 | Frankie Howerd: Stand Up Comic by Graham McCann
Buy new: £16.14 / Used from: £0.01 A masterly insight into the man and his era.
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 | Morecambe and Wise by Graham McCann
Buy new: £6.17 / Used from: £0.01 The best book on the best two.
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 | Dino: Living High in the Dirty Business of Dreams by Nick Tosches
Buy used from: £1.93 Splendid analysis of Martin's life, work and image
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 | Between Flops: A Biography of Preston Sturges by James Curtis
Buy new: £19.99 / Used from: £10.94 Fascinating look at an under-appreciated comedy genius
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 | Cary Grant: A Class Apart by Graham McCann
Buy new: £8.44 / Used from: £0.01 What's wrong with it? Nothing!
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 | Biography of Peter Cook by Harry Thompson
Buy used from: £0.01 A thorough, if somewhat dry, discussion of a great British genius
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 | Alfred Hitchcock: A Life in Darkness and Light by Patrick McGilligan
Buy new: £9.09 / Used from: £6.01 A refreshingly balanced account of the master's life and career
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 | Nobody's Perfect: Billy Wilder - A Personal Biography by Charlotte Chandler
Buy used from: £4.77 An uneven, slightly indulgent but consistently entertaining tribute.
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 | In My Life: The Brian Epstein Story by Debbie Geller
Buy used from: £3.26 The man behind The Beatles, as recalled by those who knew him
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 | Spike: An Intimate Memoir by Norma Farnes
Buy new: £20.00 / Used from: £0.01 An insider's insight into a complex comic.
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 | The Life and Death of Peter Sellers by Roger Lewis
Buy new: £7.14 / Used from: £0.01 Almost as maddening but captivating as its subject
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 | Ginger Geezer: The Life of Vivian Stanshall by Chris Welch
Buy new: £6.97 / Used from: £4.00 A good introduction to an engagingly odd artiste
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 | Monty Python Speaks! by David Morgan
Buy used from: £0.75 This is as disciplined as the bigger Python book is self-indulgent
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 | Remembering Peter Sellers by Graham Stark
Buy new: £5.59 / Used from: £2.43 A nice antidote to the excesses of all the hatchet jobs
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 | Lulu in Hollywood by Louise Brooks
Buy new: £9.49 / Used from: £5.00 This is Tynan at his best
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 | Funny, Peculiar: The True Story of Benny Hill by Mark Lewisohn
Buy used from: £89.05 Lewisohn tells Hill's story with accuracy and compassion
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 | "Dad's Army": The Story of a Classic Television Show by Graham McCann
Buy new: £5.99 / Used from: £0.01 A delightful biography both of a show and its stars
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 | Hancock by Freddie Hancock
Buy used from: £0.01 Still the best book about Hancock
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 | The Man on the Flying Trapeze: Life and Times of W.C. Fields by Simon Louvish
Buy used from: £4.05 Detailed, enlightening and entertaining
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 | Rat Pack Confidential: Frank, Dean, Sammy, Peter, Joey and the Last Great Showbiz Party by Shawn Levy
Buy new: £5.47 / Used from: £0.01 Stylish and lively group biography
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