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.
Doug the Pug: The King of the Internet
Meet the dog with the big brown eyes who’s about to become your new best friend Doug the Pug is the squishy-faced King of the Internet, spreading love and joy everywhere he goes. Now with this collection of laugh out loud photographs, he’s making his literary debut.
Travelling around the world on tour, Dan and Phil have collected hundreds of exclusive, intimate and funny photos, as well as revealing and captivating side notes, to show the behind-the-scenes story of their adventure.
Alan Bennett’s third collection of prose Keeping On Keeping On follows in the footsteps of the phenomenally successful Writing Home and Untold Stories, each published ten years apart.
A collection of humorous autobiographical essays by the Academy Award-nominated actress and star of Up in the Air and Pitch Perfect.
Dances with Limeys – Living with the British
One of the most popular and thought-provoking comedians in the UK, and a regular on TV, Reginald D. Hunter explores the good, the bad and the ugly of living in Britain.
Sir Tony Robinson is a much-loved actor, presenter and author with a stellar career lasting over fifty years. Packed full of incident and insight, No Cunning Plan is a funny, self-deprecating and always entertaining read.
In this new series of Enid Blyton for Grown-Ups, can George, Dick, Anne, Julian and Timmy survive the ultimate test of their friendship: Brexit?
The Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo
The highly anticipated first book from award-winning comedian, writer, producer and actress, Amy Schumer. Her book will move you, make you laugh, catch you completely off guard, and answer this burning question: is it okay for a 35 year-old woman to still sleep with her childhood teddy bears?
The hilarious and heartwarming memoir of Miranda and her life changing dog, the inimitable and most lovable Peggy.
The Ladybird Book of the People Next Door
The Ladybird Book of the People Next Door – a nugget of wisdom from bestselling authors Jason Hazeley and Joel Morris. This delightful book is the latest in the series of Ladybird books which have been specially planned to help grown-ups with the world about them.
From Princess Leia herself: another brilliantly hilarious self-examination of her unlikely life and times. A thoroughly original and intimate memoir by the bestselling author of Postcards from the Edge and Wishful Drinking.
Alanatomy is the story of Alan Carr’s rise to fame: the joys, the traumas, the parties, the disappointments. This book is witty, fun, heartwarming, and more importantly honest, and will keep you entertaiend every time you pick it up!
Enid Blyton’s The Famous Five books are beloved the world over. In this new series of Enid Blyton for Grown-Ups, George, Dick, Anne, Julian and Timmy confront possibly their toughest challenge yet: parenthood.
The official companion to David Brent’s film, this book will have original song introductions written by David Brent, all music by David Brent and exclusive images of David Brent himself.
QI: The Third Book of General Ignorance
The Third Book of General Ignorance gathers together 180 questions, both new and previously featured on the BBC TV programme’s popular ‘General Ignorance’ round.
Mind = Blown: Amazing Facts About This Weird, Hilarious, Insane World
WARNING: This book will blow your mind. Matthew Santoro is a fact-filled YouTube sensation. Now comes his first ever book packed full of trivia, laughs and facts that seem too mind-melting to be true.
Hurrah for Gin: A Book for Perfectly Imperfect Parents
From pregnancy to starting school, Hurrah For Gin takes you through the exciting, frustrating, infuriating and wonderful whirlwind of parenthood, offering solidarity and a friendly hug after a tough day. Best served with gin.
Only Fools and Horses: The Peckham Archives
A guide to the world of the Trotters, including extracts of original scripts by John Sullivan, Del Boy’s secret cocktail recipes, Rodney’s school reports and more!
Citizen Khan’s Guide to Britain
Citizen Khan is one of television’s most popular series and now, for the first time, the larger than life character is taking the opportunity to share with the public his own particular take on 21st century Britain.
The Dog – a nugget of wisdom from bestselling authors Jason Hazeley and Joel Morris. This delightful book is the latest in the Ladybird series, specially planned to help grown-ups with the world about them.
The Financial Times agony uncle answers all the questions about society you never knew you needed to ask. Sir David Tang offers a satirical masterclass in navigating the social niceties of modern life.
The Mills & Boon Modern Girl’s Guide to: Working 9-5
This comprehensive guide, presented here in a unique patented A to Z format, will help you navigate the perils of work. Funny, feisty and feminist: The Mills & Boon Modern Girls’ Survival Guides.
Parsnips, Buttered: Bamboozle and Boycott Modern Life, One Email at a Time
A tongue-in-cheek guide on how to respond to hate mail, how to use a selfie as a weapon and other useful things.
From the popular @instachaaz instagram account, A Sticky Note Guide to Life takes the same tongue-in-cheek observations of life and crudely illustrates them on small pieces of yellow paper.
Treat yourself to some top juvenile humour. From the Fat Slags to Top Tips and the Letterbocks sack, every issue is bulging with cheap gags and the classic nonsense you won’t find anywhere else.
The Ladybird Book of the Zombie Apocalypse
Featuring original Ladybird artwork alongside brilliantly funny, brand new text to teach grown-ups how to handle a Zombie Apocalypse.
A lot of the quotes in this book were inspired by my dad. He had a wonderful happiness about him and he loved being in other people’s company. No matter what would happen, he would think of something to say that would make people laugh or smile.
Each week millions of us cosy up on our sofas to watch nervous singletons arrive in the restaurant in the hope of finding love. Now Fred Sirieix, the insatiably charming Maitre’d of the First Dates restaurant, is here to help all of us.
Ednapedia: A History of Australia in a Hundred Objects
It’s very rare that we see the emergence of a completely original idea in the world of books. Dame Edna Everage’s masterly history of Australian civilization is one such idea, and, possums, you will never think of historical writing in the same way again.
The Chap Magazine Subscription
Founded in 1999, The Chap takes a satirical look at the modern world through the steamed-up monocle of an English gentleman. The Chap seeks to maintain decorum and correct dress by celebrating the great dandies and gentlemen of the past.
The Private Eye Annual 2016 presents the year’s best cartoons, jokes and spoofs from the UK’s most successful satirical magazine.
Animal: The Autobiography of a Female Body
Take a funny and illuminating tour of the female body with award-winning comedian Sara Pascoe. Sara Pascoe has joked about feminity and sexuality on stage and screen but now she has a book to talk about it all for a bit longer.
The Bookies Pencil: Viz Annual 2017
his year’s compilation, The Bookie’s Pencil, is a magnificent collection of the best strips, features, spoof ads and stories from the nation’s favourite humour mag.
David Sedaris’ recent move to Paris from New York inspired these hilarious new pieces about his attempts to learn French from a sadistic teacher who declares that ‘every day spent with you is like having a caesarean section’.
Features hilarious stories about life’s mishaps from the creator of the immensely popular blog ‘Hyperbole and a Half’. This book is fully illustrated with over 50 per cent new material.
Britain’s best loved comedienne, Miranda Hart, laments on the horrors of growing up and offers her younger self some essential advice on grappling with life’s unexpected perils and blunders.
With his matchless homing instinct for the funniest and quirkiest, his unerring eye for the idiotic, the endearing, the ridiculous and the scandalous, Bryson gives us an acute and perceptive insight into all that is best and worst about Britain today.
Featuring over 100 photos of cats in all sorts of interesting predicaments, MY CAT IS A DICK shows that even when they’re playing up, cats have an excellent sense of humour. It just often comes at human expense.
Fingers crossed that Marian has a new novel out soon but until then why not laugh your socks off with this hilarious collection of tales, observations and flights of fancy from the funniest woman in print.
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love tony robinson no cunning plan
I like the sound of Scrappy little nobody – Anna Kendrick
David Brent song book !
My favourites are the new Famous Five books for adults. Ioved the originals as a child and the spoofs are hilarious.
My dad loves Alan Partridge, my mum loves Miranda Hart and I wouldn’t mind reading Anna Kendrick’s book soo this bundle is perfect for the whole family!! ??❤️?
Alan Carr, he makes me laugh so much!!
I really want to read Anna Kendrick’s Scrappy Little Nobody. David Sedaris is one of my all time favourites.
I’m loving the adult Ladybird books,
Miranda Heart Peggy and Me
I’d get the Alan Partridge book for my husband 🙂
Has to be Alan Carr – Alanatomy: The Inside Story. I love Alan Carr I think he is great.
Tony Robinson, No Cunning Plan 🙂
Love dogs so Peggy and Me by Miranda Hart.
My fave is Miranda Hart, Peggy and Me
We are huge fans of Alan Partridge in this house – we just re-watched “Alpha Papa” again last night. So Nomad is definitely on my reading list!
Private Eye Annual 2016.
Miranda Hart, Peggy and Me
I love Miranda Hart’s – Peggy and Me….looks fab.
I’d like to read Carrie Fisher’s “The Princess Diarist”. She’s a very funny lady.
Sticky note guide to life…absolutely could not function without them!
I would so love to read any of the ladybird books I bet they are hilarious
Miranda Hart – Peggy & me
I’m loving the new Ladybird Books for adults – they have me crying with laughter
Five on Brexit Island by Bruno Vincent (Enid Blyton for Grown Ups) Absolutely hilarious & totally accurate depiction of how some of those who voted reacted to the EU referendum. Superbly written whilst maintaining the key feel which made The Famous Five so special. Thoroughly recommended!
I have heard lots of great things about the Alan Partridge book so that would be my choice ☺
Marian Keyes Making it up as I go along. She always makes me chuckle.
The Ladybird Book of the Zombie Apocalypse – I really, really want to read this!
QI
Miranda hart really funny lady
Love the Ladybird book funny series
The Ladybird Zombie Apocalypse book lol
Tony Robinson,as been a big fan since Blackadder x
Don’t we all make it up as we go along?
I loved Danny Baker’s first two books. Can’t wait for the third.
Five on Brexit Island , I think this series looks awesome and I could do with a good giggle after what 2016 has brought with it.
viz so funny
viz please
Alan Partridge Nomad, I Partridge had me and my other half in fits of laughter and I expect this to be the same
Five on Brexit Island
Alan Carr – Alanotomy!
I would choose Nomad for my husband so would love to win it!
For myself: Inside Amy Schumer. She’s hilarious!
Miranda Hart – Peggy and Me should be funny.
Marian Keyes – Making It Up As I Go Along. #WHSAdvent
Miranda Hart – Peggy and Me would be a good read #WHSAdvent
Hurrah for gin always makes me laugh 🙂 #WHSAdvent
I’d have to say first dates, I love the TV show
Hyberbole and a half……..
#WHSAdvent
The Road to Little Dribbling – Love Bill Bryson
Making It Up As I Go Along … bit of a metaphor for my life!
Ahhhh do I have to choose?! 😛 I want loads of them, but Scrappy Little Nobody is highest only list at the moment.
Would love to read only fools and horses xx
Doug the pug looks good!
Citizen Khan’s Guide to Britain!! The TV show is extremely funny and I think the book would be too!!
Mind = Blown: Amazing Facts About This Weird, Hilarious, Insane World
Matthew Santoro’s book can blow my tiny little mind.
Hurrah for gin
I think The Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo by Amy Schumer will be a good laugh!
Matthew Santoro-Mind blown.He is brilliant been watching him on youtube for ages.
Marian keyes Making it up as I go along #WHSMITH ADVENT 🙂
Doug the Pug 🙂
The Ladybird book the people next door, this series of books are so funny I never find them boring……unlike my neighbours?
Anna Kendrick, Scrappy little nobody
only fools and horses sounds good and also five on Brexit Island sounds a good laugh!! 😉 in fact I like the sound of most of them books! lol 😉
The dog- laughed whilst looking through it in the shop and just had to buy it
I’d love to read the Joe Lycett book – Birmingham’s finest 🙂
Miranda Hart
Marian Keyes is one of my favourite authors and her books are so funny and full of genuine humour.
I’d love to read hurrah for gin
I’d love to read The Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo by Amy Schumer, that’s because I love her and all her movies! Her personality and sense of humor makes me happy and delighted. Fingers crossed for me..
As much as I agree with the sentiment of the one about cats being dicks, I’d love the Amy Schumer one, she is a wonderful comedian and role model.
Either of the adult Famous Five ones, I loved the originals as a kid but would love to test the humour of the adult versions 🙂
I’d love Miranda Hart’s Is It Just Me? Looks such fun!
I’d probably enjoy the adult versions of the Famous Five books 🙂
I’d like to read The Private Eye Annual 2016
‘I, Partridge’ was fantastic so hope that Nomad is as good!
Dame Edna’s Ednapedia must be a rib tickler – and is a nice aperitif before Nomad as the main course.
I saw Five on Bexit Island at the store. I really want to read it. It looks hilarious (as do many of these, to be honest).
I read Anna Kendrick’s Scrappy Little Nobody just because I love her , but enjoyed it so much more than I expected to . A great read
Marian Keyes, Making it up as I go along!
Maranda Hart – Is it just me
I’ve read the Tony Robinson book, it’s fab
Miranda Hart – Peggy and me.