David Baddiel has called out Jimmy Carr for his controversial joke about the Holocaust, suggesting it was “indefensible”.
The writer and comedian shared a line he once told his audience regarding the telling of Holocaust jokes. It went: “You can obviously tell a Holocaust joke that is cruel and inhumane and mean-spirited and racist.
Earlier this week, Baddiel, who is Jewish, was praised for his “eloquent” breakdown of Whoopi Goldberg’s controversial comments about the Holocaust.
He then shared what he believes to be an acceptable Holocaust joke told by Devorah Baum, adding: “This is the joke I was leading to, which is, unlike Jimmy’s, I think defensible.”