Staff Picks: Books to Make You Laugh
1. 
Furiously Happy: A Funny Book About Horrible Things
by:
Jenny Lawson
3.89 avg rating — 171,417 ratings 2. 
Let's Pretend This Never Happened: A Mostly True Memoir
by:
Jenny Lawson
3.90 avg rating — 198,658 ratings 
8. 
Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood
by:
Trevor Noah
4.49 avg rating — 778,755 ratings 
10. 
Hyperbole and a Half: Unfortunate Situations, Flawed Coping Mechanisms, Mayhem, and Other Things That Happened
by:
Allie Brosh
4.17 avg rating — 213,864 ratings 
14. 
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Barely Functional Adult: It’ll All Make Sense Eventually
by:
Meichi Ng
4.16 avg rating — 2,930 ratings 
20. 
How Y'all Doing?: Misadventures and Mischief from a Life Well Lived
by:
Leslie Jordan
4.14 avg rating — 23,104 ratings 
22. 
The Office: The Untold Story of the Greatest Sitcom of the 2000s: An Oral History
by:
Andy Greene
4.14 avg rating — 11,778 ratings 
25. 
You Are Here: An Owner's Manual for Dangerous Minds
by:
Jenny Lawson
4.30 avg rating — 3,676 ratings 
28. 
A Backpack, a Bear, and Eight Crates of Vodka: A Memoir
by:
Lev Golinkin
4.19 avg rating — 3,190 ratings 29. 
Still Just Kidding: A Collection of Art, Comics, and Musings
by:
Cassandra Calin
4.27 avg rating — 433 ratings 
33. 
The Case of the Man Who Died Laughing (Vish Puri, #2)
by:
Tarquin Hall
3.76 avg rating — 5,158 ratings 
36. 
Laugh-Out-Loud: The Big Book of Knock-Knock Jokes: Giggle-Inducing Knock-Knock Jokes for Kids―Great for Family Fun
by:
Rob Elliott
3.40 avg rating — 5 ratings 37. 
45. 
The Essential Compendium of Dad Jokes: The Best of the Worst Dad Jokes for the Painfully Punny Parent301 Jokes!
by:
Thomas Nowak
3.85 avg rating — 52 ratings 
50. 
Plato and a Platypus Walk Into a Bar: Understanding Philosophy Through Jokes
by:
Thomas Cathcart
3.76 avg rating — 17,178 ratings 51. 
Springfield Confidential: Jokes, Secrets, and Outright Lies from a Lifetime Writing for The Simpsons
by:
Mike Reiss
3.91 avg rating — 4,692 ratings 52. 
Humor in Gray (Mostly) True Tales of a Retired Wisconsin Game Warden
by:
Harold Kubisiak
liked it 3.00 avg rating — 3 ratings 53. ![Humor Me: An Anthology of Funny Contemporary Writing [Plus Some Great Old Stuff Too]](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1271258818i/7710106._SX100_.jpg)
Humor Me: An Anthology of Funny Contemporary Writing [Plus Some Great Old Stuff Too]
by:
Ian Frazier
2.50 avg rating — 139 ratings 54. 
Healing Through Humor: Fabulous Jokes From the Happy Hunters
by:
Charles Hunter
4.05 avg rating — 60 ratings 55. 
Laugh! I Thought I'd Die (If I Didn't) : Daily Meditations on Healing through Humor 4.08 avg rating — 13 ratings
56. 
The Best of the Best American Humor: The Funniest Cartoons, Columns, and Essays from The Funny Times Newspaper liked it 3.00 avg rating — 3 ratings
61. 
Midwestern Folk Humor: Jokes on Farming, Logging, Religion, and Traditional Ways (American Folklore Series)
by:
James P. Leary
3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings 
64. 
Notes from the Bathroom Line: Humor, Art, and Low-grade Panic from 150 of the Funniest Women in Comedy
by:
Amy Solomon
3.49 avg rating — 730 ratings 
67. 
The Best Medicine: Tales of Humor and Hope from a Small-Town Doctor
by:
Walt Larimore
4.42 avg rating — 250 ratings 68. 
We Got This: Solo Mom Stories of Grit, Heart, and Humor
by:
Marika Lindholm
4.33 avg rating — 45 ratings 69. 
Just Peachy: Comics About Depression, Anxiety, Love, and Finding the Humor in Being Sad
by:
Holly Chisholm
3.89 avg rating — 1,347 ratings 
72. 
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Post-Traumatic Church Syndrome: A Memoir of Humor and Healing
by:
Reba Riley
3.78 avg rating — 1,798 ratings 
76. 
Sorry I'm Late, I Didn't Want to Come: An Introvert's Year of Living Dangerously
by:
Jessica Pan
3.87 avg rating — 26,775 ratings 77. 
Bad Girls Go Everywhere: Wisdom, Humor, and Inspiration from Women with Attitude
by:
Kathryn Petras
3.85 avg rating — 13 ratings 78. 
Totally Mad: 60 Years of Humor, Satire, Stupidity and Stupidity
by:
John Ficarra
3.77 avg rating — 196 ratings 
80. 
I Found This Funny: My Favorite Pieces of Humor and Some That May Not Be Funny At All
by:
Judd Apatow
3.47 avg rating — 681 ratings 81. 
And Here's the Kicker: Conversations with 21 Top Humor Writers on their Craft and the Industry
by:
Mike Sacks
4.05 avg rating — 2,103 ratings 
83. 
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the White House: Humor, Blunders, and Other Oddities from the Presidential Campaign Trail
by:
Charles Osgood
3.13 avg rating — 157 ratings 84. 
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the White House...I Knocked on the Door and a Brother Answered
by:
Michael Colyar
4.60 avg rating — 5 ratings 85. 
If These Boobs Could Talk: A Little Humor to Pump Up the Breastfeeding Mom 4.16 avg rating — 25 ratings
86. 
Disquiet, Please!: More Humor Writing from The New Yorker
by:
David Remnick
3.70 avg rating — 407 ratings 87. 
More Mirth of a Nation : The Best Contemporary Humor
by:
Michael J. Rosen
3.71 avg rating — 51 ratings 
93. 
Funny in Farsi: A Memoir of Growing Up Iranian in America
by:
Firoozeh Dumas
3.84 avg rating — 27,112 ratings 94. 
Funny Farm: My Unexpected Life with 600 Rescue Animals
by:
Laurie Zaleski
4.28 avg rating — 8,717 ratings 95. 
97. 
Funny, You Don't Look Autistic: A Comedian's Guide to Life on the Spectrum
by:
Michael McCreary
3.77 avg rating — 15,249 ratings 98. 
When Life Gives You Pears: The Healing Power of Family, Faith, and Funny People
by:
Jeannie Gaffigan
4.18 avg rating — 7,232 ratings 
100. 