'Testament to the magic of television'
Dave Hill chooses his Perfect Playlist
18/04/2015 … Greetings from Norway, where I am extremely jetlagged and also smell of fish, albeit for two mostly different reasons.
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.
Sat 18 April 2015
Mon 16 March 2015
The funniest women on the planet...
Tom Stade picks his Perfect Playlist
16/03/2015 … OK, as I sit here smoking my e-cigarette, it hit me that all these debates are going on in this comedy climate and I think they're nonsense – funny is funny.
Tue 10 March 2015
From Charlie Chaplin to, erm, Noel Edmonds
Lloyd Langford chooses his comedy favourites
10/03/2015 … Hello there.
Tue 03 March 2015
It's honest and melancholy and soppy... how beautiful
Ellie Taylor chooses her Perfect Playlist
03/03/2015 … David Brent dance I remember sitting in university halls with my friend Dan with a good old VHS of The Office, rewinding and rewinding this bit and just dying…
Mon 02 March 2015
I swear on stage because of Lenny Bruce...
Mark Little chooses his Perfect Playlist
02/03/2015 … To be true to this exercise I am going to go back to 1979 when I did my first solo performance and seriously consider who were my masters – the guys who set me…
Thu 19 February 2015
'I really do laugh a lot at people getting twatted'
Sarah Kendall chooses her Perfect Playlist
19/02/2015 … I had such a good time putting this list together.
Wed 18 February 2015
That's how I like my comedy: mild-hearted
Liam Williams chooses his Perfect Playlist
18/02/2015 … Why Bother?Chris Morris compared these improvised interviews he did with Peter Cook to playing chess: '[Other improvised projects] were about trying to establish…
Tue 17 February 2015
Funny... and profoundly annoying
Phil Mann from BattleActs chooses his Perfect Playlist
17/02/2015 … Paul Foot: Shire HorsesEvery single thing he says is so completely detached from reality as to not even be within the realms of plausibility.