Performing Arts: Comedy

Decluttering her tiny New York apartment, Daphne Maritch decides to throw out any belongings that do not spark joy. These include a high-school yea...

Evening Standard's the Best Comedy Books of the Year, 2018Skinny's Book of the Year, 2018 'Joyfully entertaining. Full of warmth, wisdom and affect...

An inspiring and interactive workbook to help you develop skills for longform improvisation, by one of the UKs top improv performers and teachers. ...

Hilarious, heartwarming and inspirational, this is the number 1 Sunday Times bestselling autobiography by comedian Sarah Millican. The funniest bo...

Aidan Comerford was on top of the world. He stepped off stage having just been crowned the winner of So You Think You're Funny at the Edinburgh Fri...

`Cooperman! The Life of Tommy Cooper' is a hilarious look at one of Britain's best-loved comedians. For almost four decades, Tommy Cooper was the m...

'A beautiful and clever book about being human' Russell BrandCOMEDY. TRAGEDY. THERAPY. Simon Amstell did his first stand-up gig at the age of thirt...

The comic autobiography of 2014 A comedian's autobiography? I wonder if he's ever used humour to deflect from his insecurities? To avoid being ...

Him & Me is a hugely entertaining and irreverent account of a unique relationship between a father and son. Written in two distinctive styles, ...

Why read a book about Amy Schumer and philosophy? After all, Amy Schumer is primarily known as a comedian, though she is also an actor, writer, and...

THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES TOP 10 BESTSELLER'Jessi Klein is a brilliant comedic mind and this book is a perfect reflection of that. It's like havin...

Based on a favourite character from BBC TV sitcom `Allo `Allo! In this delightful book, Officer Crabtree's masterly grasp of 'Fronch' falls under t...

Effortless humour and bucketloads of charm. It's impossible not to be bowled over by the ending. Most definitely my favourite celebrity memoir in a...

In the span of four months in 2012, Tig Notaro was hospitalized for a debilitating intestinal disease called C. diff, her mother unexpectedly died,...

A thorough and sophisticated effort to answer an interesting question: How did an indifferently raised, self-flagellating kid from a just-making-en...

Performing Live Comedy is for anyone who has ever thought about getting up onstage and being funny or for those who have already started. It offers...

Funny, lively and unpredictable, stand-up comedy is above all a medium to be enjoyed. Popular as a good night out and packing the TV schedules, sta...

LEARN HOW TO WRITE AND PERFORM STAND UP COMEDY.A new edition of Be A Great Stand-Up, now fully revised and updated with new material on setting up ...

When Jon Holmes became a father (twice), he was asked to fill in a form detailing his family medical history. Except he couldn't, because he has ...

On 2 January 2013, just a day before Jim Davidson was due to enter the Celebrity Big Brother house, he found himself behind far more serious locked...

AVAILABLE NOW''Delightful. A great, fun read.'' DAVID JASON''Mel Brooks is the king of comedy.'' DAVID BADDIEL''A comic genius.'' SIMON PEGG''Convi...

A TIMES BEST COMEDY BOOK OF 2021 'The funniest man in the world has written the funniest book in the world.' DAVID WALLIAMS'A brilliant insight in ...

Get the kettle on, the biscuits out and settle in for a belting read.Let Paddy McGuinness take you back, far, far away from celebrity land, to a tw...

The Sunday Times top 10 bestseller.Laugh along with Michael McIntyre as he lifts the curtain on his life in his long-awaited autobiography.Michaels...

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER ''Pacy, witty, and affectionate,'' Guardian. ...

''There was none like her before and there''s been none like her since'' Dawn FrenchIn the five years since Victoria Wood''s death, one great sadne...

'The top chronicler of British comedy' Film Review'Roberts knowledge of English comedy is formidable' Phil CollinsIn this long overdue and affectio...

WINNER OF THE TELEGRAPH SPORTS BOOK AWARDS 2021 SPORTS ENTERTAINMENT BOOK OF THE YEAR The hilarious trials and tribulations of stand-up comedia...

'Warning: so funny, even the strongest pelvic floors will be tested' - Net Mums'A very funny, honest look at the ups and downs of parenting. I abs...

A TIMES BEST COMEDY BOOK OF 2021 'Phil Wang makes me laugh out loud with every single thing he does and this book is no exception' JAMES ACASTER'An...

'A wonderful blend of nostalgia, hilarity and personal anecdotes that only Josh Widdicombe could deliver' James Acaster'If you read only one book b...

THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER from the star of Netflix's The Duchess, 8 Out of 10 Cats, Your Face or Mine and host of All That Glitters'A fea...

A selection of the worlds most incredible things according to award-winning writer, comedian, artist and podcaster Rob Auton ...

The Sunday Times bestsellerTwo comedy greats talk life, friendship and the joys of fishing...Bob Mortimer and Paul Whitehouse have been friends for...

'I suffer from acute kleptomania. But when it gets bad, I take something for it.' Ken Dodd was a legend of British comedy. He launched his career ...

In these hilarious essays, the Saturday Night Live head writer and Weekend Update co-anchor learns how to take a beating. This book is sure to...