: Re: What are the best authors to read if you want to get better at humor and comedy in writing? Iâ€™ve read humor like Three Men in a Boat and PG Woodhouse, but those comes nowhere close to

Off the cuff I would've said Terry Pratchett, Douglas Adams and Dave Barry.

Though to be honest, I have to say I truly believe that true humour is more a talent than a skill - it is possible to learn the rudiments, but to excel at it you have to be born with and to it.

And if you listen to the sage advice of those in the industry and succeeding at it, you will hear them say time and time again: "write what you know". Surely that applies equally to humour?

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