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51 Best Comedy Novels to Lighten Lockdown - Waterstones' Picks

This is a list that Waterstones put out during lockdown to cheer everybody up. It's a mixture of British and American fiction, ranging from oldguard classics to modern bestsellers.
The books were selected according to the following sections: British Belly-Laughs, Classic Comedy, Hysterical America, Wicked Wit, Top Of The Class, Fantastically Funny, and Perfect Parodies.
Have fun, and keep laughing.
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Queenie (Candice Carty-Williams)
Queenie (Candice Carty-Williams)
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The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13 3/4 (Sue Townsend)
The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13 3/4 (Sue Townsend)
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Bridget Jones's Diary (Helen Fielding)
Bridget Jones's Diary (Helen Fielding)
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High Fidelity (Nick Hornby)
High Fidelity (Nick Hornby)
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Man at the Helm (Nina Stibbe)
Man at the Helm (Nina Stibbe)
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The Flatshare (Beth O'leary)
The Flatshare (Beth O'leary)
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Skios (Michael Frayn)
Skios (Michael Frayn)
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A Short History of Tractors in UKrainian (Marina Lewycka)
A Short History of Tractors in UKrainian (Marina Lewycka)
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The Uncommon Reader (Alan Bennett)
The Uncommon Reader (Alan Bennett)
10
White Teeth (Zadie Smith)
White Teeth (Zadie Smith)
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What a Carve Up! (Jonathan Coe)
What a Carve Up! (Jonathan Coe)
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The Buddha of Suburbia (Hanif Kureishi)
The Buddha of Suburbia (Hanif Kureishi)
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The Pickwick Papers (Charles Dickens)
The Pickwick Papers (Charles Dickens)
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Three Men in a Boat (Jerome K Jerome)
Three Men in a Boat (Jerome K Jerome)
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The Diary of a Nobody (George and Weedon Grossmith)
The Diary of a Nobody (George and Weedon Grossmith)
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The Diary of a Provincial Lady (E. M. Delafield)
The Diary of a Provincial Lady (E. M. Delafield)
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Mapp and Lucia (E F Benson)
Mapp and Lucia (E F Benson)
18
The Code of the Woosters (P.G. Wodehouse)
The Code of the Woosters (P.G. Wodehouse)
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Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day (Winifred Watson)
Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day (Winifred Watson)
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The Pursuit of Love (Nancy Mitford)
The Pursuit of Love (Nancy Mitford)
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Excellent Women (Barbara Pym)
Excellent Women (Barbara Pym)
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The Lonely Londoners (Sam Selvon)
The Lonely Londoners (Sam Selvon)
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Puckoon (Spike Milligan)
Puckoon (Spike Milligan)
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The Complete Enderby (Anthony Burgess)
The Complete Enderby (Anthony Burgess)
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Catch-22 (Joseph Heller)
Catch-22 (Joseph Heller)
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Heartburn (Nora Ephron)
Heartburn (Nora Ephron)
27
Less (Andrew Sean Greer)
Less (Andrew Sean Greer)
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Portnoy's Complaint (Philip Roth)
Portnoy's Complaint (Philip Roth)
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A Confederacy of Dunces (John Kennedy Toole)
A Confederacy of Dunces (John Kennedy Toole)
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Wonder Boys (Michael Chabon)
Wonder Boys (Michael Chabon)
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The Sellout (Paul Beatty)
The Sellout (Paul Beatty)
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Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (Hunter S. Thompson)
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (Hunter S. Thompson)
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My Sister, the Serial Killer (Oyinkan Braithwaite)
My Sister, the Serial Killer (Oyinkan Braithwaite)
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The Bottle Factory Outing (Beryl Bainbridge)
The Bottle Factory Outing (Beryl Bainbridge)
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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Douglas Adams)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Douglas Adams)
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Good Omens (Terry Pratchett)
Good Omens (Terry Pratchett)
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The Sirens of Titan (Kurt Vonnegut)
The Sirens of Titan (Kurt Vonnegut)
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The Eyre Affair (Jasper Fforde)
The Eyre Affair (Jasper Fforde)
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Lucky Jim (Kingsley Amis)
Lucky Jim (Kingsley Amis)
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The Liar (Stephen Fry)
The Liar (Stephen Fry)
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