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30 Funniest Novels Ever Written

Covering the last few centuries, this is a list of the best written, most side-splitting, hilarious comedic novels ever written!
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Portnoy's Complaint (Philip Roth)
Portnoy's Complaint
1
Philip Roth
Where'd You Go Bernadette (Maria Semple)
Where'd You Go Bernadette
2
Maria Semple
Three Men in a Boat (Jerome K. Jerome)
Three Men in a Boat
3
Jerome K. Jerome
The Best of Wodehouse (P. G. Wodehouse)
The Best of Wodehouse
4
P. G. Wodehouse
Lucky Jim (Kingsley Amis)
Lucky Jim
5
Kingsley Amis
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Douglas Adams)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
6
Douglas Adams
Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town
Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town
7
A Confederacy of Dunces (John Kennedy Toole)
A Confederacy of Dunces
8
John Kennedy Toole
Once Removed (Andrew Unger)
Once Removed
9
Andrew Unger
My Sister, the Serial Killer (Oyinkan Braithwaite)
My Sister, the Serial Killer
10
Oyinkan Braithwaite
A Complicated Kindness
A Complicated Kindness
11
High Fidelity (Nick Hornby)
High Fidelity
12
Nick Hornby
Cat's Cradle (Kurt Vonnegut)
Cat's Cradle
13
Kurt Vonnegut
The Pursuit of Love (Nancy Mitford)
The Pursuit of Love
14
Nancy Mitford
Cold Comfort Farm (Stella Gibbons)
Cold Comfort Farm
15
Stella Gibbons
Jitterbug Perfume
Jitterbug Perfume
16
The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13¾ (Sue Townsend)
The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13¾
17
Sue Townsend
Crazy Rich Asians (Kevin Kwan)
Crazy Rich Asians
18
Kevin Kwan
Barney's Version
Barney's Version
19
Gulliver's Travels (Jonathan Swift)
Gulliver's Travels
20
Jonathan Swift
Sarah Binks (Paul Hiebert)
Sarah Binks
21
Paul Hiebert
Mumbo Jumbo
Mumbo Jumbo
22
Main Street (Sinclair Lewis)
Main Street
23
Sinclair Lewis
Do the Windows Open? (Julie Hecht)
Do the Windows Open?
24
Julie Hecht
The Portable Dorothy Parker (Dorothy Parker)
The Portable Dorothy Parker
25
Dorothy Parker
Broken Glass (Alain Mabanckou)
Broken Glass
26
Alain Mabanckou
The Salvation of Yasch Siemens (Armin Wiebe)
The Salvation of Yasch Siemens
27
Armin Wiebe
Scoop (Evelyn Waugh)
Scoop
28
Evelyn Waugh
The Wangs vs. the World (Jade Chang)
The Wangs vs. the World
29
Jade Chang
Leaven of Malice (Robertson Davies)
Leaven of Malice
30
Robertson Davies
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