© MarkWSutton The History of Stand-Up by Wayne Federman
24/05/2021 … In 2015, showbiz historian Kilph Nesteroff wrote The Comedians, a near-definitive and thoroughly entertaining account of the evolution of American comedy, from…
2021 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.
Mon 24 May 2021
© MarkWSutton Tue 11 May 2021
Delicacy, by Katy Wix
Review of her 'memoir about cake and death'
11/05/2021 … A comedian writing about cake might sound twee, or evoke the sort of defiant hedonism that defines much of Jo Brand’s work.