Curated Collection
The One-liner Files
Comedians famed for the perfect one-liner: tight, precise and devastatingly funny. Set-ups that arrive in a blink and punchlines that land with surgical timing.
3 Files in this collection
Laughter File No. 001
Tommy Cooper
1947–1984 · British (Welsh-born)
The fez-wearing magician whose tricks were meant to fail. Tommy Cooper turned incompetence into an art form and became one of Britain's most beloved comic entertainers of the 20th century.
Magic ComedyPhysical ComedyOne-liners
Laughter File No. 004
Jimmy Carr
1997–present · British and Irish
The one-liner machine of modern British comedy. A deadpan delivery, a distinctive laugh and a joke rate second to none.
One-linersDeadpanPanel Show
Laughter File No. 008
Bob Monkhouse
1952–2003 · British (English)
Britain's slickest host and one of its most respected comedy craftsmen, a walking joke library with impeccable timing.
Game Show HostStand-upWriter
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