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Old 10-05-2013, 11:27 AM   #40
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No one's mentioned Evelyn Waugh's hilarious and macabre take on the American funeral industry, The Loved One, so clearly I must.

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For slapstick humour along the lines of 'Allo, 'Allo anything by Tom Sharpe would qualify. Several of his books are now available as ebooks. For more subtle and intellectual humour I find both David Nobbs and David Lodge well worth reading.
Since I love Messrs Sharpe and Lodge, I have to take your recommendation of David Nobbs very seriously! Thanks.
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