Best Selling Comedy Books

Comedy books are a perennial favourite with readers, and there's always a huge selection of humorous books to choose from if you're looking for a laugh. And with Book Collections, our free price comparison service means that you'll never pay over the odds for the best in comedy writing from comedians, satirists and humorists.

Here's the Book Collections roundup of some of the best selling comedy books currently available to tickle your funnybone and raise a chortle or two.

I, Partridge: We Need to Talk about Alan

Steve Coogan's hapless semi-celebrity Alan Partridge has been an enduring favourite with UK audiences for years thanks to his unique blend of pitch-perfect parody and inspired buffoonery. I, Partridge tells the story of Alan's slow rise to the heady heights of mediocrity, with some acute observations and insights into the world of Partridge thrown in for good measure.

Exquisitely observed and laugh-out-loud funny throughout, I, Partridge is already being hailed as the best comedy book of the year, and it's raced to the top of the bestseller chart, where it looks set to remain for some time to come. Whether you're a fan of Alan Partridge or just an admirer of classic comedy, I, Partridge is well worth a read.

The Inbetweeners Yearbook

A spinoff from the smash hit TV series, The Inbetweeners Yearbook is the perfect gift for fans of the show. Written as a spoof school yearbook created by the show's stars Will, Simon, Jay and Neil, the book is crammed full of comic profiles, diary entries, school essays and other titbits that will give fans a behind-the-scenes peek into the daily lives of their favourite characters.

As comedy books go, The Inbetweeners Yearbook definitely stands out from the crowd, and is much more than the usual lazy cash-in book that so many other comedy shows resort to. Packed with in-jokes and background info, fans of the series will find much material here to raise more than just a smile.

A Top Gear Christmas

Top Gear is one of the most popular series on British TV, with its three stars – Jeremy Clarkson, James May and Richard Hammond – now household names throughout the country. In previous years, the show has released a Big Book of Top Gear at the end of each season: A Top Gear Christmas is this year's effort which hopes to grab a slice of the lucrative yuletide market.

The festive theme is evident throughout, with a guide to Christmas jumpers from Richard Hammond, James May's attempt at being Santa Claus, and even a script for a typically muddle-headed pantomime. Top Gear has always been about more than just cars, and this seasonal comedy book delivers all the blokey belly-laughs that fans have come to expect.

QI: The Book of General Ignorance

Just like the regular quiz show on which it's based, the QI Book of General Ignorance sets out to expose and explode some commonly-held beliefs that most of us hold to be true. At once both educational and hugely entertaining, QI: The Book of General Ignorance is ideal for dipping in to whenever you have a spare moment and want to learn something new.

Every page is an eye-opener, with priceless little nuggets of wisdom such as where the world's highest mountain is located (hint: it's not in the Himalayas), why Washington wasn't the first president of the United States, and who really invented the telephone. The QI Book of General Ignorance is a real treasure trove of useless information that's as addictive as it is utterly pointless.

Bestselling Comedy Biographies

The best comedy biographies are always a good read, mixing entertaining anecdotes with a peek behind the comedian's mask and often revealing insights into the source of their humour. We've collected the very best of the current crop of comedy biographies below, ensuring that you don't pay over the odds for the life story of your favourite funnyman.

Lee Evans: The Life of Lee

Lee Evans is one of Britain 's best-loved comedians, and his new autobiography is a cut above the usual celebrity fare. Born into a showbiz family, Lee's unusual upbringing helped to shape his uniquely skewed take on life from which his own personal brand of comedy is born.

James Corden: May I Have Your Attention Please?

Writer and star of Gavin and Stacey, and lately also friend of Dr Who, James Corden's career has had its fair share of ups and downs over the last few years. In this engaging and often hilarious autobiography he relates some of his most memorable experiences on his path to stardom.

Chris Evans: Memoirs of a Fruitcake

Love him or hate him, Chris Evans is certainly a colourful character, and this latest instalment of his memoirs follows on from It's Not What You Think by telling the tale of his fall from grace with Radio 1, his downward spiral into drink and drug abuse, and, on a lighter note, his relationship with Billie Piper.

Rob Brydon: Small Man in a Book

The road to success for writer, actor and comedian Rob Brydon has been a long and hard one, as he worked his way up from local radio in Wales to star in shows like Marion and Geoff and Gavin and Stacey. Written with wit and pathos, Small Man in a Book tells the story of his life so far.