Fans queue for hours for a speech, a signature and a joke from actor and children’s author.
David Walliams took advantage of his fesitval appearance to make fun of his Britain's Got Talent colleague Simon Cowell. Photo / AP
David Walliams took advantage of his fesitval appearance to make fun of his Britain's Got Talent colleague Simon Cowell. Photo / AP
Coming soon to a David Walliams book near you: a Kiwi connection.
More than 2000 people turned out to see the Little Britain actor and blockbuster children's writer at the Auckland Writers Festival yesterday.

 Queues snaked from the Aotea Centre to the nearby Auckland Town Hall as fans of all ages tried to secure Walliams' signature.

 Among them were Izzie Newton-Cross, 11, and her friend Minnie Stratton-Parker, 9. "He told me his favourite things in New Zealand are the people and the food," Izzie, from Birkenhead, said.

 Grey Lynn sisters Jasmin and Indigo Devereux, aged 8 and 3 respectively, also had books signed by Walliams.
"He was really nice and said his favourite children's book and film was Alice In Wonderland," Jasmin beamed. "I am going to get all his books now."
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