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51 Best Comedy Novels to Lighten Lockdown - Waterstones' Picks

This is a list that Waterstones put out during lockdown to cheer everybody up. It's a mixture of British and American fiction, ranging from oldguard classics to modern bestsellers.
The books were selected according to the following sections: British Belly-Laughs, Classic Comedy, Hysterical America, Wicked Wit, Top Of The Class, Fantastically Funny, and Perfect Parodies.
Have fun, and keep laughing.
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Queenie (Candice Carty-Williams)
Queenie
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Candice Carty-Williams
The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13 3/4 (Sue Townsend)
The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13 3/4
2
Sue Townsend
Bridget Jones's Diary (Helen Fielding)
Bridget Jones's Diary
3
Helen Fielding
High Fidelity (Nick Hornby)
High Fidelity
4
Nick Hornby
Man at the Helm (Nina Stibbe)
Man at the Helm
5
Nina Stibbe
The Flatshare (Beth O'leary)
The Flatshare
6
Beth O'leary
Skios (Michael Frayn)
Skios
7
Michael Frayn
A Short History of Tractors in UKrainian (Marina Lewycka)
A Short History of Tractors in UKrainian
8
Marina Lewycka
The Uncommon Reader (Alan Bennett)
The Uncommon Reader
9
Alan Bennett
White Teeth (Zadie Smith)
White Teeth
10
Zadie Smith
What a Carve Up! (Jonathan Coe)
What a Carve Up!
11
Jonathan Coe
The Buddha of Suburbia (Hanif Kureishi)
The Buddha of Suburbia
12
Hanif Kureishi
The Pickwick Papers (Charles Dickens)
The Pickwick Papers
13
Charles Dickens
Three Men in a Boat (Jerome K Jerome)
Three Men in a Boat
14
Jerome K Jerome
The Diary of a Nobody (George and Weedon Grossmith)
The Diary of a Nobody
15
George and Weedon Grossmith
The Diary of a Provincial Lady (E. M. Delafield)
The Diary of a Provincial Lady
16
E. M. Delafield
Mapp and Lucia (E F Benson)
Mapp and Lucia
17
E F Benson
The Code of the Woosters (P.G. Wodehouse)
The Code of the Woosters
18
P.G. Wodehouse
Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day (Winifred Watson)
Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day
19
Winifred Watson
The Pursuit of Love (Nancy Mitford)
The Pursuit of Love
20
Nancy Mitford
Excellent Women (Barbara Pym)
Excellent Women
21
Barbara Pym
The Lonely Londoners (Sam Selvon)
The Lonely Londoners
22
Sam Selvon
Puckoon (Spike Milligan)
Puckoon
23
Spike Milligan
The Complete Enderby (Anthony Burgess)
The Complete Enderby
24
Anthony Burgess
Catch-22 (Joseph Heller)
Catch-22
25
Joseph Heller
Heartburn (Nora Ephron)
Heartburn
26
Nora Ephron
Less (Andrew Sean Greer)
Less
27
Andrew Sean Greer
Portnoy's Complaint (Philip Roth)
Portnoy's Complaint
28
Philip Roth
A Confederacy of Dunces (John Kennedy Toole)
A Confederacy of Dunces
29
John Kennedy Toole
Wonder Boys (Michael Chabon)
Wonder Boys
30
Michael Chabon
The Sellout (Paul Beatty)
The Sellout
31
Paul Beatty
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (Hunter S. Thompson)
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
32
Hunter S. Thompson
My Sister, the Serial Killer (Oyinkan Braithwaite)
My Sister, the Serial Killer
33
Oyinkan Braithwaite
The Bottle Factory Outing (Beryl Bainbridge)
The Bottle Factory Outing
34
Beryl Bainbridge
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Douglas Adams)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
35
Douglas Adams
Good Omens (Terry Pratchett)
Good Omens
36
Terry Pratchett
The Sirens of Titan (Kurt Vonnegut)
The Sirens of Titan
37
Kurt Vonnegut
The Eyre Affair (Jasper Fforde)
The Eyre Affair
38
Jasper Fforde
Lucky Jim (Kingsley Amis)
Lucky Jim
39
Kingsley Amis
The Liar (Stephen Fry)
The Liar
40
Stephen Fry
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