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Jonathan Ross joked David Walliams would ‘go home with’ 15-year-olds at comedy awards

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Huggett, P. (2026, November 10). Jonathan Ross joked David Walliams would ‘go home with’ 15-year-olds at comedy awards. Evening Standard. https://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/david-walliams-jonathan-ross-2004-comedy-awards-b1304342.html

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Evening Standard · collected 2026-11-10 · by Poppy Huggett
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Jonathan Ross made a joke at the British Comedy Awards in 2004, suggesting that David Walliams was "going home with" young people aged 15, around the same time Walliams allegedly had inappropriate sexual encounters with underage individuals. The article focuses on how this resurfaced joke relates to recent legal proceedings where Walliams denied any wrongdoing regarding allegations of misconduct involving a 15-year-old. Walliams has since been dropped by his literary agency and HarperCollins following these allegations, though he maintains that he did not abuse his power or break the law.
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On November 10, 2026, it was revealed that Jonathan Ross joked about David Walliams "going home with" 15-year-olds at the British Comedy Awards in December 2004 when Little Britain won Best TV Comedy. The footage shows Walliams laughing during the joke. Walliams, who had previously sought a High Court injunction to prevent allegations of sexual misconduct against teenage girls from being published, addressed the claims by saying he "behaved thoughtlessly" at times and did not always consider people's feelings properly. One woman described her encounter with Walliams when she was 15 as a "sexual assault," though Walliams denies any wrongdoing. Ross’s representatives stated that he did not write the joke himself but delivered it during the ceremony.

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Jonathan Ross joked David Walliams would ‘go home with’ 15-year-olds at comedy awards Walliams, 55, was named on Tuesday as the high-profile celebrity who launched High Court legal proceedings to prevent media organisations from broadcasting and publishing allegations of sexual misconduct. One woman described her alleged encounter with Walliams, when she was 15, as a “sexual assault”. Walliams denies any wrongdoing.
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Jonathan Ross joked David Walliams would ‘go home with’ 15-year-olds at comedy awards Walliams, 55, was named on Tuesday as the high-profile celebrity who launched High Court legal proceedings to prevent media organisations from broadcasting and publishing allegations of sexual misconduct. One woman described her alleged encounter with Walliams, when she was 15, as a “sexual assault”. Walliams denies any wrongdoing.
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Jonathan Ross joked David Walliams would ‘go home with’ 15-year-olds at comedy awards Walliams, 55, was named on Tuesday as the high-profile celebrity who launched High Court legal proceedings to prevent media organisations from broadcasting and publishing allegations of sexual misconduct. One woman described her alleged encounter with Walliams, when she was 15, as a “sexual assault”. Walliams denies any wrongdoing.
2026-11-10 · Evening Standard
Jonathan Ross joked David Walliams would ‘go home with’ 15-year-olds at comedy awards · assertive framing

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Jonathan Ross joked David Walliams would ‘go home with’ 15-year-olds at comedy awards Walliams, 55, was named on Tuesday as the high-profile celebrity who launched High Court legal proceedings to prevent media organisations from broadcasting and publishing allegations of sexual misconduct. One woman described her alleged encounter with Walliams, when she was 15, as a “sexual assault”. Walliams denies any wrongdoing. asserted
Walliams → joke → wrongdoing
The resurfaced footage dates back to December 2004, when Ross hosted the British Comedy Awards. asserted
Ross → resurface → Awards
Addressing the audience during the ceremony, Ross said: “The comedy awards is 15 years old - 15 years old! asserted
awards → address → ceremony
And like most 15-year-olds, it’s drunk, it’s unpredictable, and it’s probably going home with David Walliams.” asserted
it → ’ → Walliams
Footage from the event showed Walliams laughing in response to the remark. asserted
Walliams → show → remark
Representatives for Ross stated that the presenter did not write the joke himself. asserted
presenter → state → joke
The reports were released after the deadline for an appeal passed. asserted
deadline → release → appeal
In a statement provided to journalists, Walliams said: “Looking back, I realise that at times I behaved thoughtlessly towards other people I had casual sexual relationships with. asserted
I → provide → relationships
I realise I did not always take people’s feelings properly into account. asserted
I → realise → account
That is something I regret. asserted
I → regret → ?
“And whilst a power imbalance is inevitable when one party is famous, abusing that power is something else entirely and it is something that I never did.” asserted
I → abuse → that
He added: “I am not a sexual predator. asserted
I → add → ?
I have not broken the law, but I am devastated that some of the women I met 10 to 20 years ago have now expressed hurt or anger towards me.” asserted
I → break → me
Today (November 10), the former Little Britain star was dropped by his literary agency, Independent Talent Group, in the wake of the allegations, a spokesperson for the company said. asserted
spokesperson → drop → company
Read More Publisher HarperCollins dropped Walliams in December 2025 following an internal investigation into claims of harassment against young women, which he strongly denied. uncertain
he → read → which
Walliams previously stepped down from his judging role on Britain’s Got Talent in 2022 after apologising for making derogatory comments about contestants during filming breaks in 2020. asserted
Walliams → step → 2020
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