Richard Herring blew my mind
Annie McGrath picks her Perfect Playlist
12/08/2017 … Annie McGrath chooses her favourite comedy moments:Mean GirlsI saw Mean Girls when it came out in 2004 in a cinema in my dad’s hometown, Redruth, in deepest,…
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.
Sat 12 August 2017
Fri 11 August 2017
'There are hundreds of good comics and only a handful of great ones'
Nathan Cassidy's Perfect Playlist
11/08/2017 … A question I’m often asked is 'Nathan, for God’s sake why are you doing comedy?' The answer is those moments of inspiration and delight…
Thu 10 August 2017
Every comedy impulse I’ve ever had has come from The Simpsons
Graham Dickson's Perfect Playlist
10/08/2017 … Graham Dickson, an improviser with the Austentatious team who is also performing his solo show The Narcissist, picks his Perfect Playlist.
Wed 09 August 2017
'The best piece of creative work I've ever seen in any genre'
Joz Norris picks his Perfect Playlist
09/08/2017 … Hi Chortle, I realised today I forgot to include an introductory paragraph to my Perfect Playlist, saying something like "Hello and welcome to my Perfect Playlist!"…
Tue 08 August 2017
Why Friends is a brutal satire with a dark subtext
Andrew Doyle picks his Perfect Playlist
08/08/2017 … Everybody knows that comedians make the worst audience members.
Mon 07 August 2017
'Sometimes you just want to watch someone cry because life has beaten them down'
Maria Shehata picks her Perfect Playlist
07/08/2017 … American comedian Maria Shehata, who is making her debut at the Edinburgh Fringe, choses her Perfect Playlist of comedy favourites.
Sun 06 August 2017
'One of the most remarkable comedic giants of our time'
Veteran writer Richard Sparks picks his Perfect Playlist
06/08/2017 … In 1978 Richard Sparks wrote the schoolmaster sketch which Rowan Atkinson performed t in The Secret Policeman's Ball.
Sat 05 August 2017
'Every character is an idiot'
Ian Smith picks his Perfect Playlist
05/08/2017 … Ian Smith chooses his favourite comedy moments.