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Newman and Baddiel in Pieces [1] is a sketch comedy television show written by and starring comedians Robert Newman and David Baddiel, produced by Harry Thompson, and broadcast on BBC2 from 20 September to 20 December 1993.
Newman and Baddiel in Pieces The Mary Whitehouse Experience is a British topical sketch comedy show that the BBC produced in association with Spitting Image Productions . It starred two comedy double acts, one being David Baddiel and Rob Newman , the other Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis . [ 1 ]
With The Mary Whitehouse Experience Newman and Baddiel had become "unlikely pin-ups as, in the early 1990s, comedy was being fêted as 'the new rock and roll'," leading to their series, Newman and Baddiel in Pieces (1993). [5] The partnership with Baddiel was widely reported as being fraught with tension.
Newman and Baddiel were a comedy partnership of the 1990s consisting of British stand-up comics Robert Newman and David Baddiel.. Both graduated from Cambridge University and began working separately as stand-up comedians before they were introduced to one another in 1989 by producer Bill Dare, who wanted to put together a topical sketch show for BBC Radio 1.
This is a list of former Footlights sketch comedy troupe members who have achieved notability after graduating from the University of Cambridge.The careers of many prominent figures in the world of entertainment began in Footlights, while prominent figures in other industries also took part in the troupe.
Time for Bed is a 1996 novel by David Baddiel ... the beautiful black wife of his brother Ben. The cast of comic characters includes Nick, his girlfriend Fran, ...
Their own TV series, The Imaginatively Titled Punt & Dennis Show, did not meet the same success as The Mary Whitehouse Experience, but won larger audiences and was given a higher profile than the other pairing's spin-off project Newman and Baddiel in Pieces.
Lock's early television work included a supporting role alongside Rob Newman and David Baddiel in the 1993 series Newman and Baddiel in Pieces including touring with them as their support act. [8] Frank Skinner and Eddie Izzard are credited as major influences on his comedy. [9]