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Black Coffee and Ice Water, Patton Oswalt's 10th hour of brand-new material, marks an exciting new chapter in Audible's foray into the world of stand-up. The Emmy- and Grammy-winning performer wrestles with religion, wolves, parenting a teenager, and musical theater. He mostly loses.

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.

Phil Wang hates scary films. Not only does the spine tingling, adrenaline pumping, heart lurching experience make him feel queasy rather than excited, he also cannot see any value at all to horror cinema. In this series, he gives fellow comedians, friends and entertainers a rare chance to convince him otherwise. In each episode, Phil will be joined by a famous guest who has one shot at converting him by offering up the film they see as the pinnacle of the genre, in a bid to turn him to the dark side.

Danny Wallace faces the absurdities, trivialities and challenges of being a man every day. It's not for everyone. Half the world don't have to.

Devised, written, choreographed, performed and funded by Alan Partridge, Stratagem sees Alan not just treading the boards but pounding them, atop stages graced by such luminaries as Michael Ball, Jack Whitehall and Welsh rockers the Stereophonics....

Alice Levine presents Very Modern Quests - a role-playing game set in the excruciating awkwardness of the real world. In each episode one celebrity will become the protagonist in a choose-their-own adventure game with a difference; no goblins, no elves, just the nitty gritty of everyday life and no idea what’s about to happen. Join Quest Master Alice Levine as she guides our guests through an everyday adventure with the help of character comedian Emma Sidi, embodying the everyday individuals we’d rather avoid.

When comedian Barry Rothbart was growing up in Queens in the 90s, there were two things he knew for sure… his father, Allan, was his best friend and he was also Jon Bon Jovi’s manager. But then everything changed in 1997, when Barry’s dad got arrested and admitted that he actually worked for the Italian mafia, running the largest bookmaking operation in the United States.

Andy Zaltzman attempts to reclaim the much-misused term ‘Greatest Of All Time’ by using all of time...and delving through the, what is it now, 13 billion years of archival material knocking around the universe. Joined each episode by a comedian, an expert guest and his ever improving robotic assistant, Andy rummages through the history-est history books to find the champion of champions in ever more specific categories. Download to find out who will win the coveted golden GOAT trophy and become the greatest of all time.

Sex, money, religion...all topics that we’re told to avoid in polite company. But exactly the kind of conversations you should be having with your bestie, according to best friends of more than 20 years, Mae Martin (Feel Good) and Sabrina Jalees (Roast Battle). Romantic couples are often guided through the conversations they should be having before committing to each other–but what are the topics that best friends should be covering to truly get to know each other?

As we look forward to gradually emerging from lockdown over the summer, we're reuniting some famous, brilliant, funny women for a remote catch-up, where they mull over the highs and lows of the past year. They’ll celebrate International Women's Day by sharing their experiences and their hopes for a better future, as life starts to opens up again.

Maria Bamford is a creative genius. But the process of creating is not something that “comes easily” or “is enjoyable” for her. So, over the years, she’s invented a number of helpful techniques for tricking, shaming, coercing herself into doing things. You Are (A Comedy) Special is 15-step comedic send up of a self help guide that examines Maria’s approach to stand-up in a hilarious fashion.

Dara Ó Briain invites two comedians to compete with their best stories of when their lives and time have been most wasted. From relationships that were never going anywhere, hours spent on call waiting, pointless DIY projects, failed attempts at self-improvement, to weird hobbies and misunderstood technology – strap in for a joyfully (and occasionally painfully) relatable celebration of our completely misspent lives.

Lolly Adefope (Ghosts, Shrill, This Time with Alan Partridge) is regularly inundated by Fanmail. So what better way to reply, than via a podcast? Over the series she'll be reading out fan letters, solving fan problems, interviewing fans and celebrity fans alike - and asking important questions like 'why do you love me so much?' and ‘what is it about me that you love so much?’ Lolly Adefope’s Fanmail is a part-improv comedy guest-starring Aidy Bryant, Steve Buscemi, Steve Coogan, Brett Goldstein, Mae Martin, Diane Morgan, Charlotte Ritchie, Kiel Smith-Bynoe, Katy Wix and many more.

Melbourne International Comedy Festival and Audible have teamed up to bring you Plot Twist, an exciting new comedy series created under extraordinary circumstances. Hosted by one of Australia’s most talented comedians, Nikki Britton, Plot Twist features six short stories created by thirty of the best comedians from around the world. This series can only be described as a comedy chain letter meets a narrative relay. Each story has been created by a team of five comedians who were given a strict two hours to write their chapters. What could possibly go wrong?

Jack Whitehall throws open the doors to his Safe Space, the place where we can all share our most embarrassing stories and try to feel better about ourselves along the way.

The doctor is back with a whole book of sessions from guests like Jon Hamm, Louie Anderson, Susie Essman, Gilbert Gottfried, David Mamet, Wanda Sykes, Marc Maron, Reggie Watts and a slew of others.

A follow up to Jamali’s British Podcast Award-winning comedy/horror series. Jamali Maddix is back attempting to debunk our guest’s wildest tales of the paranormal.

Come Out, Come Out is a podcast about coming out of the closet, and it’s also a funny, joyful exploration of love, sex and the pursuit of happiness.

Please note: contains strong language and adult content.