While on a book tour through America, Wallace was dubbed a "Generation X legend" by the Wisconsin State Journal. He became a minor celebrity in Belgium whilst on his quest for Joinees.
The movement is now generally referred to as the "Karma Army", although members are still typically "Joinees". Traditionally, hundreds of members travel to London for the meet-up and undertake good deeds for strangers, with Wallace present. Join Me celebrates "Karmageddon 10" in December 2011.
The movement would go global, with each member committing to undertaking one random act of kindness for a stranger every Friday ("Good Fridays"). The book explains how he "accidentally started a 'cult'" called Join Me. In 2003, Wallace's book Join Me was published.
A BBC series, also co-written and co-produced by Wallace, followed, as did a book, written by both men. Wallace accompanied Gorman on his quest and the men created Are You Dave Gorman?, an award-winning comedy stage show about what happened during their journey. In 1999, Wallace challenged comedian Dave Gorman, who at the time was his flatmate, to find 54 other people called Dave Gorman ("one for every card in the deck, including the Jokers"). As a journalist, Wallace has worked for The Scotsman, The Guardian, The Independent, Elle, Cosmo, The Times and other publications. He was part of the production team behind British Comedy Award-winning Dead Ringers, the original producer of the critically acclaimed cult hit The Mighty Boosh, and the creator and producer of Ross Noble Goes Global. He specialised in radio production at the University of Westminster.Īt 22, he became a BBC producer. At 18 he started writing comedy, mainly through the magazine Comedy Review. He began writing reviews for video game magazines at the age of 13 for school work experience: a reviewer had become ill and so Wallace was given the opportunity to review a game. As an author, Wallace's bestselling books have been translated into more than a dozen languages. His notable works include the books Join Me, Yes Man, and the TV series How to Start Your Own Country. Daniel Frederick Wallace is a British filmmaker, comedian, writer, actor, and presenter of radio and television.
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