I need to read something that will make me laugh, any recommendations?

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cadelaide · 25/08/2011 00:21

Too much doom and gloom on my bookshelf.

Jonathan Coe makes me laugh in "House of Sleep" (well he did 15-odd years ago anyway).

Any ideas?

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lostlady · 15/10/2011 21:19

Second Adrian Mole. Also Carl Hiasen: American and funny. P. G Wodehouse would be my relaxing and entertaining author of choice: another fine day dawns at Blandings, and all is well with the world

redlac · 15/10/2011 21:27

Second Carl Hiassen and suggest Christopher Brookmyre who is double-y funny if you are Scottish but still v funny if you are not

lljkk · 15/10/2011 21:34

How to Talk to a Widower, highly recommend.

coastgirl · 15/10/2011 21:41

The new Alan Partridge autobiography is hilarious.

lostlady · 15/10/2011 22:01

Oh, agree Christopher Brookmyre too. V funny

mamandeouisti · 16/10/2011 11:47

Thank you for the David Sedaris recommendation! Heard him on R4 - laughed till I cried...and then forgot his name so deprived of more. Off to rectify that now.

TillyBookClub · 18/10/2011 11:21

Had this same conversation with my family the other day. Results were:

Me - Scoop - Evelyn Waugh
Husband - Blot on the Landscape - Tom Sharpe
Mum - Any PG Wodehouse
Dad - Eddie Izzard (erm, has he written a book?)

Agree Jonathan Coe extremely funny.

KPT083 · 18/10/2011 11:37

Sophie Kinsella - Can you keep a secret

Never fails to make me laugh

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