Press clippings Page 5
It's too late to save comedy from 'cancel culture'
Will comedy become the latest victim of 'cancel culture'? Dame Maureen Lipman fears as much.
Patrick West, The Spectator, 22nd December 2021David Baddiel: comedy is trying to be too hard to be worthy & nice
The comedian and novelist discusses marriage, identity politics and how hearing Three Lions at Wembley is still his greatest achievement.
David Baddiel, The Telegraph, 13th December 2021David Baddiel interview
The comedian on the Royal Court theatre 'Hershel Fink' row, cricketer Azeem Rafiq, and how social media made his daughter's eating disorder a tougher thing to recover from.
Kasia Delgado, i Newspaper, 13th December 2021David Baddiel: What social media has done to people
Apps like Twitter have given all of us a constant audience. The comedian set out to explore the effect of that - starting with his own family.
David Baddiel, The Times, 13th December 2021David Baddiel and his daughter on his social media addiction
Despite the abuse and anger, the comedian spent hours a day online. But then his daughter Dolly became dangerously drawn in. Was it time for a rethink?
Hadley Freeman, The Guardian, 11th December 2021David Baddiel criticises Royal Court theatre character
Antisemitism row forces Royal Court theatre to change name of character. Criticism from David Baddiel and others prompts about-turn on play due to open this week.
Vanessa Thorpe, The Guardian, 6th November 2021David Baddiel condemns anti-vaxxers for Nazi comparison
David Baddiel has condemned anti-vaxxers for comparing the coronavirus vaccine to medical experiments that were carried out under the Nazi regime.
Ellie Harrison, The Independent, 21st October 2021David Baddiel at Bloomsbury Theatre review
Though less moving than his last two personal shows, this very funny take on social media is a Twitter tonic.
Bruce Dessau, Evening Standard, 12th October 2021'Jews Don't Count' rings true across the pond
David Baddiel originally wrote his book on how the left dismisses antisemitism for a British audience, but his US coreligionists identified so strongly he's releasing a new version.
Amy Spiro, The Times of Israel, 9th September 2021David Baddiel on fame, faith (and football)
The comedian, author, presenter and playwright -- still best known for that footie song -- talks to Sathnam Sanghera before his appearance at the Cheltenham Literature Festival.
Sathnam Sanghera, The Times, 6th September 2021