Beginning as a magazine called Laugh, published by comedy collector and researcher Peter Tatchell from 1991 to 2005, Laughterlog’s aim is to be regarded as the definitive source about 20th century comedy on the internet – providing the most detailed, well organised and accurate information anywhere.
Laughterlog.com strives for accuracy … the articles and lists have been painstakingly researched. We avoid merely reprinting “facts” from books or other websites (many of which mindlessly copy and perpetuate inaccuracies without checking their information).
Laughterlog’s information comes from …
* actual recordings and known releases
* weekly radio/TV guides and daily newspapers (1930s to now)
* archival material of the radio/television networks
* script and recording collections at the BBC, UCLA, USC, Lincoln Center and the Library of Congress
* the expertise of comedy fans the world over
Peter Tatchell died in 2023, but his legacy lives on with this website, the 25 editions of Laugh Magazine, and his definitive work, Tatchell’s Guide to BBC Radio Comedy.
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