British Comedy Classics

Reinforce your sides lest they split and tighten your head lest it fall off — you are about to bite into an overstuffed vol-au-vent of creamy, British-flavoured mirth. We've assembled the best of Blighty's comic songs and skits in one vast roster of recorded genius, from Max Miller to Eddie Izzard.

The tuneful sections of our great British comedy mix span a chasm of comic tones, from the mildly ticklish ("You're a Pink Toothbrush" by Max Bygraves) to the madly rural (the Wurzels' "The Combine Harvester") and the insanely sensible (Eric Idle's "Gay Animal Song"). The Brits have always loved a comedy sing-along.

The British tradition of comedy transvestites is staunchly represented by Eddie Izzard and faux-old ladies Hinge & Bracket, while the groundbreaking women of our comedy compilation include Rhona Cameron ("Ansaphone") and the fabulous Jo Brand, who milks the udders of sex-comedy on "The Cap" and "Myths".

Comedy is one of Great Britain's national treasures, and we are proud and delighted to douse the world's ears with a golden aural shower of classic, crack-up sketches and tunes. Here you'll find the original overlords of Chuckletown — Peter Sellers reads the lyrics of the Beatles in a thespian stylee on "A Hard Day's Night" and Spike Milligan discusses "Word Power" — alongside Stephen Fry's post-millennial giggle-fodder "The Hitchhiker's Guide to Blogging". Utterly wicked.