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David Baddiel apologises to Jason Lee for blackface mockery
David Baddiel has revealed that, in his new documentary Jews Don't Count, he apologises to former footballer Jason Lee for impersonating him in blackface in the Nineties.
Ellie Harrison, The Independent, 17th November 2022Lee Mack to host Royal Variety Performance 2022
Lee Mack will host the Royal Variety Performance 2022. Al Murray, Maisie Adam, Omid Djalili and Axel Blake will also perform on the show.
British Comedy Guide, 8th November 2022David Baddiel looks back
The writer and comic on how comedy let him escape a childhood beset by his parents' 'mad lives'. 'My dad was unemployed and angry, my mum was distracted by her passionate affair'.
Harriet Gibsone, The Guardian, 5th November 2022David Baddiel: 'I wish there was a God. I'm desperate for that comfort'
David Baddiel talks about religion and Christmas as his new children's novel about the perils of wish fulfilment is published.
Andrew Billen, The Times, 20th October 2022These computer generated posters of comedians will give you nightmares
Artificial intelligence is getting good at generating images... but it's not perfect yet. Comedy writer and performer David Reed has demonstrated this by getting a computer to generate posters for some well-known comedians, and posting the results on Twitter. Prepare to have nightmares...
British Comedy Guide, 13th October 2022David Baddiel and Frank Skinner to re-record Three Lions anthem as Christmas song
It wouldn't be an England game without footie fans chanting Three Lions, but for the first winter World Cup they'll be singing a more festive version.
Comedy duo David Baddiel and Frank Skinner are once again reuniting with The Lightning Seeds singer Ian Broudie to re-fashion the 1996 hit, but this time as a Christmas song, Three Lions On A Sleigh.
Hannah Hope, The Sun, 24th September 2022Why Taskmaster's worst contestants are the show's real winners
Taskmaster Series 14 arrives soon, so let's celebrate the show's best-worst contestants so far!
Laura Vickers-Green, Den Of Geek, 21st September 2022David Baddiel says it's time to retire 'Three Lions' after England's Euro 2022 win
Now there's zero years of hurt, is it time to put the song to bed?
Callum Boyle, JOE, 1st August 2022David Baddiel fears 'Holocaust fatigue' as interest in the Nazi genocide wanes
The comedian said he worried that over time the genocide had become 'deprioritised'.
Felix Pope, The Jewish Chronicle, 21st July 2022There's so much more to Jewish jokes that the 'mean Jew' stereotype
Other types of Jewish humour are available says David Baddiel.
David Baddiel, The Jewish Chronicle, 30th June 2022