Francesca Martinez: What The **** Is Normal
14/07/2014 … Kicking back against the patronising attitudes that have followed her all of her life, Francesca Martinez insists she doesn't want to be considered an 'inspiration'.
Latest 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 14 July 2014
Wed 18 June 2014
How To Write Comedy by Tony Kirwood
18/06/2014 … God, books like How To Write Comedy are depressing.
Mon 02 June 2014
Secret Kilkenny, edited by Andrew Mickel and Tim Clark
02/06/2014 … Comedians love Kilkenny’s Cat Laughs festival.
Fri 25 April 2014
Richard Pryor: Furious Cool by David & Joe Henry
25/04/2014 … If one comedian was deserving of the epithet of ‘legendary’, it would be Richard Pryor.
Mon 31 March 2014
Comedy Snapshot, by Steve Best
31/03/2014 … He’s called it Comedy Snapshot, but Steve Best’s book is actually a pretty comprehensive portrait of the comrades in laughs that make up the current comedy…
Tue 04 March 2014
Cracking The Fringe by Jon Gracey and Viv Egan
04/03/2014 … If there’s one essential piece of advice missing from the new how-to-do-the-Edinburgh festival book Cracking The Fringe, it’s ‘you should probably buy another…
Mon 03 February 2014
How To Be Averagely Successful At Comedy by Dave Cohen
03/02/2014 … There are a lot of books that purport to tell you how to write and perform stand-up, and there are a lot of books from famous comedians telling you how they rose…
Thu 02 January 2014
© BBC/Fremantle Productions Through It All I've Always Laughed by Count Arthur Strong
02/01/2014 … It seems they give autobiographies to just about anyone these days.