The New York Times called it “a winningly snarky memoir”. Writer Michael Arceneaux grew up black, gay and Catholic in Houston, an experience he chronicles in this eloquent, honest — and extremely funny — essay collection. Wilde's writing is like a good cocktail: tart, refreshing and complex — and liable to leave you a little giddy. Diana Wynne Jones starts with the idea that every single fantasy narrative is set in one place, called "Fantasyland," and follows it to the furthest reaches of absurdity in this mock travel guide. The authors of these books truly justify that. Specifically, badass teenage witches? Here is my list of funny family stories. Daily Show host Trevor Noah was born in South Africa in 1984, to a white father and a black mother — against the law under the apartheid system. Vance represents a break in the cycle of poverty and desperation, which grips much of the Rust Belt where he was raised. No, he and his co-workers at his London record shop insist on reducing music to an endless series of lists to be memorized, categorized, cross-referenced and, mostly, used as a cudgel to lord their expertise over others. Kingsley Amis' biting satire of college life follows the unfortunate Jim Dixon, a junior medieval history professor at a middle-of-nowhere university who has to put up with all kinds of indignities. We promise. Kevin Kwan's tale of love complicated by absurd amounts of money is as fizzy as a flute of Champagne sipped in a super-deluxe first-class cabin. What if Jesus Christ knew kung fu? While I have read a few other funny memoirs like The Awkward Thoughts of W. Kamau Bell, I am glad there are more funny books left to discover. Fisher lays it all out. The marginalia — including footnotes and imaginary social media chats between SG and other Marvel characters — are almost as fun as the main story. Keep an eye on your inbox. $17.00. ", Paul Beatty was the first American to win the Man Booker Prize, for his blistering satire The Sellout. If, while on your Tour of Fantasyland, you need help decoding a Small Ambiguous Confrontation, figuring out whether a brown-haired person with silver eyes is Good or Evil or deciding what to order at an Inn (the answer is nothing, because Inns serve only Stew and Beer), the Tough Guide is an indispensable companion — far more useful than the Bard, Female Mercenary or Unpleasant Stranger that Management may have added to your party. He's the kind of obsessive who's not content to love what he loves — in his case, music. Then there were books that didn't quite stand the test of time, or were so new we couldn't tell whether they'd stand up. Comedian W. Kamau Bell says he has spent most of his life feeling awkward — growing up tall, but not an athlete, interested in comedy but feeling out of place in comedy clubs. The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl, by Issa Rae The movie's pretty great, too. Richard Russo's sprawling, irascibly funny novel invites us to eavesdrop on the townsfolk of the less-than-idealized upstate New York village of North Bath — once a posh spa resort, and now home to a motley assortment of down-on-their-luck locals. Some are laugh-out-loud funny, others elicit more of a smirk, but all are great reads you won't regret picking up: The Funniest Memoirs No spam. When Tina Fey’s Bossypants came out, I was already a fan of her comedy so I definitely wanted to read her book. In the first half, he selects moments from his childhood as well as his life as a writer in New York City for gentle (and not-so-gentle) (and often self-) mockery. Inspired by those queens of comedy, we’ve compiled a list of other snort-inducing books guaranteed to keep you … Let me give you... All information available from this website are referenced from the trusted & best known sources on the web. Shockaholic, by Carrie Fisher This week saw the release of Letâs Pretend This Never Happened (A Mostly True Memoir) , by internet-famous comedienne Jenny Lawson, whose tagline is âLike Mother Teresa, Only Better.â Well, we donât think weâre quite ready to give an opinion on that, but the release of Lawsonâs hilarious memoir got us thinking about how much we love a good true-to-life rib-cracking tale. "More of my comedy and my showbiz, and that feeling came for me partly from my mother, came for me from the world that I lived in.