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Here's a list for anyone who takes his humor very seriously. These are some of the funniest books in the English language. Click on the title for a direct link to each book at Amazon.com.
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THE PAPERS OF A.J. WENTWORTH, BA
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By H.F. Ellis
First published in 1950, and based on a much-loved series of "diary entries" in Punch magazine, this is one of the funniest books ever written. A.J. Wentworth is the pompous and ineffectual assistant Mathematics Master at Burgrove, a minor English public school. His pupils run circles round him and his colleagues can't help teasing him, but he remains blissfully unaware of all this, convinced that he is in control. Despite, or perhaps because of, his stuffiness and obsession with minor details of school routine, you just can't help loving Wentworth.
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THE OFFICE
By Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant.
The excruciatingly funny office sitcom. Click here for our recommendations.
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DILBERT
By Scott Adams
Similar to our own "The Management Secrets of T. John Dick" in their view of the corporate world, Scott Adams Dilbert books have provided years of laughs and groans of recognition to the cubicle generation. We've selected some of the best. Click here for our recommendations.
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RIGHT HO, JEEVES
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By P.G. Wodehouse
The funniest of all the Jeeves books, Right Ho, Jeeves includes the celebrated episode of Gussie Fink-Nottle presenting the prizes at Market Snodsbury Grammar School, which is simply the master at his most sublime.
Other recommended Wodehouse…...
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The Code of the Woosters
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Jeeves in the Morning
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Carry On, Jeeves
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Life at Blandings : Something Fresh,...
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THE TRAVELLER'S TOOL
By Sir Les Patterson
Sir Les (actually Barry Humphries of Dame Edna fame) has left his post as cultural Attache to the Australian Embassy in London for the fast paced world of a jet-setting executive of the Australian Cheese Board. He shares with us some of the secrets of the high life he leads, courtesy of his "old mate, the Australian tax payer."
Not listed on Amazon - Find it if you can!
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