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Best Humor Books

A tight humor shortlist - built for quick decisions, not endless scrolling.

Last refreshed 2026-02-27. We keep tuning this list as new titles land and reader interest shifts.

1. Yes Please
Amy Poehler
Yes Please: Paperback – Illustrated, September 1, 2015
2. This Is Going to Hurt
Adam Kay
This Is Going to Hurt: Secret Diaries of a Medical Resident
3. In a Sunburned Country
Bill Bryson
In a Sunburned Country: Paperback – International Edition, June 12, 2001
4. Born a Crime
Trevor Noah
Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood
5. A Walk in the Woods
Bill Bryson
A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail
6. A Very Punchable Face
Colin Jost
A Very Punchable Face: A Memoir
7. Scrappy Little Nobody
Anna Kendrick
Scrappy Little Nobody: Paperback – August 22, 2017
8. Big Dumb Eyes
Nate Bargatze
Big Dumb Eyes: Stories from a Simpler Mind
9. Go the Fuck to Sleep
Adam Mansbach, Ricardo Cortés
Go the Fuck to Sleep: Hardcover – June 14, 2011
10. Based on a True Story
Norm Macdonald
Based on a True Story: A Memoir
11. Plato and a Platypus Walk Into a Bar
Thomas Cathcart, Daniel Klein
Plato and a Platypus Walk Into a Bar: Understanding Philosophy Through Jokes
12. Girl Walks into a Bar . . .
Rachel Dratch
Girl Walks into a Bar . . .: Comedy Calamities, Dating Disasters, and a Midlife Miracle
13. Raw Dog
Jamie Loftus
Raw Dog: The Naked Truth About Hot Dogs
14. I'm Just a Person
Tig Notaro
I'm Just a Person: Paperback – Illustrated, May 16, 2017
15. Playing with Myself
Randy Rainbow
Playing with Myself: Hardcover – April 19, 2022
16. Stupid Things I Won't Do When I Get Old
Steven Petrow
Stupid Things I Won't Do When I Get Old: A Highly Judgmental, Unapologetically Honest Accounting of All the Things Our Elders Are Doing Wrong
17. It Looked Different on the Model
Laurie Notaro
It Looked Different on the Model: Epic Tales of Impending Shame and Infamy
18. Heart and Brain
The Awkward Yeti, Nick Seluk
Heart and Brain: An Awkward Yeti Collection
19. What's So Funny?
Tim Conway, Jane Scovell
What's So Funny?: My Hilarious Life
20. How to Be a Heroine
Samantha Ellis
How to Be a Heroine: Or, What I've Learned from Reading too Much
21. Where I Come From
Rick Bragg
Where I Come From: Stories from the Deep South
22. Man Up!
Ross Mathews, Chelsea Handler
Man Up!: Tales of My Delusional Self-Confidence
23. Housebroken
Laurie Notaro
Housebroken: Admissions of an Untidy Life
24. The Shape of Ideas
Grant Snider
The Shape of Ideas: An Illustrated Exploration of Creativity

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