Camp David Kindle Edition

I am a big fan of the wonderfully talented David Walliams work on the screen and in print. In Camp David, he gives an honest and detailed account of what looks like a pretty ordinary life, which is refreshing, which shaped him into a multi-talented man. I laughed along with him in it, as well as cried with him. He gives a thorough account of his years of struggles, including depression and thoughts of suicide to become what he is today and leaves us just as he is about to skyrocket to fame in Little Britain. I am so looking forward to his next installment , which he hints at in the last line of his book, Camp David.

It was a nice look at David Walliams life. Kept me interested and was an easy read, even with all the English references. If you enjoy Little Brittan you would enjoy this book to know it's creator better.

I found this book interesting from start to finish. Instead of feeling critical of any name dropping as one reviewer mentioned, I enjoyed reading about the men and women David Walliams knows and has worked with in theatre and film. Many are well known in the British industry but also some were simply a vaguely familiar name to me before reading this book. I found him open, honest and introspective about his life and relationships, yet still able to chuckle at himself while sharing his darker days. I smiled often, yet also felt a sadness while reading about his struggles with depression. I will definitely look forward to a possible sequel on happier days and accomplishments; his marriage, baby etc, hopefully soon!

David Walliams is our Shakespeare, Saturday Night Live, —THE. EMBODIMENT of all comedy I enjoy, just found him!

David is open, candid, warm and funny. He is also incredibly vulnerable and has had many struggles which I was somewhat surprised to find. It is heartfelt that he never got to be fully understood by his father as David has brought so much love and joy to the world with his child like demeanor. Thank you for sharing part of your life - it was a joy to read and I am now an even bigger fan.

Camp David is a very well written autobiography where the author tells his stories with such details and particularity that are almost movie-like. His thoughtful wit and charm, which are abundant in this book, alleviate the reading experience.In this book, the comedian-actor talks about being camp, his early sexual experiences and growing up as a middle-class kid in Southern England. He also gives some interesting insights on working with his comedy partner, Matt Lucas and on popular characters in their act which fans of Little Britain will appreciate. His struggles with depression and suicide are told in this book with such honesty and heart. There are also many beautiful stories about the relationships the author have had with the famous and the unknown.It is definitely a good book for any comedy fan who is interested to go deeper in learning the being of a comedy performer. The Kindle version of the book, unlike many out there, is also very well produced and worth every penny.

Appears very honest. Shows he has nothing to hide. He may not see himself as a free spirit, but when you can write about yourself as you truly are you often free yourself of whatever you fear. No one can threaten to reveal to the people what is already known.

Absolutely loved this book. I received it on Tuesday, and had it finished by Thursday night. I couldn’t put it down.

I just finished this book and must admit even though I found interesting to start with, it was full of actors names and plays etc that went woosh over my head but I kept reading the book. Now I have finished to the book it was important to put all parts of the book that David Walliams has put in to get a true understanding of his life. The beginning, third part and final part were excellent for me and the parts I didn't enjoy were only due only to the names of many actors and what they starred in. For a lot of people they may know all of them as the ones I did know I found interesting to find out about them.I admire so much that David Walliams has opened his life to us, warts and all! To me I see him from the public eye as very funny indeed, very confident, someone who has no worries in his life. His book says different and a few of the things he described in his life I could understand where he was coming from. Well done David!

I love little Britain, often watch the old episodes, still make me laugh as much. David sees himself as the straight one to Matt, but I think they are both equally as funny and talented. David speaks very honestly about his life especially his depression. He comes across as a nice person, I always thought so when he was judging BGT he's never nasty. The book tells of his early life, career and eventual rise to fame. It's often funny but also very sad in places. A good book.

I feel like one of David Walliams' few American fans. We don't get all of his shows and appearances in the U.S. so I was excited to get to know more about him. David's autobiography is just like life- some parts are exciting, some parts are boring, some parts are sad and others are frustrating, but in the end you are grateful for the experience. I especially liked David's accounts of his father, with whom he had a difficult relationship. David did not dwell on his father's lack of affection, but instead was honest about how that shaped him, for better and for worse. I find a lot of people excuse their parents bad behavior and chalk it up to "it was a different generation." David does recollect a story about his father's upbringing which helps him understand their inability to connect, but he doesn't excuse the hurt his father caused. For someone whose sexuality was so scrutinized until his marriage, I thought it was fitting that he spent a good amount of the book describing his childhood experiences with other boys and his debilitating shyness around women. I was really surprised that his relationship with writing partner Matt Lucas was hard at times and that David felt inferior to Matt on many occasions. I know this should be obvious, as all relationships are difficult, but they always seem like happy-go-lucky best friends on chat shows, DVD extras and documentaries. The only part of the book that was hard for me were the references to the older Comedians he admired and all the shows he worked on because I wasn't familiar with them here in the States. I look forward to part 2 which I hope explores what it's really like to deal with the paparazzi and how money and fame change relationships.

Drepression seems to affect so many commedians, David is no exception. The first part of the book had my heart reaching out to him. However the second part revealed more of him than I liked. Read it, it is interesting, he is interesting. Do I like him more or less since reading the book? Probably a little less. I adore his children's fiction (I suspect this is when he puts the breaks on). I admire his efforts for charities. I admire his honesty in the book. I had a little difficulty at the start of the book when he portrays his family whilst not in dire straights, he gives the impression they were poor, yet he was born in a private hospital in Wimbledon.....

I found it odd that Walliams was surprisingly candid about certain aspects of his life and yet drew a veil over others. Candor is so important in autobiographies as the likes of Joan Colin's and even Jordan demonstrate wonderfully. Maybe women are better at reflecting on their life... It's all a bit meh to be honest. Even the moments when he contemplated suicide, which should be heartbreaking to read, felt rather calculated and as though he were ticking off the boxes...that sounds harsh, but it's how I interpreted it. I didn't like him singling out certain people in the business for a literary tongue lashing either. What's the point? I liked him prior to this, I'm afraid that opinion has changed now.