I like to think
of the seasons as party guests: summer comes in hot (that’s right, a pun right out the gate) and dips from the party early on a high note, leaving everyone wanting more. Fall is the guest that everyone knows and gets along with—mellow, good conversationalist, always rocking a plaid button down. Winter is the guest that overstays their welcome, sitting around your living room well after the party ended with a cup of coffee, oblivious to all the passive remarks you’ve made about wanting to get to sleep. And spring is the old friend that everyone is happy to see. They walk in and the energy of the place changes—more smiles, more jokes—and you slug them a beer and tell them how happy you are that they made it. And even though spring is a little late to the party like always, I know they’re on their way, and I’ve got a beer right here waiting for them.Lately I've been so busy that it feels like spring started the party without me, but at least I can still look forward to those precious few moments between work and classes, when I get some time to myself to zone out to some great comedy. Now let’s get down to business.
- Aaron, Audible editor
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Audible Comedy Collection: Lady Killers
- By: Jen Kirkman, Andi Smith, Andy Erikson, and others
- Length: 7 hrs and 9 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall3.5 out of 5 stars 120
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 104
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Story3.5 out of 5 stars 103
[Contains explicit content] Audible Comedy has hand-picked, for your benefit, some of our favorite hours from some of the best comedians in the world who happen to be women.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Profanity, is not comedy
- By Linda on 03-28-19
What's better than one stand-up set?
How about nine? This is what we in the biz
call a hidden gem.
Turns out we have a real goldmine of stand-up material, and this is one of those titles. Each of the sets featured in this bundle is absurdly funny. And if you saw me on the subway the other day as I listened to this, you’d have seen me struggle to hold back laughing out loud. With over seven hours of jokes entirely from female comics, this is a great way to close out Women’s History Month on a high note.
More Gems
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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 8,754
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 8,034
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 8,009
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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It Starts coming Together
- By marcus on 06-15-14
Leave your stupid comments in your pocket!
One of my favorite things about writing this newsletter is that sometimes I just get to talk about titles I really like just because I can. This is one of those times. If you don’t know the story behind the making of The Room—widely hailed as the best worst movie ever made—or the 2017 film based on this book, then download this title immediately. The Disaster Artist isn’t technically a comedy title, but it is one of the funniest, wildest, and weirdly heartwarming listening experiences of my audio life.
Oh Hi Doggie
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Hold On with Eugene Mirman, Season 3
- By: Eugene Mirman, Kristen Schaal, Neil deGrasse Tyson, and others
- Length: 12 hrs and 15 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 44
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 44
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Story4 out of 5 stars 44
[Contains explicit content] Storytelling aficionado and inquisitive host Eugene Mirman (Bob’s Burgers) sits down with special guests and hits “pause” to mine for funny details they might have left out of their true, entertaining, and personal stories. Hilarious tangents, amusing sidebars, and deep digressions abound in this peek at the stories behind the stories.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Not comedy
- By PS on 03-31-19
Everyone's got weird stories
This was one of my first listens when I got the job as an editor here. I figured I’d just skim a few of the episodes, but wound up burning through this thing top to bottom real quick. Here’s how it goes: Eugene Mirman (of Bob’s Burgers fame) invites a guest to come by and share a crazy, true story from their life. Highlights include Kelly Oxford getting into some hijinx while on a quest to find Leonardo DiCaprio, and Jon Glaser making an extremely awkward mistake on a plane. It’ll make you realize that even famous folks find themselves in humiliating and uncomfortable situations from time to time. And get excited, because there are three full seasons.
Hold On!
Coming Soon
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Stay Sexy & Don’t Get Murdered
- The Definitive How-To Guide
- By: Karen Kilgariff, Georgia Hardstark
- Narrated by: Karen Kilgariff, Georgia Hardstark, Paul Giamatti
- Length: 6 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 17,275
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 15,638
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Story5 out of 5 stars 15,525
Sharing never-before-heard stories ranging from their struggles with depression, eating disorders, and addiction, Karen and Georgia irreverently recount their biggest mistakes and deepest fears, reflecting on the formative life events that shaped them into two of the most followed voices in the nation. In Stay Sexy & Don’t Get Murdered, Karen and Georgia focus on the importance of self-advocating and valuing personal safety over being "nice" or "helpful." They delve into their own pasts, true crime stories, and beyond to discuss meaningful issues with empathy and frankness.
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5 out of 5 stars
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I just really enjoyed Karen crying
- By VOGUEMAG on 05-28-19
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Challenge Accepted!
- 253 Steps to Becoming an Anti-It Girl
- By: Celeste Barber
- Narrated by: Celeste Barber
- Length: 6 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,034
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 920
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 910
Part memoir, part comedy routine, part advice manual, Challenge Accepted! is Celeste at her best, revealing her secrets to love, friendship, family, and marriage (oh hai, #hothusband), and how to deal with life’s many challenges - why she checks the bath for sharks, how Nutella quite literally shaped who she is as a woman, and why being famous on Instagram is like being rich in Monopoly. It’s real, like totally, really real.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Prepare to crack up in the grocery store
- By Chicago_Mama on 05-30-19
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Riots I Have Known
- By: Ryan Chapman
- Narrated by: Vikas Adam
- Length: 4 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 11
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 10
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Story4 out of 5 stars 10
A largescale riot rages through Westbrook prison in upstate New York, incited by a poem in the house literary journal. Our unnamed narrator, barricaded inside the computer lab, swears he’s blameless - even though, as editor in chief, he published the piece in question. As he awaits violent interruption by his many, many enemies, he liveblogs one final Editor’s Letter. Riots I Have Known is his memoir, confession, and act of literary revenge.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Wonderfully unreliable narrator--
- By Cynthia Bazinet on 06-04-19
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Stories I'd Tell in Bars
- By: Jen Lancaster
- Narrated by: Jen Lancaster, John Fletcher
- Length: 8 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 360
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 322
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Story4 out of 5 stars 319
Unfiltered. Unapologetic. Older, but not wiser, Lancaster goes back to basics in this hilarious essay collection about everything from taking community policing classes to accidentally getting high with her waiter after a fancy dinner. These are the tales she'd tell if she met you in a bar... if she weren't too lazy to put on pants and go to a bar. Offering advice ranging from how to remain happily married to a man who refuses to blow his damn nose already to not creating An Incident at the cheese counter during an attempt at Whole30, she's you, only louder.
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2 out of 5 stars
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self absorbed
- By D D H on 06-15-19
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Stay Sexy & Don’t Get Murdered
- The Definitive How-To Guide
- By: Karen Kilgariff, Georgia Hardstark
- Narrated by: Karen Kilgariff, Georgia Hardstark, Paul Giamatti
- Length: 6 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 17,275
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 15,638
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Story5 out of 5 stars 15,525
Sharing never-before-heard stories ranging from their struggles with depression, eating disorders, and addiction, Karen and Georgia irreverently recount their biggest mistakes and deepest fears, reflecting on the formative life events that shaped them into two of the most followed voices in the nation. In Stay Sexy & Don’t Get Murdered, Karen and Georgia focus on the importance of self-advocating and valuing personal safety over being "nice" or "helpful." They delve into their own pasts, true crime stories, and beyond to discuss meaningful issues with empathy and frankness.
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5 out of 5 stars
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I just really enjoyed Karen crying
- By VOGUEMAG on 05-28-19
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Challenge Accepted!
- 253 Steps to Becoming an Anti-It Girl
- By: Celeste Barber
- Narrated by: Celeste Barber
- Length: 6 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,034
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 920
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 910
Part memoir, part comedy routine, part advice manual, Challenge Accepted! is Celeste at her best, revealing her secrets to love, friendship, family, and marriage (oh hai, #hothusband), and how to deal with life’s many challenges - why she checks the bath for sharks, how Nutella quite literally shaped who she is as a woman, and why being famous on Instagram is like being rich in Monopoly. It’s real, like totally, really real.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Prepare to crack up in the grocery store
- By Chicago_Mama on 05-30-19
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Riots I Have Known
- By: Ryan Chapman
- Narrated by: Vikas Adam
- Length: 4 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 11
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 10
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Story4 out of 5 stars 10
A largescale riot rages through Westbrook prison in upstate New York, incited by a poem in the house literary journal. Our unnamed narrator, barricaded inside the computer lab, swears he’s blameless - even though, as editor in chief, he published the piece in question. As he awaits violent interruption by his many, many enemies, he liveblogs one final Editor’s Letter. Riots I Have Known is his memoir, confession, and act of literary revenge.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Wonderfully unreliable narrator--
- By Cynthia Bazinet on 06-04-19
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Stories I'd Tell in Bars
- By: Jen Lancaster
- Narrated by: Jen Lancaster, John Fletcher
- Length: 8 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 360
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 322
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Story4 out of 5 stars 319
Unfiltered. Unapologetic. Older, but not wiser, Lancaster goes back to basics in this hilarious essay collection about everything from taking community policing classes to accidentally getting high with her waiter after a fancy dinner. These are the tales she'd tell if she met you in a bar... if she weren't too lazy to put on pants and go to a bar. Offering advice ranging from how to remain happily married to a man who refuses to blow his damn nose already to not creating An Incident at the cheese counter during an attempt at Whole30, she's you, only louder.
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2 out of 5 stars
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self absorbed
- By D D H on 06-15-19