Im Sorry I Haven''t a Clue: The Best of Forty Years: Foreword by Stephen Fry

About Barry CryerGraeme GardenJack DeeTim Brooke-Taylor

Barry Cryer (Author) In 1958 Barry Cryer had a Number 1 hit record in Finland with the song 'Purple People Eater' by Sheb Wooley. Over his 50-year career he has written for among many Morecambe and Wise Bruce Forsyth Tommy Cooper Frankie Howerd Bob Hope and Richard Pryor. He is a comedy legend.Graeme Garden (Author) Graeme Garden is one third of the Goodies. He is a comedy legend.Tim Brooke-Taylor (Author) Tim was born in Buxton Derbyshire and studied at various schools in Buxton and Winchester before beginning an Economics and Law degree course at Cambridge University. In 1963 he became President of Footlights the revue club in which he wrote and performed with Bill Oddie Graeme Garden John Cleese Graham Chapman Eric Idle Jonathan Lynn and others. He toured extensively with the revue Cambridge Circus before moving into television.Jack Dee (Author) Writer stand-up comedian and actor Jack Dee is famous for his sardonic dead-pan style. Winner of three British Comedy Awards and nominated for the Best Entertainment Performer Bafta in 2005 his first big break came with a Perrier nomination in 1991. He has since had his own comedy shows on Channel 4 ITV and BBC1 performed in numerous TV dramas and on the West End stage. Jack also co-hosted BBC 1's Comic Aid in 2005 and has written and starred in his own BBC 2 award-winning series Lead Balloon since 2006. The hit comedy show was nominated for a British Comedy Award in 2007 and a RTS Award in 2008. He makes frequent TV appearances including hosting BBC 1's Have I Got News For You and as a guest on Shooting Stars and Friday Night With Jonathan Ross. Radio includes regular team appearances on News Quiz Just A Minute and as chairman for I'm Sorry I Haven't Got A Clue.Jack has toured extensively throughout the UK playing to well over 500000 people since 1990 and has released 5 bestselling stand-up DVDs.Stephen Fry (Foreword By) Stephen Fry is an award-winning comedian actor presenter and director. He rose to fame alongside Hugh Laurie in A Bit of Fry and Laurie (which he co-wrote with Laurie) and Jeeves and Wooster and was unforgettable as General Melchett in Blackadder. He has hosted over 180 episodes of QI and has narrated all seven of the Harry Potter novels for the audiobook recordings. He is the bestselling author of four novels - The Stars' Tennis Balls Making History The Hippopotamus and The Liar - as well as three volumes of autobiography - Moab is My Washpot The Fry Chronicles and More Fool Me. Mythos and Heroes his retelling of the Greek myths are both Sunday Times bestsellers.