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Michael Gove was in a comedy called A Stab in the Dark
Vote Leave's EU referendum campaign felt like a stab in the dark at times. It's quite fitting then that Michael Gove once appeared in a TV series of the same title. And it was a politics-based comedy. The satire was actually a fairly serious affair in that it appeared on Channel 4 and also featured David Baddiel.
Toby Meyjes, Metro, 2nd July 2016Queen sex jokes a 'serious breach' of guidelines
A BBC Radio 4 show broadcast on the Queen's 90th birthday that included jokes about her sex life was in "serious breach" of editorial guidelines, the BBC Trust has ruled.
BBC News, 30th June 2016David Baddiel interview
With his show, My Family, due for a West End transfer, the comedian tells us why he has no regrets about sharing his parents' intimate secrets on stage.
Alex Clark, The Observer, 26th June 2016David Baddiel wins new book award
David Baddiel is one of the winners of the inaugural Laugh Out Loud Awards, known as "The Lollies". These awards were created by Scholastic, the world's largest publisher and distributor of children's books, to celebrate the funniest children's books. The full results have just been announced and Baddiel and illustrator Jim Field won Best Laugh Out Loud Book for 9-13 year olds for their book The Parent Agency.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 21st June 2016West End transfer for David Baddiel's show
David Baddiel's brutally honest, brutally funny show My Family: Not The Sitcom is to transfer to the West End following a successful sell-out run at the Menier Chocolate Factory.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 20th June 2016David Baddiel: Three Lions killed off football anthems
With the Euro 2016 football tournament starting on Friday, the England team have yet to reveal an official song, and David Baddiel thinks he knows why. "I can tell you why there isn't one, and why there hasn't been one for a while," the comedian told BBC News. "And that's because Three Lions killed off the football anthem quite conclusively. There were a few attempts after 1996 but no-one managed it. And that's because it is the best football anthem of all time."
Mark Savage & Sarah Jane Griffiths, BBC News, 6th June 2016Review: David Baddiel
Funny and challenging show about his parents.
Veronica Lee, The Arts Desk, 4th June 2016Review: David Baddiel - My Family: Not The Sitcom
David Baddiel's My Family: Not The Sitcom is the funeral speech that Baddiel says he wasn't able to give.
Dani Kolanis, A Younger Theatre, 21st May 2016'David Baddiel -- My Family: Not the Sitcom' review
Throughout, David Baddiel finds the sort of warmingly teasing tone that is a mark more of intimacy than reproach.
Dominic Maxwell, The Times, 19th May 2016Opinion: what is stand-up?
What is stand-up comedy? I thought I knew, but I'm starting to wonder.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 19th May 2016