Watching War Films With My Dad, by Al Murray
24/11/2013 … Al Murray, by his own admission, is obsessed with the Second World War; his bookshelves groaning under the weight of volumes about the conflict.
2013 Books
Reviews of books about comedy, including biographies of comedians old and new, and (occasionally) books by comedians. To have a book considered for review, send a copy to Chortle, 112 Norman Road, London, E11 4RL.
Sun 24 November 2013
Thu 21 November 2013
Gift of the gags...
Round-up of the humour books out for Christmas
21/11/2013 … Stewart Francis: Pun Direction‘Over 500 of his greatest gags – and four of his crap ones’ boasts the cover line – and that’s exactly what you get - the…
Tue 19 November 2013
Funny Way To Be A Hero, by John Fisher
19/11/2013 … This is, by all definitions of the word, a substantial book.
Wed 13 November 2013
A Good Bullet by Freddy Syborn
13/11/2013 … I'm not quite sure what fans of Bad Education will make of this meandering, sometimes pretentious treatise on the nature of comedy and taboo from the sitcom's co-writer,…
Wed 06 November 2013
The Treasures Of Morecambe And Wise
06/11/2013 … On TV, Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise absolutely owned Christmas.
Tue 05 November 2013
Becoming Johnny Vegas
05/11/2013 … We've not seen anything quite like him, before or since.
Tue 08 October 2013
The Wholly Viable, by Phil Kay
08/10/2013 … Freewheeling comedian Phil Kay’s book needs to be experienced with the same carefree attitude as his devil-may-care gigs.
Thu 25 July 2013
Comedy Under Attack by Carl Unegbu
25/07/2013 … You might think, globally speaking, that comedy is in pretty rude health.