Maureen Lipman

The radical Jewdas Haggadah provides a rag-week version of the Passover ceremony for pubescent Marxists

‘Sometimes I would just like to be a mere citizen — an actress, not a Jewish actress’

“The unthinkable is happening. The thrice-married, terrorist-sympathising, absolver of anti-Semites, 500-time voter against his own party, refusenik of anthem and servicemen tributes, utterly unproven Jeremy Corbyn will become our next Prime Minister”

“If this man makes America great again, I will eat a sombrero”

“Putin revels in others’ weakness. A man with a facelift who poses bare-chested on horseback is not a well man”

“Must the garage have a Nespresso bar? Must the library and the swimming pool do shawarma and chips?”

“It’s my Labour Party, Mr Corbyn, and I’ll cry if I want to”

“Corbyn, Sadiq Khan and Livingstone have embraced those who incite the murder of Jews”

‘There is nothing left for a girl to expose save her pubic mound — and that can’t be far off now’

“Should I be grateful for the great Jewish characters I’ve played — or sad that in a 50-year career I’ve rarely played a “classic” role?”