All this heat and humidity is putting everyone in a sour mood (especially if you live in the city). But, hey! We have Amy Schumer’s self-narrated memoir coming on 8/16 — ‘til then, we’re trying to hang in there by reliving some of our most hilarious listens. If you need a laugh, we’ve got you:
Eisenberg is a fantastic writer and performer, so this audiobook is a delight on so many levels. He brilliantly and hysterically portrays a little boy, a feisty college coed, a brooding boyfriend, and a nagging mom — I could not stop giggling as he acted out restaurant reviews, texts, and e-mails between siblings, and a variety of other relatable and entertaining experiences. This audiobook has been the perfect distraction while doing mundane chores! –Esther, PR
A darkly comic look at four kids in their early 20s in San Francisco ca. 2008. The author casts a cynically humorous eye at emerging tech and millennial culture, firing shots at college life, the pharmaceutical industry, non-profits, and motivational seminars along the way. This isn’t laugh-out-loud comedy; this is “vicarious enjoyment of a social car wreck” comedy, “I’m glad I’m not stuck talking to that character at a party” comedy. –Scott, ACX
Though it’s only seven minutes long, a listen to comedian Michael Ian Black’s A Child’s First Book of Trump is seven minutes well spent. His Seussian stanzas deliver charming satire neatly tied up with a good life-lesson in the end. It’s worth pointing out that while this is an audiobook, the caricature illustration on the digital cover is a portrait even the RNC can chuckle at. I recommend this to listeners of all ages. –Nikki, Social Media
I die. Seriously, this and her memoir How to Be a Woman have to be two of the funniest audiobooks we carry. It's true you could put a British accent on Carrot Top and I'd think he was an unparalleled comic genius, but Louise Brealey (Girl on the Train) really is a brilliant narrator. She's the perfect voice for Moran's whip-smart, fearless, and sometimes cringingly naive adolescent protagonist, Johanna. I might just start this one again today... –Erin, Audible Range
Aziz is hilarious. This book is especially great to listen to because he has audio-specific content where he says things only for the audiobook listener. Having Aziz be the narrator also makes it special because he uses his comedic delivery for the jokes, like I could never do with my imagination just by reading it. –Nate, Audible Range
As someone with a disability, I completely identified with David Sedaris' hilarious tangent on his school district's mission to "correct" his lisp when he was a kid. And that is how he hooked me. His observations of the world around him, heavily colored with his self-deprecating humor and sharp wit, had me in stitches. He has more snappy comebacks than I do, and that is saying something! - Elicia, Customer Care
Ever come up with the most incredible retort that would make any bully realize the flaws in their thinking, bow down in apology, vow to fight police bigotry, and pee their pants laughing because your delivery was funny as hell? Me neither, but I’m pretty sure Lindy West has, a billion times and then some. A former columnist who focuses on feminism, social justice, humor, and body image, West deconstructs the status quo of social bias in our culture and sprinkles in gems like this: “I have some questions about King Triton. Specifically, why are you elderly but with the body of a teenage Beastmaster? How do you maintain those monster pecs? Do they have endocrinologists under the sea? Because I am scheduling you some bloodwork.” –Deanna, Audible Range
Hugh MacLeod, co-founder of Gapingvoid, carved out his branding niche by penning cartoons on the backs of business cards. This book has a lot of notes on creativity and originality that are practical, but the narrator also includes funny quips and comments that make it even easier (and funnier) to digest. –Moe, Brand
Biting satire + deadpan delivery = I literally guffawed. – Reid, Social Media
It’s not often I’ve had to pause an audiobook so I could catch my breath. Buckley offers the perfect balance of inside-Beltway savvy and banana-peel slapstick in this hilarious novel. The laughs come fast and furious, and Mark Linn-Baker’s (TV's Perfect Strangers) droll, straight-faced delivery fits the material like a three-fingered latex glove. –Steve, Brand
