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Moment David Walliams and Russell Brand joke about the rapist comic having sex with fans in toilets is revealed in new Netflix documentary

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Haigh, E. (2026, November 13). Moment David Walliams and Russell Brand joke about the rapist comic having sex with fans in toilets is revealed in new Netflix documentary. Daily Mail. https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16290163/David-Walliams-Russell-Brand-joke-sex-fans-toilets.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

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Daily Mail · collected 2026-11-13 · by Elizabeth Haigh

Quick Summary

A new Netflix documentary titled Russell Brand: Open Secret features archive footage of David Walliams making a joke about Brand having sex with fans in toilets during a Radio 2 appearance. This release coincides with Brand being sentenced to ten years and six months in prison for rape and three sexual assaults, as well as the emergence of six new allegations of sexual misconduct. The report highlights the "sickening" irony of the joke against the backdrop of a new accusation from a venue employee who claims Brand tried to lure her into a disabled toilet in 2015.
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“Article A focuses on a specific exchange between Russell Brand and David Walliams, while Article B provides a broader overview of the documentary's content and does not mention the specific exchange.”

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It comes as six more women accused Brand of sexual misconduct today including non-consensual sex, with one woman alleging the disgraced comedian tried to pull her into a disabled toilet, where she feared she would be sexually assaulted.
The claims, part of a new Netflix documentary released today, come after the convicted rapist was sentenced to ten years and six months in prison for assaults on four women. Russell Brand: Open Secret was released today, with Netflix announcing the film will follow Brand, 51, 'from comedy stardom to a criminal trial.
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It comes as six more women accused Brand of sexual misconduct today including non-consensual sex, with one woman alleging the disgraced comedian tried to pull her into a disabled toilet, where she feared she would be sexually assaulted.
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It comes as six more women accused Brand of sexual misconduct today including non-consensual sex, with one woman alleging the disgraced comedian tried to pull her into a disabled toilet, where she feared she would be sexually assaulted.

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A sickening exchange between rapist Russell Brand and David Walliams which sees them joke about having sex with fans in toilets has re- asserted
them → see → toilets
Brand was this week sentenced to ten years and six months in prison for rape and three sexual assaults against women, as new allegations emerged today. asserted
allegations → sentence → women
Meanwhile an investigation published on Tuesday accused Little Britain star Walliams of sexual misconduct, including 'grooming' girls as young as 15 for sex. asserted
investigation → publish → sex
He denies the claims. uncertain
He → deny → claims
Russell Brand: Open Secret was released today, with Netflix saying the film follows Brand, 51, 'from comedy stardom to a criminal trial. asserted
film → release → trial
It comes as six more women accused Brand of sexual misconduct today including non-consensual sex, with one woman alleging the disgraced comedian tried to pull her into a disabled toilet, where she feared she would be sexually assaulted. asserted
she → come → toilet
The film features an archive footage including excerpts from his stand-up routines, film roles and radio shows. asserted
film → feature → routines
One clip features David Walliams phoning in to Brand's Radio 2 show to make grim jokes about having sex in the toilets with fans. asserted
Walliams → feature → fans
An audio clip from Radio 2 sees Brand introduce Walliams, who had called in to the show. asserted
who → see → show
Russell Brand and David Walliams at a party after the British Comedy Awards in 2006 Netflix has released a documentary charting the story of Russell Brand’s 'meteoric rise and steep fall' asserted
Netflix → release → rise
'You alright David?' Brand asks, before adding: 'Perhaps we should build our friendship a little more, spend a little more time together.' asserted
we → ask → time
Walliams replies: 'Well I'd like that but unfortunately every time I've ever made it to a social occasion with you, you've always said, "Oh sorry I can't come, I'm just about to be tossed off in the toilets by some fan".' asserted
I → reply → fan
As those in the studio laughed, Brand replied: 'That's obviously a euphemism that David's using there.' asserted
David → laugh → that
The sickening joke comes after Brand was accused of attempting to pull a theatre worker into a disabled toilet where she believed she would be sexually assaulted. asserted
she → come → toilet
The new claim, published in a new investigation by The Times, was made by a London venue employee who was in her 20s at the time of the incident, in 2015. uncertain
who → publish → 2015
She says Brand's staff told her he 'fancies you' and one day one of his team told her: 'Russell wants you.' asserted
Russell → say → you
She was directed towards a disabled toilet, where she told the newspaper Brand had opened the door to her and the lights were off inside. asserted
lights → direct → her
She said the comic proceeded to try to entice her into the lavatory before claiming he needed toilet paper. asserted
he → say → paper
But when she went to hand it to him, she said he grabbed her by the arm. asserted
he → go → arm
'It was half-way up my forearm, and I tried to get away, when I stepped back, I realised his [member of staff] was standing right behind me,' she said. asserted
she → try → me
She added that she feared that if he pulled her into the toilet, Brand 'would sexually assault me'. asserted
Brand → add → me
The claims, part of a new Netflix documentary released today, come after the convicted rapist was sentenced to ten years and six months in prison for assaults on four women uncertain
rapist → release → women
David Walliams, pictured last month, is accused of abusing his status to target girls and young women. asserted
Walliams → picture → girls
He denies the claims She managed to escape into another room where she 'properly cried, because I felt like a piece of meat'. During Brand's trial, he was accused of orally raping another woman after dragging her into a toilet in 2004. uncertain
he → deny → 2004
Brand was convicted of sexually assaulting her prior to the alleged incident but acquitted of rape. asserted
Brand → convict → rape
Elsewhere in the Netflix documentary, Brand's former girlfriend, Jordan Martin, described being sexually assaulted by him during a fit of jealous rage. asserted
girlfriend → describe → rage
Ms Martin described being in a hotel in the UK with Brand when she spoke to a former partner on the phone to arrange picking up a bag of her belongings. asserted
she → describe → belongings
When Brand discovered who she had been speaking to, Ms Martin said: 'He snatched my phone out my hand and like broke it apart into pieces. asserted
He → discover → pieces
So I kind of snatched the phone back and went into a separate room.' asserted
I → snatch → room
She went on, tearfully: 'He walked in, he didn't say anything. asserted
he → go → anything
He put his hand down the front of my jeans, and he inserted a finger, and then walked away.' asserted
he → put → finger
Ms Martin said she did not report it or share what had happened with anybody at the time and instead 'sat with it quietly'. asserted
what → say → it
She also says Brand would make her brush her teeth until they bled because he wanted her to 'taste anonymous'. asserted
her → say → teeth
It comes as TV chiefs face a legal crackdown to make them protect women and girls from predatory entertainers following the Brand and Walliams scandals. asserted
them → come → scandals
This week, Walliams was accused of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl and preying on other young teenagers. asserted
Walliams → accuse → teenagers
One accuser, named as Jade by ITV News and The Guardian, alleges she was sexually assaulted by Walliams when she was 15 after he contacted her online. asserted
he → name → her
Jade claims they met in Soho before he drove her to his home in his Aston Martin. uncertain
he → claim → Martin
She alleges Walliams sexually assaulted her at Supernova Heights, the mansion once owned by Oasis star Noel Gallagher. asserted
Walliams → allege → Gallagher
'He asked me to come over and gave me a hug. asserted
He → ask → hug
That's when he kissed me,' Jade alleged of Walliams, who was 36 at the time. asserted
who → kiss → time
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