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90 Books Every Comedy Fan Should Read

"Books are very important to comedy, and historically they've been the one medium that takes comedy as importantly as it should be taken, in terms of its history, execution, theory, and practice. Here then are 90 comedy and comedy-related titles — memoirs, fiction, essay collections, interviews, TV tie-ins, and more — that a student of comedy's library simply must include."
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A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius (Dave Eggers)
A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius (Dave Eggers)
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Based on a True Story (Norm MacDonald)
Based on a True Story (Norm MacDonald)
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Born Standing Up (Steve Martin)
Born Standing Up (Steve Martin)
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Bossypants (Tina Fey)
Bossypants (Tina Fey)
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Daddy's Boy: A Son's Shocking Account of Life With a Famous Father (Chris Elliott & Bob Elliott)
Daddy's Boy: A Son's Shocking Account of Life With a Famous Father (Chris Elliott & Bob Elliott)
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Forever, Erma (Erma Bombeck)
Forever, Erma (Erma Bombeck)
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Girl Walks Into a Bar (Rachel Dratch)
Girl Walks Into a Bar (Rachel Dratch)
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I Feel Bad About My Neck (Ephron)
I Feel Bad About My Neck (Ephron)
9
I See You Made an Effort (Annabelle Gerwich)
I See You Made an Effort (Annabelle Gerwich)
10
In God We Trust, All Others Pay Cash (Jean Shepherd)
In God We Trust, All Others Pay Cash (Jean Shepherd)
11
Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns)
Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns)
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Just the Funny Parts (Nell Scovell)
Just the Funny Parts (Nell Scovell)
13
Let's Pretend This Never Happened: A Mostly True Memoir (Jenny Lawson)
Let's Pretend This Never Happened: A Mostly True Memoir (Jenny Lawson)
14
Me Talk Pretty One Day (David Sedaris)
Me Talk Pretty One Day (David Sedaris)
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Naked (David Sedaris)
Naked (David Sedaris)
16
One Day We'll All Be Dead and None of This Will Matter (Scaachi Koul)
One Day We'll All Be Dead and None of This Will Matter (Scaachi Koul)
17
Sleepwalk With Me (Mike Birbiglia)
Sleepwalk With Me (Mike Birbiglia)
18
The Bedwetter (Sarah Silverman)
The Bedwetter (Sarah Silverman)
19
The Egg and I (Betty MacDonald)
The Egg and I (Betty MacDonald)
20
The Idiot Girls' Action-Adventure Club (Laurie Notaro)
The Idiot Girls' Action-Adventure Club (Laurie Notaro)
21
Walking in Circles Before Lying Down (Merrill Markoe)
Walking in Circles Before Lying Down (Merrill Markoe)
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Will Not Attend (Adam Resnick)
Will Not Attend (Adam Resnick)
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Wishful Drinking (Carrie Fisher)
Wishful Drinking (Carrie Fisher)
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Yes Please (Amy Poehler)
Yes Please (Amy Poehler)
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You'll Grow Out of It (Jessi Klein)
You'll Grow Out of It (Jessi Klein)
26
You're Not Doing It Right (Michael Ian Black)
You're Not Doing It Right (Michael Ian Black)
27
Zombie Spaceship Wasteland (Patton Oswalt)
Zombie Spaceship Wasteland (Patton Oswalt)
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2030: The Real Story of What Happens to America
2030: The Real Story of What Happens to America
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A Confederacy of Dunces (John Kennedy Toole)
A Confederacy of Dunces (John Kennedy Toole)
30
Big Trouble
Big Trouble
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Carry On, Jeeves
Carry On, Jeeves
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Catch-22 (Joseph Heller)
Catch-22 (Joseph Heller)
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Cat's Cradle (Kurt Vonnegut)
Cat's Cradle (Kurt Vonnegut)
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Don Quixote (Miguel De Cervantes)
Don Quixote (Miguel De Cervantes)
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Election (Tom Perotta)
Election (Tom Perotta)
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Even Cowgirls Get the Blues
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues
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Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe (Fannie Flagg)
Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe (Fannie Flagg)
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Good Omens (Terry Pratchett)
Good Omens (Terry Pratchett)
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How I Became a Famous Novelist (Steve Hely)
How I Became a Famous Novelist (Steve Hely)
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Lucky Jim (Kinglsey Amis)
Lucky Jim (Kinglsey Amis)
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