My father worked for Unilever, running a mass-spectrometry lab - mass spectrometry is a process for elucidating the chemical structures of molecules, which means that he presided over a legal form of corporate espionage, breaking down the component parts of… — David Baddiel Copy Share Image
My dad was a scientist. More than that: my dad grew up in a tiny terraced house in Swansea, the only child of a second-generation immigrant family - his father sold cloth, zips and buttons from door to door -… — David Baddiel Copy Share Image
It was definitely a challenging upbringing. My parents were by no means perfect. — David Baddiel Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
Now 'South Park' - they are interested in blasphemy. They're interested in creating offence for its own sake. — David Baddiel Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
I'm not saying Jews should only play Jews... I personally think actors should be allowed to act. — David Baddiel Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
Most people who know me well say I am almost autistically myself. I like to never change. — David Baddiel Copy Share Image
