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47 Best Humor Books of All Time


Our goal: Find the best Humor books according to the internet (not just one random person's opinion).

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Last Updated: Monday 1 Jan, 2024

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  1. 1
    A Confederacy of Dunces

    A Confederacy of Dunces

    John Kennedy Toole

    Appears in 5 articles
    3recommenders
  2. 2
    Me Talk Pretty One Day

    Me Talk Pretty One Day

    David Sedaris

    Appears in 5 articles
    1recommender
  3. 3
    Catch-22
    i

    Catch-22

    Joseph Heller

    Appears in 4 articles
    4recommenders
  4. 4
    Bossypants

    Bossypants

    Tina Fey

    Appears in 4 articles
    3recommenders
  5. 5
    The Sellout

    The Sellout

    A Novel

    Paul Beatty

    Appears in 4 articles
    2recommenders
  6. 6
    Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me?

    Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me?

    And Other Concerns

    Mindy Kaling

    Appears in 4 articles
  7. 7
    Cold Comfort Farm

    Cold Comfort Farm

    Stella Gibbons

    Appears in 3 articles
  8. MOST RECOMMENDED!
    8
    The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

    The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

    Douglas Adams

    Appears in 3 articles
    10recommenders
  9. 9
    Born a Crime
    i

    Born a Crime

    Stories from a South African Childhood

    Trevor Noah

    Appears in 3 articles
    3recommenders
  10. 10
    Hyperbole and a Half

    Hyperbole and a Half

    Unfortunate Situations, Flawed Coping Mechanisms, Mayhem, and Other Things That Happened

    Allie Brosh

    Appears in 3 articles
    1recommender
  11. 11
    Let's Pretend This Never Happened

    Let's Pretend This Never Happened

    Jenny Lawson

    Appears in 3 articles
  12. 12
    Three Men In A Boat

    Three Men In A Boat

    (To Say Nothing of the Dog)

    Jerome K. Jerome

    Appears in 3 articles
  13. 13
    I Feel Bad About My Neck

    I Feel Bad About My Neck

    Nora Ephron

    Appears in 3 articles
  14. 14
    We Are Never Meeting in Real Life.

    We Are Never Meeting in Real Life.

    Essays

    Samantha Irby

    Appears in 3 articles
  15. 15
    Priestdaddy

    Priestdaddy

    A Memoir

    Patricia Lockwood

    Appears in 3 articles
  16. 16
    Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

    Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

    Fear and Loathing, Book 1

    Hunter S. Thompson

    Appears in 2 articles
    3recommenders
  17. 17
    Go the F**k to Sleep

    Go the F**k to Sleep

    Adam Mansbach

    Appears in 2 articles
    2recommenders
  18. 18
    How to Be a Woman

    How to Be a Woman

    Caitlin Moran

    Appears in 2 articles
    2recommenders
  19. 19
    Where'd You Go, Bernadette

    Where'd You Go, Bernadette

    A Novel

    Maria Semple

    Appears in 2 articles
    1recommender
  20. 20
    A Walk in the Woods

    A Walk in the Woods

    Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail

    Bill Bryson

    Appears in 2 articles
    1recommender
  21. 21
    Yes Please

    Yes Please

    Amy Poehler

    Appears in 2 articles
    1recommender
  22. 22
    White Teeth
    i

    White Teeth

    A Novel

    Zadie Smith

    Appears in 2 articles
    1recommender
  23. 23
    Lucky Jim

    Lucky Jim

    Kingsley Amis

    Appears in 2 articles
    1recommender
  24. 24
    My Sister, the Serial Killer

    My Sister, the Serial Killer

    A Novel

    Oyinkan Braithwaite

    Appears in 2 articles
  25. 25
    Lamb

    Lamb

    The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal

    Christopher Moore

    Appears in 2 articles
  26. 26
    The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl

    The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl

    Issa Rae

    Appears in 2 articles
  27. 27
    Bridget Jones's Diary

    Bridget Jones's Diary

    A Novel

    Helen Fielding

    Appears in 2 articles
  28. 28
    The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13 3/4

    The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13 3/4

    Adrian Mole, Book 1

    Sue Townsend

    Appears in 2 articles
  29. 29
    Shrill

    Shrill

    Notes from a Loud Woman

    Lindy West

    Appears in 2 articles
  30. 30
    Dear Committee Members

    Dear Committee Members

    A Novel

    Julie Schumacher

    Appears in 2 articles
  31. 31
    Carry On, Jeeves

    Carry On, Jeeves

    Jeeves, Book 3

    PG Wodehouse

    Appears in 2 articles
  32. 32
    You Can't Touch My Hair

    You Can't Touch My Hair

    And Other Things I Still Have to Explain

    Phoebe Robinson

    Appears in 2 articles
  33. 33
    Vacationland

    Vacationland

    True Stories from Painful Beaches

    John Hodgman

    Appears in 2 articles
  34. 34
    The Wangs Vs. The World

    The Wangs Vs. The World

    Jade Chang

    Appears in 2 articles
  35. 35
    I Can't Date Jesus

    I Can't Date Jesus

    Love, Sex, Family, Race, and Other Reasons I've Put My Faith in Beyoncé

    Michael Arceneaux

    Appears in 2 articles
  36. 36
    The Awkward Thoughts of W. Kamau Bell

    The Awkward Thoughts of W. Kamau Bell

    Tales of a 6' 4", African American, Heterosexual, Cisgender, Left-Leaning, Asthmatic, Black and Proud Blerd, Mama's Boy, Dad, and Stand-Up Comedian

    W. Kamau Bell

    Appears in 2 articles
  37. 37
    The Importance of Being Ernest

    The Importance of Being Ernest

    The Life of Actor Jim Varney (Stuff that Vern Doesn't Even Know)

    Justin Lloyd

    Appears in 2 articles
  38. 38
    Cool, Calm & Contentious

    Cool, Calm & Contentious

    Essays

    Merrill Markoe

    Appears in 2 articles
  39. 39
    The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid

    The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid

    A Memoir

    Bill Bryson

    Appears in 2 articles
  40. 40
    The Collected Dorothy Parker

    The Collected Dorothy Parker

    Dorothy Parker

    Appears in 2 articles
  41. 41
    Right Ho, Jeeves

    Right Ho, Jeeves

    Jeeves, Book 6

    PG Wodehouse

    Appears in 2 articles
  42. 42
    Nobody's Fool

    Nobody's Fool

    Richard Russo

    Appears in 2 articles
  43. 43
    I Was Told There'd Be Cake

    I Was Told There'd Be Cake

    Sloane Crosley

    Appears in 2 articles
  44. 44
    Hark!

    Hark!

    A Vagrant

    Kate Beaton

    Appears in 2 articles
  45. 45
    Funny in Farsi

    Funny in Farsi

    A Memoir of Growing Up Iranian in America

    Firoozeh Dumas

    Appears in 2 articles
  46. 46
    A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again

    A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again

    Essays and Arguments

    David Foster Wallace

    Appears in 2 articles
  47. 47
    A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian

    A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian

    Tanika Gupta

    Appears in 2 articles

Sources

  1. 70 Funny Books to Get You Laughing in 2023 | Funniest Books of All Timewww.rd.com
  2. Humor - 35 Hilarious Books Guaranteed To Make You Laugh Out Loud - Hewlett-Woodmere Public Librarywww.hwpl.org
  3. Funny Books: NPR's Readers Pick The Best : NPRwww.npr.org
  4. 45 Of The Funniest Books Ever Written | Esquirewww.esquire.com
  5. Books guaranteed to make you laugh | Funniest books of all timewww.penguin.co.uk

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