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Fell Out of Bed Laughing - Page 2

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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Portnoy's Complaint (Philip Roth)
Portnoy's Complaint (Philip Roth)
42
Porterhouse Blue (Tom Sharpe)
Porterhouse Blue (Tom Sharpe)
43
Good Omens (Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett)
Good Omens (Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett)
44
Bible
Bible
45
Don Quixote (Miguel De Cervantes)
Don Quixote (Miguel De Cervantes)
46
Three Men on the Bummel (Jerome K. Jerome)
Three Men on the Bummel (Jerome K. Jerome)
47
Decline and Fall (Evelyn Waugh)
Decline and Fall (Evelyn Waugh)
48
My Life and Hard Times (James Thurber)
My Life and Hard Times (James Thurber)
49
The Pursuit of Love (Nancy Mitford)
The Pursuit of Love (Nancy Mitford)
50
The Ginger Man
The Ginger Man
51
A Short Walk in the Hindu Kush
A Short Walk in the Hindu Kush
52
Billy Liar
Billy Liar
53
Bored of the Rings (Henry Beard)
Bored of the Rings (Henry Beard)
54
Post Office (Charles Bukowski)
Post Office (Charles Bukowski)
55
The Moon's a Balloon (David Niven)
The Moon's a Balloon (David Niven)
56
The Throwback (Tom Sharpe)
The Throwback (Tom Sharpe)
57
The Lost Continent: Travels in Small-Town America (Bill Bryson)
The Lost Continent: Travels in Small-Town America (Bill Bryson)
58
Kill Your Friends (John Niven)
Kill Your Friends (John Niven)
59
The Pickwick Papers (Charles Dickens)
The Pickwick Papers (Charles Dickens)
60
Ukridge (P. G. Wodehouse)
Ukridge (P. G. Wodehouse)
61
The Complete Short Stories (Saki)
The Complete Short Stories (Saki)
62
The Diary of a Provincial Lady (E. M. Delafield)
The Diary of a Provincial Lady (E. M. Delafield)
63
Vile Bodies (Evelyn Waugh)
Vile Bodies (Evelyn Waugh)
64
The Loved One (Evelyn Waugh)
The Loved One (Evelyn Waugh)
65
The Sot-Weed Factor (John Barth)
The Sot-Weed Factor (John Barth)
66
The Complete Enderby (Anthony Burgess)
The Complete Enderby (Anthony Burgess)
67
Towards the End of the Morning
Towards the End of the Morning
68
The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin (David Nobbs)
The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin (David Nobbs)
69
The Complete Henry Root Letters (William Donaldson)
The Complete Henry Root Letters (William Donaldson)
70
A Walk in the Woods (Bill Bryson)
A Walk in the Woods (Bill Bryson)
71
One Fine Day in the Middle of the Night
One Fine Day in the Middle of the Night
72
The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid (Bill Bryson)
The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid (Bill Bryson)
73
I, Partridge: We Need to Talk About Alan
I, Partridge: We Need to Talk About Alan
74
David Copperfield (Charles Dickens)
David Copperfield (Charles Dickens)
75
Far From the Madding Crowd (Thomas Hardy)
Far From the Madding Crowd (Thomas Hardy)
76
The Adventures of Mark Twain by Huckleberry Finn (Robert Burleigh)
The Adventures of Mark Twain by Huckleberry Finn (Robert Burleigh)
77
The Nightlife of the Gods (Thorne Smith)
The Nightlife of the Gods (Thorne Smith)
78
A Handful of Dust (Evelyn Waugh)
A Handful of Dust (Evelyn Waugh)
79
Clochemerle (Gabriel Chevallier)
Clochemerle (Gabriel Chevallier)
80
Finnegans Wake (James Joyce)
Finnegans Wake (James Joyce)
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