Hilarious World

For years John Moe, critically-acclaimed public radio personality and host of The Hilarious World of Depression podcast, struggled with depression; it plagued his family and claimed the life of his brother in 2007. As Moe came to terms with his own illness, he began to see similar patterns of behavior and coping mechanisms surfacing in conversations with others, including high-profile comedians who’d struggled with the disease.

'Superb ... entertaining ... Phillips traverses this sprawling terrain with energy and charm' Telegraph 'Exceptionally funny from cover to cover, it is not only an entertaining read but also deeply researched and thoughtful' Irish Independent 'Fans of Phillips's earlier books Humans and Truth...

AN INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER AN INSTANT USA TODAY AND INDIE BESTSELLER From one of the hottest stand-up comedians, Nate Bargatze brings his everyman comedy to the page in this hilarious collection of personal stories, opinions, and confessions. Nate Bargatze used to be a genius. That...

Wondering whether eating powdered mummies might be just the thing to cure your ills? Tempted by those vintage ads suggesting you wear radioactive underpants for virility? Ever considered drilling a hole in your head to deal with those pesky headaches? Probably not. But for thousands of years, people have done things like this - and things that make radioactive underpants seem downright sensible! In their hit podcast, Sawbones, Sydnee and Justin McElroy breakdown the weird and wonderful way we got to modern healthcare. And some of the terrifying detours along the way.

In this stunning follow-up to Hollow Kingdom, the animal kingdom's "favorite apocalyptic hero"is back with a renewed sense of hope for humanity, ready to take on a world ravaged by a viral pandemic (Helen Macdonald). Once upon an apocalypse, there lived an obscenely handsome American crow named...

The World’s Worst Pets, from Children's author David Walliams. Marvel at Houdini, the magician’s rabbit. Take a trip around the world with Zoom, the supersonic tortoise. Gasp at the chaos created by Griselda, a grizzly bear with a big secret. And RUN FOR YOUR LIVES! It’s Furp, the...

Ever wondered what happens when you take off all your clothes… and all your dignity… in front of complete strangers? Spoiler: it’s not a spiritual awakening. It’s belly flops, fart solos, tramp stamp dolphins, and one man in Miami with a cooler full of pickles who may or may not be the Antichrist of brine. In this completely unhinged collection of true nude adventures, Kristin (a 38-year-old Pacific Northwest suburbanite with too many ex-boyfriends, a Persian cat named Donna, and a Volvo she insists is the “perfect nudist car”) lays bare the chaos of naked living around the ...

YouTube sensation Matthew Santoro amazes with eye-opening facts that are sure to blow your mind. Matthew Santoro's originality and humor has attracted millions of fans, making him a beloved YouTube star. His weekly videos on amazing and little-known facts are eagerly anticipated by his many...

The World’s Worst Monsters, from Children's author David Walliams. You’ve met the world’s worst children, the world’s worst parents, the world’s worst teachers and the world’s worst pets – but are you ready for the world’s worst monsters? If you don’t like ghosts, ogres...

Sometimes death isn’t the end—it’s just the beginning of a whole new disaster. Lila Davenport’s life is already a hot mess. The rent’s overdue, the cat’s judging her life choices, and her painting career? Yeah, let’s not even talk about that. But things really go south when a clerical error in the Afterlife’s HR department—because, of course, that’s a thing—accidentally kills her. And not just kills her but promotes her to freaking Grim Reaper to try to “fix” the situation. Now she’s got a paintbrush that moonlights as a scythe, a soul-collecting tablet with ...

Fetish Girl has made a regular passive income in the most bizarre ways. From standing on toy cars, financial domination, crushing bananas, vacuuming, sneezing, and spitting, she has experienced the strangest fetishes out there. This book details her strangest messages, funniest requests, and hilarious situations while fulfilling the needs of the slightly perverse.

“Wake up, Muffy. We’re back.” From Lisa Birnbach, the author of The Official Preppy Handbook—and designer Chip Kidd—comes a whole new take on the prep world that Birnbach turned into an international best-selling phenomenon thirty years ago. True Prep is a contemporary look at how the...

Wealthing Like Rabbits is a sharp, entertaining guide to personal finance that proves sound money management doesn't have to be painful and neither does learning about it. Combining a unique blend of humor and common sense, Robert R. Brown takes you through the basics of financial planning by using anecdotes and pop culture to shed light on some of the most important yet often mismanaged aspects of personal finance.

I'm internet famous for calling out everyone else’s drama. Too bad my own life just became a front-page mess. It started with a rant. One unhinged Reddit post, one hoodie I shouldn’t have filmed in, and one accidental upload later—boom. I had a viral video, a duck mascot, and a mildly obsessed following that thinks I’m some kind of chaos prophet. Suddenly I’m a creator. An influencer. A person who gets DMs asking for moral clarity and discount codes. Which would be fine… except the next post I react to? Hits way too close to home. Now I’m dodging family group chats, trying not...

Talking to the dead was annoying enough. Dating one? Pure madness. Piper Torres has enough problems without the Afterlife Council making her a Psychic Liaison. Now she's stuck helping ghosts resolve their unfinished business before crossing over. Her newest client? Finn O'Connor—a devastatingly hot ghost who needs her help solving his own murder. As they investigate, their impossible attraction ignites faster than cemetery candles. Each heated argument feels like foreplay, and this ghost is remarkably solid… in all the right places. But when they uncover a connection between Finn's ...

First published in 2022 ‘IT’S THE LAW! The Little Book of Bizarre, Strange, Unusual, and Weird Laws from Around the World’ contains 458 unique entries from 66 countries. When travelling carry this little book wherever you go to help reduce the chances of being culturally insensitive, causing personal embarrassment, annoying the local population, being arrested, or even to avoid being fined or imprisoned. It is also perfect for using some of the entries as conversation starters, or for intriguing questions in a trivia quiz… such as: Where are you forbidden from dying? Where are ...

"Aliens love underpants, It's lucky that they do, For pants helped save our universe, Sounds crazy, but it's true!" Aliens in underpants are back - and this time they are on a mission to save the world! A gigantic meteorite is heading straight for planet earth and the aliens' pants supply is...

Preorder the new Mr Ps book 'How to Survive the School Year' – out 29/08/24 THE SENSATIONAL SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER A heart-warming and hilarious look at life in the classroom from the teachers who host the most popular UK education podcast, Two Mr Ps in a Pod(Cast). ‘'Education’s answer...

'Trisha Ashley writes with remarkable wit and originality - one of the best writers around' KATIE FFORDE, author of A Springtime Affair It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single man of over forty is in possession of a major defect . . . Cassandra Leigh has woken as if from a bad dream...

Jasper and Annie are a pair of jobless no-hopers who have dropped into the cracks between the paving slabs of life. Rather than bothering to climb out, they have embraced their situation and created a life based around doing pretty much nothing. That is, apart from visiting various chronic illness clubs for free refreshments and selling old cassette tapes online. But when a customer leaves negative feedback for a month-old purchase without first making contact, Jasper seeks retribution.