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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 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.
The Saturday Night Armistice; Saturday Stayback; Scallywagga; School of Comedy; Scotch and Wry; Set of Six; Sez Les; The Sketch Show; A Show Called Fred; Slapstick and Old Lace
The Sundays seemed to vanish just before Christmas in 1997. That day, on 11 December, a 900-strong crowd in Islington’s Union Chapel stood unaware that they were witnessing the final public ...
Comedian and his friend/frequent collaborator have opposing beliefs about religion
David Lionel Baddiel FRSL (/ b ə ˈ d iː l /; born 28 May 1964) is an English comedian, presenter, screenwriter, author and singer.He became known for his early work alongside Rob Newman in The Mary Whitehouse Experience and later for his comedy partnership with Frank Skinner.
Newman was adopted into a working-class family who lived in a Hertfordshire village. His adoptive father died when he was nine. Newman attended a comprehensive school, received poor A-level grades and was not offered a place at university until two years later, when he was admitted to Selwyn College, Cambridge, to read English on the strength of an essay about T. S. Eliot.
A radio pilot was broadcast on 10 March 1989 on BBC Radio 1 and a series of 13 shows began on 7 April the same year. [4] Bill Dare devised the format. The two pairings of Newman and Baddiel and Punt and Dennis were central to the show, with support from Nick Hancock, Jo Brand, Jack Dee, Mark Thomas and Mark Hurst.