Curated Collection
The Surreal Files
Comedians who bend reality, logic and expectation into something gloriously strange. Magic that misfires, stories that detour, and punchlines that land somewhere far outside the usual orbit.
2 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. 009
Billy Connolly
1965–present · British (Scottish)
The Big Yin. A Glasgow shipyard welder turned folk singer turned storyteller, whose winding tales and gentle absurdity made him Scotland's most beloved comic export.
ObservationalStorytellingStand-up
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