'What YouTube was invented for...'
Luke Toulson chooses his Perfect Playlist
26/08/2015 … Demetri Martin on RoveWhenever I meet someone who says something like, 'I don’t really find stand-up comedy funny.
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.
Wed 26 August 2015
Tue 25 August 2015
'I didn't realise stand-up could be so emotional'
Tom Toal chooses his Perfect Playlist
25/08/2015 … Russ Abbott My mum went back to work once me and my brothers were in school we used to go round my Grandad’s a couple of times a week, he had two VHSes which…
Mon 24 August 2015
© Steve Ullathorne 'The emergence of true, unvarnished talent'
Charles Booth chooses his comedy favourites
24/08/2015 … Monty Python and The Holy GrailThere are comedy films that I have grown to love more - Addams Family, Birdcage, Spinal Tap - and there is a better Python film in…
Sun 23 August 2015
'The greatest TV show ever made'
John Osborne chooses his comedy favourites
23/08/2015 … Early DoorsI watched the first series of Early Doors with my housemates at university and it was our favourite show.
Sat 22 August 2015
Great Danes
Sofie Hagen chooses her comedy favourites from her homeland
22/08/2015 … Understanding Danish humour can be difficult - at least, that is what Danish people would like to think.
Fri 21 August 2015
The energy, the sweat, the adrenalin...
Steve Hall chooses his Perfect Playlist
21/08/2015 … As is becoming something of a Perfect Playlist mantra, there's loads of things I love that have already been covered - It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Norm MacDonald,…
Thu 20 August 2015
Proof that kids are better than adults..
Yve Blake chooses her Perfect Playlist
20/08/2015 … Flight of the Concords: Feel InsideI think my life splits into before I saw this and afterwards.
Wed 19 August 2015
A script that sounds like a musical score...
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.