Although not a funny book as such I recently read David Attenborough: Life on Air.
This is about the adventures he has hade making TV nature programs and visiting countries all over the world.
It starts way back in the 1950s in the early days of Television and takes you through the various decades bringing you right up to date.
He also covers the time he was asked to be controller of BBC 2 when it started, and also when he was a BBC producer making the Queens speech and so on.
There are a number of amusing anecdotes in there.
I dont think anyone could fail to be facinated by the things he has done, the places he has visited, and the people he has met.
Ideal book for someone in hospital as it takes you all over the world from your hospital bed.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/David-Attenborough-Lif e-Air-Sir/dp/0563487801/ref=sr_1_1/026-0000000 -1533256?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1194368689&sr=1-1