More Fool Me by Stephen Fry
02/10/2014 … The big revelation, of course, is that Stephen Fry snorted coke at Buckingham Palace and the House Of Commons.
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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.
Thu 02 October 2014
Fri 26 September 2014
Only When I Laugh by Paul Merton
26/09/2014 … Paul Merton has written about his life in showbusiness before.
Mon 22 September 2014
Hopeful by Omid Djalili
22/09/2014 … Omid Djalili’s autobiography is full of surprises.
Wed 10 September 2014
Funny Bones by Freddie Davies
10/09/2014 … Unless you are of a certain age, the name Freddie ‘Parrotface’ Davies is unlikely to mean much to you.
Thu 04 September 2014
Too Much Information by Dave Gorman
04/09/2014 … Dave Gorman has undertaken some pretty extreme tasks for his previous books: travelling the globe many times over to seek out namesakes, in pursuit of Googlewhacks,…
Mon 01 September 2014
Hotel Alpha by Mark Watson
01/09/2014 … Mark Watson’s fifth novel is set in a majestic London hotel, the sort of elegant haunt favoured by celebrities, society and other players that is both fashionable…
Thu 07 August 2014
My Prefect Cousin, A Short Biography Of Paul Hamilton, by Kevin Eldon
07/08/2014 … In a celebrity-dominated world, it's heartening to know that the publishing landscape has space to accommodate the biography of an unprolific, unacclaimed poet on…
Thu 31 July 2014
Brenda Monk Is Funny by Katy Brand
31/07/2014 … Books about stand-up comics are legion, but Katy Brand’s first novel starts from the people so often overlooked in fiction – as they are in the green room – …