Silent Comedy

One of our foremost comedians shares his passion for the greats of the silent comedy eraOn the surface it may seem slightly surprising that a master of verbal humour should also be a devotee of silent comedy, but Paul Merton is completely passionate about the early days of Hollywood comedy and the comic geniuses who dominated it. His knowledge is awesome – as anyone who watched his BBC 4 series Silent Clowns or attended the events he has staged nationwide will agree – his enthusiasm is infectious, and these qualities are to be found in abundance in his new book. Starting with the very…