ITV have recommissioned Blankety Blank

Maybe we should give him a chance, remember les and his funny voices and acts. David also a actor and hes done more serious roles.

I'd rather it was David Walliams than the usual ITV presenter pool.

Full article: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-37164247

Presumably the 'Christmas special' is essentially a way of ITV testing the water with a view to run a full series if it's successful, whilst giving them a way out if needed. I think it's good that ITV have opted for someone other than their usual core of presenters (e.g. Schofield, Mulhern).

I think the word you're looking for is "camp".

Personally, I reckon he is ideally suited to the format. I hope it's a success.

I can think of plenty of presenters who could have been chosen who would have been far worse (a lot of them have been suggested in this thread!). Good choice in my opinion. He was great on 24 Hour Panel People.

If he stays out of character ("hur hur hur, oooh Simon!") for 90% of the time he should be okay. Otherwise it'll get very tiresome, very quickly.

I'm surprised they chose David Walliams. I don't think he's much of a presenter but to be fair I haven't seen much of his presenting.

I think he could be good... just like Lily... we'll have to wait and see!

Yes, his "camp" act is very grating and he's been trotting it out for years on various shows. Can he not just be himself and stop relying on stereotypes and innuendo/sex based humor to get a laugh? If he appears as himself and not as an act it might be tolerable, but if he's just going to be campy all the time then I'll not bother.

I would have much preferred a post-watershed version with Keith Lemon hosting at this point.

I think Walliams is a good choice, he did a panel show for Sky1 ages ago so he can present a show like Blankety Blank.

I assume it's not going to be post watershed since Thames are making it rather than Talkback.

Did no-one think of giving Barry from Eastenders a call? He presented a gameshow on ITV1!

Ever thought it might not be an act.

An excellent choice IMO, though it could go either way.

Other names who could have presented it that come to mind include Les Dennis or Greg Scott.

Still, could have been worse, they could have asked Harry Hill or Alan Carr.

One person I still sorely miss from our TV screens is Michael Barrymore. TV gameshows still miss that spark he could bring to them and no one else has come close to emulating his unique style (however much Harry Hill tries!).