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Comics' Books
by Lucy Danser
Join writer, producer and all around storytelling person Lucy Danser as she invites guests from the world of comedy to discuss some of their favourite books.
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Episodes
S2E8 - Charlie Russell
36m · PublishedThe podcast about what funny people read...
In this, our final episode of 2020, Lucy speaks to Actor and Producer Charlie Russell.
Who is Lucy Danser?
Lucy is a writer, producer and all around storytelling person. Follow her on Twitter @LucyDanser or visit www.lucydanser.co.uk
Books/Authors mentioned in this episode:
Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/362/9781784871956
Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/362/9780349006574
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/362/9780199537167
Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race by Reni Eddo-Lodge - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/362/9781408870587
Natives by Akala - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/362/9781473661233
Book of Dust Vol 1 by Phillip Pullman - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/362/9780241365854
Book of Dust Vol 2 by Phillip Pullman - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/362/9780241373354
His Dark Materials by Phillip Pullman - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/362/9781407186108
Harry Potter by J K Rowling - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/362/9781785301544
Winnie the Pooh by A A Milne - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/362/9781405281317
Mr. Men Collection by Roger Hargreaves - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/362/9781405292511
Peter Pan by JM Barrie - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/362/9781788286879
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/362/9781784870737
Bridget Jones' Diary by Helen Fielding - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/362/9781509813889
Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason by Helen Fielding - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/362/9781509870127
Bridget Jones: Mad About The Boy - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/362/9780099584438
Blind Assassin by Margaret Atwood - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/362/9780349013060
East of Eden by John Steinbeck - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/362/9780241980354
*Charlie's Choices
Featured Bookshop:
Rye Books
https://ryebooks.co.uk
Facebook: /RyeBooks/
Instagram: /rye_books/
Twitter: /rye_books
Other Links:
Charlie on Twitter: https://twitter.com/CF_Russell
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S2E7 - Dan Schreiber
36m · PublishedThe podcast about what funny people read...
This episode, Lucy is joined by writer, stand up comedian, TV presenter, producer, podcaster and wannabe Yeti hunter Dan Schreiber to talk all things books.
Who is Lucy Danser?
Lucy is a writer, producer and all around storytelling person. Follow her on Twitter @LucyDanser or visit www.lucydanser.co.uk
Books/Authors mentioned in this episode:
Harpo Speaks by Harpo Marx - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/362/9781946963215
My Autobiography by Charlie Chaplin - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/362/9780141011479
Last Words by George Carlin - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/362/9781439191101
*The Bear Scouts by Stan and Jan Berenstain (and the Berenstain Bears series) - https://www.worldofbooks.com/en-gb/books/stan-berenstain/bear-scouts
*Thai Die by Greg Fleet - https://www.penguin.com.au/books/thai-die-9780091834500
Them by Jon Ronson - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/362/9781447275466
Clubbed Class by Jon Ronson - https://www.amazon.co.uk/CLUBBED-CLASS-Jon-Ronson/dp/1857933206
The Good Soilder Svejk by Jaroslav Hasek - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/362/9780140449914
*The Book of Heroic Failures by Stephen Piles - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/362/9780571352890
No Such Thing as a Fish: The Book of the Year - https://www.waterstones.com/book/the-book-of-the-year-2019/no-such-thing-as-a-fish/9781786332011
*The Huey Williams Story by Andy Kaufman - https://www.abebooks.co.uk/Huey-Williams-Story-Kaufman-Andy-Zilch/22794685114/bd
*Stupid White Men by Michael Moore - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/362/9780141019994
Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/362/9781405931564
*Dan's Choices
Featured Bookshop:
Bookoccino Bookshop & Cafe
https://www.bookoccino.com.au/
Facebook: /BookoccinoAvalon/
Insta: /bookoccino/
Other Links:
No Such Thing As A Fish Podcast: https://www.nosuchthingasafish.com
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S2E6 - Elf Lyons
32m · PublishedThe podcast about what funny people read...
Comedian and performance maker Elf Lyons joins Lucy to talk about her favourite books.
Who is Lucy Danser?
Lucy is a writer, producer and all around storytelling person. Follow her on Twitter @LucyDanser or visit www.lucydanser.co.uk
Books/Authors mentioned in this episode:
Charmed Life by Diana Wynne Jones - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/362/9780007255290
I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/362/9780141371504
Goosebumps by R L Stine - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/362/9781407157443
The Sea The Sea by Iris Murdoch - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/362/9780099284093
The Satanic Verse by Salman Rushdie - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/362/9780963270702
Touching the Void by Joe Simpson - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/362/9780099511748
Lassie Come-Home by Eric Knight - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/362/9781847495785
Red Sister by Mark Lawrence - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/362/9780008152321
A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/362/9781789432107
The Hound of the Baskervilles by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/362/9780241984352
Misery by Stephen King - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/362/9781529311143
Rose Madder by Stephen King - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/362/9781529311136
The Hearing Trumpet by Leonora Carrington - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/362/9780141187990
Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/362/9781474605731
*Elf's Choices
Featured Bookshop:
Sevenoaks Bookshop
https://www.sevenoaksbookshop.co.uk
@7OaksBookshop
Other Links:
Elf Lyons: https://www.theelflyons.com
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S2E5 - Pope Lonergan
34m · PublishedThe podcast about what funny people read...
This week, comedian and care home assistant Pope Lonergan joins Lucy to talk all things books and reading.
Who is Lucy Danser?
Lucy is a writer, producer and all around storytelling person. Follow her on Twitter @LucyDanser or visit www.lucydanser.co.uk
Books/Authors mentioned in this episode:
- Goosebumps series by R L Stine -https://uk.bookshop.org/a/362/9781407157443
- Ulysses by James Joyce* -https://uk.bookshop.org/a/362/9781989631805
- Finnegans Wake by James Joyce - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/362/9781847498007
- Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by James Joyce - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/362/9781847493866
- Jerusalem by Alan Moore - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/362/9781631494727
- Surprisingly Down to Earth and Very Funny: My Autobiography by Limmy* - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/362/9780008294670
- Harvest Moon: Portrait of a Nursing Home by Sally Tisdale* - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/362/9781587981654
- The Care Manifesto: The Politics of Interdependence by The Care Collective - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/362/9781839760969
- Bathroom by Jean-Philippe Toussaint* - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/362/9781564785183
- The Castle by Franz Kafka* - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/362/9780241372579
- The Trial by Franz Kafka - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/362/9780241372562
*Pope's Choices
Featured Bookshop:
METAL, Chalkwell Hall, Southend
http://www.metalculture.com/about-us/southend-on-sea/
Other Links:
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S2E4 - Joe Jacobs
33m · PublishedThe podcast about what funny people read...
This week, Lucy talks to London based comedian, rapper and writer Joe Jacobs.
Who is Lucy Danser?
Lucy is a writer, producer and all around storytelling person. Follow her on Twitter @LucyDanser or visit www.lucydanser.co.uk
Books/Authors mentioned in this episode:
- Turbulent Term of Tyke Tiler by Gene Kemp* - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/362/9780571313914
- Dale: My Story by Dale Winton - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Dale-My-Story-Winton/dp/071262368X
- Steve Jobs: The Exclusive Biography by Walter Isaacson - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/362/9780349140438
- Keeping It Real by Jodie Marsh - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/362/9781843581574
- The Chris Farley Show by Tom Farley Jr. and Tanner Colby* - https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0670019232
- Is This Anything? by Jerry Seinfeld - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/362/9781471195587
- Always Outnumbered Always Outgunned by Walter Mosley - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Always-Outnumbered-Outgunned-Walter-Mosley/dp/0671014994
- Everyday Sexism by Laura Bates* - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/362/9781471149207
- Men Who Hate Women by Laura Bates - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/362/9781471194337
- Queenie by Candice Carty-Williams - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/362/9781409180074
- Anti Semitism: Here and Now by Deborah Lipstadt* - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/362/9781925228670
- How To Fight Anti-Semitism by Bari Weiss - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/362/9780241432143
- Anti-Semitism and the Left by Ian Hernon - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/362/9781398102231
- Columbine by Dave Cullen* - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/362/9781787477094
- Parkland by Dave Cullen - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/362/9781787477070
- Johnny Ryan comics - https://www.fantagraphics.com/collections/johnny-ryan
*Joe's Choices
Featured Bookshop:
Gosh Comics, London
https://goshlondon.com
Twitter @GoshComics
Other Links:
Joe Jacobs' Website: http://joejacobs.website
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S2E3 - Tez Ilyas
35m · PublishedThe podcast about what funny people read...
This week, comedian Tez Ilyas talks to Lucy Danser about some of his favourite books.
Who is Lucy Danser?
Lucy is a writer, producer and all around storytelling person. Follow her on Twitter @LucyDanser or visit www.lucydanser.co.uk
Books/Authors mentioned in this episode:
- The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13 3/4by Sue Townsend: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/362/9780141046426
- Diary of a Wimpy Kidby Jeff Kinney: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/362/9780141324906
- How Not to Be a Boy by Robert Webb: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/362/9781786890115
- This Is Going to Hurt by Adam Kay: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/362/9781509858637
- Finding My Voice by Nadiya Hussain: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/362/9781472259974
- The Faraway Magic Tree by Enid Blyton: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/362/9781444959451
- Famous Five by Enid Blyton: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/362/9781444935011
- Secret Sevenby Enid Blyton: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/362/9781444952452
- The Hobbit by JRR Tolkein: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/362/9780261103283
- Lord of the Rings by JRR Tolkein: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/362/9780261103252
- Point Horrorby Various
- Romeo & Juliet by William Shakespeare: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/362/9780230232082
- Brother in the Landby Robert Swindells: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/362/9780241331231
- To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/362/9781784752637
- Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry by Mildred D Taylor: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/362/9780140371741
- The Colour Purple by Alice Walker: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/362/9781474607254
- 1984 by George Orwell: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/362/9781847498571
- Animal Farm by George Orwell: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/362/9781925788754
- The Reluctant Fundamentalistby Mohsin Hamid: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/362/9780241981382
- The Time Traveller’s Wife by Audrey Niffenegger: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/362/9780099464464
- The Secret Diary of a British Muslim aged 13 3/4 by Tez Ilyas: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/362/9780751582185
*Tez's Choices
Featured Bookshop:
Notting Hill Book Exchange
https://mgeshops.com/pages/notting-hill-comic-exchange
Twitter @ComicExchangeNH
Other Links:
Tez Ilyas' Official Website: https://tezilyas.com
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S2E2 - Viv Groskop
36m · PublishedThe podcast about what funny people read...
It's episode 2 of season 2 and this time, Lucy Danser is joined by journalist, writer, comedian and Women's Prize for Fiction judge Viv Groskop for a talk about all things reading.
Who is Lucy Danser?
Lucy is a writer, producer and all around storytelling person. Follow her on Twitter @LucyDanser or visit www.lucydanser.co.uk
- Books/Authors mentioned in this episode:
- *Masquerade - Kit Williamshttps://biblio.co.uk/book/masquerade-williams-kit/
- *Little Women - Louisa May Alcott https://uk.bookshop.org/a/362/9781840227536
- Jo’s Boys - Louisa May Alcott https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/Jos-Boys-by-Louisa-May-Alcott-author/9780141366098
- *Bonjour Tristesse - FrançoiseSagan https://uk.bookshop.org/a/362/9780141198750
- Lolita - Vladimir Nabokov https://uk.bookshop.org/books/lolita/9780241953242
- *Hamnet - Maggie O’Farrell https://uk.bookshop.org/a/362/9781472223791
- The Vanishing of Esme Lennox - Maggie O’Farrellhttps://www.waterstones.com/book/the-vanishing-act-of-esme-lennox/maggie-ofarrell/9780755308446
*Viv's Choices
Disclaimer: Some of the above choices link to our bookshop.org affiliate link. Purchases made through this link give a larger percentage to independent bookshops than other online options. They also pay a small percentage of the fee to us.
Featured Bookshop:
Mr B's Emporium
https://mrbsemporium.com/
Twitter @mrbsemporium
Other Links:
Viv Groskop's Official Website: http://vivgroskop.com
Au Revoir, Tristesse by Viv Groskop - Publisher Page: https://www.abramsandchronicle.co.uk/book/9781419742989-au-revoir-tristesse
Women's Prize For Fiction Website: https://www.womensprizeforfiction.co.uk
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S2E1 - Stuart Goldsmith
34m · PublishedThe podcast about what funny people read...
Comics Books returns for Season 2. In this episode, podcasting legend and stand-up Stuart Goldsmith joins Lucy Danser to discuss some of his favourite books.
At the beginningof the pandemic Stuart invented an online chat show format called The Infinite Sofa that's really fun and atmospheric.Since then he's hosted 50 of these online shows, and now he's offering it to businesses to solve your online xmas party problem! Go towww.virtualofficeparty.co.ukto find outmore!
Who is Lucy Danser?
Lucy is a writer, producer and all around storytelling person. Follow her on Twitter @LucyDanser or visit www.lucydanser.co.uk
Books/Authors mentioned in this episode:
- *Paper Dolls by Julia Donaldson:https://www.juliadonaldson.co.uk/
- The Snail and the Whale by JuliaDonaldson:https://www.juliadonaldson.co.uk/
- The Gruffalo by Julia Donaldson
- The Smartest Giant in Town by Julia Donaldson
- Mr Noisy by Roger Hargreaves:https://shop.mrmen.com/collections/mr-noisy
- Peter Pan by JM Barrie: https://www.waterstones.com/book/peter-pan/sir-j-m-barrie/9780141329819
- The Worst Princess by Anna Kemp:https://www.simonandschuster.co.uk/books/The-Worst-Princess/Anna-Kemp/9781847388766
- Ulysses by James Joyce:https://www.waterstones.com/book/ulysses/james-joyce/declan-kiberd/9780141182803
- *Guards! Guards! by Terry Pratchett:https://www.discworldemporium.com/the-discworld-collector-s-library/107-guards-guards-collector-s-library-edition?search_query=guards+guards&results=17
- *Firestarter by Stephen King
- *Skeleton Crew by Stephen King:https://stephenking.com/works/collection/skeleton-crew.html
- Goosebumps by RL Stine
- The Tommyknockers by Stephen King
- The Stand by Stephen King
- Under the Dome by Stephen King
- *Adventures in the Screen Trade by William Goldman
*Stuart's Choices
Featured Bookshop:
Storysmith, Bristol
https://storysmithbooks.com
Twitter @storysmithbooks
Other Links:
Stuart Goldsmith's Official Website: www.stuartgoldsmith.co.uk
The Comedian's Comedian Podcast: https://www.comedianscomedian.com
Stuart Goldsmith's Infinite Sofa: https://www.infinitesofa.com
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Season 2
1m · PublishedComics Books is back!
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S1E9 - Jess Fostekew
31m · PublishedThe podcast about what funny people read...
In this, the final episode of Series 1, comedian, writer and actor Jess Fostekew joins Lucy Danser to discuss the books that have had significance in her life.
Who is Lucy Danser?
Lucy is a writer, producer and all around storytelling person. Follow her on Twitter @LucyDanser or visit www.lucydanser.co.uk
Books/Authors mentioned in this episode:
- The Fuck It Diet -Caroline Dooner: https://www.harpercollins.co.uk/9780008339838/the-fck-it-diet
- Germinal - Émile Zola: https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/353/35324/germinal/9780140447422.html
- The Science of Storytelling: Why Stories Make Us Human And How To Tell Them Better - Will Storr: https://www.harpercollins.co.uk/9780008276935/the-science-of-storytelling-why-stories-make-us-human-and-how-to-tell-them-better
- The Avocado Baby - John Burningham: https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/100/1001167/avocado-baby/9780099200611.html
- There's a Hippopotamus on Our Roof Eating Cake - Hazel Edwards: https://hazeledwards.com/theres-a-hippopotamus-on-our-roof-eating-cake1.html
- Point Horror: https://www.goodreads.com/series/245443-point-horror
- Funhouse - Diane Hoh: http://www.pointhorror.com/56/funhouse-by-diane-hoh
- Point Crime: https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/122861.Point_Crime
- *Harry Potter Series - JK Rowling: https://harrypotter.bloomsbury.com/uk/bookshop/thebooks/harry-potter-paperbacks
- Umberto Eco: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/1730.Umberto_Eco
- *His Dark Materials - Phillip Pullman: https://www.philip-pullman.com/hdm
- Station Eleven - Emily St. John Mandel: https://www.panmacmillan.com/authors/emily-st-john-mandel/station-eleven/9781447268970
- The Road - Cormac McCarthy: http://knopfdoubleday.com/guide/9780307387899/the-road
- *Day Of The Triffids - John Wyndham: https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/572/57280/the-day-of-the-triffids/9780241284674.html
- *The Heretics: Adventures With The Enemies Of Science - Will Storr: https://www.panmacmillan.com/authors/will-storr/the-heretics/9780330535861
- Ann Coulter: https://anncoulter.com
- *Dan Brown: https://danbrown.com
- *Fat is a feminist issue - Susie Orbach: https://www.penguin.co.uk/articles/2015/fat-is-a-feminist-issue-by-susie-orbach
*Jess' Choices
Featured Bookshop:
No Ordinary Bookshop
https://noordinarybookshop.co.uk
Twitter @noordbookshop
Other Links:
Jess Fostekew Website: http://jessicafostekew.com
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Produced by Lucy Danser & Joseph Bell
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PLEASE NOTE: This episode was recorded remotely during the 2020 Covid-19 Lockdown
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Comics' Books has 19 episodes in total of explicit content. Total playtime is 9:49:03. The language of the podcast is English. This podcast has been added on July 30th 2022. It might contain more episodes than the ones shown here. It was last updated on May 1st, 2023 04:22.