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Friday, January 7, 2022

David Baddiel: The book that changed me? John Berger’s Ways of Seeing by David Baddiel

The comedian and writer on growing up with Billy Bunter, the beauty of John Updike, and why Middlemarch is the greatest novel written in English My earliest reading memoryMy mum reading me L…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:36PM
Wednesday, September 15, 2021

Norm Macdonald made you laugh by doing almost nothing | David Baddiel by David Baddiel

The standup, most famous for Weekend Update on Saturday Night Live, could make the familiar feel strange and new Norm Macdonald, former SNL cast member, dies at 61 It was Frank Skinner who f…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:32AM
Monday, May 15, 2017

David Baddiel: Yes, I make fun of Dad’s dementia – and he’d be delighted if he knew why by David Baddiel

It’s not ‘low’ to point out that when Theresa May says the same thing over and over again she sounds as if she has dementia. It’s a joke Dad would appreciateA couple of days ago, hav…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:24AM
Thursday, April 6, 2017

David Baddiel: why I'm turning The Infidel into my first musical by David Baddiel

As a Kickstarter campaign is launched to fund Infidel: the Musical, the comic and author explains why his cult comedy about Jews and Muslims was ripe for a stage makeoverPerhaps surprisingly…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:24AM
Wednesday, October 14, 2015

David Baddiel: rumours about my dementia are greatly exaggerated by David Baddiel

When he read in the newspapers that he had dementia, the comedian was as alarmed as his friends were. But perhaps that’s what happens when you talk about a complex subject to a media aller…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:37AM
Monday, April 14, 2014

David Baddiel: from rock standup to dad with nit combs by David Baddiel

In the 1990s, the comedian toured huge venues in a hit duo. Twenty years on, he's back on stage as a solo act. He doesn't miss the screaming teenage fans but how does he handle haters?When,…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:23PM
Tuesday, March 18, 2014

David Baddiel: why I'm turning The Infidel into my first musical by David Baddiel

As a Kickstarter campaign is launched to fund Infidel: the Musical, the comic and author explains why his cult comedy about Jews and Muslims was ripe for a stage makeoverPerhaps surprisingly…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:00AM

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2023-2024 BROADWAY SEASON
May 30, 2023: Grey House - Lyceum Theatre
Jun 26, 2023: Just For Us - Hudson Theatre
Jul 24, 2023: The Cottage - Hayes Theater
Nov 16, 2023: Spamalot - St. James Theatre
Dec 18, 2023: Appropriate - Hayes Theater
Mar 07, 2024: Doubt - Todd Haimes Theatre
Apr 14, 2024: Lempicka - Longacre Theatre
Apr 17, 2024: The Wiz - Marquis Theatre
Apr 18, 2024: Suffs - Music Box Theatre
Apr 25, 2024: Mother Play - Hayes Theater
Jun 10, 2024: The Drama Desk Awards