‘Another day, another film/TV show/play in which a famous Jew is played by a non-Jew’ Comedian and author David Baddiel has criticised the casting of non-Jewish actors to play Jewish people in the historical drama epic Oppenheimer. In the Christopher Nolan-directed movie, Cillian Murphy plays real-life theoretical physicist and “father of the atomic bomb” J. Robert […]

2 years ago

A Christmas spin on ‘Football’s Coming Home’ you say? Go on then! David Baddiel and Frank Skinner are set to release a reworked, festive version of their 1996 football anthem Three Lions, ahead of the winter World Cup which kicks off on Sunday. The music video shows the duo dressed in Christmas jumpers while superimposed […]

3 years ago

Now there’s zero years of hurt, is it time to put the song to bed? England’s iconic “Three Lions” anthem should be “put to bed” following the Lionesses winning the Euro 2022 Final on Sunday, says David Baddiel. Baddiel, who released the song alongside comedian Frank Skinner and the Lightning Seeds in 1996 to celebrate […]

3 years ago

The depiction happened in the 1990s Former Nottingham Forest footballer Jason Lee has spoken out about his disappointment that he is yet to receive a personal apology from comedians David Baddiel and Frank Skinner for Baddiel’s use of blackface to impersonate him during the 1990s. The racist portrayal was aired on BBC show Fantasy Football League, […]

6 years ago

They played in front of 30,000 people in Hyde Park With the beautiful weather – as well as England doing far, far better than anyone expected – fan parks have been very popular this last week or so. And arguably none have been as impressive as Hyde Park in London. Organised at the last minute, […]

8 years ago

We still believe…

8 years ago