Humour & Comedy

Alfie Deyes / The Pointless Book (Large Paperback)

  Bake a cake in a mug; take part in a people-watching challenge; create a time capsule; diarise a week of your life and learn to make origami. Fully illustrated and packed with a host of games, activities and pranks, Alfie invites you to join...

Wendy Northcutt / The Darwin Awards III

  Just when you thought it was safe to leave the house...brand new DARWIN AWARDS, the bestselling humour series that honours those people who improve the human gene pool by inadvertently removing themselves from it in sublimely idiotic ways. The...

Jen Campbell / Weird Things Customers Say in Bookshops (Hardback)

 'Can books conduct electricity?''My children are just climbing your bookshelves: that's ok... isn't it?'A John Cleese Twitter question ['What is your pet peeve?'], first sparked the "Weird Things Customers Say in Bookshops" blog, which grew over...

Harry Hill / Livin' the Dreem (Large Paperback)

  Harry Hill's unexpurgated diary of his year promises to do for the celebrity memoir what the Hadron Collider has done for particle acceleration. Think Samuel Pepys meets Katie Price. This frank and sometimes controversial diary details one...

Scarlett Moffatt / Scarlett Says (Hardback)

 The Sunday Times Number 1 Bestseller from the Queen of the Jungle, Scarlett Moffatt"I don't go on red carpets. If a photographer ever shouted out "who are you wearing?" I'd be like, "Me mam's top, me mate Sarah's jeans and some shoes from the...

Emma Koenig / F*ck! I'm in my Twenties

  Everyone has that moment, the realisation that adulthood has arrived, like a runaway train, and there's no getting out of its way. From the hit tumbler blog of the same name, F*ck! I'm in my Twenties perfectly captures the new generation...

Brendan O'Carroll / Mrs Brown's Family Handbook

 Uncover hilarious and unique insights into the Brown family, in Brendan O'Carroll's first official book on his NTA winning comic creation Mrs Brown's Boys.Millions od us have wondered: how does Agnes Brown do it? Keeping her end up while seven...

Stephen Bayley / Dictionary of Idiocy : An Utterly Quirky Guide to General Ignorance

  Wittgenstein said that if people never did silly things, nothing intelligent would ever happen. In this compelling A-Z of modern ignorance, Stephen Bayley gathers silly, curious and sometimes shocking facts on everything that makes our world...

Ambrose Bierce / The Devil's Dictionary (Hardback)

  A word book, straight up, with a twist The Devil's Dictionary is an American classic. A Yankee Oscar Wilde with a wicked edge to his tongue, gained from seeing the world early and cynically as it really was, Ambrose Bierce, friend and rival of...

Oonagh O'Hagan / I Lick My Cheese And Other Notes... : . . . From the Frontline of Flatsharing (Hardback)

  'I needed that ham. Really needed it.' 'I pay the rent. What do you do?' 'I hate you more than life itself.' Flatsharing - it's not for the fainthearted. It doesn't matter how friendly and considerate everyone is to begin with, something always...

Rob Temple / Very British Problems : Making Life Awkward for Ourselves, One Rainy Day at a Time

 There's an epidemic sweeping the nationSymptoms include:*Acute embarrassment at the mere notion of 'making a fuss'*Extreme awkwardness when faced with any social greeting beyond a brisk handshake*An unhealthy preoccupation with meteorologyDoctors...

Harry Oliver / March Hares and Monkeys' Uncles (Hardback)

  From the publishers of the Number 1 bestseller Red Herrings and White Elephants Why is a March hare mad? Why do we sometimes call ourselves a monkey's uncle? Why do cricketers who don't score anything get out for a duck? Who was Gordon Bennett?...

Charlie Brooker / The Hell of it All (Hardback)

 'Mankind clearly peaked about 40 years ago. It's been downhill ever since. For all this talk of our dazzling modern age, the two biggest advances of the past decade are Wi-Fi and Nando's. That's the best we can do.'In his latest laugh-out-loud...

David Mitchell / Thinking About It Only Makes It Worse And Other Lessons from Modern Life (Hardback)

 What's wrong with calling a burglar brave? Why are people so f***ing hung up about swearing? Why do the asterisks in that sentence make it okay? Why do so many people want to stop other people doing things, and how can they be stopped from stopping...

Jack Dee / Thanks For Nothing (Hardback)

 For the first time, comedian Jack Dee reveals the highs and lows of his early life and disastrous day jobs. You don't just wake up jaundiced and bitter; it's taken Jack years of dedication and commitment to brew his unique cocktail of...

Terry Wogan / Something for the Weekend : The Collected Columns of Sir Terry Wogan

 A collection of Terry Wogan's best TELEGRAPH columns, with his trademark wry take on life. 'It's my feeling that whatever's bothering you, you ought to be able to say it in less than 500 words. The rest is window-dressing ... Probably explains why...

Matt Coyne / Dummy : The Comedy and Chaos of Real-Life Parenting (Hardback)

    'The night before Charlie was born I had this dream. I dreamt that I was a soldier, riding into battle ...completely naked, and on the back of a large, inflatable duck.' Matt Coyne has become a hero for thousands of parents everywhere...

Bill Bryson / The Road to Little Dribbling : More Notes from a Small Island (Hardback)

   Twenty years ago, Bill Bryson went on a trip around Britain to celebrate the green and kindly island that had become his adopted country. The hilarious book that resulted, Notes from a Small Island, was taken to the nation's heart and...

Andrew Martin / Funny You Should Say That : Amusing Remarks from Cicero to the Simpsons (Hardback)

   'A fool and his words are soon parted' wrote William Shenstone in 1764; one might add that 'A wit and his words are rarely collected'. Here is the antidote: a dazzling survey of the funniest remarks, quips and observations from Ancient...

Aziz Ansari / Modern Romance (Hardback)

   The #1 New York Times Bestseller A hilarious, thoughtful, and in-depth exploration of the pleasures and perils of modern romance from Aziz Ansari, the star of Master of None and one of this generation's sharpest comedic voices At some...

Joshua Piven / Worst Case Scenario Work Survival Handbookk

 What could be worse than work? The team behind the best-selling Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook are back with expert advice for surviving dozens of all-new, nightmare on-the-job scenarios both in the office and on the loading dock. In...

Waverley Books / Irish Jokes

     If you are looking for jokes that give answers to questions such as:What's the difference between a Kerry wedding and a Kerrywake?Why would Dermot not go to bed on his wedding night?and blessings such as:"May your friends have fine...

Maeve Higgins / Off You Go : Away from home and loving it. Sort of. (Large Paperback)

   Maeve Higgins used to think she'd live in Ireland forever. She used to think a lot of crazy things, like 'macadamia nuts are a light snack'. Then the stunning and humble comedian switched to almonds, gave away all of her possessions and...

Billy Connolly / Journey to the Edge of the World

   Billy tells us the gripping story of his adventures in some of the remotest parts of the world.In the summer of 2008 Billy Connolly set sail on a ten-week journey from ocean to ocean: from the Atlantic to the Pacific, by way of the North...

Peter Quinn / Short Back and Sides : Tales From An Irish Barber Shop

   Customer: "Soccer will never take off in America; it's just not going to happen!"Barber: "I heard a quote in a movie "Americans will never embrace soccer!""Customer: "Who said that?"Barber: "Homer Simpson in the Simpsons Movie!"Female...

Mark Kermode / The Good, The Bad and The Multiplex

   If blockbusters make money no matter how bad they are, then why not make a good one for a change?How can 3-D be the future of cinema when it's been giving audiences a headache for over a hundred years?Why pay to watch films in cinemas that...

Christopher Cerf / The Official Politically Correct Dictionary

    An essential handbook for the nineties, providing a fool proof guard against those politically incorrect faux pas which can ruin social and professional life.     All of our books are second hand, and while you may not...

Kevin Goldstein-Jackson / Quick Quips and Longer Jokes : A Raconteur's Directory

    This razor-sharp 'A list' of laughter-lines will prime you for those fleeting conversational moments when a gag has your friends cracking up. Or, if you're after an infusion of irrepressible jocularity for a formal speech, delve within:...

J. S Smith / The Secret Diary of Prince George : Ages 3 1

    Buckingham Palace, London, 2013. My mum and I seem to be on the cover of every magazine these days. She must be really pleased that I ve made her so famous. Before I arrived, I don t suppose many people had even heard of her. Kensington...

Ian Spector / Chuck Norris Vs Mr. T : 400 Facts About the Baddest Dudes in the History of Ever

   In November 2007, Gotham Books unleashed The Truth about Chuck Norris upon the world and changed publishing forever. Containing 400 farcical facts about pop culture icon Chuck Norris, the book burned through thirteen printings, roundhouse...

Mark Crispin Miller / The Bush Dyslexicon

    President George W. Bush tends to blurt out all or part of what he's really thinking, even as he's trying to lie about it. George W Bush is so illiterate as to turn completely incoherent when he speaks without a script. He seems like...

Gerard Kelly / More Overheard in Dublin : Dublin Wit from overheardindublin.com

   This book is the perfect stocking filler for all ages.A right de-bollicking! I work in a veterinary clinic and I answered a phone call one day: Woman: 'I need to have my dog's stitches out.' Me: 'Okay, what did your dog have done?' Woman:...

Augusten Burroughs / Possible Side Effects

   From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Running with Scissors comes Augusten Burroughs's most provocative collection of true stories yet.From nicotine gum addiction to lesbian personal ads to incontinent dogs, Possible Side Effects...

Ann Hathaway / The Homecraft Book

      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 good condition. Removing stickers from a book may damage it, so we refrain from doing so. If you see a...

David Rose / Sexually, I'm more of a Switzerland

 Personal ads -- men and women of all ages, backgrounds and aspirations, laying their souls bare and their hearts on the line -- are the modern world's equivalent of the Japanese haiku . . . or something like that, anyway. Painstakingly crafted,...

Robert O'Byrne / Mind Your Manners : A Guide to Good Behaviour

   It's the thought that counts. So, while society has changed, the need for thoughtfulness, courtesy and good manners has not. What is the etiquette for internet use, emails and mobile phone calls? How does one handle the delicate politics of...

Jon Ronson / What I Do : More True Tales of Everyday Craziness

 As hilarious as it is perturbing, Jon Ronson's What I Do is a treat for everyone who has ever suspected themselves to be at the mercy of forces they can barely comprehend.In part one, read about the time Jon inadvertently made a lewd gesture to a...

Edward Phillips / The World's Best After-dinner Jokes

    This collection of after-dinner jokes are the latest edition to the "World's Best Jokes" series.     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...

Marc Abrahams / Ig Nobel Prizes

    WHAT: The Ig Nobel Prize honours individuals whose achievements in science cannot or should not be reproduced. 10 prizes are given to people who have done remarkably bizarre things in science over the previous year. WHY: The 'Igs' are...

Tim Moore / Spanish Steps

   Ludicrous, heart-warming and improbably inspirational, Spanish Steps is the story of what happens when a rather silly man tries to walk all the way across a very large country, with a very large animal who doesn't really want to.Being...

Seth Milstein / The Little Book of Trumpisms : The Donald on immigration, global warming, his rivals, Mexicans and more

   A hilarious and horrific collection of Donald Trump's no-holds-barred opinions, brought together in one handy volume. It contains the rug-haired one's charming and intelligent thoughts on his opponents (`Hillary Clinton was the worst...

Bob Wilson / Bob Wilson's Ultimate Collection of Peculiar Sporting Lingo

    This is the comprehensive collection of sport's strangest terms encountered in the 50-year career of one of British sport's greatest sages.Have you ever flashed at a googly in the corridor of uncertainty while on a sticky dog? Maybe...

Aubrey Dillon-Malone / The Cynic's Dictionary

    This is an acerbic collection of alternative definitions that aim to set the record straight; epigrammatic cynicism from some of the greatest wits - Oscar Wilde, H.L. Mencken, Ambrose Bierce, Mark Twain, George Bernard Shaw and...

John Humphrys / Lost For Words

   'Greatly enjoyable' GUARDIAN'It is always exhilarating to read a book which says what so many of us think' SPECTATOR'Timely and lively' SUNDAY TELEGRAPH'Let us be very clear about this from the start: John Humphrys is a Good Thing' EVENING...

Kamens Richard Benson / F in Exams : The Very Best Totally Wrong Test Answers

   "It's instant comic relief." - Daily Glow Celebrating the creative side of failure "F" stands for "funny" in this perfect gift for students or anyone who has ever had to struggle through a test and needs a good laugh. Celebrating the...

Frankie Boyel / Work! Consume! Die!

   Brace yourself, Frankie's back, and he's more outspoken and brilliantly inappropriate than ever.There are fears that this year could see the start of a double-dip recession, or worse still a double-dip-with-misery-sprinkles and...

New Scientist / Why are Orangutans Orange?

    This 'Classic New Scientist Q&As' - now fully illustrated. Illustrated for the first time, with eighty full-colour photographs showing the beauty, complexity and mystery of the world around us, here is the next eagerly awaited...

E.O. Parrott / How to Become Ridiculously Well-read in One Evening

    Humorous poems summarize great works of literature by Jane Austen, Anthony Burgess, Miguel de Cervantes, Charles Dickens, Graham Greene, Henrik Ibsen, James Joyce, Shakespeare, Mark Twain, and Solzhenitsyn      All...

Danny Wallace / Yes Man

   One word. Unlimited consequences.The book that inspired the major film starring Jim Carrey and Zooey Deschanel'I, Danny Wallace, being of sound mind and body, do hereby write this manifesto for my life. I swear I will be more open to...

Dawn O'Perter / The Booby Trap and Other Bits and Boobs

   In aid of breast cancer charities. A collection of stories from famous names with one thing in common - boobs! Knockers, baps, bazoomas and hooters - big ones, small ones, man boobs, boob jobs and lopsided lady lumps - every boob tells...

Terry Eagleton / The Truth About the Irish

      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 good condition. Removing stickers from a book may damage it, so we refrain from doing so. If you see a...

Richard Benson / F in Exams: Pop Quiz : All New Awesomely Wrong Test Answers

 Will some students ever learn from their mistakes? We hope not! This all-new collection of hilarious, totally wrong, real test answers serves a fresh batch of A+ wit misapplied to F- quiz scores. A little studying would reveal that the most...