‘I loved Jon’s book. It’s even better than the real thing because you can’t hear his voice.’ Michael McIntyreA control freak looks for love (women who leave wet teaspoons in sugar bowls need not apply).‘I haven’t woken up with a cup of tea by the bed for seven years. It seems such a small thing but it’s one of a thousand things I miss about having someone around to take care of me. I have spent my entire adult life getting things the way I want them and all I want now is so...

***'Put very simply, the details of my life could be boiled down to "***boy dreams of being a comedian and then becomes one"******, so in a basic sense everything has gone according to plan. Item number one on the lifetime to-do list has been well and truly ticked off.***'But, of course, things are never that simple, because nobody becomes a comic without some degree of "***character building"

'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 absolutely loved it.' - Emily Dean, host of Walking the Dog'Lucy, a favourite comic of mine, manages to shed new light on something so universal. Her reaction to parenting is ridiculously refreshing and loaded with guilty laugh out loud honesty. After the school run, I implore you to pick a p...

***'Put very simply, the details of my life could be boiled down to "***boy dreams of being a comedian and then becomes one"******, so in a basic sense everything has gone according to plan. Item number one on the lifetime to-do list has been well and truly ticked off.***'But, of course, things are never that simple, because nobody becomes a comic without some degree of "***character building"

'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 absolutely loved it.' - Emily Dean, host of Walking the Dog'Lucy, a favourite comic of mine, manages to shed new light on something so universal. Her reaction to parenting is ridiculously refreshing and loaded with guilty laugh out loud honesty. After the school run, I implore you to pick a p...

A cracking collection of comic monologues, written and read by leading comediansRecorded in front of a live audience at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, this fantastic anthology features a host of diverse short stories, composed and performed by a veritable Who's Who of stand-up comedians. By turns hilarious and irreverent, poignant and bittersweet, together they make up a superb selection box of tasty treats.Among the all-st...

A control freak looks for love (women who leave wet teaspoons in sugar bowls need not apply).‘I haven’t woken up with a cup of tea by the bed for seven years. It seems such a small thing but it’s one of a thousand things I miss about having someone around to take care of me. I have spent my entire adult life getting things the way I want them and all I want now is someone to give it all up for.’ Jon RichardsonIs your filing faultless? Your CDs, apostrophes, cutlery all in t...

Stand-up star Rhod Gilbert hosts the panel show about the serious business of comedyThe hilarious comic lovechild of A Question of Sport and QI, Jest a Minute is a light-hearted, lively show that quizzes leading comedians on their knowledge of comedy. Host Rhod Gilbert accepts no backchat and gives short shrift to cheek as he recklessly awards points based on how quick, agile and witty he considers the panellists to be.In a series...

David Mitchell, who you may know for his inappropriate anger on every TV panel show except Never Mind the Buzzcocks, his look of permanent discomfort on C4 sex comedy Peep Show, his online commenter-baiting in The Observer or just for wearing a stick-on moustache in That Mitchell and Webb Look, has written a book about his life.As well as giving a specific account of every single time he's scored some smack, this disgusting memoir also details:the singular, pitbull-in...

You don't just wake up jaundiced and bitter. It's taken Jack years of dedication and commitment to brew his unique cocktail of disillusionment and bile.From grumpy pensioners to 'gifted' children, from self-pitying farmers to well-meaning primary school teachers, Jack pulls no punches in this fearless assault on everyone and everything ... apart from militant Islamists. Jack would like to make it clear he has no problem with them at all.Once you've read this book you'll never...

As far back as he can remember James Corden has only ever wanted to be in one place: in front of you, doing something to make you laugh, cry, shout, or giggle uncontrollably. At the age of 4, he grandstanded throughout his baby sister's christening, standing on a chair in front of the whole congregation, pulling faces and cracking everyone up. Despite himself, the vicar was impressed.And from then on he couldn't get enough of the spotlight, even when it always seemed to avoid him. ...

Brought to you by Penguin.Lee Evans is one of the best-loved comedians in the country; a Hollywood star able to sell out arenas in the blink of eye.But he was not always such a roaring success.Read unabridged by the man himself, and with the humour (and the voices!) that he brings to the stage, the audiobook edition of The Life of Lee is his utterly hilarious and very moving autobiography.Charting his ups and downs ...