David Baddiel on Family, Jewishness, and the Healing Power of Comedy, Part One

Welcome to Intelligence Squared. Where great minds meet. I'm producer Layla Ishmael. Our guest on the podcast today is comedian and screenwriter David Vidier. He is also the author of numerous books, including the critically acclaimed essay, Jews Don't Count. He was live on stage on the 21st of October 2024 at London's Union Chapel to talk about his hilarious new memo titled My Family.

Joining him to discuss it all was actor and writer Sanji Basker, who is best known for his television comedy sketch show, Goodness Gracious Me. This recording is in two parts. Intelligence Square Premium subscribers can get early access to the full-length conversation straight away, including content that isn't available anywhere else. Head to intelligence square.com forward slash membership to find out more or hit the IQ2 extra button at my own. Now let's join our host Sanji Bascar live on stage with David Badir. Welcome everyone to this Intelligence Squared event.

Uh guest. This evening. Needs no introduction, he's already been named, so you know. That's not gonna be a surprise, but David is an author, he's a comedian, he's a screenwriter.

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