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90 Books Every Comedy Fan Should Read

"Books are very important to comedy, and historically they've been the one medium that takes comedy as importantly as it should be taken, in terms of its history, execution, theory, and practice. Here then are 90 comedy and comedy-related titles — memoirs, fiction, essay collections, interviews, TV tie-ins, and more — that a student of comedy's library simply must include."
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A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius (Dave Eggers)
A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius
1
Dave Eggers
Based on a True Story (Norm MacDonald)
Based on a True Story
2
Norm MacDonald
Born Standing Up (Steve Martin)
Born Standing Up
3
Steve Martin
Bossypants (Tina Fey)
Bossypants
4
Tina Fey
Daddy's Boy: A Son's Shocking Account of Life With a Famous Father (Chris Elliott & Bob Elliott)
Daddy's Boy: A Son's Shocking Account of Life With a Famous Father
5
Chris Elliott & Bob Elliott
Forever, Erma (Erma Bombeck)
Forever, Erma
6
Erma Bombeck
Girl Walks Into a Bar (Rachel Dratch)
Girl Walks Into a Bar
7
Rachel Dratch
I Feel Bad About My Neck (Ephron)
I Feel Bad About My Neck
8
Ephron
I See You Made an Effort (Annabelle Gerwich)
I See You Made an Effort
9
Annabelle Gerwich
In God We Trust, All Others Pay Cash (Jean Shepherd)
In God We Trust, All Others Pay Cash
10
Jean Shepherd
Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns) (Mindy Kaling)
Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns)
11
Mindy Kaling
Just the Funny Parts (Nell Scovell)
Just the Funny Parts
12
Nell Scovell
Let's Pretend This Never Happened: A Mostly True Memoir (Jenny Lawson)
Let's Pretend This Never Happened: A Mostly True Memoir
13
Jenny Lawson
Me Talk Pretty One Day (David Sedaris)
Me Talk Pretty One Day
14
David Sedaris
Naked (David Sedaris)
Naked
15
David Sedaris
One Day We'll All Be Dead and None of This Will Matter (Scaachi Koul)
One Day We'll All Be Dead and None of This Will Matter
16
Scaachi Koul
Sleepwalk With Me (Mike Birbiglia)
Sleepwalk With Me
17
Mike Birbiglia
The Bedwetter (Sarah Silverman)
The Bedwetter
18
Sarah Silverman
The Egg and I (Betty MacDonald)
The Egg and I
19
Betty MacDonald
The Idiot Girls' Action-Adventure Club (Laurie Notaro)
The Idiot Girls' Action-Adventure Club
20
Laurie Notaro
Walking in Circles Before Lying Down (Merrill Markoe)
Walking in Circles Before Lying Down
21
Merrill Markoe
Will Not Attend (Adam Resnick)
Will Not Attend
22
Adam Resnick
Wishful Drinking (Carrie Fisher)
Wishful Drinking
23
Carrie Fisher
Yes Please (Amy Poehler)
Yes Please
24
Amy Poehler
You'll Grow Out of It (Jessi Klein)
You'll Grow Out of It
25
Jessi Klein
You're Not Doing It Right (Michael Ian Black)
You're Not Doing It Right
26
Michael Ian Black
Zombie Spaceship Wasteland (Patton Oswalt)
Zombie Spaceship Wasteland
27
Patton Oswalt
2030: The Real Story of What Happens to America
2030: The Real Story of What Happens to America
28
A Confederacy of Dunces (John Kennedy Toole)
A Confederacy of Dunces
29
John Kennedy Toole
Big Trouble
Big Trouble
30
Carry On, Jeeves (P. G. Wodehouse)
Carry On, Jeeves
31
P. G. Wodehouse
Catch-22 (Joseph Heller)
Catch-22
32
Joseph Heller
Cat's Cradle (Kurt Vonnegut)
Cat's Cradle
33
Kurt Vonnegut
Don Quixote (Miguel De Cervantes)
Don Quixote
34
Miguel De Cervantes
Election (Tom Perotta)
Election
35
Tom Perotta
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues (Tom Robbins)
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues
36
Tom Robbins
Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe (Fannie Flagg)
Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe
37
Fannie Flagg
Good Omens (Terry Pratchett)
Good Omens
38
Terry Pratchett
How I Became a Famous Novelist (Steve Hely)
How I Became a Famous Novelist
39
Steve Hely
Lucky Jim (Kinglsey Amis)
Lucky Jim
40
Kinglsey Amis
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