From satire and highbrow humour to slapstick and absolute balderdash, this new and exclusive collection of humorous literary extracts gathers a comedic cast of classic and contemporary novel and play excerpts, poems, short stories and newspaper articles that will tickle the most discerning funny bone. The scathing wit of Dorothy Parker shares a stage with the satirical quips of Charles Dickens, Jane Austen and David Sedaris, while Paul Beatty, Terry Pratchett and Evelyn Waugh show how the best writers effortlessly weave humour into their work.