Book review: And Now For Something Completely Digital
23/09/2006 … Amazon currently lists 142 books about Monty Python.
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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.
Sat 23 September 2006
Book review: Getting The Joke by Oliver Double
23/09/2006 … Comedy, unlike some other art forms, is enjoyed more the less you know about how it works.
Book review: Bill Hicks, Agent Of Evolution by Kevin Booth
23/09/2006 … As the prologue to this personal memoir of his lifelong friend Bill Hicks, Kevin Booth recalls one of the many times they were tripping on mushrooms on his family’s…
Book review: Laughing Matters, by Steven Jacobi
23/09/2006 … Every so often, usually around Edinburgh Fringe time, some journalist – and frustrated performer – hits upon the idea of trying their hand at stand-up,…
Book review: Pryor Convictions by Richard Pryor
23/09/2006 … It’s something of a surprise that Richard Pryor gets his entire life into just the one book; after all he’s lived more in one week that most of us live…
Book review: Ken Dodd: The Biography
23/09/2006 … Ken Dodd is a fascinating comic – a throwback to the days of variety, to this day performing a gruelling schedule of five-hour shows, mixing puns, surreal whimsy…
Book review: Comic Insights, by Franklyn Ajaye
23/09/2006 … It's a cliché that comedy is a serious business.