
Acting
David Baddiel
Born 1964-05-28 · Troy, New York, USA
David Lionel Baddiel is a British comedian, novelist and television presenter. He is known for his work alongside Rob Newman in the ground-breaking The Mary Whitehouse Experience and partnership with Frank Skinner.
Acting credits
5.6A feuding double act try to make it in the cut-throat world of stand-up comedy.
Huge
2010
4.0Documentary that explores why the men's England football team did not fulfil their potential at the 2006 World Cup, including insight and reflection from key members of the 'Golden Generation'.
England 2006: The Golden Generation
2026
7.8With exclusive interviews and outtakes, this anniversary special celebrates a decade of Robert Popper's iconic comedy, from celebrity fans to Paul Ritter's infamous squirrel-based catchphrase
Friday Night Dinner: 10 Years and a Lovely Bit of Squirrel
2021
NRA documentary about Spitting Image (1984) and the impact it had, including clips of the most memorable moments and contributions from many of the cast, crew and some of celebrities portrayed on the show.
Best Ever Spitting Image
2006
10.0The writer and comedian looks at antisemitism and the progressive left. From theatre to football, Baddiel explores a political blindspot with Stephen Fry, Miriam Margolyes and Neil Gaiman.
David Baddiel: Jews Don't Count
2022
8.7Documentary that outlines the 1990s and the decade the changed the world.
The 90s: Ten Years That Changed the World
2015
NRWhile it may be universally acknowledged that she’s one of the great English writers, Giles Coren breaks down his many reasons for hating Jane Austen.
I Hate Jane Austen
2017
6.0French exchange student Gorka's UK stay takes an unexpected turn when he accompanies a British family on a poignant journey.
Gorka
2023
A film about friendship and familiarity masking major secrets. When protagonists Beth and Ross gather all of their best friends together for an unruly drink and drug-fuelled party, the event is like many such evenings. That is, until Beth and Ross make an announcement. They tell those assembled that they have secretly married. The impact is not as simple as they had expected. We then track the events of the evening as the news affects each person in turn. Instead of the absolute approval Ross and Beth had hoped for, the news throws a harsh spotlight on everyone's relationship and notions of marriage. The film explores the confused attitudes of a generation whose model of love and romance is complex and demanding. The evening degenerates into a rash of revelations and discoveries about all of the friends, but most dramatically it unravels Ross and Beth's relationship in a way neither of them could have foreseen. This is no fairytale
The Announcement
2000
8.0Documentary charting the Derek and Clive phenomenon. The two foul-mouthed toilet attendants were the creations of Peter Cook and Dudley Moore and were responsible for some of the filthiest comedy to come out of Britain. Despite being banned from radio and television the duo achieved great success and a cult status, but the act broke up one of the greatest comedy partnerships of recent years. Featuring excerpts from the actual records and video footage of Cook and Moore.
Offensive: The Real Derek and Clive
2002
NRLe Tissier didn't score ordinary goals, his strikes were powerful phenomena, and he could dribble through the densest defence. For years his loyalty to the Saints was rewarded with unflinching love and admiration. This authorised film tells his story and shows his special talents and unbelievable goals. All of them, with unique access and the voice of David Baddiel helped by one Mathew Le Tissier.
Matt le Tissier - Unbelievable
2024
1.0Eric and Ernie devotee Miranda Hart celebrates the incomparable comedy duo as she takes a look back at their top twenty greatest TV moments, ranked by comedy actors and comedians.
Miranda: Morecambe & Wise and Me
2017
NRMarkus Meechan is a criminal. Guilty of posting a YouTube video judged “grossly offensive” and containing menacing, anti-Semitic and racist material. He claims the video was a joke. Others claim, Markus is a Nazi. But what does the prosecution of a YouTube comedian mean for freedom of expression – is a censorious state overstepping the mark? Or are there some things you just shouldn’t joke about?
The Nazi Pug: Joke or Hate?
2019
As part of BBC Two's 50th birthday celebrations, this programme pulls from the shelf some rare and previously unseen comedy moments from some of the greatest names in comedy.
The Comedy Vaults: BBC2's Hidden Treasure
2014
NRHighlights from Comic Relief's June 1999 live event, designed to help alleviate third world debt. Comedy performers seen here giving their services for free include Steve Coogan, Rowan Atkinson, Angus Deayton, David Baddiel, Simon Day, Lenny Henry and, er, the Happy Mondays.
Rude For A Reason: Live from Brixton Academy
1999
5.5In the year of its relaunch Reggie Yates is given exclusive behind the scenes access to one of the most loved British TV series of all time.
Reggie & Thunderbirds: No Strings Attached
2015
8.0A documentary about David Baddiel and Rob Newman making their TV series and going on tour around the UK culminating in there infamous Wembley Stadium performance.
Newman and Baddiel on the Road to Wembley
1993
8.0Former Mary Whitehouse Experience members Rob Newman and David Baddiel bring their 'Live and in Pieces' television series to the stage. They both perform their solo sets before joining forces for 'the People of Restricted Seriousness' and 'History Today'. Rob Newman also misbehaves in the guise of Jarvis.
Newman and Baddiel: Live and in Pieces
1993
9.0David Baddiel and Rob Newman present their popular 'History Today' sketches which include live concert footage from the 1992 Edinburgh Festival.
Newman and Baddiel: History Today
1992
NRLaunched 30 years ago, Loaded magazine epitomised the 90s in its irreverence and appetite for hedonism. But how did it stand up to pressure to put more 'sexy babes' on the cover?
Loaded: Lads, Mags & Mayhem
2024
NRNarrated by comedian Paddy McGuinness, here is a documentary celebrating 35 years of Bullseye featuring the hosts Jim Bowen and Tony Green with celebrity guests Linda Lusardi, Nick Hancock, Anne Diamond, David Baddiel, Katy Brand, Gary Wilmot, Frank Bruno, Tessa Sanderson and legendary dart players John Lowe, Eric Bristow and Bobby George.
You Can't Beat a Bit of Bully
2015
NRComedian and author David Baddiel has opened up about his father’s battle with Pick’s disease, a little-known type of dementia. David talks about the progression of his father’s disease and the impact it has had on his family
The Trouble with Dad
2017
NRUncover what happens when the worlds of football and music collide. Bob Mortimer runs down the best and very worst the beautiful game has had to offer down the years with contributions from the likes of Keith Allen, David Baddiel, Gary Lineker, Chris Waddle and Adrian Chiles
Football's 47 Best Worst Songs
2018
7.5The Holocaust is one of the most documented, witnessed and written about events in history, so why is Holocaust denial back on the political agenda? What has happened in the 75 years since the liberation of the camps to have so skewed the picture? And, if it matters, why does it matter?
Confronting Holocaust Denial With David Baddiel
2020
Behind the camera
6.1Based in a London suburb Mahmud Nasir lives with his wife, Saamiya, and two children, Rashid and Nabi. His son plans to marry Uzma, the step-daughter of Egyptian-born Arshad Al-Masri, a so-called 'Hate Cleric' from Waziristan, Pakistan. Mahmud, who is not exactly a devout Muslim, he drinks alcohol, and does not pray five times, but does agree that he will appease Arshad, without whose approval the marriage cannot take place. Shortly thereafter Mahmud, while going over his recently deceased mother's documents, will find out that he was adopted, his birth parents were Jewish, and his name is actually Solly Shimshillewitz.
The Infidel
2010
6.1Based in a London suburb Mahmud Nasir lives with his wife, Saamiya, and two children, Rashid and Nabi. His son plans to marry Uzma, the step-daughter of Egyptian-born Arshad Al-Masri, a so-called 'Hate Cleric' from Waziristan, Pakistan. Mahmud, who is not exactly a devout Muslim, he drinks alcohol, and does not pray five times, but does agree that he will appease Arshad, without whose approval the marriage cannot take place. Shortly thereafter Mahmud, while going over his recently deceased mother's documents, will find out that he was adopted, his birth parents were Jewish, and his name is actually Solly Shimshillewitz.
The Infidel
2010
NRStephen Fry and Gemma Whelan star in 'Recall Me Maybe' a new FT drama written by David Baddiel, exploring AI, memory and truth. Fry plays a grandfather with dementia who uses AI to fill in gaps in his memory. While reviewing the archive of his life his family makes a shocking discovery. Which memories are really true? And how AI is defining who we are?
Recall Me Maybe
2025
NRStephen Fry and Gemma Whelan star in 'Recall Me Maybe' a new FT drama written by David Baddiel, exploring AI, memory and truth. Fry plays a grandfather with dementia who uses AI to fill in gaps in his memory. While reviewing the archive of his life his family makes a shocking discovery. Which memories are really true? And how AI is defining who we are?
Recall Me Maybe
2025
NRThe best of Spitting Image
Spitting Image: Best Of - Is Nothing Sacred?
1991
6.7The film revolves around a Hindu man (Paresh Rawal) who goes through an identity crisis when he discovers he was adopted as a son in a Hindu family but was born in a Muslim family. The journey starts with finding his real father.
Dharam Sankat Mein
2015
8.0Former Mary Whitehouse Experience members Rob Newman and David Baddiel bring their 'Live and in Pieces' television series to the stage. They both perform their solo sets before joining forces for 'the People of Restricted Seriousness' and 'History Today'. Rob Newman also misbehaves in the guise of Jarvis.
Newman and Baddiel: Live and in Pieces
1993
9.0David Baddiel and Rob Newman present their popular 'History Today' sketches which include live concert footage from the 1992 Edinburgh Festival.
Newman and Baddiel: History Today
1992
7.5The Holocaust is one of the most documented, witnessed and written about events in history, so why is Holocaust denial back on the political agenda? What has happened in the 75 years since the liberation of the camps to have so skewed the picture? And, if it matters, why does it matter?
Confronting Holocaust Denial With David Baddiel
2020
David Baddiel, Frank Skinner and Statto return to bring a distinctive mix of celebrity chat and sofa bound football fanaticism. The cult TV hit show Fantasy Football makes its triumphant comeback with this special DVD compilation, featuring the best moments from the 2004 series including celebrity guest interviews, Phoenix from the Flames, Grevsie's Gaffs, But First A Few Things We've Noticed From Watching Football, Homo Erotic Moments In Football, The Adventures of Cristiano Ronaldo and many more.
Baddiel & Skinner's Fantasy Football
2004