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Ed Byrne is now one of the most successful comedians around. A familiar face - and voice - on many TV programmes, he has appeared in all of the best-known shows and, with great friend Dara Ó Briain, starred in Dara and Ed's Big Adventure, about their journey along the Pan-American Highway. This great show was recorded live in concert.

Billy Kelly's This Is a Family Show! is a stand-up comedy experience (with music) that parents and kids can enjoy together. From jokes about nocturnal animals and microwaves to Ben Franklin and people throwing turtles, the whole family will laugh along while listening to this comedian’s unique perspectives. It’s comedy toast with the crust cut off. Who needs all that crusty talk about dating, politics, and money, anyway?

Having completed 70 live dates around the UK playing to over 100,000 people, Jack Dee's tour culminated in a sell-out six week run at the Gielgud theatre in London's West End. This CD captures all the excitement and magic of the outrageously funny last night, revealing Jack Dee in a dazzling new light. This all-new hilarious show brings you an hour of side-splitting laughter from Britain's favourite comedian. This is Jack Dee as you've never heard him before.

Audible's Comedy Club gives you a front row seat for full length comedy shows from some of the best stand-ups on the scene.

Before Kevin nearly died backstage from his widely reported massive heart attack, he killed onstage discussing his marriage, his kid, his friends and his work (or lack thereof).

Comedians Elis James and John Robins have captured the hearts and minds of a generation, and it's time those hearts and minds had a book. Elis and John met in 2005 performing stand-up comedy in a pub called The Yellow Kangaroo in Cardiff. They eyed each other suspiciously before Robins offered the limpest handshake in the history of the world. 'It was a power play,' says Robins. 'I may even have raised it for him to kiss.'

Eigentlich klingt es ganz leicht: Frau ist begabt und klug, also kann sie es schaffen, ganz nach oben zu kommen. Aber oft genug ist der eine Platz schon besetzt, es scheint nämlich ein höchst dämliches Gesetz zu geben, das lautet: Eine Frau reicht, mehr brauchen wir nicht. Carolin Kebekus - Komikerin, Sängerin, Schauspielerin und Feministin - legt pointiert, unmissverständlich und komisch dar, dass die Zeit überreif ist, alte (Männer-)Gesetze auf den Müll zu werfen. Ein Hörbuch von höchster Wichtigkeit, das aufklärt und gleichzeitig unterhält.

With Pale Tourist, Jim Gaffigan boldly goes where no stand up comedian has never gone has gone before. Everywhere. Pale Tourist is a double feature special. One shot in Spain and one in Canada.

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.

In this exclusive audio publishing event, Billy Collins, former U.S. Poet Laureate, shares an evening of his poetry in a benefit reading for WNYC, New York Public Radio. Often compared to Robert Frost, his poetry has been embraced by people of all ages and backgrounds, and his readings are most often standing room only.

A selection of 1960s sketches from "Round the Horne" featuring the outrageously camp couple, Julian and Sandy. Oozing with innuendo and double-entendre, they engage on a variety of entrepreneurial endeavours, from Guided Tripettes to the Bona Guest House, Bogmouth.

This release combines two of Victor Borge's finest albums, "Caught In The Act" and "Comedy In Music". All the well-loved classics are featured...

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.

After almost 25 years in the making, the most rumored comedy album is finally hitting the streets. As the elder statesman of bizarre one liners, Wright has had a decades long career creating the smartest, surrealist, oddball comedy out there, delivered in his characteristic deadpan.

Center of the YOUniverse is an out-of-this-world spectacle starring Tituss Burgess and Jane Krakowski with music, laughter, and (probably) the salvation of humanity from its self-inflicted doom. Unaware of just how brightly the other one shines, Tituss and Jane will attempt the impossible: a double-booking. In a unique blend of song and storytelling, they’ll stop at nothing to upstage each other and steal the spotlight…until they realize the true purpose of being ridiculously attractive and having immeasureble talent: to unite and heal the world.

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.

Brian Cox and Robin Ince return to take a witty, irreverent and unashamedly rational look at the mysteries of the universe in these four series. Joining them for some hot science and flagrant comic nerdery are a panel of eggheads and entertainers, all eager to take a deep dive into topics ranging from cosmic dust to coincidence.

A fourth volume of highlights from recent series of The News Quiz, presented by chairman Simon Hoggart. Since 1977, BBC Radio 4's funniest and quirkiest game show has been answering questions and offering wit and wisdom on global happenings, national news and quite frankly pathetic parochial events.

Born the same year as Radio 4 itself, Just a Minute is one of the BBC's longest-running and most popular panel games. In these five series from 2016-2018, collected together to mark the 55th birthday of the show, Nicholas Parsons presides over more hilarious linguistic shenanigans. Highlights include a festive edition, Just a Minute Does Panto!, which sees the players journeying through Panto-land in search of the missing Golden Whistle. Also featured is Just a Minute: 50 Years in 28 Minutes, which was specially compiled to celebrate the show's 50th anniversary.

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.