Funny people

About this book

This is Roy Smiles' whimsical account of his life incomedy; from his childhood growing up with the star actorsand comedians on television, stand-up and film in the 1960s and 1970s, through to his own work, writing hit plays that pay tribute to those legends of comedy who had a vital influence on both him and British popular culture of the post-war years. From Sunday Night at the Palladium and The Dean Martin Show through Monty Python to The Simpsons and When Harry Met Sally and from Laurel and Hardy and Danny Kaye through Les Dawson to Jon Stewart and Chris Rock, this is a compelling celebration of comedy and its value in our lives.