Talk:Danny Wallace (humorist)

message: I moved this here when I created the page for the other Danny Wallace.  I thought about leaving the page where it was and providing a link, but IMO the footballer was better known in his time than the writer is now so it seemed more appropriate to give them equal importance.  I think I've fixed all the links that went to the old page, apologies if I left any out. Cantthinkofagoodname 11:23, 30 Apr 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: Untitled

message: I removed the reference to his supposed marital status. Not only was it poorly worded, but didn't really contain any information. If anyone has a reference for the fact that he's getting married "this month" (not a very encyclopediac peice of info), then feel free to put it back. But if you're so inclined, i would suggest making it part of a (new)larger section on his personal life. He hasn't official disclosed his fiancee's real name, or involved her in his other work (apart from Yes Man in which she was such an important part of the plot), so would probably prefer to keep thier relationship private.
:What happened to Hanne (or whatver she was called) circa Are You Dave Gorman? Magic Pickle 00:06, 12 November 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: They split up towards the end of Join Me. Sven945 01:11, 27 January 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I'd agree with the first contributor above; his private relationships aren't part of what makes him notable, until he writes about them. Let's leave it out. If the consensus goes against this, there will soon no doubt be some mass-media references to his marriage, after which, we can include it. Until then, it's original research really. – Kieran T (talk) 01:24, 27 January 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I think she will have more of a part in his new book, (she's mentioned in the blurb), so leave it till then? And he does mention her real name in the thanks at the end of Yes Man. He has also discussed her on Big Brother's Little Brother. Eastlygod 02:44, 28 January 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: The BBC have made specific reference to his wife (Greta) in this article :  User:itaintwatchdo
Yes he is married to a woman called Greta i met them on Saturday. (Preceding unsigned comment originally added by 86.167.159.172 (talk ) 14:36, 6 April 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Marriage

message: Does anyone know if Danny has (or had) some sort of contract with Sky One? A few days after Hoax Files aired I saw him in a programme about Roswell, and then presenting an episode about aliens in the Conspiracy series, but since I haven't seen any of the other episodes in that series I don't know if he presented them all.
--Adam7davies 16:04, 12 February 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: i would have thought it was more likely he's got work there through contacts he made earlier on in his career. I was under the general imporession he still worked for the BBC (as opposed to just with them on some projects). I reckon rereading yes man and IMDbing some of the poeple mentioned might show upa trail.
Thought I'd also mention that he recently did a Sky One special called "Secrets of the CIA", this is actually quite a serious programme that attempts to uncover CIA madness throughout history. It may be notable because it's one of the few non-comedy things he has done (well it is funny in parts, but it's mainly serious).
--Hibernian 05:06, 16 June 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Sky One

message: I just read in Private Eye about Virgin Credit Card's advert that plagiarises Yes Man. The piece basically says that Virgin's TV commercial about a man who says yes to everything to improve his life, and therefore says yes to a Virgin Credit Card. Lots of people asked Danny if he was endorsing Virgin, and he's contacted them and all sorts of shenanigans have ensued. I'll write on it later when I have more time, but does anyone have any information from other sources about this?
--Adam7davies 17:19, 26 April 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Danny has talked about it in the forum on his official site (sorry, dont have the URL, just google it. or is it linked to in the article?) Look for threads where ppl have asked questions about it, mainly in the "danny-based stuff" area of the forum. wallace has pote replies as "admin". Amo 17:29, 26 April 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Virgin Credit Cards 

message: Was it started so he could write a book about it, along with yes Man? Magic Pickle 17:23, 19 July 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: No. He's said he never intended to write either book. He even turned down an offer from a guy who wanted to make a "book of Joinees" while he was starting the cult. However, How to start your own country was clearly made just for the TV show, and used a lot of the stuff he learnt while doing Join Me. Amo 19:43, 19 July 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: So why write a book about it at all then? OK - has he engaged in any mad projects like this one that he hasn't written a book about? That would be an argument in his favour. It just seems mighty coincidental to come up with two crazy schemes (three if you count Are you Dave Gorman) that weren't intended to be book projects and yet mysteriously have books appearing at the end...Magic Pickle 17:42, 21 July 2006 (UTC)

text: No crime at all in him coming up with a scheme in order to write a book - if it's an entertaining one, more the better. The difficulty I have is insisting that these schemes were dreamt up with absolutely no intention of them being books - I just think that's possibly a bit sly. In order to make the schemes more appealing there has to be an element of 'the mess I got myself into - what a fool I am' rather than 'the mess I got myself into in order to write a book about it'. Still, it's entertaining stuff, good luck to him. Magic Pickle 11:55, 22 July 2006 (UTC)

text: Well there's still time to write it one day... Magic Pickle 17:52, 31 July 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Purpose of Join Me

message: It's just not reality that someone can leave university and jump straight into becoming a "BBC producer" the next year. This biog needs a rewrite by the builders of the matrix. Adjustingtheidiocy (talk) 18:54, 14 December 2019 (UTC)
thread_title: Early Life

message: I've not heard of this, can anyone provide a source?86.129.0.201 19:03, 25 December 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I added a source.Amo 22:46, 25 December 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  film of yes man? 

message: I heard Ian Collins of Talksport fame mentioning that Danny Wallace once worked as a producer on his show many moons ago (while on work expierence)  and that they subsequently became friends. Collins was best man at his wedding in Australia! ....does this merit a mention in Trivia?? I think so. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 88.144.69.171 (talk) 19:20, 12 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: trivia section

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