The Black Dog
Review of Kevin Bridges' debut novel
25/10/2022 … In Kevin Bridges’ debut novel, The Black Dog is the name of a restaurant, though more famously – and more pertinently – it was the nickname Winston…
2022 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 25 October 2022
Thu 13 October 2022
Lenny Henry: Rising To The Surface
Review of the second volume of the comedian's memoirs
13/10/2022 … Lenny Henry’s first biography, Who Am I Again? was a cracking read: a social history of a Jamaican immigrant family in a Britain that rarely made them…