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Bookriot's 100 Must-Read Funny Novels

As they say in the introduction to this list: "Laughter is…well, not guaranteed, but likely.". Here's Bookriot's selection of must-read funny novels. How many have you read?
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What a Carve Up! (Jonathan Coe)
What a Carve Up!
1
Jonathan Coe
The Loved One (Evelyn Waugh)
The Loved One
2
Evelyn Waugh
The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye (Sonny Liew)
The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye
3
Sonny Liew
After Many a Summer Dies the Swan by Aldous Huxley
After Many a Summer Dies the Swan by Aldous Huxley
4
Being There (Jerzy Kosinski)
Being There
5
Jerzy Kosinski
Animal Farm (George Orwell)
Animal Farm
6
George Orwell
Boomsday
Boomsday
7
THINKS…
THINKS…
8
Excellent Women (Barbara Pym)
Excellent Women
9
Barbara Pym
Birth of a Nation: A Comic Novel (Aaron McGruder and Reginald Hudlin)
Birth of a Nation: A Comic Novel
10
Aaron McGruder and Reginald Hudlin
How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia
How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia
11
Diary of a Provincial Lady
Diary of a Provincial Lady
12
Cat Country (Lao She)
Cat Country
13
Lao She
Cold Comfort Farm (Stella Gibbons)
Cold Comfort Farm
14
Stella Gibbons
Life at Blandings (P.G. Wodehouse)
Life at Blandings
15
P.G. Wodehouse
Three Men in a Boat (Jerome K. Jerome)
Three Men in a Boat
16
Jerome K. Jerome
The Ascent of Rum Doodle
The Ascent of Rum Doodle
17
Lucky Jim (Kingsley Amis)
Lucky Jim
18
Kingsley Amis
Wake Up, Sir!
Wake Up, Sir!
19
The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl (Ryan North)
The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl
20
Ryan North
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (Mark Twain)
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
21
Mark Twain
The Poisoned Chocolates Case
The Poisoned Chocolates Case
22
The Road to Wellville
The Road to Wellville
23
The Wind in the Willows (Kenneth Grahame)
The Wind in the Willows
24
Kenneth Grahame
Oreo (Fran Ross)
Oreo
25
Fran Ross
Ella Minnow Pea (Mark Dunn)
Ella Minnow Pea
26
Mark Dunn
Everything Is Illuminated (Jonathan Safran Foer)
Everything Is Illuminated
27
Jonathan Safran Foer
Riddley Walker (Russell Hoban)
Riddley Walker
28
Russell Hoban
The Satanic Verses (Salman Rushdie)
The Satanic Verses
29
Salman Rushdie
A Clockwork Orange (Anthony Burgess)
A Clockwork Orange
30
Anthony Burgess
Pigeon English (Stephen Kelman)
Pigeon English
31
Stephen Kelman
The Girls of Slender Means (Muriel Spark)
The Girls of Slender Means
32
Muriel Spark
Clown Girl
Clown Girl
33
Wetlands (Charlotte Roche)
Wetlands
34
Charlotte Roche
Kill Your Friends
Kill Your Friends
35
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (Ken Kesey)
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
36
Ken Kesey
Dirty Havana Trilogy
Dirty Havana Trilogy
37
The Bad Beginning (Lemony Snicket)
The Bad Beginning
38
Lemony Snicket
Serious Men (Manu Joseph)
Serious Men
39
Manu Joseph
Hello Kitty Must Die (Angela S Choi)
Hello Kitty Must Die
40
Angela S Choi
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