Comedian and writer David Baddiel talks about writing a football anthem that has set a record in England, discusses anti-Semitism in his book Jews Don’t Count and his son humiliating him in public.
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Such a good book. Fascinating.
ReplyDoes anyone else think he looks and dresses like Jon Stewart wearing a Grouch Marx disguise? I spent the first minute waiting for him to take off his nose.
ReplyDavid Baddiel is a legend and Three Lions is a timeless classic, popular 25 years later
Replyso rare to see John Oliver’s dad in the wild
ReplyReligion is not a race. Therefore, it doesnt qualify. Discrimination, yes but lets not conflate the two. Nobody looks at this man and think anything other than a european person, which is what the public face of judaism has become.
ReplyJewish Jon Oliver!
ReplyJames Acaster the other day, and now David Baddiel? I’m loving this UK crossover!
ReplyCould have been worse, if Ezra had played a certain Lightning Seeds song on the bluetooth speaker…
ReplyIt’s Bladdybub!
ReplyYesss more comedians from the UK!!!
Reply3 ex-Taskmaster contestants in a week. What the heck is Seth up to? Is this a task?
ReplyI’m not sure how I feel about this interview. I’ve never felt, as Baddiel does, that antisemitism is not spoken about when talking about racism or is on some lower level. On the contrary, antisemitism is actually at the top. First off I think what needs to be discussed first is if being a Jew is a race or a religion? Or is it both? I’m assuming both based on this interview. He is atheist but still Jewish but is British. I’m not educated enough to know this and I’ll read up on it later because now I’m curious. That’s not where I’m conflicted though. That’s a different discussion. What I found weird is that he wondered why no one was making a big deal about TS Eliot and tearing down statues etc which is alluding to the tearing down of confederate statues. I understand what he’s trying to say but that example was not good in my opinion (which doesn’t matter ultimately. I’m just a youtube comment). We know the history behind why this are being torn down. They’re statues of traitors who went to war with their own country to keep slavery which was keeping them wealthy. That would be like the Jews erecting a statue of Hitler. I don’t understand why he needed to use that example. Anyway. Love the show.
ReplySomeone should ask David if he thinks Palestinians are human beings and do they also deserve a homeland?
His answer might surprise you
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