Martin Clunes says David Walliams was ‘very rude’ about him: ‘I was not flattered’

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Martin Clunes has complained that comedian David Walliams was “very rude” about him during an appearance on The Graham Norton Show, after featuring a sketch about the actor in the controversial series Come Fly With Me. open image in gallery David Walliams and Matt Lucas as Japanese Martin Clunes fans in ‘Come Fly With Me' Asked if he heard it often, Clunes said it had been “enveloped in the mist of casual racism”. open image in gallery Martin Clunes says David Walliams was ‘very rude’ about him Walliams and Lucas apologised for their use of Blackface in their sketch show Little Britain in 2020, while also expressing regret about their portrayals of “characters of other races”. Times have changed since Little Britain first aired so it is not currently available on BBC iPlayer.” open image in gallery Matt Lucas and David Walliams apologised for their use of Blackface and racial stereotyping in 2020 Lucas had previously expressed regret for his and Walliams’ racial stereotyping in their shows, telling the Big Issue in 2017: “If I could go back and do Little Britain again, I wouldn’t make those jokes about transvestites.