curated list
books recommended by comedians
What stand-ups and comedy writers actually read — from Jerry Seinfeld and Tina Fey to Bill Burr, John Mulaney, Trevor Noah, and Jon Stewart. Drawn from podcasts, interviews, and public statements.
Aggregated across 15 people we track · 60 books ranked by how many on this list have publicly recommended each one.
most recommended books on this list
- 2 people
AMORALMAN: A True Story and Other Lies
Derek DelGaudio · 2021
2 recommenders
- 2 people
Before & Laughter: The funniest man in the UK’s genuinely useful guide to life
Jimmy Carr · 2021
2 recommenders
- 2 people
Outliers: The Story of Success
Malcolm Gladwell · 2008
2 recommenders
- 2 people
Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
Yuval Noah Harari · 2015
2 recommenders
- 2 people
Tribe: On Homecoming and Belonging
Sebastian Junger · 2016
2 recommenders
- 1 person
21 Lessons for the 21st Century
Yuval Noah Harari · 2018
1 recommender
- 1 person
8 Rules of Love: How to Find It, Keep It, and Let It Go
Jay Shetty · 2023
1 recommender
- 1 person
A Hunter-Gatherer's Guide to the 21st Century
Bret Weinstein · 2021
1 recommender
- 1 person
Alice in Wonderland: The Original 1865 Edition With Complete Illustrations By Sir John Tenniel (A Classic Novel of Lewis Carroll)
Lewis Carroll · 2000
1 recommender
- 1 person
American Buffalo: In Search of a Lost Icon
Steven Rinella · 2008
1 recommender
- 1 person
Bad Pharma: How Drug Companies Mislead Doctors and Harm Patients
Ben Goldacre · 2014
1 recommender
- 1 person
Beyond Supervet: How Animals Make Us The Best We Can Be
Noel Fitzpatrick · 2022
1 recommender
- 1 person
Blueprint: The Evolutionary Origins of a Good Society
Nicholas A. Christakis MD PhD · 2019
1 recommender
- 1 person
Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art
James Nestor · 2020
1 recommender
- 1 person
Callings: The Purpose and Passion of Work
StoryCorps · 2017
1 recommender
- 1 person
Dissolving Illusions
Suzanne Humphries and Roman Bystrianyk · 2013
1 recommender
- 1 person
Dreamland: The True Tale of America's Opiate Epidemic
Sam Quinones · 2015
1 recommender
- 1 person
Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future
Ashlee Vance · 2015
1 recommender
- 1 person
Extreme Ownership: How U.S. Navy SEALs Lead and Win (New Edition)
Jocko Willink · 2015
1 recommender
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