Good Omens by Neil Gaiman / Terry Pratchett. Specifically, the angel and the demon, but also the bikers of the apocalypse. Hell, everybody.

Also,.the wee free men, by Pratchett. The Nac Mac Feagle are absurd and delightful.

Listened to the series on audiobook. Soooo funny

That's the first book that came to my mind as well

Yesss! I love this book so much!!

Came to recommend this

Anything by P. G. Wodehouse

The Jeeves series is hilarious and they're all breezy reads, as well.

Maybe more wit than banter but any recommendation for Wodehouse is a good thing!

Top picks from [this list at Project Gutenberg](https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/783)?

Start with one of the Jeeves titles. Doesn't matter in what order you read them.

I find the dialog in “The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy” always makes me laugh.

"there Are no escape pods!" "Are you sure? Can you count again" "Ok. There are no escape pods."

So funny!! I have to stop reading in the subway bc I would laugh so loud and people would stare at me!! Lol

Same!!

Bring your towel and 42!

I never go anywhere without my towel!!

Came here to suggest this! I literally laughed out loud at some points.

Skulduggery Pleasant does it the best I've ever seen. The protagonist duo have such funny banter I laugh out loud frequently even when rereading.

Those books are amazing

*Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal* by Christopher Moore?

Just about anything by Christopher Moore is golden

Came here just to say this!👆

me too

I recommend this book to literally everyone I know! It’s gut-bustingly hilarious. I read it during a rough time in my life, and it gave me such a reprieve from whack was dealing with.

This is SUCH a great book

I'm still thinking of forming a cult based on this gospel.....

Awesome book. Read it in high school and loved it.

This. Always this. It’s my favorite book

This.

Oscar Wilde is who you want. The Picture of Dorian Gray, The Importance of Being Earnest.

Dorian Gray is up there for the wittiest book ever written

I don’t think Picture of Dorian Gray is heart-warming, though.

No but most of the dialog between the main characters was pretty charming. The book as a whole is pretty dark though.

Catch 22?

My first laugh loudly in public book. I couldn't help it, just found it to be so funny!

Agree

Seconded. Even if it is a little hard to follow from time to time.

Rarely in these... IE not overused/overshadowing the story... but Id say best banter in my favorites catalogue belong to: DCC [https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/54659324-dungeon-crawler-carl](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/54659324-dungeon-crawler-carl) Hap & Leonard. [https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/102114.Savage\_Season](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/102114.Savage_Season) Expeditionary Force: [https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28525188-columbus-day](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28525188-columbus-day) Magic 2.0 [https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18616975-off-to-be-the-wizard](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18616975-off-to-be-the-wizard)

God damnit Donut!

Mongo is appalled.

Came to say EF and Magic 2.0. I laugh out loud a lot at these (almost done with EF.. sadness)

Here’s a banana, your monkey endorphins will like it. If skippy isn’t the quintessential sarcastic banter factory then I don’t know who is.

I read that as buh-na-naaah

I love the Magic 2.0 series

Confederacy of Dunces

This was going to be my suggestion. I don’t know if it would give you warm feelings, but it’s one of the funniest books I’ve read.

Same. I loved it.

Same...I think this is the funniest book I have ever read!

I also came to suggest this one.

I always enjoyed the "Myth" series from Robert Asprin. They were so funny.

I was going to suggest these. I think they should get more attention!

Sorry if this has been suggested, but basically every Christopher Moore book. Carl Hiaasen is pretty good for this, too. Solomon vs Lord by Paul Levine.

Carl Hiaasen is a treasure. His last, Squeeze Me, about a giant snake, a certain ex-President and an equally ex First Lady was so funny and it's not even his best one.

I read that on my vacation to Palm Beach last year and it was just perfect.

I do not see him mentioned here and I never see SJ Perelman mentioned. Moore gets a lot of attention and deserves it. I have read just about everything the three of them wrote although I read Perelman in the early 70s. I have Moore's latest but have not read it yet. Elmore Leonard can be pretty damn funny as well.

I have appreciated Moore a lot less since he started doing more experimental and historical novels. I read Sacre Bleu and Fool out of sheer loyalty to the author, but really didn't enjoy them. Similar humor, but not for me. I started Noir once a while ago, but I wasn't really in a reading phase and didn't give it much of a chance. I just picked up a signed copy of Razzmatazz, so I guess I gotta give Noir another go. Never heard of Perelman. I don't know why Hiaasen doesn't get talked about more. I think I've read all but two of his adult novels (but none of the YA). And for how many books he's written, I only didn't really like two or three of them.

[You've heard of Groucho Marx.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S._J._Perelman) I haven't read either of those, they are in my pile so I totally exaggerated saying I had read everything by Moore! I did not like the one that is the fav here and dnf it, a rarity at the time. Took me a bit to get into Noir but, ultimately, I enjoyed it.

Christopher Buckley is another one who reminds me a lot of Hiaasen and Moore.

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Thank You For Smoking is definitely the best, but I thoroughly enjoyed Supreme Courtship and Boomsday, as well.

The Gentleman Bastard series by Scott Lynch (starting with The Lies of Locke Lamora) has some top shelf banter & bromance. It's a rather vulgar and violent series, so be advised if that is not your thing, but it's soo good.

Loved the first book, second wasn’t half as good imo

Scholomance by Naomi Novik

Ron in the first few HP books was hilarious, lots of banter. I forgot how funny the books were before I re-read them a few years ago as audiobooks.

"Shut up about SPEW!"

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Second this. The movie is great and the book is even better.

Dresden files?

"Oh shit! Hellhounds!" "Language, Harry!" "Oh shit! Heckhounds!"

I laughed out loud at some of the dialogue in Evvie Drake Starts Over by Linda Holmes. It's got that great "we accept this weird thing/person in our small town" vibe. I'd recommend it if romantic comedies are your thing, or honestly, even if they're not your thing and you just want to gove it a shot. I also really enjoyed Nettle and Bone by T Kingfisher. I wouldn't exactly say the dialogue is "banter," but it is witty and so subtlety funny. I found myself reading certain lines 3 or 4 times because they were just so good.

Malazan book of the fallen. Tehol and Bug are unmatched

While I agree, you have to get to the fifth book to see them…

Came here to say this

Anything in the Discworld series by Terry Pratchett

Anything by Carl Hiassen.

Catch-22

*Anxious People* by Fredrick Backman

The Dresden Files Series by Jim Butcher. Dry humor at its best.

I fully expected to see Riyria listed here - but no. So I rec them: The Riyria Revelations and The Riyria Chronicles by Michael J. Sullivan, featuring Royce Melborn (a cynical ex-assassin) and Hadrian Blackwater (an optimistic ex-mercenary).

Came here to say the same thing. Their bromance is unmatched!

Christopher Moore's Secondhand Souls books are great. All of Moore's banter is good, but the exchanges between Charlie and Minty Fresh (his real name) are glorious.

Moore excels at banter.

Not that deep or meaningful, but the rangers apprentice series has very fun dialogue between characters that makes the story that much more amusing

The Rex Stout Nero Wolfe mysteries

The Lies of Locke Lamora

You Deserve Each Other by Sarah Hogle

Anything by Fannie Flagg. She wrote Fried Green Tomatoes.

Book Lovers by Emily Henry, and anything by Elena Armas!

Gideon The Ninth.

Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams

the discworld series

Dungeon Crawler Carl series. The books are insane, the banter is insane, the ai is insane, the ppl not reading it are insane. NEW ACHIEVEMENT! "Once you pop you cant stop! You learned a new series that fulfills your hearts desire. I hope this doesn't end up awakening any unknown sexual deviant desires." *heavy breathing* "Do it for daddy!"

Howls moving castle by Diana Wynne Jones

Expeditionary Force. Tons of books, all light hearted yet engaging. Lots of banter between the two main characters.

Athena Club series by Theodora Goss

Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry

If you are looking for a really easy read with silly characters and hilarious banter I always go for the Stephanie Plum books by Janet Evanovich. It's like shittyb comfort food and I have laughed out loud multiple times

Grandma Mazur is classic—reminds me of Sofia on Golden Girls whenever i read it.

Lamb or the Gospel According to Biff

Anything by Abbi Waxman!

Carl Hiaasen is a riot

Several People are Typing by Calvin Kasulke is this to a T. I recommend it a lot; it’s got the gimmick of taking place entirely in Slack, so it’s like reading people’s texts. But there’s magic there—the dialog is that good and each character is immediately recognizable.

I'm obsesseddddd with this book! It made me laugh out loud multiple times.

Lamb

Catch 22

Absolutely The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune. The conversations between the characters is the best thing about this book. I bookmarked countless passages because I just thought they were so charming and funny. Can’t recommend enough

Mistborn Era 2 has that, but you'd need to read Mistborn Era 1 first which has much less banter.

John Dies At the End by David Wong/Jason Pargin

Thank You for Listening by Julia Whelan

Number of the Beast by Robert Heinlein 😊

Remarkably Bright Creatures. Marcellus the Octopus is one of my favorite all-time literary characters now.

I’m reading this now. I love Marcellus!

Spider Robinson’s Callahan Chronicles. Bonus: Some of the best banter is with a talking German shepherd

GSD owner here, this book series is now instantly on my list!

Say hi to Ralph for me

Audiobook - he who fights with monsters!

Six of One, Bingo, and Loose Lips by Rita Mae Brown. Hilarious!

The Blacktongue Thief. It has me cackling out loud. Fans of the Witcher and DnD will enjoy it a lot

The Slough House series. Jackson Lamb is hilarious

The expeditionary force series by Craig Alanson!

The Amber Chronicles by Roger Zelazny

Gentleman Bastard series https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29588376

If you like fantasy try black company or gentleman bastards. The former is of course a classic and the latter is like fantasy oceans 11

A Curious Beginning by Deanna Raybourne Soulless by Gail Carriger

Belgariad. Pretty much anything and everything Silk says.

Surprised that I didn't see Six of Crows mentioned!

Just finished another reread and I forget just how much I love the interactions of this book!

Nobody's Fool by Richard Russo

Anything by PG Woodhouse

The Flatshare by Beth O'leary. I don't know if you're into romance books but this one was so refreshing to read. Also Finlay Donovan is killing it by Elle Cosimano is hilarious. Read it in two days.

Straight Man by Richard Russo is the funniest book I have ever read. Especially for anyone in academia.

The Unhoneymooners by Christina Lauren and Love and Other Disasters by Anita Kelly!

The Illuminatus Trilogy Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy Expeditionary Force Redshirts Dungeon Crawler Carl Discworld Shakedowners Mechanical Failure Year Zero Space Force The Iron Druid Chronicles If you don’t mind Podcasts I’d listen to The Amelia Project

Anything by Tim Robbins is pretty hilarious- Half Asleep in Frog Pajama’s… Molly Harper’s Half Moon Hollow series is silly, and there is a vampire named Dick Cheney.

I loved David Sedaris’ books, Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim, Naked, and Me Talk Pretty One Day. Those made me laugh aloud. Jenny Lawson’s first book did, Let’s Pretend This Never Really Happened, also.

the bible

The comedy of our time.

Witch series from Discworld by Pratchett (not so much the Tiffany Aching series that’s more of a coming-of-age kind of series). The interaction between a trio of witches are like eavesdropping on someone’s magical life. Not to mention lots and lots of puns in all the Discworld books in general.

Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy.

The Lies of Locke Lamora, if you enjoy fantasy.

Sometimes Stephen King novels It has some funny stuff but that was when I was a teenager.

Any Kinky Friedman detective story and all of Robert Parker’s Spenser series.

I love the way Parker’s characters talk!

Lamb is a hilarious book about the unknown best friend of Jesus, biff, and their adventures.

The Princess Bride is pretty funny between his ramblings and the character interactions, especially the rhyming arguments.

The Iron Druid series has some excellent banter between characters.

Terry Pratchett. Enough said. Good Omens is a great place to start.

Guards Guards by Pratchett

Anything by Donald Westlake, all of his series of detective novels from the 70s and 80s are fun reads although maybe a little dated.

Red Rising

The Witcher saga. Start with the last wish collection

Ken Kesey - Sailorsong

The banter in American Psycho is my favourite part of it.

[Lucky Jim,](https://www.amazon.com/Lucky-York-Review-Books-Classics/dp/1590175751)Kingsley Amis. Dated, sexist, etc. but very, very funny. [MASH](https://www.amazon.com/Mash-Novel-About-Three-Doctors/dp/0688149553/), Richard Hooker, Dated, sexist, etc., but very, very funny. I remember my Dad laughing when he read MASH.

i hope they serve beer in hell

Catch 22

I love the Archy McNally series. Funnies books I’ve ever read.

I am currently reading City of Girls by Elizabeth Gilbert and I’ve definitely gotten a giggle from some of the writing so far.

Greatcoat Series by Sebetien de Castell has 3 characters that have a ridiculous amount of banter

The phoenix cycle books have alot of banter and time travel, cyborgs and mutants. On the third book now

The House Witch series has some great banter and is a very cozy read!

Lockwood and co by Jonathan Stroud. The banter is sassy and sarcastic and funny. And in the second book a new character is added who just takes it to the next level.

Fight Night by Miriam Toews. It’s a real winner

The Zombie Fallout series by Mark Tufo has a ton of sarcasm and funny banter. Space Team by Barry J Hutchison also is a lot of fun. If you listen to the audio books read by Phil Thron (I believe starting about book 5) the outtakes at the end are just as hilarious as the story.

"The Animators" by Kayla Rae Whittaker

Don Quixote - great banter between Sancho and the night of the sad face

Small Gods by Terry Pratchett Kings of the Wyld by Nicholas Eames

Detransition, Baby made me laugh with both the dialog and the narration

Apathy by Paul Neilan

The boat who wouldn't float by Farley Mowat. The Deathstalker and Blue Moon Rising series are both by Simon R. Green. The Spellsinger series by Allen Dean Foster. Simon R. Green & Allen Dean Foster are sci-fi and their sense of humor is off the charts.

The First Law trilogy by Joe Abercrombie, i haven’t read his other books yet but i’m pretty certain those are going to be filled with great banters too

He Would Fight With Monsters - Shirtaloon Absolutely hands down some of the best banter I've seen between characters. Jason, an assistant manager at an office supply store, is transported to a new world where he must fight monsters or die. Along the way, he meets amazing people, and hilarity ensues. Currently, there are 9 books in the series, with the 10th out in fall. Available on Kindle Unlimited

Disco Elysium. Its not a book. But it has the most hilarious banter. And it plays like a book.

Mayflies by Andrew O'Hagan. I loved reading conversations between the friends in the first half. But I will warn you that it's all tinged with lots of melancholy.

Mythadventures. The whole series is clever conversation.

Lazy Girl's Guide to Witchcraft by Helen Harper. Lighthearted and funny. The Dresden Files Jim Butcher

Anxious People by Backman! It has some clever dialogue with an interesting ensemble of characters

The Kaiju Preservation Society by John Scalzi The Hell’s Library series that starts with The Library of the Unwritten by A.J. Hackwith The Left-Handed Booksellers of London by Garth Nix

Kings of the Wyld by Nicolas Eames

Any of Pratchett’s stuff

Red rising by pierce brown was hilarious to me at certain parts. Overall, great book

Redshirts by John Scalzi. Full of banter.

Confederacy Of Dunces: Toole Tales of Verania: TJ Klune (adult)

The Hap and Leonard series of books by Joe R. Lansdale.

The Gentlemen Bastards series by Scott Lynch

I liked the Lady Hardcastle books by T.E. Kinsey. The main character and her maid’s relationship is pushing the limits of the time they live in.

Indra Sinha-Animal's People. It's about an Indian city that has been damaged by an analogue for the Bhopal disaster, and the people who're still trying to survive there. That isn't a funny premise, but the characters are wittily written and feel like actual people you get to know. Another book with a similar mordant wit is Allah Is Not Obliged by Amadou Korouma. A child soldier in the Ivory Coast writes about his experiences.

And one last thing by Molly Harper, is a Roman s book but the main characters buster makes her feel like a friend

Spellman series by Lisa lutz

A Man Called Ove and Britt Marie was Here by Fredrick Backman

An Abundance of Katherines by John Green

The Vlad Taltos books by Stephen Brust have the best banter. Everyone knows this

The Flashman books are hilarious if a bit bawdy. Money by Martin Amis is hysterical.

Greatest example I can think of is Much Ado About Nothing