

Did you know laughter can help make you happy? It sounds like the stuff a clueless relative would tell you, but laughter can help the release or serotonin — the happy chemical. It’s also why we’ve decided to round-up the funniest audiobooks around for your listening pleasure.
It’s an eclectic old mix, hand-picked and approved by our team. These titles are ShortList Certified and categorically laugh-out-loud funny. From reflective memoirs packed with the funniest of anecdotes (enter Billy Connolly), through to classics like Douglas Adams’ The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, this list covers the spectrum.
And with some great offers currently available from Audible, there’s never been a better time to swap a hardback for a Stephen Fry narrated tale. The podcast and audiobook site is currently offering a 30 day free trial to new members, while existing Amazon Prime customers can pick up a 3 month Audible membership for only 99p. Now that’s what we call a bargain.
UPDATE: You can find many of these books on Spotify, too. The music streaming giant is now offering 15 hours' worth of audiobooks for free to premium subscribers every single month. You may have to pay extra for some, though - with the padlock image denoting which ones come at an extra cost.
Without further ado, these are the top laugh-out-loud funny audiobooks worth listening to wherever you are
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As Content Director of Shortlist, Marc likes nothing more than to compile endless lists of an evening by candlelight. He started out life as a movie writer for numerous (now defunct) magazines and soon found himself online - editing a gaggle of gadget sites, including TechRadar, Digital Camera World and Tom's Guide UK. At Shortlist you'll find him mostly writing about movies and tech, so no change there then.