How could a man with a name like Stewart Lee be funny?
David Quirk chooses his comedy favourites
19/08/2013 … Ween Freedom of 76 live on the Jane Pratt showI love all the kind of comedians you'd maybe expect me to like.
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 19 August 2013
Sun 18 August 2013
'Memorable, honest and really, really funny'
Keith Farnan chooses his comedy favourites
18/08/2013 … Dermot Morgan: Live Before Father Ted made him a household name, Dermot Morgan was the scourge of politics and religion in Ireland.
Sat 17 August 2013
Seduction fascinates me
Kit Hesketh-Harvey – formerly of Kit & The Widow – chooses his musical comedy favourites
17/08/2013 … Have Some Madeira, M’dear (Flanders and Swann) This is (apart from fathering the stunning Stephanie) the greatest thing that Michael Flanders did.
Fri 16 August 2013
These guys were artists!
Sam Lloyd chooses his comedy favourites
16/08/2013 … Laurel & HardyMy dad got my siblings and me a silent super 8 projector when I was in grade school.
Thu 15 August 2013
The Day Today gave us hope...
Stephen Carlin on his comedy favourites
15/08/2013 … Charlie Chuck’s drum kit routineI have a very poor quality VHS recording of a tremendous Charlie Chuck live performance.
Wed 14 August 2013
Staggering cruelty and sublime delights
John Robertson chooses his comedy favourites
14/08/2013 … Spike Milligan’s War Memoirs Ten years later he’d be famous for making cartoon idiots explode in The Goon Show, but from 1939 to 1945, he was the exploded cartoon…
Tue 13 August 2013
'Hank Kingsley might be the greatest TV character of all time.'
Brett Goldstein chooses his comedy favourites
13/08/2013 … I was very excited to be asked to do one of these.
Mon 12 August 2013
'Genius' is over-used; but Woody Allen deserves it
Mick Ferry chooses his comedy favourtes
12/08/2013 … Laurel and Hardy In fact any Laurel and Hardy.