Or a few of the funniest if you just can’t choose.

  • HelixDab
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    Almost everything by Terry Pratchett. Just beware the last few books, where he was clearly suffering from Alzheimers. “Good Omens” (with Neil Gaiman) is a fantastic starting point. In the laster books, Pratchett was using his fantasy setting to dissect current social problems, usually very effectively; the ‘boot theory’ comes directly from Pratchett.

    Everything by Douglas Adams.

    Charles Stross’ “The Laundry Files” series; how bureaucrats deal with Lovecraftian horrors.

    Glen Cook’s “Garrett P.I.” series. Not really comedy, but has a strong element of the ridiculous, and plays off of the tropes established by Dashiell Hammett and Raymond Chandler in a high fantasy setting.