Humor in Harry Potter...and beyond

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Carol started a thread over at main about humor in Harry Potter. (Not to be confused with the balance or imbalance of humours within the boy Harry Potter)

But I thought I'd bring it over here to move the topic beyond canon. Here's a post that I'm actually responding to:

In 186571 (I think)
 Geoff replied

Also, have you missed out on CSL? There are some quite funny moments
there too.

There is a saying that "beauty is in the eye of the beholder" - this could
be restated as "humour...."


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Which CS Lewis books would you recommend especially for humor? I've read two Narnia books. I preferred one very much to the other, but I don't remember the name of it. Lion Witch and Wardrobe was my less favorite.

My husband and son took a long car trip and took a couple of audio books with them. I next used the car, saw a CS Lewis book "Surprised by Joy" and popped it in. Loved it. I thought it was very amusing.

So when I got home that evening I asked my husband's opinion. "Oh, it was so dry Michael and I couldn't stand it and we turned it off pretty quick."

I'm now on the second disc, still enjoying it, but now my impression is contaminated by by husband's opinion.

I've moved the thread over here just to discuss humor in general and to ask about CS Lewis in particular. Oh, does anyone remember the name of the movie that was based on him?