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David Baddiel's stand-up specials to air on Sky Arts in November

Tuesday 22nd October 2024, 6:07pm

David Baddiel: My Family, Not The Sitcom. David Baddiel

David Baddiel's three stand-up specials will be aired on Saturday nights on Sky Arts in November.

Recorded at London's Royal Court Theatre earlier this year, the three performances - referred to as The Not The Trilogy - are versions of the hit shows he presented between 2013 and 2021.

My Family: Not The Sitcom, which will air on 9th November at 10pm, is labelled "a massively disrespectful celebration of the lives of David's late mother, Sarah, and dementia-ridden father, Colin".

Fame: Not The Musical - in which the comic examines his strange relationship with "the New Lad / Token Jew / comedy rock'n'roller / football singer-songwriter persona he's co-existed with for 30 years" - will air on 16th November at 10pm.

Trolls: Not The Dolls - in which the stand-up tells stories "of the dark, terrible and hysterically absurd cyber-paths that interacting with internet trolls has led him down" - will air on 23rd November at 10pm.

Baddiel says: "I was very happy to discover that, at my advanced age, I remembered these three shows well enough to perform them again on stage. I think that in itself was considered enough of a miracle for Sky Arts to film them."

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