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Susan Calman has some very strong opinions, and in her radio debut she expresses them with her trademark wit and charm. In series 1, she examines the current hot political topic of equal marriage, looks at the issues surrounding the death penalty from the perspective gained whilst working on death row, considers how best to deal with depression and evaluates what it means to be Scottish. In series 2 she explains why she has never been interested in having children, explores society’s obsession with appearance, discusses intellectual snobbery and asks what it is that makes us human.

Written by an acknowledged master of comedy, this study reflects on the nature of humor and the functions it serves. Why do we laugh? What are we to make of the sheer variety of laughter, from braying and cackling to sniggering and chortling? Is humor subversive, or can it defuse dissent? Can we define wit?

This is the back up feed for Shad & Pete Save the World Podcast! - Follow the original (and best) feed here - linktr.ee/shadandpeteWe all have problems, and who better to solve yours than two unqualified comedians?Shad Wicka and Peter James have been solving punters problems around Australia and are now continuing the chaos on a podcast! Let the lads solve your problems with a 100% success rate, with the help of some special guests. You never know who might show up!Each show, the lads, along with a special guest, pick through a bucket of post it notes left over from their live show and attempt...

Rising to the Surface traces Lenny Henry's career through the '80s and '90s. The 16-year-old who won a talent competition now has to navigate his way through the seas of professional comedy, learning his craft through sheer graft and hard work. We follow Lenny through a period of great creativity—prize-winning TV programmes, summer seasons across Britain, the starring role in a Hollywood film, stand-up gigs in New York and a gala wedding to Dawn French. But with each rise, there is a fall, the most traumatic being the death of his mother.

A Bathroom Book for People Not Pooping or Peeing But Using the Bathroom as an Escape by Joe Pera is a funny, warm, and sincere guide to regaining calm and confidence when you're hiding in the bathroom.

Tipped as one of the most talented and popular comedians to have recently emerged, Paul Chowdhry is definitely the man to look out for in 2012. With his hilariously dry observational humour he has impressed audiences throughout the UK, leaving fans wanting more, and his appearance on Channel 4’s Stand Up for the Week brought him massive critical acclaim and a growing fan base, all of which has led to him being titled the UK’s Number 1 Asian Comedian.

This laugh-out-loud memoir takes listeners backstage and inside the writers’ room of one of America’s best-loved shows. With more than 17 million viewers and more than 70 Emmy nominations—including two wins for best comedy—Everybody Loves Raymond reigned supreme in television comedy for almost a decade.

A whirlwind of vitriolic social commentary. Not subtle, not tactful. Internationally renowned comic Steve Hughes lights up the room with over 50 minutes of biting political stand-up, recorded live at The London Comedy Store. Experience one of Australia's most original and outspoken acts. Hughes doesn't shy away from tackling the big issues in this show. Political correctness, the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, group sex, asylum seekers, and the War on Terror all deliver a riot of intelligent debate and laughter.

Irish comedian Tommy Tiernan performs an extraordinary stand up show in Dublin at Vicar Street. Tommy is second only to U2 in ticket sales in Ireland. His fame has spread to the USA, Canada, the UK, Australia and New Zealand. The DVD recording of this show was No.1 in Ireland for three weeks.

Featuring the best of Dangerous, Relentless, Arizona Bay, and Rant In E-Minor, Philosophy creates the feel of one incredible live performance.

Discussions with a natural aptitude for using words and ideas in an inventive way to create humor.

Anthony Jeselnik brings his signature dark and twisted point of view to this extended and uncensored special. He holds nothing back, routinely saying things most wouldn't ever dare. Anthony is not for the easily offended or humorless.

The Big Book of Bad Decisions is a collection of tragicomic vignettes from the hilarious true adventures of Scott Michael Nathan, as he sets out to devour everything Hollywood has to offer — bad dates, worse roommates, A-list celebrities and porn stars, models, moguls, and mushrooms.

Top Irish comedian Ed Byrne live in concert with another hilariously funny show. Ed sees the world in a marvellously witty way that has you thinking and laughing in equal measure. A comedian at the very top of his game.

If you want to know how to do stand-up comedy, then get the How to Be a Stand Up Comedian guide now. You will discover simple step-by-step secrets on how to succeed at improv stand-up comedy.

Top Irish comedian Ed Byrne performs live in concert. On this superb recording he talks about his upbringing his parents and his recent wedding. Recorded in front of an appreciative crowd in Glasgow. Please note: This audiobook contains explicit language.

Have you ever experienced something you just can’t explain – an uncanny encounter with things that go bump in the night? Did it leave you with an unshakable belief in the paranormal? Or feeling like an idiot when your flatmate pointed out it was just your cat treading on the squeaky floorboard? Either way - you’re not alone! Join comedian Jamali Maddix as he asks fellow comics and celebrities to reveal their spookiest real-life tales and most uncanny experiences.

Episode 4 in the third series of The Ricky Gervais Show, in which Karl Pilkington does a spot of inventing while Ricky and Steve practice their entrepreneurial skills.

Bernard Manning was born in 1930 of Russian Jewish and Irish descent. He served in the second world war. At one stage, just after the war, he was stationed at Spandau Prison Berlin, where he guarded the likes of Rudolph Hess.His show business career began in the 1950’s as a singer, before gradually introducing comedy in to his act. He first came to a wider public in the 1970’s in tv programmes such as ‘The Comedians’ and ‘The Wheeltappers and Shunters Social Club’.

Julie Walters, Alan Rickman, Dora Bryan, Jim Broadbent and Celia Imrie, Hugh Lloyd, and many more join Victoria Wood in this positively bloated bumper collection oozing with songs, sketches, and monologues.