Comedy

Laughter echoes through these pages as comedians, humorists, and wit-masters share their hilarious stories, insights, and techniques for finding humor in everyday life. Whether you're looking to perfect your own comedy craft or simply enjoy a good laugh, you'll find everything from celebrity memoirs and satirical guides to professional comedy writing manuals and laugh-out-loud observations about modern life.

Comedy Book Summaries

A Confederacy of Dunces Summary

A Confederacy of Dunces

by John Kennedy Toole 1980 394 pages

Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim Summary

Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim

by David Sedaris 2004 257 pages

Adolf Hitler Summary

My Part in His Downfall

by Spike Milligan 1971 142 pages

Bossypants Summary

by Tina Fey 2011 283 pages

Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? Summary

Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me?

by Mindy Kaling 2011 222 pages

Growing Up Laughing Summary

Growing Up Laughing

My Story and the Story of Funny

by Marlo Thomas 2010 382 pages

Bad Habits Summary

Confessions of a Recovering Catholic

by Jenny McCarthy 2012 222 pages

The Comedy Bible Summary

The Comedy Bible

From Stand-up to Sitcom — The Comedy Writer's Ultimate "How To" Guide

by Judy Carter 2001 368 pages

The Comic Toolbox Summary

The Comic Toolbox

How to Be Funny Even If You're Not

by John Vorhaus 1994 191 pages

Modern Romance Summary

by Aziz Ansari 2015 279 pages

I Can't Make This Up Summary

I Can't Make This Up

by Kevin Hart 2017 378 pages

Comedy Writing Secrets Summary

Comedy Writing Secrets

The Best-Selling Book on How to Think Funny, Write Funny, Act Funny, And Get Paid For It

by Melvin Helitzer 1987 352 pages

100 Tricks to Appear Smart in Meetings Summary

100 Tricks to Appear Smart in Meetings

How to Get By Without Even Trying

by Sarah Cooper 2016 176 pages

Improvisation and the Theatre

by Keith Johnstone 1979 208 pages

Based on a True Story Summary

Based on a True Story

by Norm Macdonald 2016 256 pages

How to Write Funny Summary

How to Write Funny

Your Serious, Step-By-Step Blueprint For Creating Incredibly, Irresistibly, Successfully Hilarious Writing

by Scott Dikkers 2014 152 pages

I'm a Joke and So Are You Summary

I'm a Joke and So Are You

Reflections on Humour and Humanity

by Robin Ince 2018 323 pages

Born Standing Up Summary

Born Standing Up

by Steve Martin 2007 207 pages

Do You Talk Funny? Summary

Do You Talk Funny?

7 Comedy Habits to Become a Better (and Funnier) Public Speaker

by David Nihill 2015 208 pages

The Life and Loves of a He Devil Summary

The Life and Loves of a He Devil

by Graham Norton 2014 304 pages

Funny on Purpose Summary

Funny on Purpose

The Definitive Guide to an Unpredictable Career in Comedy: Standup + Improv + Sketch + TV + Writing + Directing + YouTube

by Joe Randazzo 2015 336 pages

Pryor Convictions Summary

Pryor Convictions

And Other Life Sentences

by Richard Pryor 1995 257 pages

The New One Summary

Painfully True Stories from a Reluctant Dad

by Mike Birbiglia 2020 256 pages

Mind Full Summary

Unwreck Your Head, De-stress Your Life

by Dermot Whelan 2021 256 pages

Born Standing Up Summary

Born Standing Up

by Steve Martin 2007 207 pages

Before & Laughter Summary

Before & Laughter

A Life Changing Book

by Jimmy Carr 2021 358 pages

Seriously Funny Summary

Seriously Funny

The Endlessly Quotable Terry Pratchett

by Terry Pratchett 2016 128 pages

British Literature

The NEW Comedy Bible Summary

The NEW Comedy Bible

The Ultimate Guide to Writing and Performing Stand-Up Comedy

by Judy Carter 2020 337 pages

The Message of You Summary

The Message of You

Turn Your Life Story into a Money-Making Speaking Career

by Judy Carter 2013 336 pages

Relax - You May Only Have a Few Minutes Left Summary

Relax - You May Only Have a Few Minutes Left

Using the power of humor to overcome stress in your life and work

by Loretta LaRoche 1998 208 pages

Improvise. Summary

Scene from the Inside Out

by Mick Napier 2004 144 pages

Windswept & Interesting Summary

Windswept & Interesting

My Autobiography

by Billy Connolly 2021 356 pages

Plato and a Platypus Walk Into a Bar Summary

Plato and a Platypus Walk Into a Bar

Understanding Philosophy Through Jokes

by Thomas Cathcart 2007 200 pages

How to Be Ultra Spiritual Summary

How to Be Ultra Spiritual

12 1/2 Steps to Spiritual Superiority

by J.P. Sears 2017 272 pages

The Simpsons and Philosophy Summary

The Simpsons and Philosophy

The D'oh! of Homer

by William Irwin 2001 303 pages

What This Comedian Said Will Shock You Summary

What This Comedian Said Will Shock You

by Bill Maher 2024 400 pages

Love Triangle Summary

How Trigonometry Shapes the World

by Matt Parker 2024 352 pages

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy Summary

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy

by Douglas Adams 1979 216 pages

Science Fiction

What If? Summary

Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions

by Randall Munroe 2014 303 pages

Furiously Happy Summary

Furiously Happy

A Funny Book About Horrible Things

by Jenny Lawson 2015 329 pages

Girl Walks into a Bar . . . Summary

Girl Walks into a Bar . . .

Comedy Calamities, Dating Disasters, and a Midlife Miracle

by Rachel Dratch 2012 248 pages

Dishonesty Is the Second-Best Policy Summary

Dishonesty Is the Second-Best Policy

And Other Rules to Live By

by David Mitchell 2019 264 pages

The Color of Magic Summary

The Color of Magic

by Terry Pratchett 1983 228 pages

by Terry Pratchett 1987 243 pages

Guards! Guards! Summary

Guards! Guards!

by Terry Pratchett 1989 376 pages

The Light Fantastic Summary

The Light Fantastic

by Terry Pratchett 1986 277 pages

Equal Rites Summary

by Terry Pratchett 1987 240 pages

Small Gods Summary

by Terry Pratchett 1992 389 pages

Going Postal Summary

by Terry Pratchett 2004 394 pages

So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish Summary

So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish

by Douglas Adams 1984 225 pages

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