Today's Road Trip Wednesday question, hosted by YA Highway asks:
It used to be, when I wanted to laugh out loud, I would watch Friends.
Nowadays, a watch The Big Bang Theory to bring on the howling and knee-slapping (I don't actually knee-slap, I swear).
As to books... which is what I was supposed to be talking about in the first place... the two authors that came to mind right away who make me chortle and snort (okay, I may actually do those) are:
Rick Riordan. His chapter titles alone are laugh-inducing. Check some of them out:
I Become Supreme Lord of the Bathroom (The Lightening Thief)
Nico Buys Happy Meals for the Dead (The Battle of the Labyrinth)
Men Ask For Directions (and Other Signs of the Apocalypse) (The Red Pyramid)
I Get A Demon Up My Nose (The Throne of Fire)
Then there's Rachel Hawkins, author of the Hex Hall Trilogy.
"You hoped I'd commit mirrorcide?"
He laughed, but it sounded a little breathless. "No, I'd hoped to see just how powerful you really are." His eyes were bright, and there was something that might have been pride in them. "You exceeded my expectations."
"Well, yay," I said. "So glad my skill at blowing crap up impresses you, Dad." (Demonglass, page 153)
So who/what makes you laugh? Got any funny books recs?
Good for a laugh: who is your favorite comedian or funny book and/or movie?
It used to be, when I wanted to laugh out loud, I would watch Friends.
"If a fist comes at your face, you duck!"
Nowadays, a watch The Big Bang Theory to bring on the howling and knee-slapping (I don't actually knee-slap, I swear).
"Revenge is a dish best served nude."
As to books... which is what I was supposed to be talking about in the first place... the two authors that came to mind right away who make me chortle and snort (okay, I may actually do those) are:
Rick Riordan. His chapter titles alone are laugh-inducing. Check some of them out:
I Become Supreme Lord of the Bathroom (The Lightening Thief)
Nico Buys Happy Meals for the Dead (The Battle of the Labyrinth)
Men Ask For Directions (and Other Signs of the Apocalypse) (The Red Pyramid)
I Get A Demon Up My Nose (The Throne of Fire)
Then there's Rachel Hawkins, author of the Hex Hall Trilogy.
"You hoped I'd commit mirrorcide?"
He laughed, but it sounded a little breathless. "No, I'd hoped to see just how powerful you really are." His eyes were bright, and there was something that might have been pride in them. "You exceeded my expectations."
"Well, yay," I said. "So glad my skill at blowing crap up impresses you, Dad." (Demonglass, page 153)
So who/what makes you laugh? Got any funny books recs?