“My theory as to why I first became a comedian is that my mother was always keenest on my younger brother, Dan. It doesn't bother me now, but it did then and the way I compensated for that was to publicise myself as myself - to tell people who I was in 100 per cent detail, going into every crevice of my life.”

English comedian, presenter, screenwriter and author

David Lionel Baddiel is an English comedian, presenter, screenwriter and author. He first came to prominence through his early work with Rob Newman on The Mary Whitehouse Experience, and later through his comedy partnership with Frank Skinner. His career spans television, live comedy and writing. He is best known for work that helped define British comedy in the 1990s, especially his collaborations with Newman and Skinner, and for his later work as a presenter and author.