Dimensions
200 x 257 x 21mm
From 'Ab Fab' to 'Yes Minister', 'Monty Python' to 'The Full Monty' and Laurel and Hardy to Billy Connolly, British comedy comes in all shapes and forms, and has thrown out the most memorable characters, both fictional and genuine, of any country in the world.
Journalists, writers, actors and comedians have taken it upon themselves to tell us exactly how and why these people who, intending only to cause laughter, became institutions instead.
Going from the humble beginnings of April Fool's Day to the mass laugh-in that is Comic Relief, this book celebrates the history, diversity and genius of the Brits who have made the whole world laugh and is guaranteed to bring a smile to your face.
Essays to include: Absolutely Fabulous, April Fool's Day, Mr Bean, Billy Connolly, Charlie Chaplin, Carry On Films, Comic Relief, Ealing Comedies, Fawlty Towers, The Full Monty, The Goons, Monty Python, Morecambe and Wise, Only Fools and Horses, Private Eye, Punch and Judy, Spitting Image, Yes, Minister, Tommy Cooper, and Wallace and Gromit.
