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Laughter echoes through these pages as comedians, humorists, and wit-masters share their hilarious stories, insights, and techniques for finding humor in everyday life. Whether you're looking to perfect your own comedy craft or simply enjoy a good laugh, you'll find everything from celebrity memoirs and satirical guides to professional comedy writing manuals and laugh-out-loud observations about modern life.

Comedy Book Summaries

Sick in the Head Summary
Sick in the Head
Conversations About Life and Comedy
by Judd Apatow 2015 489 pages
3.66
12k+ ratings
Humor
Comedy
Memoir
Comedy Comedy Comedy Drama Summary
Comedy Comedy Comedy Drama
by Bob Odenkirk 2022 284 pages
3.60
12k+ ratings
Memoir
Biography
Humor
Me Talk Pretty One Day Summary
Me Talk Pretty One Day
by David Sedaris 2000 272 pages
4.01
700k+ ratings
Memoir
Essays
Short Stories
How to Be Perfect Summary
How to Be Perfect
The Correct Answer to Every Moral Question
by Michael Schur 2022 304 pages
4.14
31k+ ratings
Philosophy
Humor
Self Help
Jokes My Father Never Taught Me Summary
Jokes My Father Never Taught Me
Life, Love, and Loss with Richard Pryor
by Rain Pryor 2006 224 pages
3.85
500+ ratings
Memoir
Biography
Comedy
Making Money Summary
Making Money
by Terry Pratchett 2007 394 pages
4.27
74k+ ratings
Fantasy
Humor
Comedy
Life, the Universe and Everything Summary
Life, the Universe and Everything
by Douglas Adams 1982 224 pages
4.17
200k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Humor
Fantasy
Good Omens Summary
Good Omens
The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch
by Terry Pratchett 1990 491 pages
4.26
700k+ ratings
Fantasy
Humor
Comedy
Laugh Tactics Summary
Laugh Tactics
Master Conversational Humor and Be Funny On Command - Think Quickly On Your Feet
by Patrick King 2016 131 pages
3.42
100+ ratings
Humor
Communication
Comedy
The Gold Standard Summary
The Gold Standard
Rules to Rule By
by Ari Gold 2015 224 pages
4.02
500+ ratings
Business
Comedy
Humor
Mathematics and Humor Summary
Mathematics and Humor
by John Allen Paulos 1980 124 pages
3.43
100+ ratings
Mathematics
Humor
Comedy
Diaries 1969-1979 Summary
Diaries 1969-1979
The Python Years
by Michael Palin 2006 650 pages
4.02
3k+ ratings
Biography
Memoir
Autobiography
1000 Years of Annoying the French Summary
1000 Years of Annoying the French
by Stephen Clarke 2010 685 pages
4.05
4k+ ratings
History
Humor
France
How to Rule the World Summary
How to Rule the World
A Handbook for the Aspiring Dictator
by André de Guillaume 2002 144 pages
3.66
500+ ratings
Humor
Politics
History
Three Men in a Boat Summary
Three Men in a Boat
by Jerome K. Jerome 1889 185 pages
3.84
76k+ ratings
Classics
Humor
Comedy
The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin Summary
The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin
by David Nobbs 1975 285 pages
3.93
1k+ ratings
Humor
Comedy
Psychology
Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? Summary
Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me?
by Mindy Kaling 2011 222 pages
3.86
500k+ ratings
Memoir
Humor
Biography
The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared Summary
The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared
by Jonas Jonasson 2009 396 pages
3.82
200k+ ratings
Contemporary
Historical Fiction
Humor
Why Not Me? Summary
Why Not Me?
by Mindy Kaling 2015 240 pages
3.91
200k+ ratings
Memoir
Humor
Biography
Let's Pretend This Never Happened Summary
Let's Pretend This Never Happened
A Mostly True Memoir
by Jenny Lawson 2012 318 pages
3.90
100k+ ratings
Memoir
Biography
Comedy
Lamb Summary
Lamb
The Gospel According to Biff, Christ’s Childhood Pal
by Christopher Moore 2002 444 pages
4.23
100k+ ratings
Humor
Historical Fiction
Fantasy
Your Mom's Gonna Love Me Summary
Your Mom's Gonna Love Me
by Matt Rife 2024 272 pages
3.89
3k+ ratings
Memoir
Humor
Biography
What in the World?! Summary
What in the World?!
A Southern Woman's Guide to Laughing at Life's Unexpected Curveballs and Beautiful Blessings
by Leanne Morgan 2024 240 pages
4.39
6k+ ratings
Memoir
Humor
Biography
Tremendous Summary
Tremendous
by Joey "Coco" Diaz 2023 280 pages
4.46
2k+ ratings
Comedy
Biography
Memoir
Redshirts Summary
Redshirts
by John Scalzi 2012 320 pages
3.86
100k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Humor
Fantasy
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