Funny memoirs to listen to
Memoirs that work better read aloud, usually by the person who wrote them. Good for a commute, a long drive, or the washing-up.
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The Best of Me
David Sedaris, known for his witty observations and self-deprecating humor, gathers a selection of his most beloved essays and stories that often touch on the absurdities of human nature.
memoir · popular science · funny · classic · audiobook
Grunt: The Curious Science of Humans at War
Mary Roach brings her signature blend of humor and meticulous research to the strange and overlooked science behind keeping soldiers alive and functional on the battlefield.
memoir · popular science · funny · classic · audiobook
Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void
Mary Roach hilariously delves into the bizarre and gross realities of how humans prepare for and cope with life in space.
memoir · popular science · funny · classic · audiobook
Gulp: Adventures on the Alimentary Canal
Mary Roach embarks on a fascinating and often comical journey through the human digestive system, from what happens at the first bite to what exits at the end.
memoir · popular science · funny · classic · audiobook
Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers
Mary Roach humorously explores the surprisingly varied and often bizarre afterlives of human cadavers in medical science and beyond.
memoir · popular science · funny · classic · audiobook
Yes Please
Enjoy Amy Poehler's candid and humorous reflections on her life and career in comedy, available wherever audiobooks are sold.
memoir · biography · funny · long · audiobook
Vacationland: True Stories from Painful Beaches
Join humorist John Hodgman for a series of comical essays exploring the absurdities of middle age, fatherhood, and his evolving relationship with New England, widely available as an audiobook.
memoir · biography · funny · long · audiobook
Shrill: Notes from a Loud Woman
Dive into Lindy West's witty and incisive debut memoir about body image, feminism, and pop culture, which you can find at any major audiobook retailer.
memoir · biography · funny · long · audiobook
Talking as Fast as I Can: From Gilmore Girls to Gilmore Girls (and Everything in Between)
Laugh along with Lauren Graham as she shares humorous personal essays about her life and career in Hollywood, easily found wherever audiobooks are sold.
memoir · biography · funny · long · audiobook
A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius
Experience Dave Eggers's exhilarating debut memoir, blending humor with tragedy as he recounts becoming a surrogate parent to his younger brother after immense family loss, available everywhere books are sold.
memoir · biography · funny · long · audiobook
Boat Baby
Vicky Nguyen delivers her memoir with passion and humor, recounting her inspiring life story with the same dynamic energy she brings to her investigative reporting.
memoir · funny · short · recent · audiobook
Awake: A Memoir
Jen Hatmaker narrates her journey with a blend of gravity and humor, sharing her experiences of trauma and healing with forthright sincerity.
memoir · funny · short · recent · audiobook
Joyful Recollections of Trauma
Paul Scheer unpacks his childhood experiences with a darkly funny and candid perspective, offering a comedic take on turning past challenges into a memorable memoir.
memoir · funny · short · recent · audiobook
Too Much
Tom Allen shares a collection of humorous and poignant stories, reflecting on his life, grief, and navigating various absurd situations, all delivered with his signature wit.
memoir · funny · short · recent · audiobook
Jokes, Jokes, Jokes: My Very Funny Memoir
Jenny Eclair offers a hilarious look back at her journey from childhood to becoming the first woman to win the Perrier Award, recounting her experiences in the evolving world of 1980s stand-up comedy with wit and irreverence.
memoir · funny · short · recent · audiobook
In God We Trust, All Others Pay Cash
Jean Shepherd shares a collection of nostalgic and uproarious stories from his Indiana childhood, exploring the perplexing quirks of small-town life and the universal mysteries of growing up in mid-20th century America.
memoir · mystery · funny · classic · audiobook
Laughter on the 23rd Floor
Neil Simon vividly brings to life his early career as a staff writer for a 1950s live television sketch comedy show, navigating the eccentric personalities and chaotic creative process behind the scenes, capturing the puzzling dynamics of a legendary writing room.
memoir · mystery · funny · classic · audiobook
Travels with My Aunt
Graham Greene's delightful memoir follows the author's outrageous Aunt Augusta, who pulls him into a series of comical, globe-trotting escapades and unexpected discoveries, far removed from his quiet banking life.
memoir · mystery · funny · classic · audiobook
Life Among the Savages
Shirley Jackson offers a darkly humorous and semi-fictionalized account of the chaos and unexpected mysteries of raising her four children in rural Vermont.
memoir · mystery · funny · classic · audiobook
My Family and Other Animals
Gerald Durrell charmingly recounts his eccentric childhood on the Greek island of Corfu, filled with humorous encounters with his peculiar family and the island's fascinating wildlife, as he discovers and documents its natural mysteries.
memoir · mystery · funny · classic · audiobook
I'm a Stranger Here Myself: Notes on Returning to America After Twenty Years Away
Bill Bryson shares his hilarious and often bewildered observations upon moving back to the United States after living in England for two decades, noting the absurdities of American culture with his signature wit.
memoir · mystery · funny · classic · audiobook
Holidays on Ice
David Sedaris presents a collection of darkly humorous and often absurd observations on holiday traditions, including his famous stint as a department store elf, offering a cynical yet hilarious look at seasonal cheer.
memoir · mystery · funny · classic · audiobook
Dry
Augusten Burroughs chronicles his chaotic experiences in rehab and the challenging, darkly funny path to sobriety, after years of a high-functioning but destructive advertising career.
memoir · mystery · funny · classic · audiobook
Travels with Charley: In Search of America
Join John Steinbeck and his beloved standard poodle, Charley, on a road trip across the United States as they seek to rediscover the soul of the nation, encountering a memorable cast of characters and observations on American life, some humorous and some poignant.
memoir · mystery · funny · classic · audiobook
Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly
Anthony Bourdain brazenly takes readers behind the swinging kitchen doors, revealing the gritty, wild, and often humorous realities of high-end restaurant life through his own culinary journey.
memoir · funny · audiobook
Running with Scissors
Augusten Burroughs delivers a darkly comedic memoir about his unconventional and chaotic childhood, living with his mother's eccentric psychiatrist and his bizarre family.
memoir · funny · audiobook
Julie & Julia: 365 Days, 524 Recipes, 1 Tiny Apartment Kitchen
Julie Powell chronicles her ambitious, often hilarious, and sometimes maddening quest to cook every recipe in Julia Child's classic French cookbook in one year.
memoir · funny · audiobook
My Life in France
Julia Child, with Alex Prud'homme, charmingly recounts her transformative years discovering French cuisine and finding her passion, filled with delightful culinary adventures and her signature humor.
memoir · funny · audiobook
Orange Is the New Black: My Year in a Women's Prison
Piper Kerman offers a humorous yet insightful look at her unexpected year in a minimum-security federal prison, exploring the surprising friendships and absurdities of incarceration.
memoir · funny · audiobook
You'll Grow Out Of It
Jessi Klein, a stand-up comedian and Emmy Award-winning writer, provides a witty and honest look at her journey through womanhood, touching on everything from tomboy antics to societal expectations, and can be found as an audiobook on Audible and Storytel.
memoir · funny · audiobook
A Very Punchable Face
Colin Jost, a head writer for Saturday Night Live, offers a collection of hilarious essays detailing his life from Staten Island to Harvard to the iconic sketch comedy show, available on audiobook via Audible and Storytel.
memoir · funny · audiobook
I'm Glad My Mom Died
Jennette McCurdy shares her tumultuous experiences as a child star and her complex relationship with her abusive mother, navigating difficult subjects with surprising dark humor, accessible through audiobooks on Audible, Storytel, and Kobo.
memoir · funny · audiobook
Hyperbole and a Half: Unfortunate Situations, Flawed Coping Mechanisms, Mayhem, and Other Things That Happened
Allie Brosh combines simple, exaggerated drawings with witty prose to recount relatable stories from her childhood, her dogs, and her struggles with depression, which you can find as an audiobook on platforms like Audible and Storytel.
memoir · funny · audiobook
Furiously Happy: A Funny Book About Horrible Things
Jenny Lawson explores her battles with mental illness with audacious humor and heartwarming honesty, available to listen to via Audible, Storytel, and Kobo.
memoir · funny · audiobook
We Are Never Meeting in Real Life.
Samantha Irby delivers a collection of sharp, unfiltered, and laugh-out-loud essays about messy adulthood, awkward relationships, and navigating her past with humor, available as an audiobook on Audible, Kobo, OverDrive, and Google Play.
memoir · funny · audiobook
Born a Crime
Trevor Noah recounts his experiences growing up as a mixed-race child in apartheid and post-apartheid South Africa with poignant humor, available as an audiobook narrated by the author on Audible, Apple Books, Google Play, Kobo, Spotify, and through library services like Hoopla.
memoir · funny · audiobook
Bossypants
Tina Fey shares her journey from an awkward girl to a comedy powerhouse, offering witty reflections on her career at Saturday Night Live, 30 Rock, and life as a working mother, available as an audiobook on Audible, Kobo, Everand, Libro.fm, and Spotify.
memoir · funny · audiobook
Let's Pretend This Never Happened
Jenny Lawson explores her eccentric childhood, struggles with mental health, and hilariously awkward adventures into adulthood, with the audiobook narrated by the author, available on Audible, Kobo, Libro.fm, and Everand.
memoir · funny · audiobook
Me Talk Pretty One Day
David Sedaris recounts his peculiar childhood in North Carolina, his bizarre career path, and his often-hilarious experiences moving to France and attempting to learn French, available on Audible, Apple Books, Google Play, Kobo, Spotify, and Libro.fm.
memoir · funny · audiobook
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