“’Humour’ is maybe the worst word in the English language” 

Wit Lit is a podcast about funny books - so who better to hear from than a comedian who is also a bookseller? That’s right, it’s only Mr BEN POPE - crowd favourite and manager at The Review Bookshop in Peckham - recommending his favourite funny books. 

We discuss silly book titles, writer’s voices versus comedian’s personas, how the brain can short-circuit ‘funny’ and ‘good’, and how War and Peace is just lots and lots of Tweets lined up next to each other. 

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How to find Ben: He runs a monthly stand-up show called FRESH CHESTNUTS at the Betsey Trotwood pub in Farringdon! You should go! He can be found talking on Twitter here. He can be found managing a bookshop here. And on his very nice website here. 

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Boooooks we talk about: 

1. Hera Lindsay Bird by Hera Lindsay Bird  


2. Ayoade on Ayoade by Richard Ayoade  


3. Nothing To See Here by Kevin Wilson  


4. Something Fishy by P G Wodehouse  


5. Lustre by Raven Leilani 


6. Anthropology by Dan Rhodes 

In addition: Stewart Lee, Tim Key, Ducks, Newburyport, and Lucky Jim by Kingsley Amis  

May we recommend purchasing your books from an independent bookshop like, oh I don’t know, The Review Bookshop. 

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How to find me: on Twitter @lily_lindon or on Instagram @bookymcbookface