Backing Into The Spotlight by Michael Whitehall
12/12/2017 … Who would have thought Nigel Havers’ agent would have published not one, but two volumes of memoirs? That’s twice as many as the actor himself.
2017 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.
Tue 12 December 2017
Mon 13 November 2017
The Absolutely Essential Book of Jokes About the Left by Philip Dunn
13/11/2017 … Comedy has a left-wing bias, which almost certainly gives liberal ideas an easier ride when it comes to satire.
Mon 06 November 2017
Help, by Simon Amstell
06/11/2017 … Simon Amstell said he was ‘tricked’ into writing this book.
Wed 25 October 2017
Little Me: My Life From A-Z by Matt Lucas
25/10/2017 … There are two men who don’t feature quite as prominently as you might expect in Matt Lucas’s autobiography, though their presence is frequently felt.
Tue 10 October 2017
How To Be Champion by Sarah Millican
10/10/2017 … Sarah Millican’s first book falls partway between biography and self-help guide.
Fri 22 September 2017
How Not To Be A Boy by Robert Webb
22/09/2017 … Questions of gender conditioning have never been more pertinent… or more divisive.
Mon 11 September 2017
Playboy Laughs by Patty Farmer
11/09/2017 … Think Playboy and you’re unlikely to be thinking about comedians.
Thu 07 September 2017
This Is Going To Hurt: Secret Diaries Of A Junior Doctor by Adam Kay
07/09/2017 … Jeremy Hunt should be strapped in a chair, eyelids forced open Clockwork Orange-style, and be forced to read doctor-turned-comedian Adam Kay’s memoirs from…