Here comedians choose half-a-dozen or so of their favourite comedy moments, illustrated with clips. Whether it's just the things that make them laugh or important influences on their careers, these selections reveal what makes their comedy brains tick.
Elvis McGonagall chooses his comedy favourites
19/08/2015 … Arnold BrownMany, many moons ago when I’d just started doing a bit of comedy stuff, a friend I was writing and performing with mentioned Arnold Brown.
© Idil Sukan/Draw HQ Tom Neenan chooses his comedy favourites
18/08/2015 … This list obviously doesn’t represent all my favourite comedy.
Steve Bugeja chooses his perfect playlist
17/08/2015 … Kevin Bridges: Michael McIntyre’s Comedy RoadshowThis was the stand-up clip that made me want to get on stage myself.
Rhys James chooses his comedy favourites
16/08/2015 … I am limited by a few issues here: 1) I have already written about Dave Chappelle in depth for The Guardian.
'Jane Austen' selects the most agreeable drolleries
15/08/2015 … Richard Brinsley Sheridan Sheridan's delightful comedies always reduce me to vapours.
Ari Shaffir goes a bit off-piste with his Perfect Playlist
14/08/2015 … Ghostbusters 2This was the most realistic moment in any comedy I can remember.
'Vegetarian leftie' Tiernan Douieb chooses his Perfect Playlsit
13/08/2015 … I was fairly certain I was stupidly picky about comedy but turns out I'm nowhere near picky enough and it took way too long to write this list.
Markus Birdman chooses his Perfect Playlist
12/08/2015 … This has been great fun to do, not least because by looking at the previous entries, I discovered many great comedic things I was ignorant off, as well as gloriously…
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