Books that made you laugh out loud?

[Doc Lynam]

This for me, introduced to it by my brother who himself bought it at Victoria and laughed on the commuter train all the way back to Brighton. The Timewaster Letters: Amazon.co.uk: Robin Cooper: 9781843171089: Books

 

[daveinprague]

Bill Bryson books have made me laugh out loud on trains, trams, metro etc...

 

[Badger]

I have been having a good chuckle at the Alan Partridge "autobiography" recently

 

[Tricky Dicky]

Catch 22 probably did when I read it - but that was a long time ago.

 

[gripper stebson]

This for me, introduced to it by my brother who himself bought it at Victoria and laughed on the commuter train all the way back to Brighton. The Timewaster Letters: Amazon.co.uk: Robin Cooper: 9781843171089: Books

When I saw the thread title I opened it up to post this!! There is a follow up aswell that is equally superb...

Return Of The Timewaster Letters: Amazon.co.uk: Robin Cooper: Books

 

[Lush]

The one book I remember barely being able to breathe from laughing so much is Unreliable Memoirs by Clive James.

 

[Jam The Man]

Frank Skinner's autobiography

 

[tubaman]

I read quite a bit but have never found 'funny' books compelling to read. I'm not really an autobiography reader so that puts me at a disadvantage. Spike Milligan books were the last ones I enjoyed.

 

[drew]

The one book I remember barely being able to breathe from laughing so much is Unreliable Memoirs by Clive James.

I was going to post that. When I read it, it was almost like he was talking to you with that dry wit delivery that made his travel programmes entertaining.

 

[Grizz]

Piece of cake by Derek Robinson. All about a fighter squadron in the Battle of Britain. Very dark humour, but some laugh out loud moments.

The other half couldn't stop laughing at the Paul O'Grady books.

 

[Lush]

Funny how so many are autobiographies. Just shows that real life is funnier than anything you can make up.

 

[Bold Seagull]

I have been having a good chuckle at the Alan Partridge "autobiography" recently

I have never read a book as funny as this. I, Partridge We need to Talk About Alan, is simply a work of comedy genius that ties together the whole Alan Partridge story from the man himself. There is barely a paragraph that goes past that isn't funny.

I've been reading it while getting Youtube clips from the relevant shows as well. Can't recommend the book enough to anybody that has even had a passing interest in Partridge over the years.

 

[simmo]

Tha Amatuers and also Kill your Friends by John Niven, both so funny and both very much aimed at the male audience.

 

[Common as Mook]

Anything by Tom Sharpe. Good old fashioned British farce.

 

[Tricky Dicky]

Frank Skinner's autobiography

Really ? I've read that and all I can recall about it is him bragging about having anal sex with loads of people.

 

[Bold Seagull]

Oh, and I will add 'The Dalkey Archive', and 'The Third Policeman' by Flann O'Brien. These satirical surreal Irish novels are real comedy classics.

 

[somerset]

Anything by Tom Sharpe. Good old fashioned British farce.

This exactly, especially Riotous Assembly

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[fruitnveg]

Mr Pratchett's Jingo was the first book I read that made me laugh out loud.

 

[Bold Seagull]

Anything by Tom Sharpe. Good old fashioned British farce.

This exactly, especially Riotous Assembly

Not read any Tom Sharpe so time for a try I think. Any recommendations on a particular book to start with, or is Riotous Assembly a good a start as any?

 

[seagull_special]

Darwin Awards, Bryson and Clive James also very funny and the brilliant Tom Sharpe