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I can't believe there are four pages of a thread on intelligent fantasy and Neil Gaiman hasn't been brought up yet. :doh
American Gods, Neverwhere, and the Sandman series are some of my particular favorites. For those of you who also like Terry Pratchett, Good Omens is a good place to start, as Terry collaborated on it.
Missed this before until Zyph quoted it above. Every one of those books is one of my faves, but Good Omens is almost on par with Lamb by Christopher Moore as far as my favorite humorous books of all-time goes.
Speaking of Christopher Moore, all of his books would be borderline fantasy. If friggin' hilariously funny qualifies as intelligent, they definitely fit the thread.
If you aren't familiar with Moore, I'd recommend starting with Coyote Blue since it is similar in theme to Gaiman's Anansi Boys. Both of which are great books, IMO.