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Richard Ayoade
Richard Ayoade's fictional quest to rescue Harauld Hughes - the almost mythical mid-century playwright - from obscurity.
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Shaun Micallef
A superb anthology of funny writing from Australia's pre-eminent comedy mind.
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Billy Connolly
The Accidental Artist brings together the best of Billy's drawings with a selection of his most beloved stories. It is a joyful collision of colour, creativity and storytelling, and an…
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Bill Bailey
In his first memoir, beloved comedian and national treasure Bill Bailey shares stories of his life - and the animals he's met along the way.
Dawn French
A hugely relatable, funny, honest and inspirational 'memoir of sorts' in which Dawn celebrates what it means to be gloriously, messily human
When I was younger I wanted to be…
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Tim Minchin
Charlie Mackesy meets Kurt Vonnegut, in the first non-fiction book from Tim Minchin
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Philomena Cunk
A comic parody history of the world, from the star of BBC and Netflix's Cunk on Earth.
Jenny Slate
From actor, comedian, co-creator of Marcel the Shell, and New York Times bestselling author of Little Weirds Jenny Slate, a wild, soulful, hilarious collection of genre-bending essays depicting the…
Miranda Hart
Packed with hard-won wisdoms and gentle truths, this is Miranda's honest exploration of the lessons she has learned on her journey from illness to recovery
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Trevor Noah, Sabina Hahn (illus.)
From the author of the #1 bestselling Born a Crime comes an illustrated fable for all ages.
Miriam Margolyes
Award-winning actress, bestselling author of This Much is True, and Britain's naughtiest national treasure is back, and she's as outrageous as ever.
Michelle Brasier
Heartbreaking and hilarious, My Brother’s Ashes are in a Sandwich Bag moves between grief and joy, reminding us that life’s too short to be taken seriously.
Lucinda Froomes Price
A hilarious, insightful deep dive into self image, desirability, pop-culture and power.
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Steph Tisdell
A feisty, funny and poignant novel - about being 17; being Indigenous and navigating high school, cultural and personal expectations and responsibility - by proud Yidinji woman Steph Tisdell, writer…
Michael Palin
The bestselling first volume of diaries from Monty Python legend and national treasure Michael Palin
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A book of global adventures with Billy Connolly - an unconventional travel memoir that crisscrosses the world, encapsulating a lifetime of incredible journeys and hundreds of fascinating encounters.
Hannah Gadsby
The memoir from Australia's much-loved comedian, Hannah Gadsby, whose stand-up show and self-described swan-song, Nanette, played to sold-out houses in Australia, the UK and the US. Its launch on Netflix…
Tina Fey
Before_ 30 Rock_, Mean Girls and ‘Sarah Palin’, Tina Fey was just a young girl with a dream: a recurring stress dream that she was being chased through a local…
Amy Poehler
The bestselling memoir of actress, comedienne and writer, Amy Poehler.
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Anh Do
The laugh-out-loud, reach-for-your-hanky story of one of Australia’s best-loved comedians.
Rebel Wilson
From the scene-stealing star of Pitch Perfect and Bridesmaids comes a refreshingly candid, hilarious, and inspiring book about her unconventional journey to Hollywood success and loving herself.
From Shaun Micallef, beloved host of ABC TV’s news satire Mad as Hell, comes Tripping Over Myself - an insightful and funny memoir about comedy and life that takes us…
Outrageously funny story-telling from the nation’s favourite comedian. Tall Tales and Wee Stories brings together the ‘Best of Billy Connolly’. ‘One of stand-up’s great naturals. No one told a story…
The funny, frank and full autobiography of the nation’s favourite comedian. ‘It’s the first time I’ve done this. Other people have written about me - or for me - but…
Magda Szubanski
Heartbreaking, joyous, traumatic, intimate and revelatory, Reckoning is the book where Magda Szubanski, one of Australia’s most beloved performers, tells her story
Toni Lodge
A hilarious memoir of home truths and whatever the opposite of 'that girl energy' is, from one half of the hit podcast Toni and Ryan.
From Blackadder to Call the Midwife, from PG Tips to Harry Potter, Miriam Margolyes is Britain’s favourite national treasure – this is (at last) her extraordinary life story and it’s…
A compilation of funny, personal, and meditative essays about happiness by national treasure Bill Bailey, fully illustrated by Bill Bailey himself.
Jerry Seinfeld
A celebration of and behind-the-scenes look at Jerry Seinfeld’s groundbreaking streaming series Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee.
Over eleven seasons and eighty-four episodes, Jerry Seinfeld drove around in classic cars…
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Keegan-Michael Key, Elle Key
Authors Keegan-Michael Key and Elle Key build on the popularity of their 2022 Webby Award-winning podcast and delve deeper into the world of sketch, helped along with new essays created…
Scott Aukerman
From Scott Aukerman and the comedic geniuses who created the Comedy Bang! Bang! podcast comes a book that brings the chaotic, hilarious, outrageous characters of the pod to the page…
Rhys Nicholson
This is a semi-stream-of-consciousness written tapestry, squeezed out by a profoundly apprehensive overthinker who’s doing their best to unapologetically stop apologising. (It’s funnier than it sounds.)
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Nick Offerman
The actor known for roles in such productions as Parks and Recreation shares whimsical musings on a range of topics from love and manliness to grooming and eating meat, offering…
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Judith Lucy
Judith Lucy’s Spiritual Journey takes us on Judith’s path from being a child so Catholic that she wanted to be a nun, to a genuinely curious adult looking for meaning…
Sarah Silverman
Sarah Silverman’s father taught her to curse - at the age of three. She was a chronic bedwetter - until she was old enough to drive. She lost her virginity…
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Mindy Kaling
Mindy Kaling has lived many lives: comedienne, actress, obedient child of immigrant professionals and, now, writer. With a blend of witty confessions and unscientific observations, Mindy writes about everything from…
Aziz Ansari
Investigates love in the age of technology. This book enlists some of the world’s leading social scientists, conducted hundreds of interviews, analyzed the behavioural data, and researched dating cultures from…
