A Hit Or A Flop

[Paplane]

I think the Baddiel/Skinner joke first surfaced not only because he looked different but also because he was a bit of a joke player. The gag was as much about how crap he was, just as much as his hairstyle resembled a pineapple.

Yes but Baddiel actually blacked up to do the sketch more than once.

Yep, outrageous really. They really did push it beyond a level of acceptability. It's surprising really because Baddiel is clearly an intelligent bloke who himself attracts racism, in his case antisemitism.