BOOKS FOR THE AVID BRITCOMEDY FAN
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Part 2
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BOOKS FOR THE AVID BRITCOMEDY FAN
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SPIKE MILLIGAN:
_The Goon Show Scripts_ (by Spike Milligan)
(Woburn Press 1972, 0-7221-6079-8)
_Goon Show Companion_ (by Roger Wilmut)
(Robson Books, #6.99 0-860-51836-1)
_More Goon Show Scripts_ (by Spike Milligan, with drawings by Peter
Sellers, Harry Secombe, Spike Milligan)
(The Woburn Press 1973, ISBN unavailable; US: St. Martin's Press 1974,
74-78491)
_Goon for Lunch_ (by Harry Secombe)
(Star, 0-352-39695-4; US: St. Martin's Press 1976, ISBN?)
_Story of the Goons_ (by Alfred Draper, et. al.)
(Everest Books 1976, 0-9050-1825-7) OUT OF PRINT
_Book of The Goons_ (by Spike Milligan, et. al.)
(Robson Books, 0-8605-1286-X; Robson Books 1984, #5.50 0-86061-286-X)
_Lost Goon Shows_ (by Spike Milligan)
(Robson Books, #6.99 0-86051-887-6)
_The Goon Cartoons_ (Illustrated by Pete Clarke)
(M. Joseph in assication with M. & J. Hobbs 1982, 0-718-12200-3)
_More Goon Cartoons_ (Illustrated by Pete Clarke)
(M. & J. Hobbs in assoc. with Joseph 1983, 0-718-12341-7)
_Wuthering Heights according to Spike Milligan_ (by Spike Milligan)
(Michael Joseph 1994, #9.99 0-7181-3787-6 hardcover)
_Lady Chatterleys Lover according to Spike Milligan_ (by Spike Milligan)
(Michael Joseph 1994, #9.99 0-7181-3812-0 hardcover)
_Where Have All The Bullets Gone?_ (by Spike Milligan)
(Penguin,#4.99 0-14-008892-X)
_Adolf Hitler: My Part in His Downfall_ (by Spike Milligan)
(Penguin, #3.99 0-14-003520-6)
_Rommel: Gunner Who?_ (by Spike Milligan)
(Penguin, #4.99 0-14-014970-8)
_Monty: His Part in My Victory_ (by Spike Milligan)
(Penguin, #3.99 0-14-004503-1)
_Mussolini: His Part in My Downfall_ (by Spike Milligan)
(Penguin, #4.50 0-14-005196-1)
_Goodbye Soldier_ (by Spike Milligan)
(Penguin, #4.50 0-14-010338-4)
_Peace Work_ (by Spike Milligan)
(Penguin, #4.99 0-14-014970-8)
_The Bible. The Old Testament According to Spike Milligan_ (by Spike
Milligan)
(Michael Joseph, #9.99 0-7181-3736-1)
_Book of Milliganimals_ (by Spike Milligan)
(Penguin, #2.99 0-14-030476-2)
_Condensed Animals_ (by Spike Milligan)
(Penguin, #2.99 0-14-034822-0)
_Dustbin of Milligan_ (by Spike Milligan)
(Star Books, #1.99 0-352-30629-7)
_Hidden Words: Collected Poems of Spike Milligan_ (by Spike Milligan)
(M. Jospeh, #12.99 0-7181-3615-2)
_It Ends With Magic_ (by Spike Milligan)
(Penguin, #4.99 0-14-013912-5)
_The Looney: An Irish Fantasy_ (by Spike Milligan)
(Penguin, #4.99 0-14-011131-X)
_Melting Pot_ (by Spike Milligan)
(Robson Books, #4.95 0-86051-195-2)
_Milligan's War: The Selected War Memoirs of Spike Milligan_ (by Spike
Milligan)
(Penguin, #5.99 0-14-011082-8)
_Puckoon_ (by Spike Milligan)
(Penguin, #4.50 0-14-014970-8)
_Silly Verse for Kids_ (by Spike Milligan)
(Penguin, #2.99 0-14-030331-6)
_Startling Verse for All the Family_ (by Spike Milligan)
(Penguin, #2.50 0-14-034033-5)
_That's Amazing_ (by Spike Milligan)
(Ladybird Books, #1.30 0-7214-1165-7)
_Unspun Socks from a Chicken's Laundry_ (by Spike Milligan)
(Penguin, 0-14-031476-8)
_Depression and How to Survive It_ (Spike Milligan with Anthony W. Clare)
(Ebury, #14.99 0-09-177019-X)
_William McGonagall Freefall_ (Spike Milligan with Jack Hobbs)
(M. Joseph, #12.99 0-7181-3665-9)
_William McGonagall Meets George Gershwin_ (Spike Milligan with Jack Hobbs)
(Penguin, #4.50 0-14-011935-3)
_William McGonalgall: The Truth at Last (Spike Milligan with Jack Hobbs)
(Penguin, #3.99 0-14-004549-X)
_The Bedsitting Room_ (by Spike Milligan)
Script to the surreal play by and starring Milligan.
(Walton-on-Thames: Margaret and Jack Hobbs 1970, ISBN?)
_The Great McGonagall Scrap Book_ (by Spike Milligan and Jack Hobbs)
(M. and J. Hobbs 1975, 0-718-11258-X)
_The Spike Milligan Letters_ (Edited by Norma Farnes)
Norma Farnes did not collect just the humorous letters of Milligan. These
letters show a more rounded Spike whether complaining, fighting for his
beliefs, and being philosophical.
(M. and J. Hobbs 1977, 0-718-11637-2)
_Dear Robert, Dear Spike: the Graves-Milligan correspondence_ (Edited by
Pauline Scudamore)
A collection of letters exchanged between the novelist and poet, Robert
Graves and Spike Milligan.
(Alan Sutton 1991, 0-862-99648-1)
_The Milligan Book of Records: Games, Cartoons and Commercials_ (by Spike
Milligan and Jack Hobbs)
(M. and J. Hobbs 1975, 0-718-11377-2)
_Further Transports of Delight_ (by Spike Milligan)
Poetry and short bits.
(Sidgwick & Jackson 1985, 0-283-99274-3)
STEVEN MOFFAT: See "Press Gang"
ADRIAN MOLE: see "Sue Townsend"
MONTY PYTHON'S FLYING CIRCUS:
_Monty Python: the Case Against_ (by Robert Hewison)
(UK publiser: Butler & Tannder, Ltd., Frome, Somerset; US: Methuen 1981,
'89, $17.95 0-413-48660-5 softcover)
_Monty Python's Big Red Book_ (edited by Eric Idle) (blue cover)
(Mandarin 1993, #8.99 7493-1173-8 softcover; $11.95 in the US;
Methuen 1971, 0-4468-7077-3)
[NOTE: the following two MP books are simply different publishes
of similar books.]
_The Fairly Incomplete and Rather Badly Illustrated Monty Python Song Book_
Contains music for playing at home; includes a music CD with two songs.
(UK:Methuen London 1994, an imprint of Reed Consumer Books Ltd., 0-413-69000-8)
_The Monty Python Songbook_
Contains music for playing at home; includes a music CD.
(US: HarperPerennial [a div. of HarperCollins Pub.] DUE OUT April 1995,
$14.00 0-06-095116-8)
_The Secret Policeman's Other Ball_ (by Graham Chapman, et. al)
A benefit concert done for Amnesty International.
(Methuen 1981, #3.95 0-413-50080-2 paperback)
_The Brand New Monty Python Papperbok_ (by Michael Palin, Graham Chapman,
John Cleese, Eric Idle, Terry Jones and Terry Gilliam)
(Methuen 1974/Warner Books 1973, 1976, 0-446-87078-1)
NOTE: Spelling of title is correct as written, authors are listed in the
order above--not the usual MPFC alphabetical.
_The Life of Python_ (by George Perry)
(Little Brown, 0-316-70015-0)
_Brand New Monty Python Bok_
(Methuen 1973/Regenery 1976, 0-8092-8046-9)
_Complete Works of Shakesphere and Monty Python: vol.1 MP_
(Methuen 1981, 0-4134-9450-0)
_Monty Python's Gift Boks_
(Methuen 1988, 0-4131-4520-4)
_Monty Python and the Holy Grail Book_
(Methuen 1977, 0-4589-2970-0)
_Monty Python's The Life of Brian/MontyPythonScrapBook_
(Methuen 1979, 0-4418-568-6; Ace 0-4414-98240-6)
_Monty Python's The Meaning of Life_
(US: Methuen/Grove Press 1983, 0-394-62474-2)
_Just the Words_ (Roger Wilmut)
(Methuen 1988, vol.1, 0-413-62540-0; vol.2, 0-413-62550-8)
_Monty Python's Flying Circus: Just The Words_
(Mandarin, 0-749-30226-7)
_Life of Python_ (by George Perry)
(Little Brown, 0-316-70015-0)
_The First 20 Years of Monty Python_ (by Kim "Howard" Johnson)
(St. Martin's Press 1989, 0-312-03309-5)
_And Now For Something Completely Trivial: The Monty Python Trivia and
Quiz Book_ (by Kim "Howard" Johnson)
(St. Martin's Press 1991, 0-312-06289-3 paperback)
DUDLEY MOORE: see "Cook and Moore"
MORECAMBE AND WISE:
_Eric & Ernie: The Autobiography of Morecambe & Wise_
(W.H. Allen 1972; Star Books 1974, 0-352-30000-0 paperback) OUT OF PRINT
MR. BEAN:
_Mr. Bean's Diary_ (by Rowan Atkinson and Robin Driscoll)
(Boxtree, hardcover 1992, 1-852-83768-3; paperback 1993, 1-8528-3349-1)
_Mr. Bean's Pocket Diary_ (by Rowan Atkinson and Robin Driscoll)
(Boxtree, paperback 1994, 0-752-20994-9)
GRANT NAYLOR:
_Red Dwarf_ (by Grant Naylor)
(Penguin, #4.99 0-140-12437-3)
_Better Than Life_ (by Grant Naylor)
Pub?, ISBN?
_Red Dwarf Omnibus: Red Dwarf and Better Than Life_ (by Grant Naylor)
(Penguin, #7.99 0-140-17886-4)
_Red Dwarf -- Primordial Soup: the least worst scripts_ (by Grant Naylor)
(Penguin 1993, 0-140-17886-4)
THE NEW STATESMAN:
_The New Statesman_ (by Laurence Marks and Maurice Gran)
Nine scripts from the t.v. series.
(Andre Deutsch 1992, #7.99 0-233-98797-5 paperback)
_The New Statesman_ (by Anna Morgan)
Six stories based on the first series of "The New Statesman".
(Javelin 1987, #2.95 0-713-72022-0 paperback)
_The B'Stard File_ (by Laurence Marks, Maurice Gran, et. al.)
A spoof dossier on B'Stard's life and dodgy dealings.
(David & Charles 1988, #4.95/A$12.95 0-7153-0305-7 paperback)
NOT ONLY...BUT ALSO...:
_The Dagenham Dialogues_ (by Peter Cook and Dudley Moore)
12 Dud and Pete scripts from "Not Only...But Also...".
(Mandarin #5.99, 0-7493-1036-7 paperback)
NOT THE NINE O'CLOCK NEWS:
_Not! The Nine O'Clock News_
Spoof of defunct "Now!" magazine.
(BBC Books 1980, #1.95 0-563-17919-8)
ONE FOOT IN THE GRAVE:
_One Foot In the Grave_ (by David Renwick)
9 stories (in narrative style, not the scripts)
(Penguin #9.99 0-563-36428-9 hardcover; #4.99 0-14-023498-5 paperback)
ONLY FOOLS AND HORSES:
_The Trotter Way To Millions_ (by Derek Trotter as told to John Haselden)
(BBC Books 1990, #8.99 0-503-36051-8 hardcover)
_The Trotter Way To Romance_ (by Derek Trotter as told to John Haselden)
(Weidenfeld & Nicolson 1992, #9.99 0-297-81227-0 hardcover)
MICHAEL PALIN:
_Pole to Pole_ (by Michael Palin)
Based on the t.v. series.
(BBC Books 1992, 0-563-36283-9)
_The Missionary_ (by Michael Palin)
Screenplay.
(Methuen 1983, 0-4135-1010-7 hardcover, 0-4135-1390-4 paperback)
_Limericks_ (by Michael Palin)
(Hutchison 1986, 0-0994-7680-0 paperback)
_Ripping Yarns_ (by Terry Jones and Michael Palin)
Series 1 scripts.
(Methuen 1978, 0-4134-6250-1 hardcover; US: Pantheon 1979, 0-3947-3678-0
paperback)
_More Ripping Yarns_ (by Terry Jones and Michael Palin)
Series 2 scripts.
(Methuen 1979, 0-4134-7530-1 paperback; US: Pantheon 1980, 0-3947-4810-7
paperback)
_Complete Ripping Yarns_ (by Terry Jones and Michael Palin)
(Methuen 1990, 0-4136-3820-0 hardcover, 0-4136-3980-0 paperback; Mandarin
1991, 0-7493-1222-X paperback)
_Around The World In 80 Days_ (by Michael Palin)
Tie-in to the t.v. series.
(BBC Books, 0-563-36213-8)
PRESS GANG:
Please note: While Steven Moffat is the writer of the TV series, "The Press
Gang," his father, Bill Moffat, adapted the scripts for the books.
_First Edition_ (by Bill Moffat)
Based on the episodes "Page One," "Photo Finish" and "One Easy Lesson"
(Hippo Books/Scholastic Pub. Ltd. 1989, 0-590-761625)
_Public Exposure_ (by Bill Moffat)
Based on "Interface," "How to Make a Killing" 1 & 2
(Hippo Books/Scholastic Pub. Ltd. 1989, 0-590-76163-3)
_Checkmate_ (by Bill Moffat)
Based on "Breakfast at Czar's," "Picking up the Pieces" and "Going Back
to Jasper Street"
(Hippo Books/Scholastic Pub. Ltd. 1990, 0-590-76299-0)
_The Date_ (by Bill Moffat)
Based on "Money, Love and Birdseed," "Love and the Junior Gazette" and
"At Last a Dragon"
(Hippo Books/Scholastic Pub. Ltd. 1990, 0-590-76300-8)
RED DWARF:
_The Craig Charles Almanac of Total Knowledge_ (by Craig Charles and
Russell Bell)
(Boxtree 1993, #5.99, 1-85283-356-4 paperback)
_The Official Red Dwarf Companion_ (by Bruce Dessau)
A reference book for fans of this sci-fi comedy t.v. show.
(Titan 1992, 1-85286-456-7)
_The Red Dwarf Quiz Book_ (by Nicky Hooks and Sharon Burnett)
Quizzes on the t.v. series and biographies of the actors.
(Penguin Books 1994, 0-14-023662-7; UK #4.99, Aus. $9.95, CA $6.99)
_The Making Of Red Dwarf_ (by Joe Nazzaro)
About the makings of series 6 (with emphasis on the episode "Gunmen of the
Apocalypse". Introduction by Grant & Naylor. Behind the scene photos,
drawings of the Red Dwarf set, and more.
(Penguin 1994, #7.99 0-14-023206-0)
_Red Dwarf Programme Guide_ (by Chris Howarth and Steve Lyons)
(Virgin 1993, 0-86369-682-1)
_Red Dwarf -- Primordial Soup: the least worst scripts_ (by Grant Naylor)
(Penguin 1993, 0-14-017886-4)
_Red Dwarf_ (by Grant Naylor)
(Penguin, #4.99 0-14-012437-3)
_Better Than Life_ (by Grant Naylor)
Novel based on the t.v. series.
(Penguin, #4.99 0-140-12438-1 paperback)
_Red Dwarf Omnibus: Red Dwarf and Better Than Life_ (by Grant Naylor)
(Penguin, #7.99 0-14-017886-4)
_The Man in the Rubber Mask_ (by Robert Llewellyn)
Autobiography that focuses on Llewellyn's involvement with "Red Dwarf."
(Penguin 1994, #4.99 0-14-023575-2; about $12.00 in the U.S.)
RIPPING YARNS:
_Ripping Yarns_ (by Michael Palin and Terry Jones)
First series scripts (6) with photos from the t.v. series.
(Methuen 1978, 0-413-46250-1 paperback #6.99)
_More Ripping Yarns_ (by Michael Palin and Terry Jones)
Second series scripts (3) with photos.
(Methuen 1980, 0-413-47530-1 paperback #4.99)
_Complete Ripping Yarns_ (by Terry Jones and Michael Palin)
(Methuen 1990, 0-4136-3820-0 hardcover, 0-4136-3980-0 paperback; Mandarin
1991, 0-7493-1222-X paperback)
JENNIFER SAUNDERS: See also "French and Saunders" & "Absolutely Fabulous".
_Absolutely Fabulous_ (by Jennifer Saunders)
The scripts to season 1 of this t.v. Britcom.
(BBC Books 1993, #7.99 0-563-36976-0)
_Absolutely Fabulous 2_ (by Jennifer Saunders)
The scripts to season 2.
(BBC Books 1994, #9.99 0-563-37086-6 hardcover)
_A Feast of French and Saunders_ (by Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders)
From the t.v. show.
(Mandarin, 0-7493-1124-X; Heinemann 1991, 0-434-27287-6 hardcover)
ALEXEI SAYLE:
_Train to Hell - An Alexei Sayle Mystery_ (by Alexei Sayle and David
Stafford)
"A hilarious travel book, a gripping murder mystery, a political treatise
and a totally new way of slicing bacon."
(Methuen London Ltd. 1984, 0-413-52460-4 hardcover; 0-413-52470-1 paperback)
_Alexei Sayle's Great Bus Journeys of the World_ (by Alexei Sayle and David
Stafford)
Alexei travels the off-peak bus routes of the world.
(Methuen 1988, first paperback 1989; Mandarin re-issue 1993, 0-413-62670-9
paperback)
_Geoffrey the Tube Train and the Fat Comedian_ (by Alexei Sayle and Oscar
Zarate)
Graphic novel.
(Methuen 1987, #4.95 0-413-59950-7 paperback)
HARRY SECOMBE:
_Goon for Lunch_ (by Harry Secombe)
(US: St. Martin's Press 1976, ISBN?)
_Twice Brightly_ (by Harry Secombe)
Harry Secombe's first novel about a comedian just starting out on the
circuit in Britain.
(Robson Books 1974, 0-903-89523-4)
_Arias & Raspberries: the Autobiography of Harry Secombe_
(Robson, 0-860-51624-5)
PETER SELLERS:
_Remembering Peter Sellers_ (by Graham Stark)
Biography with black and white photos.
(Butler & Tanner Lt. #7.99; US: Robson Books 1991, $12.95 0-86051-742-X
softcover; 0-86051-634-2 hardcover)
SMITH AND JONES:
_The Smith & Jones World Alas_ (by Mel Smith and Griff Rhys Jones)
Wry observations about the nations of the world.
(Pub?, ISBN?)
_Smith & Jones Head to Head_ (by Mel Smith and Griff Rhys Jones)
(Fontana 1992, #5.99 0-006-37925-7 paperback)
_The Lavishly Tooled (Mel) Smith and (G.R.) Jones Instant Coffee Table
Book_ (by Mel Smith and Griff Rhys Jones)
(Fontana 1986, #3.95 0-006-37123-X)
_Janet Lives With Mel and Griff_ (by Griff Rhys Jones and Clive Anderson)
Ties in with "Alas Smith and Jones" -- spoof adverts, jokes etc.
(Fontana 1988, #4.50 0-00-637369-0 paperback)
SORRY!:
_Sorry!_ (by Peter Vincent and Ian Davidson)
Novelization of the t.v. series.
(Star 1982, #1.35 0-352-31050-2 paperback)
SPITTING IMAGE:
_The Appallingly Disrespectful Spitting Image Book_
From the t.v. show.
(Faber and Faber 1985, #3.95 0-571-13670-2)
TO THE MANOR BORN:
_To the Manor Born_ (by Peter Spence)
Novelization of the t.v. series.
(Arrow 1979, 0-099-20160-7 paperback)
_To the Manor Born Book 2_ (by Peter Spence)
Novelization of the t.v. series.
(Arrow 1980, 0-099-23440-8 paperback)
SUE TOWNSEND:
_Adrian Mole from Minor to Major: The Mole Diaries - the First Ten Years_
(by Sue Townsend)
(Chancellor 1992, #6.99 1-85152-426-6; Mandarin 1993, #4.99 0-7493-1120-7)
_Adrian Mole: The Wilderness Years_ (by Sue Townsend)
(Methuen, London 1993, #8.99 0-413-65010-3; Mandarin #4.99 0-7493-1683-7
paperback)
_True Confessions of Adrian Albert Mole_ (by Margaret Hilda Roberts and
Sue Townsend)
(Mammoth 1991, #2.99 0-7497-0765-8; Mandarin 1990, #4.99 0-7493-0229-1;
Methuen 1989, #7.99 0-413-62450-1)
_Adrain Mole, The Lost Years_
(New York Soho Press 1994, 1-569-47014-6)
_The Queen and I_ (by Sue Townsend)
(Methuen 1992, 0-413-6500-6 hardback, #4.99 0-7493-1352-8 paperback;
Mandarin #5.99 0-7493-1352-8 paperback; US: Soho 1993, $22.00
0-939-14997-4, $11.00 1-569-47015-4 paperback)
_The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13 3/4_ (by Sue Townsend)
(Mandarin #4.99 0-7493-0138-4 paperback; US: Avon Books 1982, $4.99
0-380-868-76-8 paperback)
_The Growing Pains of Adrian Mole_ (by Sue Townsend)
(Mandarin #4.99 0-7493-0222-4 paperback; US: Avon 1986, 0-380-70430-7)
THE TWO RONNIES:
_The Two Ronnies: But First the News_ (edited by Peter Vincent)
(Star 1977, 0-352-39899-X)
_More of The Two Ronnies: Nice To Be With You Again!_ (edited by Peter Vincent)
(Star, 0-352-30108-2)
_The Two Ronnies: In a Packed Programme Tonight_ (edited by Ian Davidson)
A collection of sketches and dialogues.
(Star 1978, ISBN?)
_The Bumper Book of The Two Ronnies_ (edited by Peter Vincent)
A compilation from the previous three books.
(Star, 0-352-30249-6)
A VERY PECULIAR PRACTICE:
_A Very Peculiar Practice_ (by Andrew Davies)
Based on the t.v. show.
(First published by Coronet Books 1986, 0-340-39114-6)
_A Very Peculiar Practice: The New Frontier_ (by Andrew Davies)
Based on the t.v. show.
(First published by Methuen London 1988, 0-413-15520-X)
WAITING FOR GOD:
_Waiting For God_ (by Paul Ableman)
Novel based on the t.v. series by the same writer.
(BBC Books, #9.99 0-563-37086-6 hardcover)
VICTORIA WOOD:
_Pat and Margaret_ (by Victoria Wood)
Screenplay to the BBC1 film.
(Methuen 1994, #9.99 0-413-69270-1 hardback)
_Mens Sana in Thingummy Doodah_ (by Victoria Wood)
6 scripts from the 1989 t.v. series.
(Mandarin 1991, #4.99 0-7493-0818-4 paperback)
If you have ANY information on the following books, please EMAIL ME:
_Lucky Bag: The Victoria Wood Song Book_, _Up To You, Porky: The Victoria
Wood Sketch Book_.
_Barmy: The New Victoria Wood Sketch Book_
(Methuen 1987, 0-413-16880-8)
YES, [PRIME] MINISTER:
_Diary 1988_ (ed. by Antony Jay)
Sir Humphrey's appointment diary/year planner.
(Two-Can Design Ltd. 1987, #4.99 0-563-20603-9 hardcover)
_The Complete Yes Minster: The Diaries of a Cabinet Minister, by the Right
Hon. James Hacker MP_ (edited by Jonathan Lynn and Anthony Jay)
The book covers everything prior to "Yes, Prime Minister," about 21 episodes
or so.
(US: Salem House Publishers, Topsfield, MA, 0-88162-272-9)
_The Complete Yes, Prime Minister_ (by Jonathan Lynn and Anthony Jay)
(BBC Books 1989, #6.99 0-563-20773-6)
THE YOUNG ONES:
_Bachelor Boys: The Young Ones Book_ (by Ben Elton, Rik Mayall, and Lise
Meyer)
Tie-in to the t.v. show. Pictures and jokes by the characters.
(Sphere Books, Ltd., 0-7221-5765-7)
_Neil's Book of the Dead_ (by Nigel Planer and Terence Blacker)
By "Neil" from the t.v. cult series "The Young Ones."
(Harmony Books, 0-517-55964-1)
III. Compilations/History/Misc.
_Les Brown's Encyclopedia of Television_ (3rd edition)
Includes history of the BBC and ITV, etc.
(Visible Ink Press 1992, $22.95 0-8102-9420-0 softcover)
_Television in Europe_ (by Eli Noam)
Extensive coverage of the history of the BBC, ITV, and cable companies
in the United Kingdom.
(US: Oxford University Press 1991, $45.00 0-19-506942-0 hardcover)
_The TV Almanac_ (by Louis Phillips and Burnham Holmes)
Mostly covers American TV shows, but does include a short history of
the creation of the BBC, and has a Monty Python mention (pg. 131).
(US: Macmillan 1994, $10.00 0-671-88798-X softcover)
_The Guinness Book of Sitcoms_ (by Rod Taylor)
Countains entries on virtually every sitcom ever broadcast on UK television
and radio, including foreign imports that have been broadcast in the UK.
(Guinness Publishing Ltd., #12.99 0-85112-638-3 paperback)
_The British Television Location Guide_ (by Steve Clark)
Includes locations for Fawlty Towers, The Good Life, Grace and Favour, To the
Manor Born and more.
(Seaspite Publishing 1993, #5.99 0-9521-9620-4 paperback)
_The Secret Policeman's Other Ball_ (by Graham Chapman, et. al)
A benefit concert done for Amnesty International.
(Methuen 1981, #3.95 0-413-50080-2 paperback)
_How To Be a Complete Bitch_ (by Pamela Stephenson, Mike Lepine and
Mark Leigh)
Counterpart to _How To Be a Complete Bastard_ (see Adrian Edmondson).
(Virgin Books 1987, #3.95 0-86369-224-9 paperback)
_Max Headroom's Guide To Life_ (by David Hansen and Paul Owen)
(Bantam, 0-553-34352-1)
_The Guinness Book of Classic British Television_ (by Paul Cornell, Martin
Day, Keith Topping)
Contains articles on numerous British comedies.
(Guinness 1993, #14.99 0-85112-543-3)
_Footlights: A Hundred Years of Cambridge Comedy_ (by Robert Hewison)
Introduction by Eric Idle.
(Methuen London Ltd., 0-413-560503)
_From Fringe to Flying Circus: Celebrating a Unique Generation of
Comedy 1960-1980_ (by Roger Wilmut)
An examination of Beyond The Fringe, That Was The Week That Was, Not
Only...But Also..., I'm Sorry I'll Read That Again, The Frost Report, The
Goodies, Monty Python, Ripping Yarns, and Fawlty Towers, among others.
(Methuen London Ltd., 413-507770-X)
_Funny Business_ (by David Housham and John Frank-Keyes; introduction by
Rowan Atkinson)
Companion book to the BBC "Funny Business" series of documentaries. "A
collection of brief accounts of the lives and work of some of the best
comics this century." Covers US as well as UK comics.
(Boxtree 1992, #9.99 1-85283-792-6 paperback)
_Didn't You Kill My Mother-In-Law?_ (by Roger Wilmut and Peter Rosengard)
"The story of alternative comedy in Britain from The Comedy Store to
Saturday Live." From around 1979 to mid 1980's. Includes Alexei Sayle, Ben
Elton, The Young Ones, The Comic Strip, and French and Saunders. Highly
recommended.
(Methuen 1989, #7.99 0-413-17390-9)
_Penguin Book of Comedy Sketches_ (ed. Frank Muir and Simon Brett)
Finest moments in British comedy, from early music-hall through "A Bit of
Fry And Laurie."
(Penguin 1992, #8.99 0-1401-5732-8 paperback)
_Ha Bloody Ha_ (by William Cook)
Interviews with up-and-coming comedians, among them Jo Brand, Julian
Clary and Steve Coogan.
(A Guardian Book (pub. by Fourth Estate) 1994, 1-85702-180-0)
_A-Z of Comedy_ (by numerous comedians)
A full color guide to comedy clubs, comedians, and their lifestyles.
(Publisher?, #4.95 ISBN?)
_Amassed Hysteria_
Compliation of sketches from the "Hysteria" AIDS benefits. Features Fry and
Laurie, Ben Elton, French and Saunders, and Ruby Wax.
(Penquin, 0-140-16599-1)
_Comedy Greats: a Celebration of Comic Genius Past and Present_ (by Barry
Took)
(Wellingborough: Equation 1989, #12.95 1-853-36039-2; US: Sterling Pub.,
$19.95)
_Laughter in the Air: An Informal History of British Radio Comedy_ (by
Barry Took)
(Robson Books: British Broadcasting Corp. 1981, #3.95 0-860-51149-9)
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III. Publishers and Distributors
1. United States
You can write to these publishers for information on obtaining various
comedy books.
Boxtree Robson Books, Ltd.
State Mutual Book & Parkwest Publications, Inc.
Periodical Service, Ltd. 451 Communipaw Ave.
521 Fifth Avenue, 17th Fl. Jersey City, NJ 07304
New York, NY 10175 (210) 432-3257
(212) 682-5844
Harmony Books Salem House Publishers
201 East 50th St. Topsfield, MA
New York, NY 10022
Penguin USA Inc. Peter Bedrick Books
375 Hudson St. 2112 Broadway
New York, NY 10014 New York, NY 10023
Oxford University Press Macmillan
200 Madison Ave. 15 Columbus Circle
New York, NY 10016 New York, NY 10023
Andrews and McMeel Soho Press, Inc.
(A Universal Press Syndicate Co.) 853 Broadway
4900 Main Street New York, NY 10003
Kansas City, MO 64112
Avon Books St. Martin's Press
1350 Ave. of the Americas 175 Fifth Ave.
New York, NY 10019 New York, NY 10010
Pocket Books Outlet Book Co.
(Div. of Simon & Schuster) (a division of Random House)
1230 Avenue of the Americas 40 Engelhard Ave.
New York, NY 10020 Avenel, NJ 07001
Longmeadow Press
201 High Ridge Rd.
P.O. Box 10218
Stamford, CT 06904
2. United Kingdom
Grafton (Harper Collins) Publishers Robson Books Ltd.
77-85 Fulham Palace Rd. Bolsover House
Hammersmith London W68JB 5-6 Clipstone St.
London WIP 7EB
Dillons Direct
P.O. Box 1992
Epping Dillons Direct
Essex CM16 6YB Out Of Print Book Search Service
Tel.: 0345 125704 (same address)
Int'l.: +44 71 439 9921 Tel.: 0992 524554
Dillons' out of print book search service charges #2 for a search of up to
three books, refundable against any subsequent purchase.
The Good Book Guide Titan Books Ltd.
24 Seward Street 19 Valentine Place
London EC1V 3GB UK London SE1 8QH
Orders: +4471-490 9905
Service: +4471-490 9900
3. Canada
Penguin Books Canada Ltd.
10 Alcorn Ave. - Suite 300
Toronto, Ontario M4V 3B2
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V. A Sample of Bookstores on the Internet
This is just a sample--please email me if you know of a good internet
bookstore!
World Wide Web Virtual Library: Literature Booksellers <ibic@sunite.unc.edu>:
http://sunsite.unc.edu/ibic/IBIC-Booksellers.html
Moe's Books (Berkeley, California) <moesbooks@delphi.com>:
http://moesbooks.com/moe.htm
UCI booksellers (University of California, Irvine) <books@uci.edu>:
http://bookweb.cwis.uci.edu:8042/HomeTest.html
Online BookStore (OBS) Ltd. <OBS@marketplace.com>:
http://marketplace.com/obs/obshome.html
The Internet Book Shop:
http://www.cityscape.co.uk/bookshop/
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VI. Acknowledgements
I'd like to thank the people who helped contribute and verify information.
Among those people are: Theo van den Bogaard, Matt Bruce, Linda Burgess,
Bill Capehart, Michelle Casino, Dave Chapman, Michael Clarkson, Chris
Dunford, Leslie Elman, Martin Eade, Peter Fenelon, Dave Ford, Jennifer
Hull, Mike Humphrey, Denise Jackson, Michael Jeffreys, Stephen Onyskay,
Michael Palmer, Darla Pruitt, Frances M. Robinson, Paul Rhodes, John Senn,
Michael Shephard, Larry Solomon, Dan Staines, Michelle T. Street, Hans von
Gink, Mark Whidby, and Loraine Wingham.
Many thanks to Vincent Golden and Tammy Whalen for their extensive research
and support with the first version of this list.
Special thanks to James Kew for his guidance, feedback, and patience.
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SPIKE MILLIGAN:
_The Goon Show Scripts_ (by Spike Milligan)
(Woburn Press 1972, 0-7221-6079-8)
_Goon Show Companion_ (by Roger Wilmut)
(Robson Books, #6.99 0-860-51836-1)
_More Goon Show Scripts_ (by Spike Milligan, with drawings by Peter
Sellers, Harry Secombe, Spike Milligan)
(The Woburn Press 1973, ISBN unavailable; US: St. Martin's Press 1974,
74-78491)
_Goon for Lunch_ (by Harry Secombe)
(Star, 0-352-39695-4; US: St. Martin's Press 1976, ISBN?)
_Story of the Goons_ (by Alfred Draper, et. al.)
(Everest Books 1976, 0-9050-1825-7) OUT OF PRINT
_Book of The Goons_ (by Spike Milligan, et. al.)
(Robson Books, 0-8605-1286-X; Robson Books 1984, #5.50 0-86061-286-X)
_Lost Goon Shows_ (by Spike Milligan)
(Robson Books, #6.99 0-86051-887-6)
_The Goon Cartoons_ (Illustrated by Pete Clarke)
(M. Joseph in assication with M. & J. Hobbs 1982, 0-718-12200-3)
_More Goon Cartoons_ (Illustrated by Pete Clarke)
(M. & J. Hobbs in assoc. with Joseph 1983, 0-718-12341-7)
_Wuthering Heights according to Spike Milligan_ (by Spike Milligan)
(Michael Joseph 1994, #9.99 0-7181-3787-6 hardcover)
_Lady Chatterleys Lover according to Spike Milligan_ (by Spike Milligan)
(Michael Joseph 1994, #9.99 0-7181-3812-0 hardcover)
_Where Have All The Bullets Gone?_ (by Spike Milligan)
(Penguin,#4.99 0-14-008892-X)
_Adolf Hitler: My Part in His Downfall_ (by Spike Milligan)
(Penguin, #3.99 0-14-003520-6)
_Rommel: Gunner Who?_ (by Spike Milligan)
(Penguin, #4.99 0-14-014970-8)
_Monty: His Part in My Victory_ (by Spike Milligan)
(Penguin, #3.99 0-14-004503-1)
_Mussolini: His Part in My Downfall_ (by Spike Milligan)
(Penguin, #4.50 0-14-005196-1)
_Goodbye Soldier_ (by Spike Milligan)
(Penguin, #4.50 0-14-010338-4)
_Peace Work_ (by Spike Milligan)
(Penguin, #4.99 0-14-014970-8)
_The Bible. The Old Testament According to Spike Milligan_ (by Spike
Milligan)
(Michael Joseph, #9.99 0-7181-3736-1)
_Book of Milliganimals_ (by Spike Milligan)
(Penguin, #2.99 0-14-030476-2)
_Condensed Animals_ (by Spike Milligan)
(Penguin, #2.99 0-14-034822-0)
_Dustbin of Milligan_ (by Spike Milligan)
(Star Books, #1.99 0-352-30629-7)
_Hidden Words: Collected Poems of Spike Milligan_ (by Spike Milligan)
(M. Jospeh, #12.99 0-7181-3615-2)
_It Ends With Magic_ (by Spike Milligan)
(Penguin, #4.99 0-14-013912-5)
_The Looney: An Irish Fantasy_ (by Spike Milligan)
(Penguin, #4.99 0-14-011131-X)
_Melting Pot_ (by Spike Milligan)
(Robson Books, #4.95 0-86051-195-2)
_Milligan's War: The Selected War Memoirs of Spike Milligan_ (by Spike
Milligan)
(Penguin, #5.99 0-14-011082-8)
_Puckoon_ (by Spike Milligan)
(Penguin, #4.50 0-14-014970-8)
_Silly Verse for Kids_ (by Spike Milligan)
(Penguin, #2.99 0-14-030331-6)
_Startling Verse for All the Family_ (by Spike Milligan)
(Penguin, #2.50 0-14-034033-5)
_That's Amazing_ (by Spike Milligan)
(Ladybird Books, #1.30 0-7214-1165-7)
_Unspun Socks from a Chicken's Laundry_ (by Spike Milligan)
(Penguin, 0-14-031476-8)
_Depression and How to Survive It_ (Spike Milligan with Anthony W. Clare)
(Ebury, #14.99 0-09-177019-X)
_William McGonagall Freefall_ (Spike Milligan with Jack Hobbs)
(M. Joseph, #12.99 0-7181-3665-9)
_William McGonagall Meets George Gershwin_ (Spike Milligan with Jack Hobbs)
(Penguin, #4.50 0-14-011935-3)
_William McGonalgall: The Truth at Last (Spike Milligan with Jack Hobbs)
(Penguin, #3.99 0-14-004549-X)
_The Bedsitting Room_ (by Spike Milligan)
Script to the surreal play by and starring Milligan.
(Walton-on-Thames: Margaret and Jack Hobbs 1970, ISBN?)
_The Great McGonagall Scrap Book_ (by Spike Milligan and Jack Hobbs)
(M. and J. Hobbs 1975, 0-718-11258-X)
_The Spike Milligan Letters_ (Edited by Norma Farnes)
Norma Farnes did not collect just the humorous letters of Milligan. These
letters show a more rounded Spike whether complaining, fighting for his
beliefs, and being philosophical.
(M. and J. Hobbs 1977, 0-718-11637-2)
_Dear Robert, Dear Spike: the Graves-Milligan correspondence_ (Edited by
Pauline Scudamore)
A collection of letters exchanged between the novelist and poet, Robert
Graves and Spike Milligan.
(Alan Sutton 1991, 0-862-99648-1)
_The Milligan Book of Records: Games, Cartoons and Commercials_ (by Spike
Milligan and Jack Hobbs)
(M. and J. Hobbs 1975, 0-718-11377-2)
_Further Transports of Delight_ (by Spike Milligan)
Poetry and short bits.
(Sidgwick & Jackson 1985, 0-283-99274-3)
STEVEN MOFFAT: See "Press Gang"
ADRIAN MOLE: see "Sue Townsend"
MONTY PYTHON'S FLYING CIRCUS:
_Monty Python: the Case Against_ (by Robert Hewison)
(UK publiser: Butler & Tannder, Ltd., Frome, Somerset; US: Methuen 1981,
'89, $17.95 0-413-48660-5 softcover)
_Monty Python's Big Red Book_ (edited by Eric Idle) (blue cover)
(Mandarin 1993, #8.99 7493-1173-8 softcover; $11.95 in the US;
Methuen 1971, 0-4468-7077-3)
[NOTE: the following two MP books are simply different publishes
of similar books.]
_The Fairly Incomplete and Rather Badly Illustrated Monty Python Song Book_
Contains music for playing at home; includes a music CD with two songs.
(UK:Methuen London 1994, an imprint of Reed Consumer Books Ltd., 0-413-69000-8)
_The Monty Python Songbook_
Contains music for playing at home; includes a music CD.
(US: HarperPerennial [a div. of HarperCollins Pub.] DUE OUT April 1995,
$14.00 0-06-095116-8)
_The Secret Policeman's Other Ball_ (by Graham Chapman, et. al)
A benefit concert done for Amnesty International.
(Methuen 1981, #3.95 0-413-50080-2 paperback)
_The Brand New Monty Python Papperbok_ (by Michael Palin, Graham Chapman,
John Cleese, Eric Idle, Terry Jones and Terry Gilliam)
(Methuen 1974/Warner Books 1973, 1976, 0-446-87078-1)
NOTE: Spelling of title is correct as written, authors are listed in the
order above--not the usual MPFC alphabetical.
_The Life of Python_ (by George Perry)
(Little Brown, 0-316-70015-0)
_Brand New Monty Python Bok_
(Methuen 1973/Regenery 1976, 0-8092-8046-9)
_Complete Works of Shakesphere and Monty Python: vol.1 MP_
(Methuen 1981, 0-4134-9450-0)
_Monty Python's Gift Boks_
(Methuen 1988, 0-4131-4520-4)
_Monty Python and the Holy Grail Book_
(Methuen 1977, 0-4589-2970-0)
_Monty Python's The Life of Brian/MontyPythonScrapBook_
(Methuen 1979, 0-4418-568-6; Ace 0-4414-98240-6)
_Monty Python's The Meaning of Life_
(US: Methuen/Grove Press 1983, 0-394-62474-2)
_Just the Words_ (Roger Wilmut)
(Methuen 1988, vol.1, 0-413-62540-0; vol.2, 0-413-62550-8)
_Monty Python's Flying Circus: Just The Words_
(Mandarin, 0-749-30226-7)
_Life of Python_ (by George Perry)
(Little Brown, 0-316-70015-0)
_The First 20 Years of Monty Python_ (by Kim "Howard" Johnson)
(St. Martin's Press 1989, 0-312-03309-5)
_And Now For Something Completely Trivial: The Monty Python Trivia and
Quiz Book_ (by Kim "Howard" Johnson)
(St. Martin's Press 1991, 0-312-06289-3 paperback)
DUDLEY MOORE: see "Cook and Moore"
MORECAMBE AND WISE:
_Eric & Ernie: The Autobiography of Morecambe & Wise_
(W.H. Allen 1972; Star Books 1974, 0-352-30000-0 paperback) OUT OF PRINT
MR. BEAN:
_Mr. Bean's Diary_ (by Rowan Atkinson and Robin Driscoll)
(Boxtree, hardcover 1992, 1-852-83768-3; paperback 1993, 1-8528-3349-1)
_Mr. Bean's Pocket Diary_ (by Rowan Atkinson and Robin Driscoll)
(Boxtree, paperback 1994, 0-752-20994-9)
GRANT NAYLOR:
_Red Dwarf_ (by Grant Naylor)
(Penguin, #4.99 0-140-12437-3)
_Better Than Life_ (by Grant Naylor)
Pub?, ISBN?
_Red Dwarf Omnibus: Red Dwarf and Better Than Life_ (by Grant Naylor)
(Penguin, #7.99 0-140-17886-4)
_Red Dwarf -- Primordial Soup: the least worst scripts_ (by Grant Naylor)
(Penguin 1993, 0-140-17886-4)
THE NEW STATESMAN:
_The New Statesman_ (by Laurence Marks and Maurice Gran)
Nine scripts from the t.v. series.
(Andre Deutsch 1992, #7.99 0-233-98797-5 paperback)
_The New Statesman_ (by Anna Morgan)
Six stories based on the first series of "The New Statesman".
(Javelin 1987, #2.95 0-713-72022-0 paperback)
_The B'Stard File_ (by Laurence Marks, Maurice Gran, et. al.)
A spoof dossier on B'Stard's life and dodgy dealings.
(David & Charles 1988, #4.95/A$12.95 0-7153-0305-7 paperback)
NOT ONLY...BUT ALSO...:
_The Dagenham Dialogues_ (by Peter Cook and Dudley Moore)
12 Dud and Pete scripts from "Not Only...But Also...".
(Mandarin #5.99, 0-7493-1036-7 paperback)
NOT THE NINE O'CLOCK NEWS:
_Not! The Nine O'Clock News_
Spoof of defunct "Now!" magazine.
(BBC Books 1980, #1.95 0-563-17919-8)
ONE FOOT IN THE GRAVE:
_One Foot In the Grave_ (by David Renwick)
9 stories (in narrative style, not the scripts)
(Penguin #9.99 0-563-36428-9 hardcover; #4.99 0-14-023498-5 paperback)
ONLY FOOLS AND HORSES:
_The Trotter Way To Millions_ (by Derek Trotter as told to John Haselden)
(BBC Books 1990, #8.99 0-503-36051-8 hardcover)
_The Trotter Way To Romance_ (by Derek Trotter as told to John Haselden)
(Weidenfeld & Nicolson 1992, #9.99 0-297-81227-0 hardcover)
MICHAEL PALIN:
_Pole to Pole_ (by Michael Palin)
Based on the t.v. series.
(BBC Books 1992, 0-563-36283-9)
_The Missionary_ (by Michael Palin)
Screenplay.
(Methuen 1983, 0-4135-1010-7 hardcover, 0-4135-1390-4 paperback)
_Limericks_ (by Michael Palin)
(Hutchison 1986, 0-0994-7680-0 paperback)
_Ripping Yarns_ (by Terry Jones and Michael Palin)
Series 1 scripts.
(Methuen 1978, 0-4134-6250-1 hardcover; US: Pantheon 1979, 0-3947-3678-0
paperback)
_More Ripping Yarns_ (by Terry Jones and Michael Palin)
Series 2 scripts.
(Methuen 1979, 0-4134-7530-1 paperback; US: Pantheon 1980, 0-3947-4810-7
paperback)
_Complete Ripping Yarns_ (by Terry Jones and Michael Palin)
(Methuen 1990, 0-4136-3820-0 hardcover, 0-4136-3980-0 paperback; Mandarin
1991, 0-7493-1222-X paperback)
_Around The World In 80 Days_ (by Michael Palin)
Tie-in to the t.v. series.
(BBC Books, 0-563-36213-8)
PRESS GANG:
Please note: While Steven Moffat is the writer of the TV series, "The Press
Gang," his father, Bill Moffat, adapted the scripts for the books.
_First Edition_ (by Bill Moffat)
Based on the episodes "Page One," "Photo Finish" and "One Easy Lesson"
(Hippo Books/Scholastic Pub. Ltd. 1989, 0-590-761625)
_Public Exposure_ (by Bill Moffat)
Based on "Interface," "How to Make a Killing" 1 & 2
(Hippo Books/Scholastic Pub. Ltd. 1989, 0-590-76163-3)
_Checkmate_ (by Bill Moffat)
Based on "Breakfast at Czar's," "Picking up the Pieces" and "Going Back
to Jasper Street"
(Hippo Books/Scholastic Pub. Ltd. 1990, 0-590-76299-0)
_The Date_ (by Bill Moffat)
Based on "Money, Love and Birdseed," "Love and the Junior Gazette" and
"At Last a Dragon"
(Hippo Books/Scholastic Pub. Ltd. 1990, 0-590-76300-8)
RED DWARF:
_The Craig Charles Almanac of Total Knowledge_ (by Craig Charles and
Russell Bell)
(Boxtree 1993, #5.99, 1-85283-356-4 paperback)
_The Official Red Dwarf Companion_ (by Bruce Dessau)
A reference book for fans of this sci-fi comedy t.v. show.
(Titan 1992, 1-85286-456-7)
_The Red Dwarf Quiz Book_ (by Nicky Hooks and Sharon Burnett)
Quizzes on the t.v. series and biographies of the actors.
(Penguin Books 1994, 0-14-023662-7; UK #4.99, Aus. $9.95, CA $6.99)
_The Making Of Red Dwarf_ (by Joe Nazzaro)
About the makings of series 6 (with emphasis on the episode "Gunmen of the
Apocalypse". Introduction by Grant & Naylor. Behind the scene photos,
drawings of the Red Dwarf set, and more.
(Penguin 1994, #7.99 0-14-023206-0)
_Red Dwarf Programme Guide_ (by Chris Howarth and Steve Lyons)
(Virgin 1993, 0-86369-682-1)
_Red Dwarf -- Primordial Soup: the least worst scripts_ (by Grant Naylor)
(Penguin 1993, 0-14-017886-4)
_Red Dwarf_ (by Grant Naylor)
(Penguin, #4.99 0-14-012437-3)
_Better Than Life_ (by Grant Naylor)
Novel based on the t.v. series.
(Penguin, #4.99 0-140-12438-1 paperback)
_Red Dwarf Omnibus: Red Dwarf and Better Than Life_ (by Grant Naylor)
(Penguin, #7.99 0-14-017886-4)
_The Man in the Rubber Mask_ (by Robert Llewellyn)
Autobiography that focuses on Llewellyn's involvement with "Red Dwarf."
(Penguin 1994, #4.99 0-14-023575-2; about $12.00 in the U.S.)
RIPPING YARNS:
_Ripping Yarns_ (by Michael Palin and Terry Jones)
First series scripts (6) with photos from the t.v. series.
(Methuen 1978, 0-413-46250-1 paperback #6.99)
_More Ripping Yarns_ (by Michael Palin and Terry Jones)
Second series scripts (3) with photos.
(Methuen 1980, 0-413-47530-1 paperback #4.99)
_Complete Ripping Yarns_ (by Terry Jones and Michael Palin)
(Methuen 1990, 0-4136-3820-0 hardcover, 0-4136-3980-0 paperback; Mandarin
1991, 0-7493-1222-X paperback)
JENNIFER SAUNDERS: See also "French and Saunders" & "Absolutely Fabulous".
_Absolutely Fabulous_ (by Jennifer Saunders)
The scripts to season 1 of this t.v. Britcom.
(BBC Books 1993, #7.99 0-563-36976-0)
_Absolutely Fabulous 2_ (by Jennifer Saunders)
The scripts to season 2.
(BBC Books 1994, #9.99 0-563-37086-6 hardcover)
_A Feast of French and Saunders_ (by Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders)
From the t.v. show.
(Mandarin, 0-7493-1124-X; Heinemann 1991, 0-434-27287-6 hardcover)
ALEXEI SAYLE:
_Train to Hell - An Alexei Sayle Mystery_ (by Alexei Sayle and David
Stafford)
"A hilarious travel book, a gripping murder mystery, a political treatise
and a totally new way of slicing bacon."
(Methuen London Ltd. 1984, 0-413-52460-4 hardcover; 0-413-52470-1 paperback)
_Alexei Sayle's Great Bus Journeys of the World_ (by Alexei Sayle and David
Stafford)
Alexei travels the off-peak bus routes of the world.
(Methuen 1988, first paperback 1989; Mandarin re-issue 1993, 0-413-62670-9
paperback)
_Geoffrey the Tube Train and the Fat Comedian_ (by Alexei Sayle and Oscar
Zarate)
Graphic novel.
(Methuen 1987, #4.95 0-413-59950-7 paperback)
HARRY SECOMBE:
_Goon for Lunch_ (by Harry Secombe)
(US: St. Martin's Press 1976, ISBN?)
_Twice Brightly_ (by Harry Secombe)
Harry Secombe's first novel about a comedian just starting out on the
circuit in Britain.
(Robson Books 1974, 0-903-89523-4)
_Arias & Raspberries: the Autobiography of Harry Secombe_
(Robson, 0-860-51624-5)
PETER SELLERS:
_Remembering Peter Sellers_ (by Graham Stark)
Biography with black and white photos.
(Butler & Tanner Lt. #7.99; US: Robson Books 1991, $12.95 0-86051-742-X
softcover; 0-86051-634-2 hardcover)
SMITH AND JONES:
_The Smith & Jones World Alas_ (by Mel Smith and Griff Rhys Jones)
Wry observations about the nations of the world.
(Pub?, ISBN?)
_Smith & Jones Head to Head_ (by Mel Smith and Griff Rhys Jones)
(Fontana 1992, #5.99 0-006-37925-7 paperback)
_The Lavishly Tooled (Mel) Smith and (G.R.) Jones Instant Coffee Table
Book_ (by Mel Smith and Griff Rhys Jones)
(Fontana 1986, #3.95 0-006-37123-X)
_Janet Lives With Mel and Griff_ (by Griff Rhys Jones and Clive Anderson)
Ties in with "Alas Smith and Jones" -- spoof adverts, jokes etc.
(Fontana 1988, #4.50 0-00-637369-0 paperback)
SORRY!:
_Sorry!_ (by Peter Vincent and Ian Davidson)
Novelization of the t.v. series.
(Star 1982, #1.35 0-352-31050-2 paperback)
SPITTING IMAGE:
_The Appallingly Disrespectful Spitting Image Book_
From the t.v. show.
(Faber and Faber 1985, #3.95 0-571-13670-2)
TO THE MANOR BORN:
_To the Manor Born_ (by Peter Spence)
Novelization of the t.v. series.
(Arrow 1979, 0-099-20160-7 paperback)
_To the Manor Born Book 2_ (by Peter Spence)
Novelization of the t.v. series.
(Arrow 1980, 0-099-23440-8 paperback)
SUE TOWNSEND:
_Adrian Mole from Minor to Major: The Mole Diaries - the First Ten Years_
(by Sue Townsend)
(Chancellor 1992, #6.99 1-85152-426-6; Mandarin 1993, #4.99 0-7493-1120-7)
_Adrian Mole: The Wilderness Years_ (by Sue Townsend)
(Methuen, London 1993, #8.99 0-413-65010-3; Mandarin #4.99 0-7493-1683-7
paperback)
_True Confessions of Adrian Albert Mole_ (by Margaret Hilda Roberts and
Sue Townsend)
(Mammoth 1991, #2.99 0-7497-0765-8; Mandarin 1990, #4.99 0-7493-0229-1;
Methuen 1989, #7.99 0-413-62450-1)
_Adrain Mole, The Lost Years_
(New York Soho Press 1994, 1-569-47014-6)
_The Queen and I_ (by Sue Townsend)
(Methuen 1992, 0-413-6500-6 hardback, #4.99 0-7493-1352-8 paperback;
Mandarin #5.99 0-7493-1352-8 paperback; US: Soho 1993, $22.00
0-939-14997-4, $11.00 1-569-47015-4 paperback)
_The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13 3/4_ (by Sue Townsend)
(Mandarin #4.99 0-7493-0138-4 paperback; US: Avon Books 1982, $4.99
0-380-868-76-8 paperback)
_The Growing Pains of Adrian Mole_ (by Sue Townsend)
(Mandarin #4.99 0-7493-0222-4 paperback; US: Avon 1986, 0-380-70430-7)
THE TWO RONNIES:
_The Two Ronnies: But First the News_ (edited by Peter Vincent)
(Star 1977, 0-352-39899-X)
_More of The Two Ronnies: Nice To Be With You Again!_ (edited by Peter Vincent)
(Star, 0-352-30108-2)
_The Two Ronnies: In a Packed Programme Tonight_ (edited by Ian Davidson)
A collection of sketches and dialogues.
(Star 1978, ISBN?)
_The Bumper Book of The Two Ronnies_ (edited by Peter Vincent)
A compilation from the previous three books.
(Star, 0-352-30249-6)
A VERY PECULIAR PRACTICE:
_A Very Peculiar Practice_ (by Andrew Davies)
Based on the t.v. show.
(First published by Coronet Books 1986, 0-340-39114-6)
_A Very Peculiar Practice: The New Frontier_ (by Andrew Davies)
Based on the t.v. show.
(First published by Methuen London 1988, 0-413-15520-X)
WAITING FOR GOD:
_Waiting For God_ (by Paul Ableman)
Novel based on the t.v. series by the same writer.
(BBC Books, #9.99 0-563-37086-6 hardcover)
VICTORIA WOOD:
_Pat and Margaret_ (by Victoria Wood)
Screenplay to the BBC1 film.
(Methuen 1994, #9.99 0-413-69270-1 hardback)
_Mens Sana in Thingummy Doodah_ (by Victoria Wood)
6 scripts from the 1989 t.v. series.
(Mandarin 1991, #4.99 0-7493-0818-4 paperback)
If you have ANY information on the following books, please EMAIL ME:
_Lucky Bag: The Victoria Wood Song Book_, _Up To You, Porky: The Victoria
Wood Sketch Book_.
_Barmy: The New Victoria Wood Sketch Book_
(Methuen 1987, 0-413-16880-8)
YES, [PRIME] MINISTER:
_Diary 1988_ (ed. by Antony Jay)
Sir Humphrey's appointment diary/year planner.
(Two-Can Design Ltd. 1987, #4.99 0-563-20603-9 hardcover)
_The Complete Yes Minster: The Diaries of a Cabinet Minister, by the Right
Hon. James Hacker MP_ (edited by Jonathan Lynn and Anthony Jay)
The book covers everything prior to "Yes, Prime Minister," about 21 episodes
or so.
(US: Salem House Publishers, Topsfield, MA, 0-88162-272-9)
_The Complete Yes, Prime Minister_ (by Jonathan Lynn and Anthony Jay)
(BBC Books 1989, #6.99 0-563-20773-6)
THE YOUNG ONES:
_Bachelor Boys: The Young Ones Book_ (by Ben Elton, Rik Mayall, and Lise
Meyer)
Tie-in to the t.v. show. Pictures and jokes by the characters.
(Sphere Books, Ltd., 0-7221-5765-7)
_Neil's Book of the Dead_ (by Nigel Planer and Terence Blacker)
By "Neil" from the t.v. cult series "The Young Ones."
(Harmony Books, 0-517-55964-1)
III. Compilations/History/Misc.
_Les Brown's Encyclopedia of Television_ (3rd edition)
Includes history of the BBC and ITV, etc.
(Visible Ink Press 1992, $22.95 0-8102-9420-0 softcover)
_Television in Europe_ (by Eli Noam)
Extensive coverage of the history of the BBC, ITV, and cable companies
in the United Kingdom.
(US: Oxford University Press 1991, $45.00 0-19-506942-0 hardcover)
_The TV Almanac_ (by Louis Phillips and Burnham Holmes)
Mostly covers American TV shows, but does include a short history of
the creation of the BBC, and has a Monty Python mention (pg. 131).
(US: Macmillan 1994, $10.00 0-671-88798-X softcover)
_The Guinness Book of Sitcoms_ (by Rod Taylor)
Countains entries on virtually every sitcom ever broadcast on UK television
and radio, including foreign imports that have been broadcast in the UK.
(Guinness Publishing Ltd., #12.99 0-85112-638-3 paperback)
_The British Television Location Guide_ (by Steve Clark)
Includes locations for Fawlty Towers, The Good Life, Grace and Favour, To the
Manor Born and more.
(Seaspite Publishing 1993, #5.99 0-9521-9620-4 paperback)
_The Secret Policeman's Other Ball_ (by Graham Chapman, et. al)
A benefit concert done for Amnesty International.
(Methuen 1981, #3.95 0-413-50080-2 paperback)
_How To Be a Complete Bitch_ (by Pamela Stephenson, Mike Lepine and
Mark Leigh)
Counterpart to _How To Be a Complete Bastard_ (see Adrian Edmondson).
(Virgin Books 1987, #3.95 0-86369-224-9 paperback)
_Max Headroom's Guide To Life_ (by David Hansen and Paul Owen)
(Bantam, 0-553-34352-1)
_The Guinness Book of Classic British Television_ (by Paul Cornell, Martin
Day, Keith Topping)
Contains articles on numerous British comedies.
(Guinness 1993, #14.99 0-85112-543-3)
_Footlights: A Hundred Years of Cambridge Comedy_ (by Robert Hewison)
Introduction by Eric Idle.
(Methuen London Ltd., 0-413-560503)
_From Fringe to Flying Circus: Celebrating a Unique Generation of
Comedy 1960-1980_ (by Roger Wilmut)
An examination of Beyond The Fringe, That Was The Week That Was, Not
Only...But Also..., I'm Sorry I'll Read That Again, The Frost Report, The
Goodies, Monty Python, Ripping Yarns, and Fawlty Towers, among others.
(Methuen London Ltd., 413-507770-X)
_Funny Business_ (by David Housham and John Frank-Keyes; introduction by
Rowan Atkinson)
Companion book to the BBC "Funny Business" series of documentaries. "A
collection of brief accounts of the lives and work of some of the best
comics this century." Covers US as well as UK comics.
(Boxtree 1992, #9.99 1-85283-792-6 paperback)
_Didn't You Kill My Mother-In-Law?_ (by Roger Wilmut and Peter Rosengard)
"The story of alternative comedy in Britain from The Comedy Store to
Saturday Live." From around 1979 to mid 1980's. Includes Alexei Sayle, Ben
Elton, The Young Ones, The Comic Strip, and French and Saunders. Highly
recommended.
(Methuen 1989, #7.99 0-413-17390-9)
_Penguin Book of Comedy Sketches_ (ed. Frank Muir and Simon Brett)
Finest moments in British comedy, from early music-hall through "A Bit of
Fry And Laurie."
(Penguin 1992, #8.99 0-1401-5732-8 paperback)
_Ha Bloody Ha_ (by William Cook)
Interviews with up-and-coming comedians, among them Jo Brand, Julian
Clary and Steve Coogan.
(A Guardian Book (pub. by Fourth Estate) 1994, 1-85702-180-0)
_A-Z of Comedy_ (by numerous comedians)
A full color guide to comedy clubs, comedians, and their lifestyles.
(Publisher?, #4.95 ISBN?)
_Amassed Hysteria_
Compliation of sketches from the "Hysteria" AIDS benefits. Features Fry and
Laurie, Ben Elton, French and Saunders, and Ruby Wax.
(Penquin, 0-140-16599-1)
_Comedy Greats: a Celebration of Comic Genius Past and Present_ (by Barry
Took)
(Wellingborough: Equation 1989, #12.95 1-853-36039-2; US: Sterling Pub.,
$19.95)
_Laughter in the Air: An Informal History of British Radio Comedy_ (by
Barry Took)
(Robson Books: British Broadcasting Corp. 1981, #3.95 0-860-51149-9)
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III. Publishers and Distributors
1. United States
You can write to these publishers for information on obtaining various
comedy books.
Boxtree Robson Books, Ltd.
State Mutual Book & Parkwest Publications, Inc.
Periodical Service, Ltd. 451 Communipaw Ave.
521 Fifth Avenue, 17th Fl. Jersey City, NJ 07304
New York, NY 10175 (210) 432-3257
(212) 682-5844
Harmony Books Salem House Publishers
201 East 50th St. Topsfield, MA
New York, NY 10022
Penguin USA Inc. Peter Bedrick Books
375 Hudson St. 2112 Broadway
New York, NY 10014 New York, NY 10023
Oxford University Press Macmillan
200 Madison Ave. 15 Columbus Circle
New York, NY 10016 New York, NY 10023
Andrews and McMeel Soho Press, Inc.
(A Universal Press Syndicate Co.) 853 Broadway
4900 Main Street New York, NY 10003
Kansas City, MO 64112
Avon Books St. Martin's Press
1350 Ave. of the Americas 175 Fifth Ave.
New York, NY 10019 New York, NY 10010
Pocket Books Outlet Book Co.
(Div. of Simon & Schuster) (a division of Random House)
1230 Avenue of the Americas 40 Engelhard Ave.
New York, NY 10020 Avenel, NJ 07001
Longmeadow Press
201 High Ridge Rd.
P.O. Box 10218
Stamford, CT 06904
2. United Kingdom
Grafton (Harper Collins) Publishers Robson Books Ltd.
77-85 Fulham Palace Rd. Bolsover House
Hammersmith London W68JB 5-6 Clipstone St.
London WIP 7EB
Dillons Direct
P.O. Box 1992
Epping Dillons Direct
Essex CM16 6YB Out Of Print Book Search Service
Tel.: 0345 125704 (same address)
Int'l.: +44 71 439 9921 Tel.: 0992 524554
Dillons' out of print book search service charges #2 for a search of up to
three books, refundable against any subsequent purchase.
The Good Book Guide Titan Books Ltd.
24 Seward Street 19 Valentine Place
London EC1V 3GB UK London SE1 8QH
Orders: +4471-490 9905
Service: +4471-490 9900
3. Canada
Penguin Books Canada Ltd.
10 Alcorn Ave. - Suite 300
Toronto, Ontario M4V 3B2
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V. A Sample of Bookstores on the Internet
This is just a sample--please email me if you know of a good internet
bookstore!
World Wide Web Virtual Library: Literature Booksellers <ibic@sunite.unc.edu>:
http://sunsite.unc.edu/ibic/IBIC-Booksellers.html
Moe's Books (Berkeley, California) <moesbooks@delphi.com>:
http://moesbooks.com/moe.htm
UCI booksellers (University of California, Irvine) <books@uci.edu>:
http://bookweb.cwis.uci.edu:8042/HomeTest.html
Online BookStore (OBS) Ltd. <OBS@marketplace.com>:
http://marketplace.com/obs/obshome.html
The Internet Book Shop:
http://www.cityscape.co.uk/bookshop/
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VI. Acknowledgements
I'd like to thank the people who helped contribute and verify information.
Among those people are: Theo van den Bogaard, Matt Bruce, Linda Burgess,
Bill Capehart, Michelle Casino, Dave Chapman, Michael Clarkson, Chris
Dunford, Leslie Elman, Martin Eade, Peter Fenelon, Dave Ford, Jennifer
Hull, Mike Humphrey, Denise Jackson, Michael Jeffreys, Stephen Onyskay,
Michael Palmer, Darla Pruitt, Frances M. Robinson, Paul Rhodes, John Senn,
Michael Shephard, Larry Solomon, Dan Staines, Michelle T. Street, Hans von
Gink, Mark Whidby, and Loraine Wingham.
Many thanks to Vincent Golden and Tammy Whalen for their extensive research
and support with the first version of this list.
Special thanks to James Kew for his guidance, feedback, and patience.
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End of part 2
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