David Baddiel had the perfect one-line response to Katie Hopkins slagging off ‘lefties and their excuse for comedy’

John Plunkett. Updated December 3rd, 2019

Piers Morgan wasn’t the only one using the crowd that booed Nish Kumar at a charity lunch to try to make a wider point about comedians whose comedy they don’t like.

With a withering sense of inevitability, Katie Hopkins did too.

Brits are so sick of lefties and their excuse for comedy. This desperately unfunny idiot boo’d from the stage for ranting against Brexit.

We need to bring back proper laughter. Not polite politically correct cr*p pic.twitter.com/EvqWbkQUWn

— Katie Hopkins (@KTHopkins) December 3, 2019

And David Baddiel had the perfect one-line response.

Not sure I can think of anything more timidly polite and politically correct than not properly spelling out the word crap. pic.twitter.com/25CDyt3fQj

— David Baddiel (@Baddiel) December 3, 2019

@MrNishKumar should use Hopkins quote on his next tour poster. Should attract even more people in.

— Alex Russell (@sideshowbob1971) December 3, 2019

Just in case you missed Morgan earlier in the day, here’s what he had to say about Nish Kumar.

Oh dear… that awful moment for any comedian when they suddenly realise they’re not as funny as they think. Thoughts with @MrNishKumar at this difficult time. 🙏 https://t.co/cIdTKqtqAA

— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) December 3, 2019

And Kumar’s response was 10/10.

Yes and the experience of being so loudly disliked has given me a real insight into what your life must be like every day. Respect.

— Nish Kumar (@MrNishKumar) December 3, 2019