-mill.

David Walliams: profile

The rising success of one half of Little Britain's stars David Walliams, who returns to our screens with new shows Come Fly with Me and Awfully Good.

David Walliams' Awfully Good, Channel 4, preview

David Walliams returns to our screens, this time in a presenting role, as he runs down the most embarrassing clips from TV, films and adverts.

Yes, another clip show from Channel 4. But thanks to the acerbic presenting of David Walliams and some downright mind-boggling clips, it's not your average cut and paste clips show offering this time.

David looks at "the worst, weirdest and what-the-hell-were-they-thinking" TV moments. TV so awful, it's awfully good. Most clips are from the 70s and 80s and are so cringe-makingly bad they could be modern day spoofs. Phallic balloons on kids' TV, Bruce Forsyth singing Barry White and men in questionably tight trousers disco dancing.

There's a guy who claimed he could jump on an egg without breaking it and Boy George in The A-Team.

Most disturbing, however, is Mr TSW 1982, a male beauty pageant in the South West. Those men with dodgy hair and even dodgier speedos are now fathers and grandfathers.