My Family

‘Baddiel writes with a comic’s fluency and timing … In giving us the full, unvarnished picture, Baddiel has done his parents proud’ Guardian

‘Outrageously funny…profoundly thoughtful’ The Sunday Times

‘A joy from beginning to end; beautifully written, deeply moving, incredible funny’ Daily Mail

‘Devastating and gaspingly funny, often in the same sentence … David Baddiel is so good at everything he does, he’s at risk of becoming a national treasure’ Hadley Freeman, author of House of Glass

‘Such an extraordinary, hilarious book’ Observer

‘Explosively funny, brilliantly written, David’s family story becomes more and more incredible with every page’ David Walliams, author of Astrochimp

‘As dark as it is funny … Baddiel has made true art out of experience, I don’t know how he does it. A masterpiece’ Sathnam Sanghera, author of Empireworld

‘A must-read, must-buy. Laugh out loud funny – and moving. The read of the summer’ The Sunday Times

‘Candid, playful … an entertaining, bawdy memoir’ Independent

‘This book is WAY WAY WAY TOO MUCH in all the best ways. I lost count of how many times I gasped’ Caitlin Moran, author of What About Men?

‘Brilliant. As funny and moving as you’d imagine – actually, more so’ Adam Kay, author of Undoctored

‘Had me howling’ Pandora Sykes, author of How Do We Know We’re Doing It Right?

‘Infernally funny’ Howard Jacobson, author of What Will Survive of Us

‘A triumph, a treat, a love letter to unconventional family members!’ Nina Stibbe, author of Went to London, Took the Dog

‘This word, “amazing”, pretty much sums up Baddiel’s memoir; likewise “jaw-dropping”…wincingly funny, but always pointedly fond’ iPaper

‘Deeply funny and intensely moving’ Dani Shapiro, author of Signal Fires

David Baddiel is an author, comedian, screenwriter and television presenter. He has written four novels and two non-fiction books including the bestselling Jews Don’t Count which was the Sunday Times ‘Politics and Current Affairs Book of the Year’ 2021. David is also the author of ten middle-grade books for children that together have sold over 2 million copies.