do this – and very large lines appeared across his…

It was definitely a challenging upbringing. My parents were by no means perfect.

— David Baddiel

We're not designed to know hundreds of people - we're designed to know four people in our village. So the only way we can…

— David Baddiel

Now 'South Park' - they are interested in blasphemy. They're interested in creating offence for its own sake.

— David Baddiel

I have an issue with classical music.

— David Baddiel

When I retweet a troll, I'm not thinking of the troll, I'm thinking of the audience: how can I make them laugh with me,…

— David Baddiel

Fame is a silly thing that makes your life absurd.

— David Baddiel

For a long time, I used to think that I had a man's brain that I thought more like a man than a woman.…

— David Baddiel

All of my children's books are attempts to tap into what I believe to be children's, and to some extent human beings', fantasies.

— David Baddiel

I had probably never met a non-Jew until the age of 12.

— David Baddiel

I'm not saying Jews should only play Jews... I personally think actors should be allowed to act.

— David Baddiel

My theory as to why I first became a comedian is that my mother was always keenest on my younger brother, Dan. It doesn't…

— David Baddiel

Most people who know me well say I am almost autistically myself. I like to never change.

— David Baddiel

Unfortunately, we no longer live in a culture where what is spoken about and what truths are told and what lies are told are…

— David Baddiel

An academic is what I would have been if I hadn't been successful as a comedian. I've never had a proper job.

— David Baddiel

There are no gatekeepers in children's literature. There are children who like what you write because it's funny.

— David Baddiel