I’ve read a few of the classics, including Hitchhiker’s Guide but imo, nothing comes close to Catch 22
sd_glokta on
The Jeeves novels by P. G. Wodehouse (“Right Ho, Jeeves!”) and the new ones by Ben Schott.
r-clarajunereads on
Anything by Samantha Irby if you’re into essay collections! Novel wise you can’t go wrong with Terry Pratchett
RandSedaii on
Catch 22 is a classic you can’t go wrong with.
Mort by Terry Pratchett. Really any of his books, while not “comedies” per se, he’s the only author that consistently makes me belly laugh while reading.
Apart-Delivery-7537 on
try David Sedaris
Drownedon42St on
The road to Omaha, and the road to gondolfo both by Robert Lublum.
bharat9848 on
Slaughterhouse 5 bu Kurt Vonnegut
AtheneSchmidt on
Good Omens by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaimon is the funniest book you will probably ever read.
CommissarCiaphisCain on
*Redshirts* by John Scalzi is a riot.
MissClareDeBear on
Obligatory mention – Dungeon Crawler Carl series. Hilarious.
Valuable-Sky9343 on
Yearbook by Seth Rogen made me cry and I am not a stoner.
rosssjackson on
Kill Your Friends by John Niven, dark but utterly hilarious.
antaylor on
• Catch-22 by Joseph Heller
• Slaughterhouse 5 by Kurt Vonnegut
• Hitchiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
• Three Men in a Boat by Jerome K. Jerome
• The Jeeves and Wooster series by P.G. Wodehouse
• A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole
• Lamb by Christopher Moore
• Good Omens by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett
• basically every book by Terry Pratchett, especially his Discworld series
bethan2406 on
Second Terry Pratchett.
The Oddjobs series by Heide Goody and Iain Grant is excellent.
It’s about a UK government group who are responsible for project managing the Apocalypse, because terrifying Cthulu-esque entities are planning on killing us all and no-one wants things to get messy. Lots of workplace humour. It’s set in Birmingham.
pascalsgirlfriend on
The Water Method Man by John Irving.
serenaatallah on
It’s a long one, but Don Quixote by Miguel De Cervantes.
Toadsanchez316 on
I wasn’t expecting to laugh while listening to The Martian by Andy Weir, but there were a few laugh out loud moments plus a few small chuckles along the way.
Busy-Room-9743 on
This Much is True by Miriam Margolyes
Election and Tracy Flick Can’t Win by Tom Perrotta
Bergenia1 on
Anything written by Christopher Moore.
Cerealandmolk on
Failure is an Option by H. Jon Benjamin, the guy that did the voice of Bob from Bob’s Burgers. It’s even better if you get the audiobook read by the author.
DrDetox on
*Flowers for Algernon* by Daniel Keyes is a decent shout, laughed out loud regularly throughout the read. However, it’s also very heartbreaking, so beware. A classic, but somewhat of a hidden gem at that.
*Kafka on the Shore* by Haruki Murakami is also very funny.
Longjumping_Area_120 on
If you don’t mind raunchy humor, Sabbath’s theater and Portnoy’s complaint are riotously funny.
Dwrebus on
A newish book that made me laugh out loud is Swamp Story by Dave Barry
FesterSilently on
Just woke up, fired up Reddit and (mistakenly) read this as, “WHY are some funny books?”, and I went on a 9-minute existential journey.
tketchum12 on
A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson.
I haven’t read other books of his but I’ve heard they’re also similarly funny.
K23crf250 on
Gils all fright diner
marmaladesky on
Phantom Tollbooth has many puns. Not necessarily laugh-out-loud funny. Witty might be a better word.
bitchy-sprite on
Anything Carrie Fisher wrote
RecipesAndDiving on
Born a Crime – best if you get the audiobook actually read by Trevor Noah. His addition of the accents, different languages and dialects, and comic timing, is awesome.
Good Omens by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett.
Speaking of Pratchett, there’s a whole universe of Discworld books which are hilarious.
Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy is an old classic. Very British, extremely screwball humor.
Bloodsucking Fiends, Fluke, Island of the Sequined Love Nun, or the Lust Lizard of Melancholy Cove by Christopher Moore. Hilarious guy.
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I’ve read a few of the classics, including Hitchhiker’s Guide but imo, nothing comes close to Catch 22
The Jeeves novels by P. G. Wodehouse (“Right Ho, Jeeves!”) and the new ones by Ben Schott.
Anything by Samantha Irby if you’re into essay collections! Novel wise you can’t go wrong with Terry Pratchett
Catch 22 is a classic you can’t go wrong with.
Mort by Terry Pratchett. Really any of his books, while not “comedies” per se, he’s the only author that consistently makes me belly laugh while reading.
try David Sedaris
The road to Omaha, and the road to gondolfo both by Robert Lublum.
Slaughterhouse 5 bu Kurt Vonnegut
Good Omens by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaimon is the funniest book you will probably ever read.
*Redshirts* by John Scalzi is a riot.
Obligatory mention – Dungeon Crawler Carl series. Hilarious.
Yearbook by Seth Rogen made me cry and I am not a stoner.
Kill Your Friends by John Niven, dark but utterly hilarious.
• Catch-22 by Joseph Heller
• Slaughterhouse 5 by Kurt Vonnegut
• Hitchiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
• Three Men in a Boat by Jerome K. Jerome
• The Jeeves and Wooster series by P.G. Wodehouse
• A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole
• Lamb by Christopher Moore
• Good Omens by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett
• basically every book by Terry Pratchett, especially his Discworld series
Second Terry Pratchett.
The Oddjobs series by Heide Goody and Iain Grant is excellent.
It’s about a UK government group who are responsible for project managing the Apocalypse, because terrifying Cthulu-esque entities are planning on killing us all and no-one wants things to get messy. Lots of workplace humour. It’s set in Birmingham.
The Water Method Man by John Irving.
It’s a long one, but Don Quixote by Miguel De Cervantes.
I wasn’t expecting to laugh while listening to The Martian by Andy Weir, but there were a few laugh out loud moments plus a few small chuckles along the way.
This Much is True by Miriam Margolyes
Election and Tracy Flick Can’t Win by Tom Perrotta
Anything written by Christopher Moore.
Failure is an Option by H. Jon Benjamin, the guy that did the voice of Bob from Bob’s Burgers. It’s even better if you get the audiobook read by the author.
*Flowers for Algernon* by Daniel Keyes is a decent shout, laughed out loud regularly throughout the read. However, it’s also very heartbreaking, so beware. A classic, but somewhat of a hidden gem at that.
*Kafka on the Shore* by Haruki Murakami is also very funny.
If you don’t mind raunchy humor, Sabbath’s theater and Portnoy’s complaint are riotously funny.
A newish book that made me laugh out loud is Swamp Story by Dave Barry
Just woke up, fired up Reddit and (mistakenly) read this as, “WHY are some funny books?”, and I went on a 9-minute existential journey.
A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson.
I haven’t read other books of his but I’ve heard they’re also similarly funny.
Gils all fright diner
Phantom Tollbooth has many puns. Not necessarily laugh-out-loud funny. Witty might be a better word.
Anything Carrie Fisher wrote
Born a Crime – best if you get the audiobook actually read by Trevor Noah. His addition of the accents, different languages and dialects, and comic timing, is awesome.
Good Omens by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett.
Speaking of Pratchett, there’s a whole universe of Discworld books which are hilarious.
Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy is an old classic. Very British, extremely screwball humor.
Bloodsucking Fiends, Fluke, Island of the Sequined Love Nun, or the Lust Lizard of Melancholy Cove by Christopher Moore. Hilarious guy.