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Goodreads "Funniest Novels of All Time"

"Humour isn't just what you see on YouTube or Saturday Night Live. In fact, some of the funniest books stand the test of time for decades --or even centuries." (Goodreads)
I arbitrarily imposed a limit of 5 books per author. Suspect entries were removed. The list comes with many jolly new covers.
For some extra fun, you can also try to spot the works that were on the original list but are not actually novels!
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The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Douglas Adams)
The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
1
Douglas Adams
Catch-22 (Joseph Heller)
Catch-22
2
Joseph Heller
Good Omens (Terry Pratchett & Neil Gaiman)
Good Omens
3
Terry Pratchett & Neil Gaiman
The Princess Bride (William Goldman)
The Princess Bride
4
William Goldman
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Douglas Adams)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
5
Douglas Adams
A Confederacy of Dunces (John Kennedy Toole)
A Confederacy of Dunces
6
John Kennedy Toole
Lamb (Christopher Moore)
Lamb
7
Christopher Moore
Three Men in a Boat (Jerome K. Jerome)
Three Men in a Boat
8
Jerome K. Jerome
Bridget Jones's Diary (Helen Fielding)
Bridget Jones's Diary
9
Helen Fielding
Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency (Douglas Adams)
Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency
10
Douglas Adams
Thank You, Jeeves (P.G. Wodehouse)
Thank You, Jeeves
11
P.G. Wodehouse
Cat's Cradle (Kurt Vonnegut)
Cat's Cradle
12
Kurt Vonnegut
Mort (Terry Pratchett)
Mort
13
Terry Pratchett
The Eyre Affair (Jasper Fforde)
The Eyre Affair
14
Jasper Fforde
One for the Money (Janet Evanovich)
One for the Money
15
Janet Evanovich
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland & Through the Looking-Glass (Lewis Carroll)
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland & Through the Looking-Glass
16
Lewis Carroll
Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen)
Pride and Prejudice
17
Jane Austen
Guards! Guards! (Terry Pratchett)
Guards! Guards!
18
Terry Pratchett
The Color of Magic (Terry Pratchett)
The Color of Magic
19
Terry Pratchett
The Code of the Woosters (P.G. Wodehouse)
The Code of the Woosters
20
P.G. Wodehouse
Cold Comfort Farm (Stella Gibbons)
Cold Comfort Farm
21
Stella Gibbons
Breakfast of Champions (Kurt Vonnegut)
Breakfast of Champions
22
Kurt Vonnegut
A Dirty Job (Christopher Moore)
A Dirty Job
23
Christopher Moore
Don Quixote (Miguel De Cervantes)
Don Quixote
24
Miguel De Cervantes
The Wee Free Men (Terry Pratchett)
The Wee Free Men
25
Terry Pratchett
Where'd You Go, Bernadette (Maria Semple)
Where'd You Go, Bernadette
26
Maria Semple
A Prayer for Owen Meany (John Irving)
A Prayer for Owen Meany
27
John Irving
Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe (Fannie Flagg)
Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe
28
Fannie Flagg
Pippi Longstocking (Astrid Lindgren)
Pippi Longstocking
29
Astrid Lindgren
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (Hunter S. Thompson)
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
30
Hunter S. Thompson
My Man Jeeves (P.G. Wodehouse)
My Man Jeeves
31
P.G. Wodehouse
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (Ken Kasey)
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
32
Ken Kasey
The Restaurant at the End of the Universe (Douglas Adams)
The Restaurant at the End of the Universe
33
Douglas Adams
Candide (Voltaire)
Candide
34
Voltaire
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever (Barbara Robinson)
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever
35
Barbara Robinson
Fool (Christopher Moore)
Fool
36
Christopher Moore
The Adrian Mole Diaries (Sue Townsend)
The Adrian Mole Diaries
37
Sue Townsend
The Pickwick Papers (Charles Dickens)
The Pickwick Papers
38
Charles Dickens
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian (Sherman Alexie)
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
39
Sherman Alexie
Bloodsucking Fiends (Christopher Moore)
Bloodsucking Fiends
40
Christopher Moore
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