'Genuinely profound and deeply silly'
Alex Kealy picks his comedy favourites
12/08/2019 … The Hitch-Hikers Guide To The Galaxy The original two 1978 and 1980 radio series are perfect.
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 12 August 2019
Sun 11 August 2019
Armando Iannucci’s finest achievement
Comedy act Goose pick their comedy favourites
11/08/2019 … The Simpsons (the good ones) Every moment of our lives can be, and has been, mapped onto a moment in The Simpsons.
Sat 10 August 2019
Veep taught me about the selfish, power-hungry lunatics in charge of our lives
Liza Treyger picks her Perfect Playlist
10/08/2019 … Matt Rogers Twitter video: The Hottest Female Up In Whoville When this video hit the internet I finally knew what true regret felt like.
Fri 09 August 2019
'The epitome of brilliant TV'
Siblings – aka Maddy and Marina Bye – pick their comedy favourites
09/08/2019 … Ace Ventura We can’t think of films we have wheeze-laughed at more in our entire existence.
Thu 08 August 2019
'I didn’t realise that stand-up could be like this'
Robin Morgan picks his comedy favourites
08/08/2019 … Tom Wrigglesworth’s Open Return Letter To Richard Branson This show changed everything for me.
Tue 06 August 2019
Brass Eye is completely fearless satire
Eleanor Tiernan picks her comedy favourites
06/08/2019 … Larry Sanders Show Oh what a perfect thing this is.
Mon 05 August 2019
'It was always a joy to play opposite Steve Coogan'
Phil Cornwell picks his comedy favourites
05/08/2019 … Laurel and Hardy: Music Box Any scene from this Stan and Ollie classic would show the sheer poetic beauty and underlying humanity of their comedic partnership.
Sun 04 August 2019
'Imagine Pirates of the Caribbean - but good'
Alasdair Beckett-King shares his comedy favourites
04/08/2019 … Father Ted Father Ted was created by comedy writer Arthur Mathews and mad internet bully Graham Linehan.