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.
Phil Cornwell picks his comedy favourites
05/08/2019 … Laurel and Hardy: Music Box Any scene from this Stan and Ollie classic would show the sheer poetic beauty and underlying humanity of their comedic partnership.
Alasdair Beckett-King shares his comedy favourites
04/08/2019 … Father Ted Father Ted was created by comedy writer Arthur Mathews and mad internet bully Graham Linehan.
Anuvab Pal picks his comedy favourites
03/08/2019 … Waiting For Guffman I'm a huge fan of Christopher Guest, mainly because I love the mockumentary genre.
Last year's Edinburgh best newcomer, Ciaran Dowd, chooses his comedy favourites
02/08/2019 … Saturday Night Live: Renaldo and Alexi I'm a huge fan of SNL, but I don't watch it religiously – I dip in and out as does the quality.
Australian absurdists Demi Lardner and Tom Walker pick their comedy favourites
01/08/2019 … Tom picked: Kung Fu Hustle Tom: This is my favourite movie.
Archie Maddocks picks his comedy favourites
31/07/2019 … Richard Pryor The best to ever do it.
Stevie Martin picks her comedy favourites
30/07/2019 … Airplane The first proper grown-up comedy film I saw as a kid is still my favourite.
Flo & Joan – aka sisters Nicola and Rosie Dempsey. – pick their comedy favourites
29/07/2019 … Roald Dahl We were obsessed with Roald Dahl as kids and our favourite book was Roald Dahl’s Revolting Rhyme’.
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