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Columnist, critic and award-winning author Craig Brown is well known for his Private Eye parodies lampooning politicians and celebrities. He has written for numerous newspapers, both under his own name and as his alter egos Wallace Arnold and Bel Littlejohn. Collected here are Brown's four fantastic radio series, plus two bonus programmes in which he discusses his life and work.

A comedy podcast about Asian culture. Hosted by two UK-based comedians - Nigel Ng and Evelyn Mok. Sometimes the internet's favourite uncle, Uncle Roger, makes an appearance! New episodes every Tuesday. Support the podcast: http://patreon.com/ricetomeetyoupod

Al Murray's Book of British Common Sense helped Great Britain get back on her feet by providing an injection of common sense to counteract all the balls and waffle we've been subjected to in this once great nation of ours. Now he's back, and he's turning his attention to You. The Pub Landlord knows that you, like so many others in Broken Britain, need help to Help Yourselves.

Several popular female comedians like Tammy Pescatelli, Lynne Koplitz, Paula Bel, and Tiffany Haddish shed some light on what it's really like to be a woman. 

In addition to making fun of the general public, Travis Howze includes his own humility from being a firefighter, police officer, and in the Military to family, married life, and more. In Travis's mind, his days of protecting are not over, leaving no one safe nor anything off limits. 

Comic glow and self-mockery. Addiction and depression. Dave Itzkoff draws a lively portrait of Robin Williams. It's a fresh and original look at the actor whose work touched millions of people around the world. 

Chelsea Handler loves to smoke out "dumbassness", the condition people suffer from that allows them to fall prey to her brand of complete and utter nonsense. Friends, family, co-workers - they've all been tricked by Chelsea into believing stories of total foolishness and into behaving like total fools. Luckily, they've lived to tell the tales and, for the very first time, write about them.

Perhaps his most explosive recorded work, "Rant In E-Minor" sees Bill Hicks broaden the range of his comedy and further hone his satirical wit. 

This in-depth audio profile explores the life and meteoric rise of Amy Schumer - one of comedy's most irreverent and popular modern voices. It traces her origins from struggling stand-up comic to beloved iconoclast and champion of female empowerment through unfiltered humor. From her early days bombing on stage to acclaimed sketch shows and hit movies, the biography unpacks Schumer's rags-to-riches story as well as controversies stirred by her willingness to push boundaries. Listeners will gain entertaining insights into the events and experiences that shaped this groundbreaking performer into...

Parler et se Détendre, c'est le podcast des autres séries, celles que Zama & Virgil estiment sous côtées. Alors non effectivement ils ne sont absolument pas spécialistes, juste des potes passionnés qui avaient envie de mettre un petit coup de projecteur sur certaines séries parfois oubliées.Dans chaque épisode, ils présenteront une série chacun, en partie 2, ils débattront autour d'un thème lié à l'univers des séries et en dernière partie ... ça dépendra du mood !Tu peux retrouver chaque épisode en vidéo sur les réseaux sociaux : @pesdlepodcastSi tu as aimé l'épisode je...

After 20 years as a struggling variety turn and then a prolific scriptwriter and television star, comic genius Marty Feldman found screen stardom with his very first Hollywood role in Mel Brooks’s Young Frankenstein. With his wife, Lauretta, as the power behind the throne, his rise, fall and decline is relayed through bittersweet memories of the past and intoxicated infidelities in the present.

Three further series of flagship comedy The Now Show presented by Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis: with their characteristic wit and satirical flair, Hugh Dennis, Steve Punt and a plethora of special guests crack wise at all things news, using topical sketches, stand-up, songs and chat to bring a smile to your face.

This recording of Randomist is the result of a year long tour across two continents by the acclaimed stand-up comic Ross Noble. Known for his freewheeling improvisational style, Ross Noble is captured here at his best. Recorded at the City Hall, Newcastle.

So, what was Lewis Black like when he was younger? Did he have a positive outlook on life in the '80's and grow disenchanted as he got older? Hardly. This historic record from America's foremost commentator on everything, gives a telling, hilarious insight into Lewis Black's earlier years in standup. Before The Daily Show, before the Grammys, before the massive fame. 

Ali Wong's stand-up special delves into her sexual adventures, hoarding, the rocky road to pregnancy, and why feminism is terrible. 

Smart and brazen comedian Iliza Shlesinger applies her fresh, laugh-out-loud perspective to the universal struggles between men and women. 

Watch Your Junk and Other Advice for Expectant Fathers tackles the subjects that other baby audiobooks ignore: why you shouldn't touch the wand in the sonogram room; the exact moment your opinion no longer counts; how friends and family will respond to the news; how TV and baby classes have lied to us; which poop jokes to expect in the delivery room; how to convert diapers into usable guilt; how to insure your child says your name first; and much, much more.

The Wicked Wit of Queen Elizabeth II is a celebration of the Queen's reign through some of her wittiest, most sarcastic and most humorous observations, revealing a fascinating side of her personality that often remains hidden from the public. When thinking of the Queen, our perception is often one of dignity and authority. She is seen as a serious figure: the British monarch, the Supreme Governor of the Church of England and the head of the Commonwealth. But as anyone who has ever met her will tell you, in person she has wicked sense of humour.

 It's hard to get the full effect of Lewis Black's gloriously bitter comedy if you're only listening to him. Watching the man work himself up into a lather with jowls shaking, beads of spittle flying from his lips, and his eyes bulging from his sockets as if his head is about to burst open from sheer pentup rage adds immeasurably to the effect of his barbed, pungent wit. 

 On his new album, Stark Raving Black, Lewis Black brings his singular style of profane and profound humor to the stage. Compelled by his passions and discontentedness with the absurdities of the world, he erupts in a hand-shaking, body-trembling, spewing of diatribe-laced dialectic comedy. Focusing on the personal and the political, Lewis guides his audience through a catalogue of the woes of the world, from the absurdities of aging (60 is not the new 40!) to the pitfalls of becoming a "mainstream" comedian to the insanity of Washington and Wall Street.