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Fell Out of Bed Laughing - Page 4

Need a laugh? In 2017 the Guardian posted an item called "I fell out of bed laughing" and readers shared their many favourite funny works BTL. I painstakingly - but maybe not so accurately - counted the number of mentions each book, collection, short story series, play, and author received.
Some facts:
- 648 books and authors are mentioned.
- Most popular books: Confederacy of Dunces (63), Catch 22 (37), Lucky Jim (32), Cold Comfort Farm (26), Just William series (22), Puckoon (22), Wilt series (22)
- 29 funny books were published 425BC-1899, 423 from 1900-1999, 147 from 2000-2016.
- Tom Sharpe is the most mentioned author, followed by Wodehouse, Pratchett, Flann O'Brian/Myles na Gopeleen/Brian O'Nolan, and Waugh.
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The History of Mr Polly (H. G. Wells)
The History of Mr Polly
121
H. G. Wells
In a German Pension (Katherine Mansfield)
In a German Pension
122
Katherine Mansfield
Blandings Castle Novels (PG Wodehouse)
Blandings Castle Novels
123
PG Wodehouse
Right Ho Jeeves (P. G. Wodehouse)
Right Ho Jeeves
124
P. G. Wodehouse
Being and Time (Martin Heidegger)
Being and Time
125
Martin Heidegger
Topper Takes a Trip
Topper Takes a Trip
126
The Education of Hyman Kaplan (Leo Rosten)
The Education of Hyman Kaplan
127
Leo Rosten
Uncle Fred Series (PG Wodehouse)
Uncle Fred Series
128
PG Wodehouse
Put Out More Flags (Evelyn Waugh)
Put Out More Flags
129
Evelyn Waugh
Billy Bunter Series (Frank Richards)
Billy Bunter Series
130
Frank Richards
Whisky Galore (Compton Mackenzie)
Whisky Galore
131
Compton Mackenzie
The Sword of Honour Trilogy (Evelyn Waugh)
The Sword of Honour Trilogy
132
Evelyn Waugh
Flaxborough Chronicles (Colin Watson)
Flaxborough Chronicles
133
Colin Watson
Don't Tell Alfred (Nancy Mitford)
Don't Tell Alfred
134
Nancy Mitford
Banking on Form Pb (Peter Pook)
Banking on Form Pb
135
Peter Pook
The Pooh Perplex (Frederick C. Crews)
The Pooh Perplex
136
Frederick C. Crews
Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush (Hunter Davies)
Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush
137
Hunter Davies
The Tin Men (Michael Frayn)
The Tin Men
138
Michael Frayn
Three Trapped Tigers (Guillermo Cabrera Infante, Trans. Suzanne Levine)
Three Trapped Tigers
139
Guillermo Cabrera Infante, Trans. Suzanne Levine
Norwood (Charles Portis)
Norwood
140
Charles Portis
The Horse Is Dead (Robert Klane)
The Horse Is Dead
141
Robert Klane
Aubrey/Maturin Series
Aubrey/Maturin Series
142
A Meaningful Life (L.J. Davis)
A Meaningful Life
143
L.J. Davis
Where's Poppa? (Robert Klane)
Where's Poppa?
144
Robert Klane
Triste, Solitario Y Final
Triste, Solitario Y Final
145
The Milagro Beanfield War
The Milagro Beanfield War
146
Billy Liar on the Moon (Keith Waterhouse)
Billy Liar on the Moon
147
Keith Waterhouse
Blott on the Landscape (Tom Sharpe)
Blott on the Landscape
148
Tom Sharpe
Bring on the Empty Horses (David Niven)
Bring on the Empty Horses
149
David Niven
Factotum (Charles Bukowski)
Factotum
150
Charles Bukowski
A Feast of Snakes
A Feast of Snakes
151
Slapstick or Lonesome No More (Kurt Vonnegut)
Slapstick or Lonesome No More
152
Kurt Vonnegut
The Serial: A Year in the Life of McFadden County (Cyra McFadden)
The Serial: A Year in the Life of McFadden County
153
Cyra McFadden
The Twits (Roald Dahl)
The Twits
154
Roald Dahl
A Fistful of Fig Newtons (Shepherd)
A Fistful of Fig Newtons
155
Shepherd
At Freddie's (Penelope Fitzgerald)
At Freddie's
156
Penelope Fitzgerald
The Brentford Triangle (Robert Rankin)
The Brentford Triangle
157
Robert Rankin
Coming From Behind (Howard Jacobson)
Coming From Behind
158
Howard Jacobson
Heartburn (Nora Ephron)
Heartburn
159
Nora Ephron
My Search for Warren Harding
My Search for Warren Harding
160
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