7 Top comedy books like The Fry Chronicles by Stephen Fry

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The Fry Chronicles

By: Stephen Fry

3.84

Format: 438 pages, Hardcover

Stephen Fry arrived at Cambridge on probation: a convicted fraudster and thief, an addict, liar, fa…

"Mow the fuckers down."

-Stephen Fry, The Fry Chronicles

"Wine can be a better teacher than ink, and banter is often better than books"

-Stephen Fry, The Fry Chronicles

"Thos who rule the world get so little opportunity to run about and laugh and play in it."

-Stephen Fry, The Fry Chronicles

"Those who rule the world get so little opportunity to run about and laugh and play in it."

-Stephen Fry, The Fry Chronicles

If you liked the comedy plot in The Fry Chronicles by Stephen Fry , here is a list of 7 books like this:

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1. Thinking About It Only Makes It Worse: And Other Lessons from Modern Life

By: David Mitchell

3.45

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

What's wrong with calling a burglar brave? Why are people so f***ing hung up about swearing? Why do… read more

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  • biography
  • memoir
  • humor
  • autobiography
  • nonfiction
  • comedy
  • audiobook
"What women want is still what it's always been: either you or, more likely, not you."

-David Mitchell, Thinking About It Only Makes It Worse: And Other Lessons from Modern Life

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2. Believe Me: A Memoir of Love, Death, and Jazz Chickens

By: Eddie Izzard

3.86

Format: 15 pages, Audio CD

Critically acclaimed, award-winning British comedian and actor Eddie Izzard details her childhood, … read more

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  • biography
  • memoir
  • lgbt
  • humor
  • autobiography
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • comedy
  • audiobook
"But stinging nettles: They just love existing, don't they? They're bastards. Stinging nettles are the Nazis of the weed world."

-Eddie Izzard, Believe Me: A Memoir of Love, Death, and Jazz Chickens

"It wasn't until I was an adult that I realized you could buy a packet of cereal with a free gift and then just stick your hand in and root around in the packet until you found the free thing. It seem…"

-Eddie Izzard, Believe Me: A Memoir of Love, Death, and Jazz Chickens

"If you are an LGBT+ person and you come out, you have to go through your knight’s quest to create ground for yourself, to create a space for yourself, to stand there and say, “I exist. I have no reas…"

-Eddie Izzard, Believe Me: A Memoir of Love, Death, and Jazz Chickens

"And there is a rule in every major religion, called the Golden Rule. Essentially: treat other people the way you’d like to be treated yourself. If we all did this, the whole world would work instanta…"

-Eddie Izzard, Believe Me: A Memoir of Love, Death, and Jazz Chickens

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3. The Boys, Volume 9: The Big Ride

By: Garth Ennis , John McCrea , Russ Braun

4.00

Format: 276 pages, Paperback

All the pieces are falling into place, for the Boys as well as their most mortal enemies. The long-… read more

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"I don't think this one's business as usual. Me evil cunt sense is tinglin'."

-Garth Ennis, The Boys, Volume 9: The Big Ride

"Rayner can't go into politics, she's got more shit on her than Elton John's cock!"

-Garth Ennis, The Boys, Volume 9: The Big Ride

"I'm sweetness an' motherfuckin' light. Filled from goddamn head to toe wit' love."

-Garth Ennis, The Boys, Volume 9: The Big Ride

"As the old saying goes: With great power comes the total fuckin' certainty that you're gonna turn into a cunt."

-Garth Ennis, The Boys, Volume 9: The Big Ride

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4. So, Anyway...

By: John Cleese

3.18

Format: 183 pages,

Candid and brilliantly funny, this is the story of how a tall, shy youth from Weston-super-Mare wen… read more

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  • biography
  • memoir
  • humor
  • autobiography
  • nonfiction
  • comedy
  • audiobook
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5. The Boys, Volume 10: Butcher, Baker, Candlestick Maker

By: Garth Ennis , Darick Robertson

3.38

Format: None pages, Paperback

He could have been a very different man. Billy Butcher, leader of The Boys, once had a chance at an… read more

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6. Buddha

By: Karen Armstrong

3.86

Format: 302 pages,

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  • nonfiction
  • biography

7. Back Story

By: David Mitchell

5.00

Format: 500 pages, Paperback

David Mitchell, who you may know for his inappropriate anger on every TV panel show except Never Mi… read more

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8. The Brontës

By: Juliet Barker

3.93

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

The Brontes is an engrossing and intimate chronicle of an astonishingly creative family. "Anyone fa… read more

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9. The Fry Chronicles

By: Stephen Fry

3.84

Format: 438 pages, Hardcover

Stephen Fry arrived at Cambridge on probation: a convicted fraudster and thief, an addict, liar, fa… read more

Similar categories in Stephen Fry's The Fry Chronicles book and Stephen Fry's The Fry Chronicles

  • biography
  • memoir
  • lgbt
  • british literature
  • humor
  • autobiography
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • comedy
  • audiobook
"Mow the fuckers down."

-Stephen Fry, The Fry Chronicles

"Wine can be a better teacher than ink, and banter is often better than books"

-Stephen Fry, The Fry Chronicles

"Thos who rule the world get so little opportunity to run about and laugh and play in it."

-Stephen Fry, The Fry Chronicles

"Those who rule the world get so little opportunity to run about and laugh and play in it."

-Stephen Fry, The Fry Chronicles

10. Aussie Grit: My Formula One Journey

By: Mark Webber

4.03

Format: None pages,

Mark Webber was at the centre of one of the most captivating chapters in the history of Formula One… read more

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11. The Art of Fiction: Illustrated from Classic and Modern Texts

By: David Lodge

3.90

Format: 15 pages, Paperback

The articles with which David Lodge entertained and delighted readers of the Independent on Sundaya… read more

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12. Small Man in a Book

By: Rob Brydon

3.87

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Rob Brydon tells story of his slow ascent to fame and fortune in Small Man in a Book. A multi-award… read more

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13. Mrs Fry's Diary

By: Stephen Fry , Mrs. Stephen Fry

3.84

Format: 255 pages, Hardcover

Stephen Fry's secret wife speaks out at last... Enjoyed a nice cuppa this morning with a HobNob and… read more

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14. Nerd Do Well

By: Simon Pegg

3.83

Format: 35 pages, Hardcover

The unique life story of one of Britain's most talented and inventive comedians, star of Shaun of t… read more

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15. Taming Flame

By: Therisa Peimer

4.30

Format: 312 pages, Paperback

Flaminius's days of bouncing between beds are snatched away the instant he sets eyes on his perfect… read more

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"Tightening his embrace around his wife and little Theo, he vowed, "I will do everything in my power to continue being worthy of the faith you have in me."

-Therisa Peimer, Taming Flame

"Why do you have such faith in me, Aurelia?" "I've told you a million times that I love you, you make me feel safe and cherished, and you care deeply for our people. Why wouldn't I have faith in you?"

-Therisa Peimer, Taming Flame

"I'm so proud of you I could burst, but in the interest of saving the poor cleaning staff the hassle, I would, instead, like to take you to our room and lick you from stem to stern until you beg me to…"

-Therisa Peimer, Taming Flame

"A virgin," Flaminius smiled deviously. "I'll take her." Instantly, surprised chatter erupted. Mother Guardian held up her hand for silence. "You cannot be serious, Sire." "Oh, but I am," he replied w…"

-Therisa Peimer, Taming Flame

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16. X Marks the Spot: The Story of Archaeology in Eight Extraordinary Discoveries

By: Michael Scott

4.28

Format: 350 pages, ebook

Through eight sensational stories of discovery, Professor Michael Scott traces the evolution of mod… read more

Similar categories in Michael Scott's X Marks the Spot: The Story of Archaeology in Eight Extraordinary Discoveries book and Stephen Fry's The Fry Chronicles

  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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17. FDR Unmasked: 73 Years of Medical Cover-ups That Rewrote History

By: Steven Lomazow

4.33

Format: 316 pages, Paperback

THE HIDDEN ILLNESSES THAT SHAPED FDR’S LIFE AND CHANGED THE COURSE OF HISTORY Conventional wisdo… read more

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"Researching this book has been a voyage of discovery and it is a privilege to present an unexpurgated medical biography of the most consequential American of the twentieth century."

-Steven Lomazow, FDR Unmasked: 73 Years of Medical Cover-ups That Rewrote History

"Another new and groundbreaking story in FDR Unmasked is about his highly consequential friendship with Vincent Astor, the closest with any man in his adult life. To truly understand the “real"

-Steven Lomazow, FDR Unmasked: 73 Years of Medical Cover-ups That Rewrote History

"FDR Unmasked chronicles Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s life from a physician’s perspective. It tells a harrowing story of heroic achievement by a great leader determined to impart his vision of freedom …"

-Steven Lomazow, FDR Unmasked: 73 Years of Medical Cover-ups That Rewrote History

"FDR Unmasked is first to present convincing evidence of Roosevelt’s battle with prostate cancer, underpinned by FBI memoranda and reliable firsthand information from multiple physicians - even a shoc…"

-Steven Lomazow, FDR Unmasked: 73 Years of Medical Cover-ups That Rewrote History

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18. Dear Barack: The Extraordinary Partnership of Barack Obama and Angela Merkel

By: Claudia Clark

4.28

Format: 350 pages, Paperback

One of the great political friendships of the modern world, as told through key moments that shaped… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
"As she had done when she introduced the US president in Berlin, she addressed him publicly with the informal du for the first time since the NSA controversy in 2013."

-Claudia Clark, Dear Barack: The Extraordinary Partnership of Barack Obama and Angela Merkel

"Let me make two remarks. First I concentrate on the task ahead for 2016. I’m quite busy with that—thank you very much. And I’m looking with great interest in the American election campaign.’ For the …"

-Claudia Clark, Dear Barack: The Extraordinary Partnership of Barack Obama and Angela Merkel

"Obama’s next words captured the attention of the world and the amusement of those present. As he wagged his finger at the crowd, he scolded, ‘So stop it, all of you. I know you have to find something…"

-Claudia Clark, Dear Barack: The Extraordinary Partnership of Barack Obama and Angela Merkel

"In her usual manner, Merkel spoke in German. It is worth pointing out, however, that before the translator had an opportunity to convert her statements to English, Obama gave the chancellor and the p…"

-Claudia Clark, Dear Barack: The Extraordinary Partnership of Barack Obama and Angela Merkel

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19. "Look Here, Sir, What a Curious Bird": Searching for Ali, Alfred Russel Wallace's Faithful Companion

By: Paul Spencer Sochaczewski

4.31

Format: 274 pages, Paperback

A GREAT MAN AND HIS UNHERALDED ASSISTANT For some 50 years, Paul Sochaczewski has been on the tr… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
"The “facts"

-Paul Spencer Sochaczewski, "Look Here, Sir, What a Curious Bird": Searching for Ali, Alfred Russel Wallace's Faithful Companion

"A key element in everyone’s hero’s journey is the “decision point,"

-Paul Spencer Sochaczewski, "Look Here, Sir, What a Curious Bird": Searching for Ali, Alfred Russel Wallace's Faithful Companion

"The Wallace-Ali relationship reflects the great mythic “hero’s journey."

-Paul Spencer Sochaczewski, "Look Here, Sir, What a Curious Bird": Searching for Ali, Alfred Russel Wallace's Faithful Companion

"Wallace would not have been as successful as he was without Ali’s support."

-Paul Spencer Sochaczewski, "Look Here, Sir, What a Curious Bird": Searching for Ali, Alfred Russel Wallace's Faithful Companion

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20. How They Broke Britain

By: James O'Brien

4.29

Format: 404 pages, Kindle Edition

The revealing, defining account of the dark network that broke out country. Something has gone r… read more

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  • audiobook
  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • british literature
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21. Unruly: The Ridiculous History of England's Kings and Queens

By: David Mitchell

4.16

Format: 433 pages, ebook

A rollicking history of England's earliest kings and queens, a story of narcissists, excessive behe… read more

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  • biography
  • british literature
  • humor
  • nonfiction
  • comedy
  • audiobook
"The defeat of the Armada in 1588 was Elizabeth's high point. Things went downhill after that. Militarily the triumph against Spain was rather undermined the following year when Elizabeth sent her own…"

-David Mitchell, Unruly: The Ridiculous History of England's Kings and Queens

"There were a couple of positives: in 1554, the Queen Regent's Prerogative Act was passed which made explicit, for the first time, that when a woman inherited the throne - became the sovereign, queen …"

-David Mitchell, Unruly: The Ridiculous History of England's Kings and Queens

"Standing jaggedly on Senlac Hill, where Harold Godwinson died, possibly as a result of having taken an arrow to the eye - though possibly more boringly than that, some historians have felt constraine…"

-David Mitchell, Unruly: The Ridiculous History of England's Kings and Queens

"Queen Mary was known as Bloody Mary because of the large number of people she killed. And also because of misogyny. She was the first properly crowned woman to rule as queen regnant, not just queen c…"

-David Mitchell, Unruly: The Ridiculous History of England's Kings and Queens

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22. The Twat Files: a Life of Mistakes - No Regrets

By: Dawn French

3.87

Format: 363 pages, Kindle Edition

Discover the truth behind the many, many times Dawn French has been a complete twat over the last s… read more

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  • biography
  • memoir
  • humor
  • autobiography
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • comedy
  • audiobook
Cover of What a Flanker: The funniest sports biography you’ll ever read by James Haskell

23. What a Flanker: The funniest sports biography you’ll ever read

By: James Haskell

4.12

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER ‘Hilarious, and straight talking but also articulate and insightful – I… read more

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  • autobiography
  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • audiobook
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24. Quantum Energetics and Spirituality Volume 1: Aligning with Universal Consciousness

By: Kenneth Schmitt

4.39

Format: 232 pages, Kindle Edition

Quantum physics has shown us the way to mastery of life in our recognition of universal consciousne… read more

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"What is real for us is what we observe and recognize. We create our own experiences by our recognition and imagination, and we modulate the energies with our emotions."

-Kenneth Schmitt, Quantum Energetics and Spirituality Volume 1: Aligning with Universal Consciousness

"The birth of quantum physics brought science and spirituality into alignment. It was the realization by physicists that photons have consciousness, and not just limited consciousness, but awareness o…"

-Kenneth Schmitt, Quantum Energetics and Spirituality Volume 1: Aligning with Universal Consciousness

"This is a quantum universe. Everything in it is part of quantum theory, and universal consciousness is the first cause of it all. Everything is electromagnetic energy, and all of the energy patterns …"

-Kenneth Schmitt, Quantum Energetics and Spirituality Volume 1: Aligning with Universal Consciousness

"When we hold health and abundance in our self-identity, we create experiences of that quality. If we choose to be attuned to the energy of our heart and feel love and compassion, we create experience…"

-Kenneth Schmitt, Quantum Energetics and Spirituality Volume 1: Aligning with Universal Consciousness

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25. Surviving Chaos: How I Found Peace at A Beach Bar

By: Harold Phifer

4.29

Format: 318 pages, Kindle Edition

For more than fifty years, Harold Phifer's childhood living conditions remained a secret, even from… read more

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"If a man was around when Aunt Kathy came by, she would berate him and throw him out. I even saw her toss guys out at gunpoint. She’d threaten them and say, “I will shoot you until I can’t see you!"

-Harold Phifer, Surviving Chaos: How I Found Peace at A Beach Bar

"Thanksgiving is no time for amateur hour in the kitchen, but we were subjected to this Gong Show on a yearly basis. Aunt Kathy went knee deep in her preparations where others would have surrendered."

-Harold Phifer, Surviving Chaos: How I Found Peace at A Beach Bar

"Before she climbed into the car, I kindly let her know my back seats were very hard and very cold. Dead Eye Red responded, “Son, when I was your age, I would sit on a seat like this and smoke would a…"

-Harold Phifer, Surviving Chaos: How I Found Peace at A Beach Bar

"The teacher pulled out a pile of papers. They were Bennie’s tests and homework assignments. Mrs. Lewis said, “Ma’am, here is the proof that Bennie isn’t up to a fourth grade level. He has an F on sev…"

-Harold Phifer, Surviving Chaos: How I Found Peace at A Beach Bar

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26. Berserker!

By: Adrian Edmondson

4.32

Format: 406 pages, Kindle Edition

From brutal schooldays to '80s anarchy, through The Young Ones and beyond, Berserker! is the one-of… read more

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  • biography
  • memoir
  • humor
  • autobiography
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • comedy
  • audiobook
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27. La Saga de Grimr

By: Jérémie Moreau

4.16

Format: 232 pages, Hardcover

1783. L’Islande, accablée par la misère, doit encore subir le joug du Danemark. Et le sort de Grim… read more

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28. A Book of Secrets: Finding Solace in a Stubborn World

By: Derren Brown

3.73

Format: 293 pages, Paperback

."Friction and struggle lead to growth." In A Book of Secrets, internationally bestselling author … read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • audiobook
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29. Rising to the Surface

By: Lenny Henry

3.58

Format: 328 pages, Hardcover

The rise and fall and triumphant rise from the ashes of Lenny Henry during the 80s and 90s. 'Mo… read more

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  • biography
  • memoir
  • autobiography
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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30. The Innocent Dead (Rhona MacLeod #15)

By: Lin Anderson

4.24

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

None read more

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7 Best memoir books like The Fry Chronicles by Stephen Fry

Transform Your Habits

Thinking About It Only Makes It Worse: And Other Lessons from Modern Life

David Mitchell

3.45

Transform Your Habits

Believe Me: A Memoir of Love, Death, and Jazz Chickens

Eddie Izzard

3.86

Transform Your Habits

So, Anyway...

John Cleese

3.18

Transform Your Habits

The Fry Chronicles

Stephen Fry

3.84

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Transform Your Habits

Bonkers: My Life in Laughs

Jennifer Saunders

3.85

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How They Broke Britain

James O'Brien

4.29

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Unruly: The Ridiculous History of England's Kings and Queens

David Mitchell

4.16

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Rambling Man: My Life on the Road

Billy Connolly

4.16

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