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

The Color of Magic Summary

The Color of Magic

by Terry Pratchett 1983 228 pages

Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? Summary

Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me?

by Mindy Kaling 2011 222 pages

So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish Summary

So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish

by Douglas Adams 1984 225 pages

Science Fiction

Redshirts Summary

by John Scalzi 2012 320 pages

Science Fiction

The New One Summary

Painfully True Stories from a Reluctant Dad

by Mike Birbiglia 2020 256 pages

The Gold Standard Summary

The Gold Standard

Rules to Rule By

by Ari Gold 2015 224 pages

1000 Years of Annoying the French Summary

1000 Years of Annoying the French

by Stephen Clarke 2010 685 pages

Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? Summary

Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me?

by Mindy Kaling 2011 222 pages

Windswept & Interesting Summary

Windswept & Interesting

My Autobiography

by Billy Connolly 2021 356 pages

The Light Fantastic Summary

The Light Fantastic

by Terry Pratchett 1986 277 pages

Me Talk Pretty One Day Summary

Me Talk Pretty One Day

by David Sedaris 2000 272 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

Let's Pretend This Never Happened Summary

Let's Pretend This Never Happened

A Mostly True Memoir

by Jenny Lawson 2012 318 pages

The Greatest Nobodies of History Summary

The Greatest Nobodies of History

Minor Characters from Major Moments

by Adrian Bliss 2024 304 pages

Before & Laughter Summary

Before & Laughter

A Life Changing Book

by Jimmy Carr 2021 358 pages

Born Standing Up Summary

Born Standing Up

by Steve Martin 2007 207 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

Equal Rites Summary

by Terry Pratchett 1987 240 pages

Mind Full Summary

Unwreck Your Head, De-stress Your Life

by Dermot Whelan 2021 256 pages

That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime (Light Novel), Vol. 2 Summary

That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime (Light Novel), Vol. 2

by Fuse 2014 304 pages

Comedy Comedy Comedy Drama Summary

Comedy Comedy Comedy Drama

by Bob Odenkirk 2022 284 pages

Carl's Doomsday Scenario Summary

Carl's Doomsday Scenario

by Matt Dinniman 2021 364 pages

Science Fiction

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

Diaries 1969-1979 Summary

Diaries 1969-1979

The Python Years

by Michael Palin 2006 650 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

Jokes My Father Never Taught Me Summary

Jokes My Father Never Taught Me

Life, Love, and Loss with Richard Pryor

by Rain Pryor 2006 224 pages

The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin Summary

The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin

by David Nobbs 1975 285 pages

A Nation of Idiots Summary

A Nation of Idiots

by Daksh Tyagi 2019 215 pages

Mastering Stand-Up Summary

Mastering Stand-Up

The Complete Guide to Becoming a Successful Comedian

by Stephen Rosenfield 2017 272 pages

The Hidden Tools of Comedy Summary

The Hidden Tools of Comedy

The Serious Business of Being Funny

by Steve Kaplan 2013 280 pages

Growing Up Laughing Summary

Growing Up Laughing

My Story and the Story of Funny

by Marlo Thomas 2010 382 pages

Everyone You Hate is Going to Die Summary

Everyone You Hate is Going to Die

And Other Comforting Thoughts on Family, Friends, Sex, Love, and More Things That Ruin Your Life

by Daniel Sloss 2021 259 pages

What If? 2 Summary

Additional Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions

by Randall Munroe 2022 354 pages

The Ultimate Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy Summary

The Ultimate Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy

by Douglas Adams 1996 815 pages

Science Fiction

Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim Summary

Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim

by David Sedaris 2004 257 pages

Seriously Funny Summary

Seriously Funny

The Endlessly Quotable Terry Pratchett

by Terry Pratchett 2016 128 pages

British Literature

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

We Had a Little Real Estate Problem Summary

We Had a Little Real Estate Problem

by Kliph Nesteroff 2021 319 pages

Girl Logic Summary

The Genius and the Absurdity

by Iliza Shlesinger 2017 264 pages

The Infinite and the Divine Summary

The Infinite and the Divine

by Robert Rath 2020 361 pages

Science Fiction

Hot Six Summary

by Janet Evanovich 2000 336 pages

I Must Say Summary

My Life as a Humble Comedy Legend

by Martin Short 2014 336 pages

The World According to Cunk Summary

The World According to Cunk

An Illustrated History of All World Events Ever

by Philomena Cunk 2024 256 pages

The Joke and Its Relation to the Unconscious Summary

The Joke and Its Relation to the Unconscious

by Sigmund Freud 1905 229 pages

488 Rules for Life Summary

488 Rules for Life

by Kitty Flanagan 2019 302 pages

The Rant Zone Summary

An All-Out Blitz Against Soul-Sucking Jobs, Twisted Child Stars, Holistic Loons, and People Who Eat Their Dogs!

by Dennis Miller 2001 208 pages

Someone Who Will Love You in All Your Damaged Glory Summary

Someone Who Will Love You in All Your Damaged Glory

by Raphael Bob-Waksberg 2019 256 pages

Tourist Season Summary

by Carl Hiaasen 1986 404 pages

And Here's the Kicker Summary

And Here's the Kicker

Conversations with 21 Top Humor Writers on their Craft and the Industry

by Mike Sacks 2009 337 pages

I Funny Summary

A Middle School Story

by James Patterson 2012 320 pages

Realistic Fiction

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