'The comic tension is perfect...'
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.
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.
Mon 17 August 2015
Sun 16 August 2015
'The sociopath we all wish we could be'
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.
Sat 15 August 2015
Frampton-On-The-Hill has never seen such mirth!
'Jane Austen' selects the most agreeable drolleries
15/08/2015 … Richard Brinsley Sheridan Sheridan's delightful comedies always reduce me to vapours.
Fri 14 August 2015
Sam Kinison, clubs that pay their comics – and sleep
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.
Thu 13 August 2015
My favourite meat-loving libertarian
'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.
Wed 12 August 2015
Bugs Bunny? It's as good as any Michelangelo
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…
Tue 11 August 2015
An appetite for comedy...
George Egg chooses his food-based Perfect Playlist
11/08/2015 … Being into comestibles as much as I am into comedy, I’ve chosen clips that in some way relate to food or drink.
Mon 10 August 2015
'The funniest sketch show ever made'
Darren Walsh chooses his comedy favourites
10/08/2015 … You might think all these clips are quite short.