Comedian and author David Walliams has managed to entertain millions of young fans through his written work.

Since his first book in 2008, Walliams has written 41 best-selling books with 56 million copies sold and translated into 55 different languages. 

He's released his first graphic novel, Astrochimp, and he's set to touch down on New Zealand shores for his upcoming tour.

"I feel, because I've been pretty prolific and written lots of books, I always feel like I want to give the audience something as fresh as I possible can - so changing the form really helps that."

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