Comedy
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Favorites from Our Discerning Comedy Team
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The Disaster Artist
- My Life inside 'The Room', the Greatest Bad Movie Ever Made
- By: Greg Sestero, Tom Bissell
- Narrated by: Greg Sestero
- Length: 11 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 6,996
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 6,505
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 6,479
Nineteen-year-old Greg Sestero met Tommy Wiseau at an acting school in San Francisco. Wiseau's scenes were rivetingly wrong, yet Sestero, hypnotized by such uninhibited acting, thought, "I have to do a scene with this guy." That impulse changed both of their lives. The Disaster Artist is Greg Sestero's laugh-out-loud funny account of how Tommy Wiseau defied every law of artistry, business, and friendship to make "the Citizen Kane of bad movies" ( Entertainment Weekly), which is now an international phenomenon.
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5 out of 5 stars
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You Have to Listen to This Book!
- By Henry Strickler on 08-28-14
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Humblebrag
- The Art of False Modesty
- By: Harris Wittels
- Narrated by: Harris Wittels
- Length: 4 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 220
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 196
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Story3.5 out of 5 stars 193
From comedian and writer ( Parks and Recreation, Eastbound & Down) Harris Wittels comes a hysterical breakdown of boasts, brags, and self-adulation disguised as humble comments and complaints - based on his popular @humblebrag Twitter feed. >Something immediately annoyed Harris Wittels about Twitter. All of a sudden it was acceptable to brag, so long as those brags were ever-so-thinly disguised as transparent humility....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Cathartic to hear your sassy voice. We miss you.
- By Arthur Hatch on 05-03-15
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Everything Is Horrible and Wonderful
- A Tragicomic Memoir of Genius, Heroin, Love and Loss
- By: Stephanie Wittels Wachs
- Narrated by: Stephanie Wittels Wachs
- Length: 6 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 244
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 226
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 226
One phone call. That's all it took to change Stephanie Wittels Wachs's life forever.... Her younger brother Harris, a star in the comedy world known for his work on shows like Parks and Recreation, had died of a heroin overdose. How do you make sense of such a tragic end to a life of so much hilarious brilliance? In beautiful, unsentimental, and surprisingly funny prose, Stephanie Wittels Wachs alternates between her brother's struggle with addiction, which she learned about three days before her wedding, and the first year after his death, in all its emotional devastation.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Wow. This is the truest story I’ve read of the baffling heartbreak that is addiction robbing a close family of a genius...
- By A. S. on 03-31-18
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Failure Is an Option
- An Attempted Memoir
- By: H. Jon Benjamin
- Narrated by: H. Jon Benjamin
- Length: 4 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,472
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1,355
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,348
While he's not quite a household name, most people would consider H. Jon Benjamin, the voice-actor star of Archer and Bob's Burgers (and a sentient can of mixed vegetables in 2015's Wet Hot American Summer) a comedy show business success. But he'd like to remind everyone that as great as success can be, failure is also an option. In a hilarious, self-deprecating memoir, Jon lays out some of his many failures in all areas of life, from Work ("wherein I'm unable to deliver a sizzling fajita") to Family ("wherein a trip to PF Chang's fractures a family").
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5 out of 5 stars
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No joke, This book helped my marriage
- By Gisela on 05-07-18
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Hey Mom
- By: Louie Anderson
- Narrated by: Louie Anderson
- Length: 6 hrs
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 183
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 170
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 171
Louie Anderson has been channeling his beloved mom in his iconic stand-up comedy for decades - but she passed away before getting to see him reach new heights with his breakout role. Hey Mom is Louie's way of catching Ora Zella Anderson up on everything that has been going on in his life, including his continued struggles with food and family, but also how so much has changed for the better. He also has plenty of laugh-out-loud stories about his incredibly resilient mother and his 10 siblings, as well as observations on the absurdities of life.
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5 out of 5 stars
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I love Louie even more now
- By Candace on 05-02-18
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The Dead Mountaineer's Inn
- One More Last Rite for the Detective Genre
- By: Arkady Strugatsky, Boris Strugatsky
- Narrated by: Keith Szarabajka
- Length: 7 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3.5 out of 5 stars 857
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 787
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Story3.5 out of 5 stars 782
When Inspector Peter Glebsky arrives at a remote ski chalet on vacation, the last thing he intends to do is get involved in any police work. He's there to ski, drink brandy, and loaf around in blissful solitude. But he hadn't counted on the other vacationers, an eccentric bunch, including a famous hypnotist, a physicist with a penchant for gymnastic feats, a sulky teenager of indeterminate gender, and the mysterious Mr. and Mrs. Moses.
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4 out of 5 stars
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SKIP THE INTRODUCTION IF YOU’VE NEVER READ THIS BOOK
- By Scott George on 05-10-18
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The Disaster Artist
- My Life inside 'The Room', the Greatest Bad Movie Ever Made
- By: Greg Sestero, Tom Bissell
- Narrated by: Greg Sestero
- Length: 11 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 6,996
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 6,505
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 6,479
Nineteen-year-old Greg Sestero met Tommy Wiseau at an acting school in San Francisco. Wiseau's scenes were rivetingly wrong, yet Sestero, hypnotized by such uninhibited acting, thought, "I have to do a scene with this guy." That impulse changed both of their lives. The Disaster Artist is Greg Sestero's laugh-out-loud funny account of how Tommy Wiseau defied every law of artistry, business, and friendship to make "the Citizen Kane of bad movies" ( Entertainment Weekly), which is now an international phenomenon.
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5 out of 5 stars
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You Have to Listen to This Book!
- By Henry Strickler on 08-28-14
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Humblebrag
- The Art of False Modesty
- By: Harris Wittels
- Narrated by: Harris Wittels
- Length: 4 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 220
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 196
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Story3.5 out of 5 stars 193
From comedian and writer ( Parks and Recreation, Eastbound & Down) Harris Wittels comes a hysterical breakdown of boasts, brags, and self-adulation disguised as humble comments and complaints - based on his popular @humblebrag Twitter feed. >Something immediately annoyed Harris Wittels about Twitter. All of a sudden it was acceptable to brag, so long as those brags were ever-so-thinly disguised as transparent humility....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Cathartic to hear your sassy voice. We miss you.
- By Arthur Hatch on 05-03-15
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Everything Is Horrible and Wonderful
- A Tragicomic Memoir of Genius, Heroin, Love and Loss
- By: Stephanie Wittels Wachs
- Narrated by: Stephanie Wittels Wachs
- Length: 6 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 244
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 226
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 226
One phone call. That's all it took to change Stephanie Wittels Wachs's life forever.... Her younger brother Harris, a star in the comedy world known for his work on shows like Parks and Recreation, had died of a heroin overdose. How do you make sense of such a tragic end to a life of so much hilarious brilliance? In beautiful, unsentimental, and surprisingly funny prose, Stephanie Wittels Wachs alternates between her brother's struggle with addiction, which she learned about three days before her wedding, and the first year after his death, in all its emotional devastation.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Wow. This is the truest story I’ve read of the baffling heartbreak that is addiction robbing a close family of a genius...
- By A. S. on 03-31-18
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Failure Is an Option
- An Attempted Memoir
- By: H. Jon Benjamin
- Narrated by: H. Jon Benjamin
- Length: 4 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,472
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1,355
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,348
While he's not quite a household name, most people would consider H. Jon Benjamin, the voice-actor star of Archer and Bob's Burgers (and a sentient can of mixed vegetables in 2015's Wet Hot American Summer) a comedy show business success. But he'd like to remind everyone that as great as success can be, failure is also an option. In a hilarious, self-deprecating memoir, Jon lays out some of his many failures in all areas of life, from Work ("wherein I'm unable to deliver a sizzling fajita") to Family ("wherein a trip to PF Chang's fractures a family").
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5 out of 5 stars
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No joke, This book helped my marriage
- By Gisela on 05-07-18
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Hey Mom
- By: Louie Anderson
- Narrated by: Louie Anderson
- Length: 6 hrs
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 183
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 170
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 171
Louie Anderson has been channeling his beloved mom in his iconic stand-up comedy for decades - but she passed away before getting to see him reach new heights with his breakout role. Hey Mom is Louie's way of catching Ora Zella Anderson up on everything that has been going on in his life, including his continued struggles with food and family, but also how so much has changed for the better. He also has plenty of laugh-out-loud stories about his incredibly resilient mother and his 10 siblings, as well as observations on the absurdities of life.
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5 out of 5 stars
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I love Louie even more now
- By Candace on 05-02-18
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The Dead Mountaineer's Inn
- One More Last Rite for the Detective Genre
- By: Arkady Strugatsky, Boris Strugatsky
- Narrated by: Keith Szarabajka
- Length: 7 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3.5 out of 5 stars 857
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 787
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Story3.5 out of 5 stars 782
When Inspector Peter Glebsky arrives at a remote ski chalet on vacation, the last thing he intends to do is get involved in any police work. He's there to ski, drink brandy, and loaf around in blissful solitude. But he hadn't counted on the other vacationers, an eccentric bunch, including a famous hypnotist, a physicist with a penchant for gymnastic feats, a sulky teenager of indeterminate gender, and the mysterious Mr. and Mrs. Moses.
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4 out of 5 stars
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SKIP THE INTRODUCTION IF YOU’VE NEVER READ THIS BOOK
- By Scott George on 05-10-18
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Tragedy Plus Time
- By: Adam Cayton-Holland
- Narrated by: Adam Cayton-Holland
- Length: 5 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 133
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 123
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 121
Adam Cayton-Holland went from a painfully sensitive kid growing up in Denver, Colorado, to a writer and performer with a burgeoning career in comedy. His father, a civil rights lawyer, and his mother, an investigative journalist, taught Adam and his two sisters to feel the pain of the world deeply and to combat it through any means necessary. Adam chose to meet life’s tough breaks and cruel realities with stand-up comedy; his older sister chose law; their youngest sister, Lydia, struggled with mental illness and ultimately took her own life.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Powerful.... Just WOW!
- By Amazon Customer on 08-22-18
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Less
- By: Andrew Sean Greer
- Narrated by: Robert Petkoff
- Length: 8 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 2,694
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2,481
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Story4 out of 5 stars 2,471
You are a failed novelist about to turn 50. A wedding invitation arrives in the mail: Your boyfriend of the past nine years is engaged to someone else. You can't say yes - it would be too awkward - and you can't say no - it would look like defeat. On your desk are a series of invitations to half-baked literary events around the world. Question: How do you arrange to skip town? Answer: You accept them all.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Endearing, funny, but sometimes overly clever
- By Becca on 07-30-17
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Girl Logic
- The Genius and the Absurdity
- By: Iliza Shlesinger
- Narrated by: Mayim Bialik, Iliza Shlesinger
- Length: 5 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2,383
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2,194
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 2,185
From breakout stand-up comedian Iliza Shlesinger comes a subversively funny collection of essays and observations on a confident woman's approach to friendship, singlehood, and relationships. "Girl Logic" is Iliza's term for the way women obsess over details and situations that men don't necessarily even notice. She describes it as a characteristically female way of thinking that appears to be contradictory and circuitous but is actually a complicated and highly evolved way of looking at the world.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A delight
- By Haha917 on 03-28-18
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The Awkward Thoughts of W. Kamau Bell
- Tales of a 6' 4", African American, Heterosexual, Cisgender, Left-Leaning, Asthmatic, Black and Proud Blerd, Mama's Boy, Dad, and Stand-Up Comedian
- By: W. Kamau Bell
- Narrated by: W. Kamau Bell
- Length: 10 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 909
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 839
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 835
You may know W. Kamau Bell from his new Emmy-nominated hit show on CNN, United Shades of America. Or maybe you've read about him in The New York Times, which called him "the most promising new talent in political comedy in many years." Or maybe from The New Yorker fawning over his brand of humor writing: "Bell's gimmick is intersectional progressivism: he treats racial, gay, and women's issues as inseparable."
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5 out of 5 stars
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White Woman Raising a Black Son
- By Amazon Customer on 05-20-17
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How to American
- An Immigrant's Guide to Disappointing Your Parents
- By: Jimmy O. Yang, Mike Judge - foreword
- Narrated by: Jimmy O. Yang
- Length: 6 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,453
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1,340
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,330
Jimmy O. Yang is a stand-up comedian, film and TV actor and fan favorite as the character Jian Yang from the popular HBO series Silicon Valley. In How to American, he shares his story of growing up as a Chinese immigrant who pursued a Hollywood career against the wishes of his parents: Yang arrived in Los Angeles from Hong Kong at age 13, learned English by watching BET's Rap City for three hours a day, and worked as a strip club DJ while pursuing his comedy career.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Had to pull over I was laughing so hard
- By Amazon Customer on 03-23-18
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Planet Funny
- By: Ken Jennings
- Narrated by: Ken Jennings
- Length: 9 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 60
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 57
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 56
In Planet Funny, Ken Jennings explores this brave new comedic world and what it means - or doesn’t - to be funny in it now. Tracing the evolution of humor from the caveman days to the bawdy middle-class antics of Chaucer to Monty Python’s game-changing silliness to the fast-paced meta-humor of The Simpsons, Jennings explains how we built our humor-saturated modern age, where lots of us get our news from comedy shows and a comic figure can even be elected president of the United States purely on showmanship.
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4 out of 5 stars
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A disappointing effort from a sharp wit
- By Tom Craven on 06-06-18
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Please Let Me Help
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Zack is unemployed, overweight, recently divorced, and lives with his mother. Whilst a lesser man would wither away in emo-laden angst, Zack has found inspiration during this difficult stretch of life. A renaissance man, Zack conjures up brilliant ideas (soap on a rope, a Sammy Davis, Jr. biopic starring Tom Cruise, vases of flowers in Port-a-Potties nationwide), offers services (babysitter for Sophia Coppola, compiler and burner for a Beatles Best-of), and attempts to woo unsuspecting ladies with his lifelike sketches of firearms.
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Wit's End
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- By: James Geary
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Crowded in the Middle of Nowhere: Tales of Humor and Healing from Rural America
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Welcome to the Future Which Is Mine
- By: Not Elon Musk, Scott Dikkers
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Bluetooth death rays, killer Roombas, and Teslas with a secret button that will launch your car into outer space - the future, according to Not Elon Musk, is an exciting time to neuralink and obey!
A landmark volume authored by one of the great minds of our time, Not Elon Musk's Welcome to the Future explores such profound questions as:
- How will mankind travel through tubes?
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- And where are the best hidden valleys on Mars to survive the coming hair transplant wars?
Part Stephen Hawking-like visionary, part Neil deGrasse Tyson-like evil genius, part Steve Jobs-like cornered-at-a-party creep, Not Elon Musk explains in Welcome to the Future why Not Elon Musk is so ready to fix Earth but also, possibly, leave it.
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Whose Boat Is This Boat?
- Comments That Don't Help in the Aftermath of a Hurricane
- By: The Staff of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
- Narrated by: Stephen Colbert
- Length: 5 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 114
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 108
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 108
Whose Boat Is This Boat? Comments That Don’t Help in the Aftermath of a Hurricane is made entirely of quotations from President Donald Trump in the wake of Hurricane Florence. It is the first children's book that demonstrates what not to say after a natural disaster. On September 19, 2018, Donald Trump paid a visit to New Bern, North Carolina, one of the towns ravaged by Hurricane Florence. It was there he showed deep concern for a boat that washed ashore. "At least you got a nice boat out of the deal," said President Trump to hurricane victims.
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5 out of 5 stars
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quick laugh
- By Sephira Jenkins on 11-11-18
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How to Be Alone
- If You Want to, and Even If You Don't
- By: Lane Moore
- Narrated by: Lane Moore
- Length: 6 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 17
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 15
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 15
Lane Moore is a rare performer who is as impressive onstage - whether hosting her iconic show Tinder Live or being the enigmatic front woman of It Was Romance - as she is on the page, as both a former writer for The Onion and an award-winning sex and relationships editor for Cosmopolitan. But her story has had its obstacles, including being her own parent, living in her car as a teenager, and moving to New York City to pursue her dreams. Through it all, she looked to movies, TV, and music as the family and support systems she never had.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Everyone must read.
- By Heather VanderZee on 11-07-18
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Congratulations, Who Are You Again?
- A Memoir
- By: Harrison Scott Key
- Narrated by: Josh Bloomberg
- Length: 8 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 4
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 4
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Story4 out of 5 stars 4
Little-known author Mark Twain once said that the two most important days in your life are the day you were born and the day you find out why. He's talking about dreams here, the destiny that calls every living soul to some kind of greatness. What Mr. Twain doesn't say is: A dream is also a monster that wants to eat you. Nobody tells you this part of the American dream - until now. In this new memoir, Congratulations, Who Are You Again, listeners join Harrison Scott Key on his outrageous journey to becoming a great American writer.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Phenomenal
- By Hugh W. on 11-16-18
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Forever Nerdy
- Living My Dorky Dreams and Staying Metal
- By: Brian Posehn
- Narrated by: Brian Posehn
- Length: 8 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 3
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 3
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Story5 out of 5 stars 3
The first memoir by beloved comedian, actor, and writer Brian Posehn, hilariously detailing what it's like to grow up as and remain a nerd, with a foreword by Patton Oswalt.
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Bare Minimum Parenting
- The Ultimate Guide to Not Quite Ruining Your Child
- By: James Breakwell
- Narrated by: James Breakwell
- Length: 4 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 1
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1
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Story5 out of 5 stars 1
Overachieving parents want you to believe the harder you work, the better your kid will turn out. The truth is most kids end up remarkably unremarkable no matter what you do. Amateur parenting expert James Breakwell will teach you to stop worrying and embrace your child's destiny as devastatingly average. To get there, you'll have to overcome your kid, other parents, and yourself, all of whom will push you to do more than is absolutely necessary. Honestly, by reading this far, you're already trying too hard. But don't stop now. You're exactly the kind of person who needs this book.
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Death and the Language of Happiness
- By: John Straley
- Narrated by: David Chandler
- Length: 7 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall0 out of 5 stars 0
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Performance0 out of 5 stars 0
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Story0 out of 5 stars 0
Cecil Younger is a man who takes comfort in the absurdity of the universe, and the universe is obliging him when he gets a call from his lawyer and psychiatrist, who offers him a job. A client wants to hire Younger to kill someone. Though common sense tells him murder just isn't a good career move, his finances tell him it can't hurt to meet his potential client, hoping he can succeed in appeasing him - without a dead body.
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Don't Need the Whole Dog!
- By: Tony James Slater
- Narrated by: Tim Campbell
- Length: 11 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall0 out of 5 stars 0
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Performance0 out of 5 stars 0
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Story0 out of 5 stars 0
In the summer of 2004, Tony James Slater went to Ecuador looking to become a man. Not all of him returned. But the bit that did was fueled by a burning desire to do...something. Something that mattered. And, ideally, to get the hell out of England in the process.
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Lingua Franca
- By: William Thacker
- Narrated by: Angus Freathy
- Length: 5 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall0 out of 5 stars 0
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Performance0 out of 5 stars 0
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Story0 out of 5 stars 0
Miles Platting is pulled from the ruins of a shipwreck into a world in which no one will speak to him. The founder of Lingua Franca - a naming-rights agency committed to renaming every UK town after a corporate sponsor - Miles recounts the story of his quest for linguistic supremacy to anyone who'll listen. Confined to his hospital bed in a deathly quiet ward, Miles seeks to find his colleagues and reunite with his true love. But in doing so, Miles must confront his deepest held convictions and consider what's in a name in a world where the spoken word has been replaced with silence.
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Tabula Rasa: Memoirs of a College Freshman
- By: Dan Wayley
- Narrated by: Leon Nixon
- Length: 6 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall0 out of 5 stars 0
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Performance0 out of 5 stars 0
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Story0 out of 5 stars 0
Set at a religious, liberal-arts university, Tabula Rasa tells a story of growing up, falling in and out of love, and forging bonds of friendship that have a lifelong effect. Told through the eyes of a young freshman named Troy Rollins, the novel is at once bitingly witty, frank, tragic, painful, but above all, hopeful. Troy begins his year at Ellis University as a blank slate: no ambition and no other desire than to finally be on his own and maybe be lucky enough to find a nice girlfriend. He is introduced to a wide variety of stimulating, albeit eccentric characters.
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Rick Mercer Final Report
- By: Rick Mercer
- Narrated by: Rick Mercer
- Length: 5 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 3
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 3
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Story5 out of 5 stars 3
Rick Mercer can always be relied on to provoke a strong reaction - but what he said one fall day in 2017 truly shocked Canada. In a rant posted on social media, the great Canadian satirist announced loud and clear that the 15th season of the Rick Mercer Report - the nation's best-watched and best-loved comedy show - would be the last. This volume brings together never-before-published rants from the last five seasons of the show, plus a selection of the very best rants from earlier years. And throughout the book, in a series of brilliant new essays, Rick shares his hilarious, moving and at times hair-raising memories from the past 15 years.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Always loved the rants ...
- By Geoff on 11-12-18
Alive on the Sunset Strip: Icons of 1970s Los Angeles
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Pryor Convictions
- And Other Life Sentences
- By: Richard Pryor
- Narrated by: JD Jackson
- Length: 7 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 146
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 133
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 136
Richard Pryor journeys from his childhood in a family that worked in whore-houses and bars, through to his years in Hollywood - the money, the women, the drugs - and the diagnosis of multiple sclerosis.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Powerful and painful
- By Fritz E. Mason on 04-19-18
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Seven Dirty Words
- The Life and Crimes of George Carlin
- By: James Sullivan
- Narrated by: Alan Sklar
- Length: 10 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 102
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 81
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Story4 out of 5 stars 83
In Seven Dirty Words, journalist and cultural critic James Sullivan tells the story of Alternative America from the 1950s to the present, from the singular vantage point of George Carlin, the Catholic boy for whom nothing was sacred.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Couldn't Get Halfway Through
- By Dubi on 01-23-14
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Diary of a Mad Diva
- By: Joan Rivers
- Narrated by: Joan Rivers
- Length: 6 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 446
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 401
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Story4 out of 5 stars 403
Following up the phenomenal success of her headline-making New York Times bestseller I Hate Everyone...Starting With Me, the unstoppable Joan Rivers is at it again. When her daughter Melissa gives her a diary for Christmas, at first Joan is horrified—who the hell does Melissa think she is? That fat pig, Bridget Jones? But as Joan, being both beautiful and introspective, begins to record her day-to-day musings, she realizes she has a lot to say. About everything. And everyone, God help them..
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5 out of 5 stars
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ICON
- By Fermin on 09-04-14
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Born Standing Up
- A Comic's Life
- By: Steve Martin
- Narrated by: Steve Martin
- Length: 4 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 9,717
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 7,718
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 7,681
In the mid-70s, Steve Martin exploded onto the comedy scene. By 1978 he was the biggest concert draw in the history of stand-up. In 1981 he quit forever. Born Standing Up is, in his own words, the story of "why I did stand-up and why I walked away".
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5 out of 5 stars
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Fantastic
- By Andrew on 11-30-07
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Pryor Convictions
- And Other Life Sentences
- By: Richard Pryor
- Narrated by: JD Jackson
- Length: 7 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 146
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 133
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 136
Richard Pryor journeys from his childhood in a family that worked in whore-houses and bars, through to his years in Hollywood - the money, the women, the drugs - and the diagnosis of multiple sclerosis.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Powerful and painful
- By Fritz E. Mason on 04-19-18
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Seven Dirty Words
- The Life and Crimes of George Carlin
- By: James Sullivan
- Narrated by: Alan Sklar
- Length: 10 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 102
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 81
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Story4 out of 5 stars 83
In Seven Dirty Words, journalist and cultural critic James Sullivan tells the story of Alternative America from the 1950s to the present, from the singular vantage point of George Carlin, the Catholic boy for whom nothing was sacred.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Couldn't Get Halfway Through
- By Dubi on 01-23-14
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Diary of a Mad Diva
- By: Joan Rivers
- Narrated by: Joan Rivers
- Length: 6 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 446
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 401
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Story4 out of 5 stars 403
Following up the phenomenal success of her headline-making New York Times bestseller I Hate Everyone...Starting With Me, the unstoppable Joan Rivers is at it again. When her daughter Melissa gives her a diary for Christmas, at first Joan is horrified—who the hell does Melissa think she is? That fat pig, Bridget Jones? But as Joan, being both beautiful and introspective, begins to record her day-to-day musings, she realizes she has a lot to say. About everything. And everyone, God help them..
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5 out of 5 stars
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ICON
- By Fermin on 09-04-14
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Born Standing Up
- A Comic's Life
- By: Steve Martin
- Narrated by: Steve Martin
- Length: 4 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 9,717
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 7,718
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 7,681
In the mid-70s, Steve Martin exploded onto the comedy scene. By 1978 he was the biggest concert draw in the history of stand-up. In 1981 he quit forever. Born Standing Up is, in his own words, the story of "why I did stand-up and why I walked away".
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5 out of 5 stars
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Fantastic
- By Andrew on 11-30-07
Best Sellers
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Hi Bob!
- By: Bob Newhart
- Narrated by: Will Ferrell, Jimmy Kimmel, Lisa Kudrow, and others
- Length: 3 hrs and 34 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 6,362
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 5,792
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 5,720
In Hi Bob!, American icon Bob Newhart gets together one-on-one with a handpicked cohort of luminaries in the world of entertainment, whom he happens to be friends with....
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5 out of 5 stars
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really well edited, funny, sincere
- By RCC on 09-24-18
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I Can't Make This Up
- Life Lessons
- By: Neil Strauss - contributor, Kevin Hart
- Narrated by: Kevin Hart
- Length: 11 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 32,944
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 30,124
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 29,968
Superstar comedian and Hollywood box-office star Kevin Hart turns his immense talent to the written word by writing some words....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Best Audiobook I Ever Listened To
- By Sam Clear on 07-13-17
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Calypso
- By: David Sedaris
- Narrated by: David Sedaris
- Length: 6 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 9,113
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 8,262
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 8,191
With Calypso, Sedaris sets his formidable powers of observation - and humor - toward middle age and mortality....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Excellent, as always
- By Ruthie on 05-31-18
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Morningwood: Everybody Loves Large Chests (Vol.1)
- By: Neven Iliev
- Narrated by: Jeff Hays
- Length: 8 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 3,522
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 3,340
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 3,341
Large chests are said to encompass all manner of hopes and dreams. Men covet them. Women envy them. But one fact holds true - everyone wants to get their hands on some big ones....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Really Entertaining
- By HeatherY on 11-23-17
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Hi Bob!
- By: Bob Newhart
- Narrated by: Will Ferrell, Jimmy Kimmel, Lisa Kudrow, and others
- Length: 3 hrs and 34 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 6,362
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 5,792
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 5,720
In Hi Bob!, American icon Bob Newhart gets together one-on-one with a handpicked cohort of luminaries in the world of entertainment, whom he happens to be friends with....
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5 out of 5 stars
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really well edited, funny, sincere
- By RCC on 09-24-18
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I Can't Make This Up
- Life Lessons
- By: Neil Strauss - contributor, Kevin Hart
- Narrated by: Kevin Hart
- Length: 11 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 32,944
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 30,124
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 29,968
Superstar comedian and Hollywood box-office star Kevin Hart turns his immense talent to the written word by writing some words....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Best Audiobook I Ever Listened To
- By Sam Clear on 07-13-17
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Calypso
- By: David Sedaris
- Narrated by: David Sedaris
- Length: 6 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 9,113
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 8,262
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 8,191
With Calypso, Sedaris sets his formidable powers of observation - and humor - toward middle age and mortality....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Excellent, as always
- By Ruthie on 05-31-18
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Morningwood: Everybody Loves Large Chests (Vol.1)
- By: Neven Iliev
- Narrated by: Jeff Hays
- Length: 8 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 3,522
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 3,340
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 3,341
Large chests are said to encompass all manner of hopes and dreams. Men covet them. Women envy them. But one fact holds true - everyone wants to get their hands on some big ones....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Really Entertaining
- By HeatherY on 11-23-17
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Bossypants
- By: Tina Fey
- Narrated by: Tina Fey
- Length: 5 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 49,171
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 41,055
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 40,878
Tina Fey was just a young girl with a dream: a recurring stress dream that she was being chased through a local airport by her middle-school gym teacher....
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3 out of 5 stars
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what was the point of this book
- By Nobody on 11-11-18
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A Polaroid Guy in a Snapchat World
- By: David Spade
- Narrated by: David Spade
- Length: 6 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 4,089
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 3,804
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 3,789
Written and performed for the Audible experience, Spade’s new comic memoir takes listeners along for the sometimes embarrassing and always hilarious ride of getting older in our fleeting “Snapchat World"....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Much better than the first one!
- By Ashley on 08-12-18
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Bedtime Stories for Cynics
- By: Nick Offerman, Audible Comedy
- Length: 2 hrs
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 10
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 10
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Story4 out of 5 stars 10
If your weary, grownup mind has been searching for a snarkier alternative to your favorite childhood tales, this Audible Comedy series, hosted by Nick Offerman, will scratch that itch....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Very interesting and entertaining stories.
- By Kevin Rush on 06-20-18
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Black Privilege
- Opportunity Comes to Those Who Create It
- By: Charlamagne Tha God
- Narrated by: Charlamagne Tha God
- Length: 7 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 12,264
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 10,954
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Story5 out of 5 stars 10,903
Charlamagne Tha God - the self-proclaimed "Prince of Pissing People Off", cohost of Power 105.1's The Breakfast Club, and "hip-hop's Howard Stern" - shares his unlikely success story....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Surprisingly Awesome
- By Ashley on 11-22-17
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My Squirrel Days
- By: Ellie Kemper
- Narrated by: Ellie Kemper
- Length: 6 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 173
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 153
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Story4 out of 5 stars 152
There comes a time in every sitcom actress’ life when she is faced with the prospect of writing a book. When Ellie Kemper’s number was up, she was ready....
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5 out of 5 stars
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If you love Ellie Kemper get this book!
- By Samantha on 10-14-18
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Everything's Trash, but It's Okay
- By: Phoebe Robinson, Ilana Glazer - foreword
- Narrated by: Phoebe Robinson
- Length: 8 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 109
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 100
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 100
Wouldn't it be great if life came with an instruction manual? Of course, but like access to Michael B. Jordan's house, none of us are getting any....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Hilarious & Enlightening
- By Amazon Customer on 11-01-18
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This Is Not Fame
- A "From What I Re-Memoir"
- By: Doug Stanhope
- Narrated by: Doug Stanhope, Chad Shank, full cast
- Length: 11 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 716
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 649
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 645
Doug Stanhope has been drunkenly stumbling down the back roads and dark alleys of stand-up comedy for over a quarter of a century, roads laden with dank bars, prostitutes, cheap drugs....
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5 out of 5 stars
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The extras are whats worth it.
- By Patrick H. on 05-18-18
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The Screwtape Letters
- By: C.S. Lewis
- Narrated by: Ralph Cosham
- Length: 3 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 5,207
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 3,928
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 3,949
C.S. Lewis gives us the correspondence of the worldly-wise old Devil to his nephew, Wormwood, a novice demon in charge of securing the damnation of an ordinary young man....
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5 out of 5 stars
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One to Read Again and Again
- By E. Pearson on 12-31-11
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The Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo
- By: Amy Schumer
- Narrated by: Amy Schumer
- Length: 8 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 17,479
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 15,785
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 15,749
In The Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo, Amy mines her past for stories about her teenage years, her family, relationships, and sex and shares the experiences that have shaped who she is....
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3 out of 5 stars
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mind numbing
- By katrina on 09-17-16
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Whose Boat Is This Boat?
- Comments That Don't Help in the Aftermath of a Hurricane
- By: The Staff of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
- Narrated by: Stephen Colbert
- Length: 5 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 114
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 108
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 108
Whose Boat Is This Boat? Comments That Don’t Help in the Aftermath of a Hurricane is made entirely of quotations from President Donald Trump in the wake of Hurricane Florence. It is the first children's book that demonstrates what not to say after a natural disaster....
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5 out of 5 stars
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quick laugh
- By Sephira Jenkins on 11-11-18
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The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl
- By: Issa Rae
- Narrated by: Issa Rae
- Length: 5 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 4,201
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 3,731
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 3,711
"My name is 'J' and I'm awkward--and black. Someone once told me those were the two worst things anyone could be."....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Loved
- By Jamila on 02-25-15
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Me Talk Pretty One Day
- By: David Sedaris
- Narrated by: David Sedaris
- Length: 5 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 7,823
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 5,124
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 5,107
David Sedaris' new collection of essays - including live recordings! - tells a most unconventional life story. It begins with a North Carolina childhood filled with speech-therapy classes...
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4 out of 5 stars
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Subtly Funny Musings on Life Experiences
- By FanB14 on 09-03-12
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Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim
- By: David Sedaris
- Narrated by: David Sedaris
- Length: 6 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 5,602
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 3,370
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 3,381
In his newest collection of essays, David Sedaris lifts the corner of ordinary life, revealing the absurdity teeming below its surface....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Fantastic
- By Dina on 06-24-04
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Punchlines
- By: Audible Comedy
- Length: 9 hrs
- Original Recording
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 5
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 5
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Story4 out of 5 stars 5
Audible records stand-up in nightclubs and festivals year-round, and hand-picks standout moments, exclusively for Members’ ears. We blend those fresh bits with selections....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Stand-up on Audible - Genius!
- By dlb on 05-09-18
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Seriously...I'm Kidding
- By: Ellen DeGeneres
- Narrated by: Ellen DeGeneres
- Length: 3 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 5,300
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 4,698
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Story3.5 out of 5 stars 4,666
"I've experienced a whole lot the last few years and I have a lot to share....
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4 out of 5 stars
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Exactly what you would expect from Ellen
- By R. Strauss on 12-19-11
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How Not to Get Shot
- And Other Advice from White People
- By: D. L. Hughley, Doug Moe
- Narrated by: D. L. Hughley
- Length: 3 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,052
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 926
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 919
A cutting satire of race relations in the age of Trump and Black Lives Matter from the hugely popular comedian - one of "The Original Kings of Comedy" - and author of the New York Times best seller Black Man, White House....
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5 out of 5 stars
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D.L. Hughley keeps me "woke"!
- By Mcmlviii on 08-21-18
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The Rant is Due with Lewis Black
- By: Lewis Black, Audible Comedy
- Length: 2 hrs and 30 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 8
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 8
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Story5 out of 5 stars 8
Lewis Black (the voice of “Anger” from Inside Out) serves as America's ranter-in-chief as he gives voice to fans’ real-life rants....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Very funny
- By Meagan Pendleton on 10-13-18
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Theft by Finding
- Diaries (1977-2002)
- By: David Sedaris
- Narrated by: David Sedaris
- Length: 13 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 4,583
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 4,175
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 4,139
For nearly four decades, David Sedaris has faithfully kept a diary in which he records his thoughts and observations on the odd and funny events he witnesses....
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5 out of 5 stars
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A softer, sweeter Sedaris
- By Pamela J on 05-31-17
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How to American
- An Immigrant's Guide to Disappointing Your Parents
- By: Jimmy O. Yang, Mike Judge - foreword
- Narrated by: Jimmy O. Yang
- Length: 6 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,453
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1,340
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,330
Jimmy O. Yang is a stand-up comedian, film and TV actor and fan favorite as the character Jian Yang from the popular HBO series Silicon Valley....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Had to pull over I was laughing so hard
- By Amazon Customer on 03-23-18
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Girl Logic
- The Genius and the Absurdity
- By: Iliza Shlesinger
- Narrated by: Mayim Bialik, Iliza Shlesinger
- Length: 5 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2,383
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2,194
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 2,185
From breakout stand-up comedian Iliza Shlesinger comes a subversively funny collection of essays and observations on a confident woman's approach to friendship, singlehood, and relationships....
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5 out of 5 stars
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A delight
- By Haha917 on 03-28-18
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Rhett & Link's Book of Mythicality
- A Field Guide to Curiosity, Creativity, and Tomfoolery
- By: Rhett McLaughlin, Link Neal
- Narrated by: Link Neal, Rhett McLaughlin
- Length: 5 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 1,777
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1,638
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,628
From YouTube superstars and creators of Good Mythical Morning comes the ultimate guide to living a "mythical" life....
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5 out of 5 stars
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One Giant Ear Biscuit
- By Joel on 10-12-17
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Win Bigly
- Persuasion in a World Where Facts Don't Matter
- By: Scott Adams
- Narrated by: Scott Adams
- Length: 9 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,566
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,435
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,422
Adams was one of the earliest public figures to predict Trump's win, doing so a week after Nate Silver put Trump's odds at 2 percent in his FiveThirtyEight.com blog....
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3 out of 5 stars
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I was not so persuaded
- By Ryan R. Wixom on 02-13-18
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How to Be Alone
- If You Want to, and Even If You Don't
- By: Lane Moore
- Narrated by: Lane Moore
- Length: 6 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 17
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 15
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 15
How to Be Alone is a must-listen for anyone whose childhood still feels unresolved, who spends more time pretending to have friends Online than feeling close to anyone in real life, who tries to have genuine, deep conversations in a roomful of people who'd rather you not....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Everyone must read.
- By Heather VanderZee on 11-07-18
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Failure Is an Option
- An Attempted Memoir
- By: H. Jon Benjamin
- Narrated by: H. Jon Benjamin
- Length: 4 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,472
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1,355
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,348
Actor, voice actor, and comedian H. Jon Benjamin helps us all feel a little better about our own failures by sharing his own - despite his success starring on Archer and Bob's Burgers - in a hilarious, self-helpful memoir....
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5 out of 5 stars
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No joke, This book helped my marriage
- By Gisela on 05-07-18
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Based on a True Story
- A Memoir
- By: Norm Macdonald
- Narrated by: Norm Macdonald, Tim O'Halloran
- Length: 7 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 3,041
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2,807
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 2,796
As this book's title suggests, Norm Macdonald tells the story of his life - more or less - from his origins on a farm in the-back-of-beyond Canada....
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4 out of 5 stars
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Brilliant!
- By Cameron on 09-24-16
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Dad Is Fat
- By: Jim Gaffigan
- Narrated by: Jim Gaffigan
- Length: 5 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 7,467
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 6,694
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Story4 out of 5 stars 6,659
In Dad is Fat, stand-up comedian Jim Gaffigan, who’s best known for his legendary riffs on Hot Pockets, bacon, manatees, and McDonald's, expresses all the joys and horrors of life with five young children....
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4 out of 5 stars
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Good for Gaffigan fans - better for expecting dads
- By Sean on 05-17-13
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Gumption
- Relighting the Torch of Freedom with America's Gutsiest Troublemakers
- By: Nick Offerman
- Narrated by: Nick Offerman
- Length: 11 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 3,899
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 3,633
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 3,620
After the great success of his autobiography, Paddle Your Own Canoe, Offerman now focuses on the lives of those who inspired him....
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3 out of 5 stars
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It was just ok
- By Charlie Kapuscinski on 11-10-16
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Let's Pretend This Never Happened
- A Mostly True Memoir
- By: Jenny Lawson
- Narrated by: Jenny Lawson
- Length: 8 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 6,379
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 5,874
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Story4 out of 5 stars 5,872
Jenny Lawson takes readers on a hilarious journey recalling her bizarre upbringing in rural Texas, her devastatingly awkward high school years, and her relationship with her long-suffering husband, Victor....
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5 out of 5 stars
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How the Bloggess almost made me crash my car!
- By D. S. Smith on 05-19-12
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So, Anyway...
- By: John Cleese
- Narrated by: John Cleese
- Length: 13 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,438
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1,346
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,344
Twisting and turning through surprising stories and hilarious digressions, this is the story of a young man's journey to the pinnacle of comedy ....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Cleese, the early years, in his own voice
- By G. Beauchamp on 01-15-17
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I'm Fine...and Other Lies
- By: Whitney Cummings
- Narrated by: Whitney Cummings
- Length: 9 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,545
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,413