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David Baddiel to present Holocaust denial documentary
David Baddiel is to present a documentary about Holocaust denial as part of a BBC season marking the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 6th January 2020Top comedy shows for 2020
A funny feast of fun ahead from Godley to Godliman and Alexei to Lexx.
Brian Donaldson, The List, 20th December 2019The decade in culture
The Times's critics select their preferred cultural moments and institutions of the 2010s.
The Times, 19th December 2019David Baddiel interview
Comedian-turned-novelist David Baddiel admits he is a big kid at heart. And that, he says, is why he found the transition from adult to children's books so natural.
Sally McDonald, The Sunday Post, 6th December 2019David Baddiel interview
Comedian and writer David Baddiel tells JW3 dinner guests how he balances his strong Jewish identity with his 'fundamentalist atheism'.
The Jewish Chronicle, 5th December 2019The ninth season of this daft and yet oddly endearing comedy challenge concludes. Tonight, in order to win the favour of Greg Davies and Alex Horne, David Baddiel, Ed Gamble, Jo Brand, Katy Wix and Rose Matafeo are challenged to "do the most preposterous thing with this chickpea". Their creative solutions are suitably ridiculous.
Phil Harrison, The Guardian, 6th November 2019God's Dice, Soho Theatre, review
David Baddiel's debut is overlong and overblown.
Veronica Lee, i Newspaper, 4th November 2019Review: God's Dice at Soho Theatre
It is enjoyable to watch and the content is fascinating. It just needs a bit more spark to get where it needs to be.
Kari Megeed, The Upcoming, 4th November 2019God's Dice review: Top-class theatre
Baddiel has a great way of making tricky subjects more accessible and turning lofty ideas into relevant ones, but now -- and even better -- he's doing it through the medium of top-class theatre.
Hannah Foulds, Londonist, 1st November 2019God's Dice review
Baddiel, as one might expect, is very good with words and the ideas here are intriguing too. Maybe a slightly different version would have more impact.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 31st October 2019