2018 Perfect Playlist

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.

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Sat 11 August 2018

'I long to lack irony like this'

Demin's Amrou Al-Kadhi picks their Perfect Playlist

11/08/2018 … Jessie J does an air guitar I'm a queer person of colour living in a straight white world, and irony is my armour.

Fri 10 August 2018

'I walked out of Luisa's show feeling like I could take on the world'

Lauren Pattison chooses her comedy favourites

10/08/2018 … Only Fools & Horses Jolly Boys Outing My dad has undeniably helped steer me into comedy by exposing me to the best British comedy from a young age.

Thu 09 August 2018

'He takes intellectual concepts and turns them into beautiful nonsense'

Eleanor Morton picks her comedy favourites

09/08/2018 … My terror with these lists is that you always think of a hundred other examples once you've finished but here as some of my favourites right now.

Wed 08 August 2018

I just thought: ‘Who is this woman and how can I be her?’

Catherine Bohart picks her comedy favourites

08/08/2018 … Joan Rivers on TG4 When I was growing up we had four television channels, because my parents didn’t get cable TV until I was 17.

Tue 07 August 2018

A masterpiece from an incredibly skilled storyteller

Chris Turner shares his Perfect Playlist

07/08/2018 … Under Milk WoodTo begin at the beginning… The first comedy I consumed growing up was almost entirely on cassette tapes given to me in an unorganised box by my…