What writers, if any, have made you laugh?

Erma Bombeck

Andy Weir, of course.

Stephen King and Nelson DeMille.

But Tim Cockey has a series of mysteries whose MC, Hitchcock Sewell, runs a funeral parlour with his aunt. Most of the titles include the word "Hearse" (The Hearse You Came In On, Hearse of a Different Color...). He now writes in a more serious vein as Richard Hawke, but his Hearse series killed me.

Raymond Chandler. Very sly.

Meg Rosoff every time and Rainbow Rowell

I remember laughing out loud so many times while reading James Herriot's novels in middle school: the man was brilliant, and some of his character description is hilarious. I recently went back to look at those novels again, and was pleased to see that his writing is still something I consider really good (unlike other beloved novels from my early years I've revisited).

John Kennedy Toole's "A Confederacy of Dunces" was a laugh riot. Incredibly funny!

Jonathan Franzen. Carl Hiaasen.

John Kennedy Toole. Kurt Vonnegut.

Top 3, in order.

Spike Milligan
Douglas Adams
Kurt Vonnegut

Terry Patchett. No one can match him, may he rest in peace.

I seek out humor.

In romance/Women's Fiction:
Julia Quinn
Jennifer Crusie
Sally Thorne (Hating Game had me in stitches)
Sophie Kinsella
Shelley Laurentson (aka G A Aiken)

Urban Fantasy:
Ilona Andrews
Charley Davidson
Seanan Mcguire

Mystery:
Janet Evanovich

Sat Nam! (literally "Truth Name"--a Sikh greeting)

Jasper Fforde: His Thursday Next books are a kick. Comic alternate reality thrillers.

Blessings,

Siri Kirpal

Siri Kirpal said:

Sat Nam! (literally "Truth Name"--a Sikh greeting)

Jasper Fforde: His Thursday Next books are a kick. Comic alternate reality thrillers.

Blessings,

Siri Kirpal

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Oh, I enjoy the Jasper Forde as well. I also enjoyed the Enchanted Forest Chronicles (too lazy to look up author).

I rarely read funny books, so it doesn't happen often. But the ones that get me rolling are Piers Anthony, Janet Evanovich, Terry Pratchett, Jim Butcher, and Sophie Kinsella. Two new authors (to me) that have recently made me laugh out loud were Andy Weir and John Scalzi.

The part I laughed the loudest at for a book was The Art of Racing in the Rain...the part where the dog compared a human being pregnant to it having worms in his belly.

Douglas Adams
David Wong
Alexander Dumas

TC Boyle. Water Music is just the apex of a satirical historical novel. Love love loved it. The opening paragraph alone had me on the floor.

I just an hour ago finished reading Good Omens, by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman, and I have to say it might be the funniest I've ever read. The footnotes on their own are golden, and then about halfway through... actually almost exactly halfway through, I literally laughed out loud because "it" was so unexpected.

I've also just started Pratchett's The Color of Magic and it's on a similar path.

Other than that, I'll say Jim Butcher, with his Dresden Files, on occasion have made me chuckle.

I usually can't stand funny books. Don't know why--I love comedy in television and movies.

But, Miranda July makes me laugh out loud. Its probably because the humor comes from sadness. Her latest novel, The First Bad Man, is simultaneously gut-wrenching, awkward, and hilarious.

I laugh quite easily, so I don't have any specific authors. But the absolute best feeling is finding a funny part you had no idea was coming up that makes you laugh out loud. I've gotten a lot of stares over the years.

I just finished George Saunders' Lincoln in the Bardo and laughed almost all the way through. Sometimes it was because it was all so awful, but I thought it was a very funny book.