The Best of Beachcomber

by J. B. Morton

59 Members 1 Review ½ (4.60)

Recommendations

The Book of Fub by Michael Frayn

The Book of Fub

Michael Frayn

The Adventures of Mr Thake by J. B. Morton

The Adventures of Mr Thake

J. B. Morton

Bored of the Rings by Henry Beard

Bored of the Rings

Henry Beard

Beachcomber: The Works of J.B.Morton by J. B. Morton

Beachcomber: The Works of J.B.Morton

J. B. Morton

Molesworth by Geoffrey Willans

Molesworth

Geoffrey Willans

The Complete Beyond the Fringe by Alan Bennett

The Complete Beyond the Fringe

Alan Bennett

The life and times of "Private Eye", 1961-1971 by Richard Ingrams

The life and times of "Private Eye", 1961-1971

Richard Ingrams

The Jenguin Pennings by Paul Francis Jennings

The Jenguin Pennings

Paul Francis Jennings

Naked by David Sedaris

Naked

David Sedaris

The "Private Eye" Story: The First 21 Years by Patrick Marnham

The "Private Eye" Story: The First 21 Years

Patrick Marnham

Who Do You Think You Are? by Malcolm Bradbury

Who Do You Think You Are?

Malcolm Bradbury

Scoop by Evelyn Waugh

Scoop

Evelyn Waugh

Cram Me with Eels!: The Best of Beachcomber's Unpublished Humour by J. B. Morton

Cram Me with Eels!: The Best of Beachcomber's Unpublished Humour

J. B. Morton

Seven Men and Two Others by Sir Max Beerbohm

Seven Men and Two Others

Sir Max Beerbohm

The Theory and Practice of Gamesmanship, or, The Art of Winning Games without Actually Cheating by Stephen Potter

The Theory and Practice of Gamesmanship, or, The Art of Winning Games without Actually Cheating

Stephen Potter

Our Dumb Century: The Onion Presents 100 Years of Headlines from America's Finest News Source by The Onion

Our Dumb Century: The Onion Presents 100 Years of Headlines from America's Finest News Source

The Onion

The Most of S.J.Perelman by S. J. Perelman

The Most of S.J.Perelman

S. J. Perelman

The Onion's Finest News Reporting, Volume 1 by The Onion

The Onion's Finest News Reporting, Volume 1

The Onion

The P-P-Penguin Patrick Campbell by Patrick Campbell

The P-P-Penguin Patrick Campbell

Patrick Campbell

The Truth by Terry Pratchett

The Truth

Terry Pratchett

I Am America (And So Can You!) by Stephen Colbert

I Am America (And So Can You!)

Stephen Colbert

The Devil's Dictionary by Ambrose Bierce

The Devil's Dictionary

Ambrose Bierce

Pride and Prejudice and Zombies by Seth Grahame-Smith

Pride and Prejudice and Zombies

Seth Grahame-Smith

America (The Book): A Citizen's Guide to Democracy Inaction by Jon Stewart

America (The Book): A Citizen's Guide to Democracy Inaction

Jon Stewart

Harpole and Foxberrow, General Publishers by J. L. Carr

Harpole and Foxberrow, General Publishers

J. L. Carr

Collected Columns by Michael Frayn

Collected Columns

Michael Frayn

Lifemanship: With a Summary of Recent Researches in Gamesmanship by Stephen Potter

Lifemanship: With a Summary of Recent Researches in Gamesmanship

Stephen Potter

Me Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris

Me Talk Pretty One Day

David Sedaris

The Best of Myles by Flann O'Brien

The Best of Myles

Flann O'Brien

All done from memory by Osbert Lancaster

All done from memory

Osbert Lancaster

Ghastly good taste; or, A depressing story of the rise and fall of English architecture by John Betjeman

Ghastly good taste; or, A depressing story of the rise and fall of English architecture

John Betjeman

1066 and All That by W. C. Sellar

1066 and All That

W. C. Sellar

Archy and Mehitabel by Don Marquis

Archy and Mehitabel

Don Marquis

Tragically I Was an Only Twin: The Comedy of Peter Cook by Peter Cook

Tragically I Was an Only Twin: The Comedy of Peter Cook

Peter Cook

The Enlarged Devil's Dictionary by Ambrose Bierce

The Enlarged Devil's Dictionary

Ambrose Bierce

Littlehampton Saga by Osbert Lancaster

Littlehampton Saga

Osbert Lancaster

Holidays on Ice by David Sedaris

Holidays on Ice

David Sedaris

Paperweight by Stephen Fry

Paperweight

Stephen Fry

Required Writing: Miscellaneous Pieces 1955-82 by Philip Larkin

Required Writing: Miscellaneous Pieces 1955-82

Philip Larkin

Dave Barry's Greatest Hits by Dave Barry

Dave Barry's Greatest Hits

Dave Barry

Dispatches From The Tenth Circle: The Best of The Onion by Robert Siegel

Dispatches From The Tenth Circle: The Best of The Onion

Robert Siegel

Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim by David Sedaris

Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim

David Sedaris

W.G.Grace's Last Case or the War of the Worlds Part Two by William Rushton

W.G.Grace's Last Case or the War of the Worlds Part Two

William Rushton

When You Are Engulfed in Flames by David Sedaris

When You Are Engulfed in Flames

David Sedaris

America (The Book) Teacher's Edition: A Citizen's Guide to Democracy Inaction by Jon Stewart

America (The Book) Teacher's Edition: A Citizen's Guide to Democracy Inaction

Jon Stewart

Cold Comfort Farm by Stella Gibbons

Cold Comfort Farm

Stella Gibbons

Politically Correct Bedtime Stories: Modern Tales for Our Life and Times by James Finn Garner

Politically Correct Bedtime Stories: Modern Tales for Our Life and Times

James Finn Garner

A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again: Essays and Arguments by David Foster Wallace

A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again: Essays and Arguments

David Foster Wallace

More Christmas Crackers: Being ten commonplace selections...1980-1989 by John Julius Norwich

More Christmas Crackers: Being ten commonplace selections...1980-1989

John Julius Norwich

At Bay in Gear Street by Michael Frayn

At Bay in Gear Street

Michael Frayn

Complete Recommendations

Member Reviews

Featured Recent Thumbs

All Ratings
3
2

1 review

bkmcneil 18 reviews

The 'Life at Boulton Wynfevers' chapter alone is worth the price of this book - absurd bits narrated by the goldfish steward of an eccentric peer who keeps goldfish in every room and recalls when "Tiny and his gag" snuck into the hot water bottle of the Bishop and tickled his feet. So, so funny. Captain Foulenough bits throughout keep it spicy. Highly recommended - Beachcomber was a great favorite of Spike Milligan and the Monty Python boys.

Jun 3, 2010

Ratings

irkthepurist 79 reviews