Comedy gold: the best standup on DVD
Leo Benedictus rifles through his collection of the finest and funniest comedy DVDs
Comedy gold: Garry Shandling
The innovator behind The Larry Sanders Show is, like Woody Allen, another heir to the great Jewish comedic tradition – but he seems somehow at ease with his unease
Comedy gold: David Cross
Leo Benedictus: In The Pride is Back, the hectoring American standup proves that snideness and sarcasm are often the highest forms of wit
Comedy gold: Katt Williams's The Pimp Chronicles
Misogynist or feminist, liberal or lewd? That's a matter of opinion when it comes to Katt Williams's full-blooded commentary on black American culture, writes Leo Benedictus
Comedy gold: Jackie 'Moms' Mabley
Jackie 'Moms' Mabley was gay, black, and political – and her stage act, the focus of a new Whoopi Goldberg documentary, was a cornerstone of all standup comedy
Comedy gold: The Best of Victor Borge
With punchlines so predictable you can't predict them, the Clown Prince of Denmark belonged more to the tradition of vaudeville and music hall than comedy, writes Leo Benedictus
Comedy gold: Daniel Kitson's Weltanschauung
Leo Benedictus: Kitson's contrarian view of comedy may come from fear of failure, but his career path offers a success story for nerds everywhere
Comedy gold: The Woody Allen Show
Filmed in the UK in 1965, this rare footage captures Allen in his pomp – and telling jokes that feel absolutely fresh, writes Leo Benedictus
Comedy gold: David O'Doherty's The Half-Hour
Wilfully low-key, his comedy may not make much noise itself, but deserves a higher volume of praise
Comedy gold: Patton Oswalt's Finest Hour
Leo Benedictus: He may be a nerd, but the King of Queens actor ranks among the most polished, literate and erudite standups in the business
Comedy gold: Dame Edna
Leo Benedictus: The secret to Dame Edna's five decades of enduring popularity? Making hard work appear effortless
Comedy gold: Amy Schumer's Mostly Sex Stuff
Leo Benedictus: Schumer's ditsy comic persona allows her to satirise a world in which women think they can control men easily if they wear little and think less
Comedy gold – Dave Gorman's Googlewhack Adventure
Bruce Dessau: The self-mocking anecdotalist pinballs around the planet on an absurd, 91,000-mile trek fuelled only by goodhearted positivity
Comedy gold: Norm Macdonald's Me Doing Standup
Leo Benedictus: A little-known Canadian whose instructions on how to stalk, capture and murder a woman do little to dent his charm
Comedy gold: Gilbert Gottfried's Dirty Jokes
Leo Benedictus: Comedy about comedy is a risky business, but Gottfried's barked renditions of playground favourites are a treat for humour nerds
Comedy gold – Tony Law's Go Mr Tony, Go!
Leo Benedictus: This Edinburgh festival and TV favourite takes postmodern standup to a dangerously funny new level
Comedy gold – Michael McIntyre's Live and Laughing
Leo Benedictus: He may be reviled, but the highest-earning comedian around is this era's Tommy Cooper or Eric Morecambe … and a class act
Comedy gold – Jo Brand's Barely Live
Leo Benedictus: Behind the man-baiting facade, you get the feeling that all this brilliantly funny comic wants is for everyone to get along
Comedy gold: Simon Munnery's Hello
One of the funniest and most original comedians of the past 20 years is an incorrigible dabbler with little interest in fame, says Leo Benedictus
Comedy gold: Lenny Bruce's Performance
Leo Benedictus: The granddaddy of modern standup comedy is on erratic but brilliant form in his penultimate show
Comedy gold – Les Dawson
Behind the gurning game-show host was a complex comic who captured the hearts of the British TV-watching public
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