Humour Comedy category: 17948 books

'If you have ever wondered what it would be like to crash a fairground ride, upset the Russian mob, humiliate yourself before millions of people on national television, cause thousands of pounds' damage to a McDonalds restaurant, be Santa Claus, 'accidentally' commit an armed robbery, be pursued by...

**Winner of the 2019 Margaret and John Savage First Book Award – Non-Fiction Shortlisted for the 2019 Kobo Emerging Writer Prize Longlisted for the 2019 RBC Taylor Prize Shortlisted for the 2019 Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour A hilarious story of family, getting into trouble,...

Mens weekly magazines are the biggest publishing phenomenon of the twenty-first century. Upon first release, everyone said it couldnt be done, that the UK male would never buy into a weekly about girls, football, gruesome images and humour but the sales figures speak for themselves. And now the success...

"Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus", told us what men and women were thinking about each other; "He's Just Not That Into You", told us where women were going wrong; and "The Rules And The Game", told women and men respectively how to attract a partner. But there has never been a book which shamelessly...

Last year Stephen Pile attempted to deliver a daring blow to the success ethic that so pervades Western culture. To his dismay, The Ultimate Book of Heroic Failures sold many copies and even became the Sunday Times 'Humour Book of the Year.' Nothing daunted, Stephen returns with a new selection...

The Sunday Times Humour Book of the Year. Anyone can be a success, but it takes real and original genius to foul up big time. These are the all-time greats, Gods in the field of failure, surreal artists, who spurn mere drab success ('I'm a winner, Lord Sugar') to explore the vast, magical,...

In the tradition of Nigel Marsh's FAT, FORTY AND FIRED and OBSERVATIONS OF A SHORT MAN, Danny Wallace's YES MAN, Tony Hawkes' ROUND IRELAND WITH A FRIDGE, and Dave Gorman GOOGLEWHACK ADVENTURE, this book celebrates the underdog, the Aussie sense of humour, and giving your dream a go, no matter the...

Open the door to the unique world of professional organizer and declutterer Stephen Ilott. A self-professed domestic archaeologist, Stephen loves digging into others’ lives and helping them look inwards and organize outwards past their clutter. In this candid and often hilarious account of his career,...

Ever found a frog in your underwear? Or been arrested for cycling round a village green wearing a santa hat, skimpy panties - and nothing else? Do you realise that wearing clothes can kill you? And would you know who to avoid at a nudist camp?No? Thought not.But then you don't inhabit the whacky...

A Lobotomy Patient's guide to joke writing, performing, and selling. An entertaining, easy to follow text and workbook that offers a comprehensive step by step formula for creating jokes as well as performing a stand-up routine. Class room tested exercises for defining your stage character....

The first-ever joke book from one of the UK's best-loved comedians, Les Dawson's Joke Book is a must for any fan of this perennially popular comedian. Collecting together the highlights of his 26-year career across radio and television, from his early days on Opportunity Knocks to Cissie and Ada. A lover...

According to Wikipedia: "Stephen Butler Leacock, FRSC (30 December 1869 28 March 1944) was a Canadian writer and economist... Early in his career, Leacock turned to fiction, humour, and short reports to supplement (and ultimately exceed) his regular income. His stories, first published in magazines...

Vancouver news icon and co-host of CTV’s “The Last Word,” Mike McCardell is the crafter of human-interest stories that counteract the doom and gloom of conventional news programming. With his unerring instinct for teasing out the powerful “hook” of human connection from the most innocuous...

Guaranteed to make everybody laugh, and with an introduction by the renowned Stephen Fry, this collection of hilarious cartoons is an insight into the darkly comic world of one of the UK's leading cartoonists, Tony Husband. Tony Husband has created cartoons for many leading publications, including The...