Comedy Under Attack by Carl Unegbu
25/07/2013 … You might think, globally speaking, that comedy is in pretty rude health.
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.
Thu 25 July 2013
Wed 10 July 2013
I Laughed, I Cried by Viv Groskop
10/07/2013 … It’s a feature-writing staple: a journalist – probably with a secret desire to be a comedian – picks up a few tips from the pros, then performs a one-off…
Wed 26 June 2013
The Gig Delusion, by Andy Kind
26/06/2013 … This is the ‘difficult second book’.
Thu 06 June 2013
From Goal To Gags by Mick Miller
06/06/2013 … We’ve just lost Paul Shane, aka Hi-De-Hi’s Ted Bovis, the scheming stand-up and lynchpin of the holiday camp yellowcoats.
Tue 02 April 2013
So A Comedian Walks Into A Church by Paul Kerensa
02/04/2013 … The first book from comedian Paul Kerensa is subtitled ‘confessions of a kneel-down stand-up’.
Tue 05 February 2013
Stand-Up Or Die by Andy De La Tour
05/02/2013 … Andy De La Tour deserves a noble place in the history of stand-up.
Tue 11 December 2012
2012 stocking-fillers
The best of this year's 'humour' books
11/12/2012 … It’s a brave reader who plunges into the ‘humour’ section of their local bookshop (if, indeed, such a thing still exists) in the hope of finding something…
Mon 19 November 2012
30 Years Of 'Allo 'Allo by Richard Webber
19/11/2012 … Though it’s hard to think it, two enduring British sitcoms celebrate their 30th anniversary this year: Blackadder and ’Allo ’ Allo.