Comedy and humor audiobooks are something else entirely, because timing is everything in comedy, and a great narrator can make a joke land three times harder than words on a page ever could. Tina Fey’s “Bossypants,” read by Fey herself, is a perfect example of a book that only fully works when you hear the author’s voice behind every punchline.

If you grew up loving stand-up or sketch comedy, this category will feel like home. Listeners who enjoy sharp wit, self-deprecating memoirs, or absurdist fiction tend to become completely obsessed once they find the right title.