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Wodehouse is amazing. Tied with Pratchett for the best humorist writer in my opinion.

I've searched a lot to find more humorist writers but it's a very limited genre. Most comedy writing is too cynical for me. By contrast Wodehouse and Pratchett manage to be funny while also being uplifting.

Does anyone have any recommendations for not-too-cynical humorist authors beside these two?

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Have you read 'Three Men in a Boat' by Jerome K Jerome? It's a classic. I love how fresh and contemporary it still is. Perpetually re-readable as well. There is a follow-up book that's great too.

This book made me laugh the most- among older English books.

I can vouch for it that it will make you laugh really hard.

I have, many many years ago. Thanks for the suggestion, I'm sure it's time for a reread.

The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman. Not as good as Wodehouse or Pratchett but I found the series amusing and not cynical.

Douglas Adams is pretty similar to Pratchett, humour wise.

Death and Croissants, Ian Moore: gentle humorous crime thriller. Follows a divorced slightly unsuccessful middle aged man who has emigrated from Britain to france and runs a B&B. he bumps into a glamorous but mysterious woman who he struggles to keep up with. best listened to by the author.

gentle, fun and not cynical. Some of the characters are, but the series is not cynical, its slightly naive in it's own way.

A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole is one of my all-time favorites.

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