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The NYT's List of 22 of the Funniest Novels Since 'Catch-22'

Because we could all use a laugh.
Here is a resolutely idiosyncratic assemblage of novels — 22 in all, get it? — culled from the past six decades by three very different Times book critics.
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The Wig (Charles Wright)
The Wig
1
Charles Wright
Portnoy's Complaint (Philip Roth)
Portnoy's Complaint
2
Philip Roth
Oreo (Fran Ross)
Oreo
3
Fran Ross
Tales of the City (Armistead Maupin)
Tales of the City
4
Armistead Maupin
Mrs. Caliban (Rachel Ingalls)
Mrs. Caliban
5
Rachel Ingalls
The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13¾ (Sue Townsend)
The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13¾
6
Sue Townsend
Heartburn (Nora Ephron)
Heartburn
7
Nora Ephron
Money (Martin Amis)
Money
8
Martin Amis
The Mezzanine (Nicholson Baker)
The Mezzanine
9
Nicholson Baker
A Far Cry From Kensington (Muriel Spark)
A Far Cry From Kensington
10
Muriel Spark
American Psycho (Bret Easton Ellis)
American Psycho
11
Bret Easton Ellis
Bridget Jones's Diary (Helen Fielding)
Bridget Jones's Diary
12
Helen Fielding
The Quick & the Dead (Joy Williams)
The Quick & the Dead
13
Joy Williams
Then We Came to the End (Joshua Ferris)
Then We Came to the End
14
Joshua Ferris
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao (Junot Díaz)
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
15
Junot Díaz
I Am Not Sidney Poitier (Percival Everett)
I Am Not Sidney Poitier
16
Percival Everett
Lightning Rods (Helen Dewitt)
Lightning Rods
17
Helen Dewitt
Pym (Mat Johnson)
Pym
18
Mat Johnson
The Sellout (Paul Beatty)
The Sellout
19
Paul Beatty
Private Citizens (Tony Tulathimutte)
Private Citizens
20
Tony Tulathimutte
My Year of Rest and Relaxation (Ottessa Moshfegh)
My Year of Rest and Relaxation
21
Ottessa Moshfegh
Lake of Urine (Guillermo Stitch)
Lake of Urine
22
Guillermo Stitch
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