© Endemol Shine UK The Future Of Politics by Frankie Boyle
09/12/2020 … The Future Of Politics is not a full book, more like an extended version of one of Frankie Boyle’s newspaper columns – a throwback, perhaps, to…
2020 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.
Wed 09 December 2020
© Endemol Shine UK Tue 24 November 2020
The Problem With Men, by Richard Herring
24/11/2020 … Anyone who’s been on Twitter on March 8 will know the Sisyphean task Richard Herring has taken on in doing fighting trollery with trollery.
Fri 13 November 2020
The Comedy Of Error: Why Evolution Made Us Laugh
13/11/2020 … Funny thing, laughter.
Thu 29 October 2020
Is This Anything by Jerry Seinfeld and Pundamentalist by Gary Delaney
Review of two books of stand-up material
29/10/2020 … Is This Anything? has been 45 years in the writing.
Thu 10 September 2020
Ramble Book, by Adam Buxton
10/09/2020 … These memoirs are surely destined to find more listeners on audiobook than readers in print, given that Adam Buxton has found his niche in the world of podcasting.
Tue 18 August 2020
To Be Someone by Ian Stone
18/08/2020 … You don’t have to be a Jam fan to appreciate Ian Stone’s reminiscences about his formative experiences following the band, but you possibly have to be…
Mon 25 May 2020
Pretty Funny by Rebecca Elliott
25/05/2020 … A tale about the transformative power of comedy, at least for the social misfits who perform it, Pretty Funny is the first young adult novel from kids’ author…
Tue 19 May 2020
Alternative Comedy, by Oliver Double
19/05/2020 … This fascinating, well-written and meticulously researched guide to Britain’s alternative comedy revolution is probably the most accurate single retrospective…