Reddit reviews The Time Machine Did It

Partially. He was one of the strongest writers and has a huge amount of the best episodes under his belt.

Also, he has a bunch of self-published books that are absolutely fantastic. I read the first couple pages on Amazon and was immediately hooked.

I highly recommend The Time Machine Did It by Swartzwelder. It's a short book and if you watch the Simpsons you can visualize its inanity (is that a word) even better.

I'm not sure if they're considered alt-comedy, but John Swartzwelder's books are hilarious. He's an old writer for the Simpsons. Most of the books are about a private detective named Frank Burly. I think this is the first one: https://www.amazon.com/Time-Machine-Did-John-Swartzwelder/dp/0975579908/

The new Norm Macdonald book, Based on a True Story, is also very funny.

I haven't heard very good things about Amy Poehler's book, to be honest, but I haven't read it. I've heard Tina Fey's book is great, but I haven't gotten to that one, either.

I'm reading Stench of Honolulu, and it's great!

If you like it, I'd suggest you check out John Swartzwelder's books. Both Handey and Swartzwelder have a very dry-yet-silly wit. They both contributed to George Meyer's Army Man magazine from its inception. And his books are a lot like Honolulu: first person, stupid protagonist, and sentences packed with insane jokes.

This one's the first and the best although they're all hilarious.

YES! He's so freakin' amazing!! He's written a total of 59 episodes and somehow his constant disregard for social interactions and refusal to make audio commentary's makes him so much better.

You should check out his series of novels too, The Time Machine Did It

The Time Machine Did It by John Swartzwelder. Swartzwelder is the most prolific writer in Simpsons history and he really does do an amazing job of writing a funny story. You will be cracking up throughout the book.

The Time Machine did It by John Swartzwelder (writer of 59 episodes of The Simpsons)

The Stench of Honolulu: A Tropical Adventure by Jack Handey (of SNL 'Deep Thoughts' fame)

I'm not one to make personal guarantees but you will at least crack a smile by reading either one, wish you all the best.

Your milage may vary in terms of what you find "weird," but off the top of my head here's a few that fall all over the weird spectrum

1)The Illuminatus! Trilogy by Robert Anton Wilson and Robert Shea. Deals with drugs, conspiracy theories, and the occult blended with a strong sense of wit and cynicism. Imagine Dan Brown but with a much stronger sense of humor.

2) VALIS by Philip K. Dick. Really anything by Dick could deserve a place on here but VALIS is my personal favorite. A group of misfit adults all struggle to piece together a series of odd occurrences that just may be a message from the god of the Gnostics.

3) Spacetime Donuts by Rudy Rucker. If the above are a bit too heady for you, then this might be more up your ally. Weird theoretical math is explored through the travels of an elderly, weed and acid loving guy who lives in a world controlled by a mostly benevolent supercomputer.

Edit: Forgot a couple!

4) John Dies at the End by David Wong. A great story about two slacker guys who stumble upon a "drug" known as Soy Sauce that opens up other words both literally and figuratively. A wonderful combination of dick & fart humor and deep meditations on the horrors of our universe.

5) The Time Machine Did It by John Swartzwelder. I have never laughed so hard, so consistently at a book. John is a writer from the golden age of the Simpsons and his unique sense of humor is on display here. He's got a bunch of books out and I admittedly have only read this one so far, but based on it the rest of his works are definitely on my must-read list.