Great Comedy Films has been written to provide a cross-section of Hollywood as well as British motion pictures dealing with comedy. Comedy can take many forms, whether they are subtle or broad slapstick, black comedies, or satirical or screwball in nature. W.C. Fields, Peter Sellers, George Formby, Will Hay, Charlie Drake, Tony Hancock, Don Knotts, Peter Cook, Dudley Moore, Abbot & Costello and The Crazy Gang are among those represented in this book.