James Acaster's Classic Scrapes
05/09/2017 … The cover line of James Acaster’s collection of autobiographical stories says it all: ‘Too err is human; to err enough to fill a book isn’t.
Latest 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.
Tue 05 September 2017
Thu 13 July 2017
Emergency Questions by Richard Herring
13/07/2017 … Regular listeners to Richard Herring’s Leicester Square Theatre Podcast will require no further introduction to his ‘emergency questions’.
Wed 12 July 2017
Believe Me: A Memoir of Love, Death and Jazz Chickens by Eddie Izzard
12/07/2017 … Eddie Izzard thinks himself ‘a naturally boring person’, which is a needless modesty for someone who has always seemed to defy conventional thinking.
Fri 26 May 2017
That's Your Lot, by Limmy
26/05/2017 … That’s Your Lot is an apt title for Limmy’s second book of short stories, as many of the tales stop abruptly once they've floated an intriguing idea…
Thu 04 May 2017
Neuropolis by Robert Newman
04/05/2017 … Oh no! Not another arena-filling comedian with a quasi-academic tome about neuroscience.
Wed 04 January 2017
© Comedy Central Born A Crime by Trevor Noah
04/01/2017 … Trevor Noah’s rise through the international comedy circuit to become host of The Daily Show has been swift.
Mon 19 December 2016
A Horse Walks Into A Bar by David Grossman
19/12/2016 … With A Horse Walks Into A Bar, Israeli writer David Grossman accomplishes the seemingly impossible and transposes an entire stand-up show into a novel.
Thu 01 December 2016
Adventures Of A Wonky-Eyed Boy: The Short Arse Years by Jason Byrne
01/12/2016 … Released without much fanfare, at least this side of the Irish Sea, Jason Byrne’s first book is an evocative memoir of what it was like to grow up in a working-class…