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Fell Out of Bed Laughing

Need a laugh? In 2017 the Guardian posted an item called "I fell out of bed laughing" and readers shared their many favourite funny works BTL. I painstakingly - but maybe not so accurately - counted the number of mentions each book, collection, short story series, play, and author received.
Some facts:
- 648 books and authors are mentioned.
- Most popular books: Confederacy of Dunces (63), Catch 22 (37), Lucky Jim (32), Cold Comfort Farm (26), Just William series (22), Puckoon (22), Wilt series (22)
- 29 funny books were published 425BC-1899, 423 from 1900-1999, 147 from 2000-2016.
- Tom Sharpe is the most mentioned author, followed by Wodehouse, Pratchett, Flann O'Brian/Myles na Gopeleen/Brian O'Nolan, and Waugh.
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A Confederacy of Dunces (John Kennedy Toole)
A Confederacy of Dunces
1
John Kennedy Toole
Catch-22 (Joseph Heller)
Catch-22
2
Joseph Heller
Lucky Jim (Kingsley Amis)
Lucky Jim
3
Kingsley Amis
Cold Comfort Farm (Stella Gibbons)
Cold Comfort Farm
4
Stella Gibbons
The Just William Series (Richmal Crompton)
The Just William Series
5
Richmal Crompton
Puckoon
Puckoon
6
Wilt Series (Tom Sharpe)
Wilt Series
7
Tom Sharpe
Three Men in a Boat (Jerome K. Jerome)
Three Men in a Boat
8
Jerome K. Jerome
Diary of a Nobody (George and Weedon Grossmith)
Diary of a Nobody
9
George and Weedon Grossmith
The Third Policeman (Flann O'Brian)
The Third Policeman
10
Flann O'Brian
The Best of Myles (Flann O'Brien)
The Best of Myles
11
Flann O'Brien
The Flashman Series (G.M. Fraser)
The Flashman Series
12
G.M. Fraser
Jeeves and Wooster Series (P. G. Wodehouse)
Jeeves and Wooster Series
13
P. G. Wodehouse
My Family and Other Animals (Gerald Durrell)
My Family and Other Animals
14
Gerald Durrell
The Mapp and Lucia Novels (E. F. Benson)
The Mapp and Lucia Novels
15
E. F. Benson
1066 and All That (W.C. Sellar & R.J Yeatman)
1066 and All That
16
W.C. Sellar & R.J Yeatman
The Ascent of Rum Doodle (W.E. Bowman)
The Ascent of Rum Doodle
17
W.E. Bowman
Adolf Hitler: My Part in His Downfall (Spike Milligan)
Adolf Hitler: My Part in His Downfall
18
Spike Milligan
Riotous Assembly (Tom Sharpe)
Riotous Assembly
19
Tom Sharpe
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Douglas Adams)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
20
Douglas Adams
Unreliable Memoirs (Clive James)
Unreliable Memoirs
21
Clive James
Notes From a Small Island (Bryson)
Notes From a Small Island
22
Bryson
War Memoirs (Spike Milligan)
War Memoirs
23
Spike Milligan
Augustus Carp, Esq. by Himself: Being the Autobiography of a Really Go
Augustus Carp, Esq. by Himself: Being the Autobiography of a Really Go
24
The Good Soldier Švejk (Jaroslav Hasek)
The Good Soldier Švejk
25
Jaroslav Hasek
Jennings Series (Anthony Buckeridge)
Jennings Series
26
Anthony Buckeridge
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (Hunter S. Thompson)
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
27
Hunter S. Thompson
Indecent Exposure (Tom Sharpe)
Indecent Exposure
28
Tom Sharpe
Money (Martin Amis)
Money
29
Martin Amis
The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman (Laurence Sterne)
The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman
30
Laurence Sterne
The Poor Mouth
The Poor Mouth
31
Adrian Mole Novels (Sue Townsend)
Adrian Mole Novels
32
Sue Townsend
Discworld Series (Terry Pratchett)
Discworld Series
33
Terry Pratchett
What a Carve Up! (Jonathan Coe)
What a Carve Up!
34
Jonathan Coe
Me Talk Pretty One Day (David Sedaris)
Me Talk Pretty One Day
35
David Sedaris
Scoop (Evelyn Waugh)
Scoop
36
Evelyn Waugh
At Swim-Two-Birds (Flann O'Brien)
At Swim-Two-Birds
37
Flann O'Brien
The Don Camillo Omnibus (Giovanni Guareschi)
The Don Camillo Omnibus
38
Giovanni Guareschi
Love in a Cold Climate (Nancy Mitford)
Love in a Cold Climate
39
Nancy Mitford
Asterix Series (Uderzo)
Asterix Series
40
Uderzo
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