David Walliams 'Sports personality of the year'?

[abbot lau]

I heard on the radio that David Walliams is the bookie's favourite for this because of his channel-swimming stunt.  

Now I don't want to belittle the man's feat or anything, and it's nice that it raised money for charity, but 'sports personality of the year??'  Apart from anything else, he's not a 'sports personality', he's a 'comedy personality'.

Does this mean the 'personality' is more important than the 'sports'?

I don't know... something seems to be wrong here somewhere.

[Shoulders?-Stomach!]

I'm putting my money on Audley Harrison.

What's going on???

[Catalogue Trousers]

Hey! But Walliams SWAM THE FUCKING CHANNEL!!! Which, from the way he's being hailed, you'd think that no one had ever done before.

Fair play, I couldn't do it, but it hardly makes him King Sport.

If he is being nominated, then I just hope that we get allowed to posthumously nominate Captain Webb.

[Gavin]

I think the Channel should win it.

[Neville Chamberlain]

Yes, but who should win Sports Personality of the Year??? Can you think of anyone? Peter Crouch?

Nah, give it to Walliams. In the absence of anyone better, why not?

[Shoulders?-Stomach!]

Nah, give it to Walliams. In the absence of anyone better, why not?

What about that lass who has cancer who's running from coast to coast in the US to raise money/awareness, etc. That seems to me to be a better example of a similar nature.

It's a pity British sport has been so appalling recently, giving even pointless tossers a chance of winning an award which may soon cease to matter (if it did anyway).

[Jack Shaftoe]

I am in the unfamilar position of feeling rather sorry for David Walliams all of a sudden. He sort of did show that you can make a pretty remarkable physical achievement by working hard and being quite determined, so that's sort of inspiring, isn't it? There's always more deserving people I suppose, but I can't begrudge him being nominated for this one.

I don't really care about sports awards, I am just struggling with my contrary emotions towards quite a strange and not-obviously-likeable man. I may have to take the rest of the day off to think about it.

[Jemble Fred]

I am in the unfamilar position of feeling rather sorry for David Walliams all of a sudden.

Yeah, it seems unlikely that he put himself forward for this. You know that bit in the Wizard of Oz when the Munchkins start celebrating the death of the witch and Dorothy's confused by all the endless praise for doing it? I reckon Walliams knows how she feels.

I'm not gay, by the way, I've just seen The Wizard of Oz before.

[Jack Shaftoe]

That analogy = fabulous.

[The Duck Man]

Owen Hargreaves, surely?

[Little Hoover]

Why couldn't we have given it to Doon Mackichan when she did it though, oh because she's not very famous ok.

[Jack Shaftoe]

Was that real though, or just a smack the pony sketch?

This sounds sarcastic, bit is in fact a real question.

[Little Hoover]

Stephen Fry said she did on QI.

[Jack Shaftoe]

I've looked it up, and you and S. Fry are both entirely correct. My apologies to you both.

[Robot Devil]

What about that lass who has cancer who's running from coast to coast in the US to raise money/awareness, etc. That seems to me to be a better example of a similar nature.

She'll probably get the bravery-type award they have, which I can't remember the name of.

[easytarget]

"Steve Davies? Sports personality? No he doesn't!"

[Paaaaul]

How is swimming the channel "sport" ?

It's a great endurance challenge, but not bloody sport.

[Jack Shaftoe]

It's a 'pointless physical endeavor', which counts, surely?

And before people get clever, there's nothing pointless about wanking.

Because someone was probably going to say something about wanking, it's that time of day.

[chocky909]

What about that lass who has cancer who's running from coast to coast in the US to raise money/awareness, etc. That seems to me to be a better example of a similar nature.

She'll probably get the bravery-type award they have, which I can't remember the name of.

That's the "Cunts Of Gold" award I believe.

[Mr. Analytical]

Formerly the "You've got something wrong with you but didn't top yourself... good on ya" award.