Funny London: The Capital's Humour Heritage

The story of London has been told many times, in many different ways. Yet not often in terms of one of its great defining characteristics – its comic approach to life and Londoners’ unique sense of humor. Not for nothing did music-hall compères dub London the ‘Metropolis of Mirth’. This is a city that has chortled its way down the centuries, through good times and – most especially – bad times.

Funny London traces the story of how the city has laughed, steered by a devoted student of the sub...