Comedy & Humour

Fern Brady was told she couldn't be autistic because she's had loads of boyfriends and is good at eye contact. This is a story of how being female can get in the way of being autistic and how being autistic gets in the way of being the 'right kind' of woman....

'Britain's funniest writer' (Jon Ronson) makes some sense of the delusional fever-dream of recent times....

A wickedly dark romp about class, family, love...and murder. Outrageously funny, compulsive and subversive, perfect for fans of Killing Eve and My Sister, the Serial Killer....

One Thursday lunchtime the Earth gets unexpectedly demolished....

Gary Thorn goes for a pint with a work acquaintance called Brendan. When Brendan leaves early, Gary meets a girl in the pub. He doesn’t catch her name, but falls for her anyway....

The long-awaited audio edition of Peter Kay’s best-selling autobiography, The Sound of Laughter, including two completely new and exclusive bonus chapters....

Welcome to the life of a junior doctor: 97-hour weeks, life-and-death decisions, a constant tsunami of bodily fluids and the hospital parking meter earns more than you. Adam Kay's This Is Going to Hurt provides a no-holds-barred account of his time on the NHS front line....

A new mystery is afoot in the fourth book in the Thursday Murder Club series from million-copy bestselling author Richard Osman....

A memoir and self-help manual by one of the country's most treasured comedians - for anyone who feels stuck in a rut but doesn't have the tools or self-belief to shake things up....

From the mind of horror master Garth Marenghi: a masterful multi-volume horror masterpiece thirty years in the making....

Hello there! Hayley Morris here. Or you might know me as the Brain Girl, and don't be fooled...it's not because I'm outrageously smart. Just an avid overthinker....

Nell Stevens’ life is a mess. When her business goes bust and her fiancé with it, Nell’s happy ever after in California falls apart and she moves back to London to start over. But a lot has changed since she’s been gone....

A laugh-out-loud memoir of becoming a 21st-century priest, Touching Cloth is also a love letter to the Prayer Book, Liverpool, lager, funerals, homemade lemon curd, and, above all, to what the Church of England can be at its best....

Rob and Josh are wondering why they weren't warned of the sheer mind-bending, world-altering, sleep-depriving, sick-covering, tear-inducing, snot-wiping, bore-inspiring, 4am-relationship-straining brutality of parenting.... 

Audible Studios presents this brand new performance by Stephen Fry of some of his favourite Jeeves stories from P.G. Wodehouse, with an exclusive introduction....

In his tense and darkly comic new novel, Graham Norton casts a light on the relationship between mothers and daughters, and truth and self-preservation with unnerving effect....

Introducing Clarkson's Farm favourite Kaleb Cooper's worldly wisdom on life's big issues, from the difference between straw and hay to the importance of having a hair perm....

It’s been an enjoyable and murder-free time for Judith, Suzie and Becks – AKA the Marlow Murder Club – since the events of last year. The most exciting thing on the horizon is the upcoming wedding of Marlow grandee, Sir Peter Bailey, to his nurse, Jenny Page....

To solve an impossible murder, you need an impossible hero....

 Think your teachers are bad? Wait till you meet this lot....

She can’t recall what started her collection. Maybe it was in a fragment of conversation overheard as she cleaned a sink? Before long (as she dusted a sitting room or defrosted a fridge), she noticed people were telling her their stories....

The first time somebody tried to kill him was an accident. The second time was deliberate. Now Paul Mulchrone finds himself on the run with nobody to turn to except a nurse who has read one-too-many crime novels and a renegade copper with a penchant for violence. Together they must solve one of the most notorious crimes in Irish history.... 

Michael Young is a brilliant young history student whose life is changed when he meets Leo Zuckerman, an ageing physicist with a theory that can change worlds....

If you’ve done six impossible things this morning, why not round it off with breakfast at Milliways, the Restaurant at the End of the Universe....

Is it possible to write a sidesplitting novel about the breakup of the perfect marriage? If the writer is Nora Ephron, the answer is a resounding yes....

Is the town eccentric an evil genius or model citizen? Rumors about his past include adventures overseas, Interpol, money laundering, gun running, international terrorism, witnesses disappearing without a trace, artificial intelligence, publishing empire, private jets, luxury hotels, hot women, sex research, an underground complex hidden behind a mausoleum hand-carved into a limestone cliff, and weaponization of humor. 

The very word 'reverend' inspires solemnity. To be a priest is to dedicate one's life to quiet prayer and spiritual contemplation. Isn't it? Fergus Butler-Gallie reveals what it's like to become a priest in the twenty-first century. Find out why black really is slimming, how to keep a straight face when someone is inadvertently hot-boxing a funeral, and which royal-themed biscuit tin can best contain a very loud personal alarm that no one knows how to switch off. Spot a sweet old lady trying to pay for a taxi with coinage from fascist Spain? Congratulations, shepherd, she's your problem now.

Mrs. Harris is a salt-of-the-earth charlady, content with her lot, cleaning the homes of the rich. However, her knack of setting things straight often has the tendency to stray beyond keeping things neat and tidy. In Mrs Harris MP, the honest as-ever old char impresses her employer with her no-nonsense political views to such an extent that he—an MP, no less—encourages her to become a voice for the people of Battersea and stand for election herself.

Responsible for cleaning the homes of the rich, Mrs. Harris is a humble charlady with a knack for putting things in order wherever she goes. When, much to her surprise, she wins a trip for two beyond the Iron Curtain, she has no idea of the adventure that lies ahead of her. Ever the loyal servant, Mrs. Harris (accompanied by her friend Mrs. Butterfield) believes it only right that others benefit from her fortune as well. With a mink coat in mind for Mrs. Butterfield, she also hopes to use their 'oliday to reignite a lost romance between her employer and a Russian woman he had loved years ago.

With two triathlon seasons under her belt, join Debs as she takes the next step in her triathlon career, the Middle Distance Triathlon.

Dwayne's got an idea of how to direct Shakespeare's least-favorite play that could set him on the road to Broadway. We're talking Bob Fosse choreography, Jimi Hendrix guitars, and the hottest cast in the city of Chicago. But when the show's producer cuts out with the cash, Dwayne decides to produce the show himself, putting his marriage and his meager finances at risk.

Barry Price is a homeless man who has devoted his life to caring for wild animals in New Orleans. When his sanctuary is destroyed, he is determined to rebuild it on a larger scale and in a new location. He meets Carson Daiyes, a former classmate who has become a renowned self-help guru and runs a thriving marketing company.

Let's be real: customer service sucks. Being sandwiched between needy customers and incompetent leadership at a greedy corporation sets an impossible expectation. It's Tony's job to "reset the customer experience" with no tools other than his customer-oriented attitude and expression of the company's hip and trendy culture.

Many dad joke books out there claim to offer the best in corny humor, but The Bad Dad Joke Book stands out from the rest. This book not only provides a hilarious collection of jokes, but also offers insight into why dads tell dad jokes, and how these corny jokes can be used to connect with other dad joke lovers.

At a lonely seaside bar, suicidal car valet Geoff Osmah gets rolled by ex-Radio 2 raconteur and celebrity graphologist, Fraser Davis; a crime which sets in motion the endgame for aging dj Pete Moran, whose health, art and wealth are crushed beneath a weight of circumstance he does not understand.

In Parkinson’s & Recreation, Dennis takes the listener from the devastating and dreaded moment of hearing the words, “Mr. Jernigan. You have Parkinson’s Disease,” to the instances of discovering unexpected moments of joy and peace as he came to terms with the diagnosis and symptoms he’s lived with for over four years now.

If you want to learn some of the world’s most intriguing stories to pass the time at work, fuel the fire on your next trivia games night, or are looking for top-notch entertainment for that family road trip, then you need this book.

Twister does (as "they" say) what it says on the tin.... It twists us around and spits us out saying "Really?" and "Well I never!" Yes, each of these tales has something unexpected to startle and tease!

A coming-of-age story of black identity. In the suburbs of Atlanta, Ron was a black nerd (aka “blerd”) living very comfortably in his white world. He loved his white wife, worked well with his white workmates, and worshiped at a white church. On November 8, 2016, everything changed when Trump became POTUS. Ron began a journey of self-discovery that made him question everything—from faith to friendships.

Small town life gets hilariously complicated for Sam and his family when an unexpected windfall leads to murder, mystery, and irritable ghosts. Patton Colorado: home to a snarky bunch of seventh-graders, a decades-old secret, and murderous deception.