Book review: Getting The Joke by Oliver Double
23/09/2006 … Comedy, unlike some other art forms, is enjoyed more the less you know about how it works.
2006 Books
Reviews of books about comedy, including biographies of comedians old and new, and (occasionally) books by comedians. To have a book considered for review, send a copy to Chortle, 112 Norman Road, London, E11 4RL.
Sat 23 September 2006
Book review: Bill Hicks, Agent Of Evolution by Kevin Booth
23/09/2006 … As the prologue to this personal memoir of his lifelong friend Bill Hicks, Kevin Booth recalls one of the many times they were tripping on mushrooms on his family’s…
Book review: Laughing Matters, by Steven Jacobi
23/09/2006 … Every so often, usually around Edinburgh Fringe time, some journalist – and frustrated performer – hits upon the idea of trying their hand at stand-up,…
Book review: Pryor Convictions by Richard Pryor
23/09/2006 … It’s something of a surprise that Richard Pryor gets his entire life into just the one book; after all he’s lived more in one week that most of us live…
Book review: Ken Dodd: The Biography
23/09/2006 … Ken Dodd is a fascinating comic – a throwback to the days of variety, to this day performing a gruelling schedule of five-hour shows, mixing puns, surreal whimsy…
Book review: Comic Insights, by Franklyn Ajaye
23/09/2006 … It's a cliché that comedy is a serious business.