'It's fearless in committing to ideas'
06/08/2016 … Peter CookI'd heard a lot about Peter Cook before I'd ever seen any of his work, spoken about in terms such as 'genius' and 'the funniest man who ever drew breath'.
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.
06/08/2016 … Peter CookI'd heard a lot about Peter Cook before I'd ever seen any of his work, spoken about in terms such as 'genius' and 'the funniest man who ever drew breath'.
05/08/2016 … Rik Mayall: Bottom At the age of ten, I asked my father what Bottom was about and he said 'Oh, just these two… saddos.
04/08/2016 … Mrs Doubtfire My mum took me to see Mrs Doubtfire at the cinema when I was ten.
03/08/2016 … SpacedIt was difficult to decided between this and Shaun Of The Dead (and I almost picked both) but Spaced edged it by pure virtue of being the precursor and because…
02/08/2016 … Dangerous indeed to ask me to do summat like this.
01/08/2016 … Kate McKinnonI like to consider myself as a bit of a Kate McKinnon hipster.
25/07/2016 … Felicity Montagu, probably best known as Alan Partridge’s put-upon personal assistant Lynn, stars in the new Radio 4 comedy Guilt Trip this week.
03/06/2016 … Howard SternThe self-proclaimed 'King of all media' is just that in America.
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