Recommend comedy books

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StuH1 · 16/01/2025 11:42

Avid reader here who for a long time has read mainly crime fiction. Last year I read Bob Mortimer's debut novel which was a crime story to an extent but had comedic elements too. Having enjoyed it I now want to branch so does anyone have any recommendations please?

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Mulledjuice · 16/01/2025 12:28

Adrian Mole

Snowmanscarf · 16/01/2025 12:28

Blot on the Landscape - Tom Sharpe

Frank and Stan Bucket list - IC Williams

Blue Moon books - Steve Higgs

None of the above are heavy reads, but are enjoyable.

TheGrimSqueakersFlea · 16/01/2025 12:27

I would also recommend Discworld. Discworld can be read in any order, but they do overlap. I would suggest something from the witches

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StuH1 · 16/01/2025 12:21

Thank you both, I'll have a look. I've never read anything by who you have mentioned. Do the Discworld books need to be read in order?

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JustCrow · 16/01/2025 11:48

Not strictly comedy but Bill Bryson always makes me wheeze laughing. The Life and Times Of The Thunderbolt Kid in particular. I’ve reduced myself to giggles going round the supermarket by remembering his description of his friend’s dad jumping off the high diving board 😁

Mareleine · 16/01/2025 11:45

Have you read Terry Pratchett? Douglas Adams? Pure comedy.
Otherwise, if you mean books written by comedians, I found James Acaster's books quite good, if not a joke a minute, and Tom Allen's No Shame was quite good, too.

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