Humour & Comedy

Kat Su / Crap Taxidermy (Coffee Table Book)

You won't know whether to laugh or cry at these spectacularly bad attempts at taxidermy, brought to you courtesy of the hit website crappytaxidermy.com. The site's plethora of bad taxidermy examples - including a squirrel riding a rattlesnake like a...

Andy Riley / Wine Makes Mummy Clever (Hardback)

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Jim Holt / Stop Me If You've Heard This: A History and Philosophy of Jokes (Hardback)

A priest, a rabbi and a minister walk into bar. 'What is this', the barman says, 'some kind of joke?'As he laughs his way though the history of jokes, Jim Holt discovers that most of those we trade are actually hundreds of years old: Palamedes, a Greek...

Boris Starling / Haynes Explains Teenagers (Hardback)

Written by bestselling author Boris Starling, Teenagers is one of the first titles in the brand new Haynes Explains series. A light-hearted and entertaining take on the classic workshop manual, it contains everything you'd expect to see including...

Alan Partridge / Alan Partridge: Nomad (Hardback)

In Alan Partridge: Nomad, Alan dons his boots, windcheater and scarf and embarks on an odyssey through a place he once knew - it's called Britain - intent on completing a journey of immense personal significance. Diarising his ramble in the form...

Allan Plenderleith / The Odd Squad's Guide to Poo (Large Paperback)

Sit back and gasp with disgust as you learn about the history of poo, how to bake the perfect poo, and all about poo around the world. Have fun with the pebble dash game, poo party games and farts and crafts projects. All this and much more for anyone...

Michael O'Donnell / A Sceptic's Medical Dictioary (Large Paperback)

Everyone involved in, and indeed all who have ever had dealings with the medical profession, will find this unique dictionary both humorous and enlightening. In all the definitions Michael O'Donnell entertains the reader with his eloquent observations on...

Jeremy Clarkson : / Diddly Squat: Home to Roost (Large Paperback)

Welcome back to Clarkson’s Farm.So, that went well . . .The spring barley crop failed.Just like the oil seed rape.And the durum wheat.Then the oats turned the colour of a hearing aid and the mushrooms went mouldy.Farming sheep, pigs and cows was...

Tim Collins / World’s Stupidest Tweets

Sometimes you press the button without thinking ... you know it’s a mistake but there’s no way back, you’ve posted something really stupid. It doesn’t make sense ... it’s littered with spelling mistakes ... you’ve...

Spike Milligan / Compulsive Spike Milligan (Large Paperback)

This second superb collected work of one of Britain's best-loved comedians is an excellent companion to the sensational original, The Essential Spike Milligan. Spanning his 50-year career and incorporating a rich and varied range of material, this second...

Katie Vaz / The Escape Manual for Introverts (Large Paperback)

Feeling cornered at a wedding reception by gossipy guests? Stuck at a holiday party that lasts forever? This beautifully illustrated book is the ultimate funny, sometimes absurd guide to escaping those painfully awkward situations. Trapped...

Women of Faith / Laughter Is the Spice of Life (Large Paperback)

Producing everything from gentle chuckles to roll-in-the-aisle laughter, these stories, jokes, and quips will entertain and uplift you, no matter what your circumstances might be!   This book is second hand, and while you may not get the same...

Helen Exley / Over 70's Jokes (Hardback)

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P. G. Wodehouse / The Ultimate Humour Book (Hardback)

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Helen Exley / A Feast of After Dinner Jokes (Hardback)

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Chelsea Handler / Chelsea Chelsea Bang Bang (Hardback)

The hilarious new book from the star of Chelsea Lately and the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Are You There, Vodka? It's Me, Chelsea. Get ready for big laughs as Chelsea Handler lets loose with more comic personal essays...

James Conrad / The Funniest Football Quotes: Humorous Quotations For All Sports Fans (Large Paperback)

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Kerstin Mierke & Bridgette Rowland - Would You Like to Be Buried with My People? - Irish Wedding Traditions (Hardback)

From matchmaking to speed-dating, strawboys to gatecrashers, and jaunting carts to limousines, the face of Irish weddings has changed dramatically over the centuries. Connecting the old with the new, this overview traces the path of both romance and...

Billy Connolly / Rambling Man: My Life on the Road (Hardback)

Being a Rambling Man was what I always wanted to be, to live the way I damn well pleased. I've met the weirdest and most wonderful people who walk the Earth, seen the most bizarre and the most fantastic sights - and I've rarely come across something I...

Editors of DailyCandy / Fictionary: Words that don't Exist but Should (Hardback)

Packed full of the words and phrases that are  popular, or that should be, this is your gorgeous glossary of the cleverest words you've never heard. Whether you've just spotted another teenile person (someone who is far too old for what they wear),...

Freddie Green / The Little Book of Senior Moments (Hardback)

You know you're having a senior moment when you decide it's time to pull up your socks, and realize you forgot to put any on. If this sounds all too familiar, read on to discover whether your marbles just need a spring cleaning, or you've well and...

Des MacHale / Paddy the Englishman, Paddy the Irishman, and Paddy the Scotsman jokes

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Des MacHale / "Wit" (Hardback)

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Justin Halpern / $hit My Dad Says (Hardback)

'At 28 years old, I found myself living at home, with my 73-year-old father. As a child, my father never minced words, and when I screwed up, he had a way of cutting right through the bullshit and pointing out exactly why I was being an idiot. When I...

Mike Haskins / Classic Comedy Quotes (Hardback)

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Aubrey Malone / You Can Quote Me On That

You Can Quote me on That! is a bang-up-to-date collection of quotations: comments humorous, acerbic, satirical or plain self-serving written or spoken (or sometimes even overheard) in the Ireland of today. Quotes from David Feherty, Bertie Ahern,...

Tadhg Hickey / A Portrait of the Piss Artist as a Young Man (Large Paperback)

It was love at first taste for fifteen-year-old Tadhg Hickey when he drank a can of Scrumpy Jack on the night of his exam results. Straight away it provided a cure for that constant feeling of 'something wrong, something not quite right', a way of...

John McCarthy / Irish Humor: The Book for All Seasons (Large Paperback)

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Edgar E. Willis / How to Be Funny on Purpose (Large Paperback)

For centuries illustrious thinkers have speculated about what inspires the beguiling and uplifting sound of laughter. With their ideas in mind, Edgar Willis takes an innovative and sometimes startling approach to the subject. Its key element is a...

Bob Monkhouse / Just Say a Few Words (Large Paperback)

This practical book contains advice on all aspects and techniques of public speech-making from mastering stage fright to shaping your speeches, moving in and out of humour, openings and endings, and short cuts to winning over your audience...

Marcie Starr / Women's Jokebook (Large Paperback)

Men's attitude towards women has been known to be a little frivolous. Alas, many still hold entrenched attitudes - just as Dorothy Parker said, "You can't teach old dogmas new tricks." But then women have been known to bust a button or two while...

Barry Fantoni / Colemanballs 8

A collection of quotes and cartoons from the rich and famous taken from 'Private Eye'.         All of our books are second hand, and while you may not get the exact copy shown in the picture, all of our books are in very...

Rosemarie Jarski / LITTLE BOOK OF WRINKLIES WIT

Old is the new young. Grey is the new black. Saga-louts are the new lager-louts. This collection of wrinklies' wit and wisdom explodes the old stereotypes of knitting grannies and doddering grandpas.         All of our...

Brendan O'Carroll / Call Me Mrs Brown

Before he became the nation's favourite Mammy, Brendan O'Carroll was known simply as Brendan.The youngest of ten children from a poor family in Dublin, his father died when he was just nine years old. Leaving school at the mere 12 years of age, Brendan...

David Southwell, Matt Adams / 1001 Ridiculous Ways to Die

We all have to die someday—some people just find more bizarrely hilarious ways to go The woman who drank herself to death with water trying to win a games console by holding in her pee. . . the mechanic who blew himself up while trying to...

Emma Burgess / Essential Foreign Insults

Have you ever struggled to find the French for "so you want to fight, big nose?" Ever had the urge to tell a German to hide their face before you vomit? Or inform an Italian that their beer tastes of piss? You'll never be lost for words again with...

Jude Mangan / Little Book of Irish Political Bullshit

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Dusty Sandman / 101 Things to do When You Can't Get to Sleep

A neat, pocket-sized package, with one-colour illustrations throughout, at a Secret Santa price point - a proven formula! A book to sit on the shelf beside colouring books, and the mindfulness journal - a gentle reminder of the simple joys of life -...

Steve Lowe & Alan McArthur - Is it Just Me or is Everything Shit? (Hardback)

Hardback, 2006.  If you hate: loft living; bar-clubs; Tony Blair; chick lit; global warming sceptics; Keane; loyalty cards; IKEA; Kabbalah; bling and Richard Curtis... ... then you need IS IT JUST ME OR IS EVERYTHING SHIT? - an encylopedic attack on...

Stewart Ferris / The World's Greatest Chat-up Lines and Put-downs

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Lotta Sonninen / The Little Book of Bad Moods

Let’s face it: we’re sick of staying positive. Meditating. Doing yoga. Those things are so boring. How about finding a new and more engaging way to relieve your stress and get you through the hell that is your life?The Little Book of Bad...

Ronni Ancona & Alistair McGowan / Matter of Life and Death

Ronni Ancona is fed up with football: the way it dominates TV, takes over men's brains and scuppers any chance of romance. And so, for the sake of women everywhere, Ronni concocts an experiment to see if a man can be made to give up the very thing he...

Christine Green / The Little Book of Loony Driving Laws

This is a collection of the looniest driving laws from around the world. It is the perfect antidote to road rage and car congestion.         All of our books are second hand, and while you may not get the exact copy shown...

John LeFevre / Straight To Hell

“Some chick asked me what I would do with 10 million bucks. I told her I’d wonder where the rest of my money went.”—@GSElevatorOver the past three years, the notorious @GSElevator Twitter feed has offered a hilarious, shamelessly...

Tim Allen / Don't Stand Too Close To A Naked Man

The comic who's a guy's guy, Tim Allen is the star of ABC's Home Improvement, one of television's most successful sit-coms. In this first book, Allen shares his hilarious and helpful musings on being a hapless male in America. Black-and-white...

P.J. O'Rourke / Eat the Rich

P.J. sets off on a world tour to investigate funny economics. Having seen 'good' capitalism on Wall Street, he looks at 'bad' capitalism in Albania, views 'good' socialism in Sweden and endures 'bad' socialism in Cuba. The result is the world's only...

Mark Crick / The Household Tips of the Great Writers (Hardback)

As with the commander of an army, or the leader of any enterprise, so it is with a Great Writer and his house.'The Household Tips of the Great Writers covers all your household needs, indoors and outdoors, from pruning a rose bush with Pablo Neruda...

Richard Porter / Top Gear: How to Parachute into a Moving Car: Vital Survival Tips for the Modern Man (Hardback)

A collection of the  Top Gear  team's sensible, level-headed advice for coping with the everyday scenarios that readers all face now and again.  We've all suffered at the hands of life's little problems from time to time, whether it's...

Henry Morris / The Diary of a Secret Tory MP (Hardback)

(Almost!) True Stories from the Heart of British PoliticsThe long-awaited diary from Whitehall’s most scandalous MP…From Brexit to Covid, parties to pig culling, the Conservative government has lurched from crisis to crisis. With a front-row...

Yes, Prime Minister: The Diaries Of The Right Hon. James Hacker: Volume 1 (Hardback)

For all those who laughed at the political wisdom contained in the fictional diaries of The Complete Yes Minister, here is the hilarious sequel in which the hero, Sir James Hacker, successfully fails his way upward to the top political post in Great...

Maureen Lipman / Lip Reading (Hardback)

The popular comedy actress and raconteuse Maureen Lipman reveals how she found herself trussed up backstage in Birmingham, ponders the more peculiar aspects of cricket terminology and explores the miracle of plastic tablecloths.     All of our...

Martin Wainwright / The Guardian Book of April Fool's Day (Hardback)

Panorama's coverage of the 'Spaghetti Harvest' is legendary, as is the Guardian's travel supplement celebrating the imaginary island of San Seriffe. Nowadays the first of April is not complete without news stories like the Sun exclusive on the Queen...