Laughter erupts when a funny book pierces the silence of reading. The best comedy audiobooks amplify this joy, with humorous narrators bringing comedic stories to life. Works like A Dirty Job and Where'd You Go, Bernadette showcase funny fiction, while comedians Tina Fey, Mindy Kaling, and Amy Poehler offer hilarious written accounts. Essayists like David Sedaris also contribute to the humor. Exclusive audiobooks, such as John Malkovich's reading of Breakfast of Champions, are available on Audible. Which comedy audiobooks will you choose? With Audible, you can start listening with two free audiobooks. Vote for your favorite funny audiobooks and recommend must-listen comedies we might have missed.
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A Dirty JobBooks PublicationsChristopher Moore wrote A Dirty Job, the ninth novel, in 2006. The book shows Moore's absurd style. The story draws from his own experiences tending to family and friends as they die.
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Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood PalBooks PublicationsChristopher Moore published Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal in 2002. Moore fills in Jesus' lost years using the view of Jesus' childhood pal, Levi bar Alphaeus, called Biff. The original Lamb came in hardback and paperback with an author afterword. A special gift edition, with a second afterword by Moore recalling his Israel trip, appeared in 2007.
Also ranks #28 on Best Absurdist Fiction Novels
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Breakfast of ChampionsBooks PublicationsKurt Vonnegut wrote the 1973 novel, *Breakfast of Champions, or Goodbye Blue Monday*. The story takes place in the fictional town of Midland City. It follows two lonesome, skinny, fairly old white men on a planet dying fast. Dwayne Hoover, one man, is a charming but deeply deranged Pontiac dealer and land and franchise owner. He becomes obsessed with the other man, Kilgore Trout's writings, treating them as literal truth. Trout, a pulp science fiction writer who appeared in other Vonnegut novels, looks like a crazy old man.
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Go the F**k to SleepBooks PublicationsAdam Mansbach wrote *Go the Fuck to Sleep*, and Ricardo Cortés illustrated it. People called it a "children's book for adults." It hit No. 1 on Amazon.com's bestseller list a month before release. This happened because booksellers emailed PDF copies during an unplanned viral marketing effort.
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Holidays on Ice: Featuring Six New StoriesBooks PublicationsDavid Sedaris collected essays about Christmas in Holidays on Ice in 1997. Time named Sedaris America’s Favorite Humorist. The Economist named him one of the funniest writers alive. This is one of his first works. The original publication got new passages added, many of which other authors cite. Fans claim Sedaris' style in this collection is precise, sometimes dark, and funny. "Santaland Diaries" is the most popular essay.
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I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell: Unabridged SelectionsBooks PublicationsTucker Max wrote 'I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell,' a collection of autobiographical short stories about sex and drinking adventures. This book became a New York Times #1 bestseller. It hit the Best Seller List every year from 2006 to 2011. Over one million copies sold worldwide; 400,000 copies sold in 2009 alone. A feature film titled the same name followed. The author narrates short stories, often showing the narrator's humorous excess. These stories cover the author's views on women, drinking, insulting people, and sex.
Also ranks #26 on Best Books With Hell in the Title
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BossypantsBooks PublicationsTina Fey wrote the autobiographical comedy book, Bossypants. The book topped The New York Times Best Seller list. It stayed there for five weeks after release. Since then, the book has sold over one million copies in the U.S. Fey's Grammy-nominated audiobook narration sold over 150,000 copies on Audible.com. Reagan Arthur Books, an imprint of Little, Brown, released a paperback reprint in January 2012.
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Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns)Books PublicationsMindy Kaling wrote Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns) in 2011.
Also ranks #8 on Best Celebrity Autobiographies
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