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

Danny Wallace had been staying in. Far too much. Having been dumped by his girlfriend, he really wasn't doing the young, free and single thing very well. Instead he was avoiding people. Texting them instead of calling them. Calling them instead of meeting them. That is until one fateful date when a mystery man on a late-night bus told him to 'say yes more'. These three simple words changed Danny's life forever. Yes Man is the story of what happened when Danny decided to say YES to everything.

There's nothing worse than having to watch your sister marry your ex fiancé. Organized, event planner, Jaya Trudeaux is used to doing things by the book and never making waves. The only thing that can tie carefree, playboy, Alec Danthers down is a promise he made to his mother. Can Jaya put the lists down long enough to enjoy the ride that is Alec?

Mo Gilligan's Spotlight is a brand new live stand-up comedy series hosted by the triple-BAFTA-winning comedian himself and featuring some the UK's most exciting comedic voices. Recorded at iconic South London venue, Up the Creek Comedy Club, this six-episode series has been specially hand-curated by Mo to showcase the best new names in comedy. Mo has scoured the stand-up scene to bring you his favourite acts, including the rising stars you need to know.

Comedians Tom McCaffrey and Erik Bransteen interview guests and dissect movies and pop culture while being entertaining. Please support our show and join our patreon for bonus content. https://www.patreon.com/LE2B

The Essential Collection encompasses Bill Hicks’ short but powerful career as a satirist, social critic, and stand-up comedian. It features over two hours of Bill’s best stand up material spanning his entire career including never-before-released bits from a San Ramon, California, performance, a collection of 11 original songs entitled “Lo-Fi Troubadour”, and two digital exclusives - a song called “Ice Cold Macaroni”, and “The Adventure”, a 30 minute travelogue of Hicks talking into a tape recorder on a car trip from New York City to Little Rock, Arkansas.

Greg Proops: on a cool spring night, he's like tonic water - bitter, and horrible without alcohol. And yet, you won't be able to resist him. Kathie Lee Gifford: she's everything that's right about this country of ours - she's a funhouse mirror, and Greg wants her on television as much as poss. Huh? Spying on China, Britney Spears, and the new Dark Ages according to Greg are also what's up this time on AudibleProops.

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.

Ventriloquist and comic Jeff Dunham takes to the stage to provide fresh comedic material with his classic puppets; Walter, Peanut, Jose Jalapeño, and Achmed, as well as with two never-before-seen characters with their own unique quirks.

Ali Wong's stand-up special delves into her sexual adventures, hoarding, the rocky road to pregnancy, and why feminism is terrible.

The tools improvisers use to create wonderful - and often hilarious - scenes on stage are easily transferred off the stage and into real life. These tools have changed my life completely, and I want to share that with you. In this audiobook, you’ll find some of our favorite improv exercises as well as real-life examples of how our students’ mind-sets and lives have grown and become ultimately fulfilling through practicing improvisation.

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

Sandi Toksvig, 'probably the funniest person in the English-speaking world' (The Guardian), is our host for these 25 episodes of the perennially popular comedy news quiz, first broadcast between New Year's Eve 2010 and 4 November 2011. Joining her to poke fun at stories big and small are a panel of illustrious players including Roisin Conaty, Dominic Lawson, Richard Herring, Tom Wrigglesworth, Henning Wehn, Imran Yusuf, Julia Hartley-Brewer, Laura Solon, Sarah Millican and Paul Sinha.

Two decades after serving his prison sentence, Ali Siddiq performs stand-up for currently incarcerated folks at Bell County Jail. He talks about everything from tricking cops to the beauty of margaritas to how doing time can mess with your mind.

After six years in the idyllic Loire Valley, comedian Ian Moore, his family, and his ever-expanding menagerie are beginning to feel like they're on the cusp of the peace and tranquility they hoped for when they moved from dreary Crawley to la belle France. Their grand project, a writing school called Les Champs Créatifs, is finally complete - only, nobody's signed up.

Byron Bowers is often referred to as a Comics’ Comic. A veteran stand-up comedian and actor, he's known for gripping material covering spirituality, race, socioeconomics, gender roles—and for delivering a fair chunk of it unrehearsed and in the moment. But though his life today may seem promising, it wasn't always that way. After all, as Byron sees it, the best stand-ups spin comedy from their own perceptions of reality. and what better source material to mine than one's own struggles?

The popular topical comedy show is back with another helping of political vituperation, media mauling and celebrity savaging. So sit back and treat your ears to a bumper helping of superb satirical impressions from the team: Jon Culshaw, Lewis MacLeod, Jan Ravens, Jess Robinson, Duncan Wisbey and Jason Forbes.

Actress, comedian, and YouTube sensation, Anjelah Johnson, riffs on everything from nail salons and Gypsies to Mexican moms and super-sleuthing Liam Neeson.

Take a wild comedy ride through Uncle Joey's eyes as he shares his hilarious outlook on life. There's no topic he's afraid to tackle as he takes you through his crazy world discussing everything from drugs and pedophiles to raising his daughter. He'll be sure to have you laughing through the process. Joey is one of the best storytellers in the business, let his energy and his heart make you a believer...

Whether embellishing the embarrassing, reeling over reality, or analyzing the awkward, author Matt Hribar has collected life stories and experiences into one collective book of comedic essays. Follow Matt’s journey through "professionalism," vacations gone wrong, and career highlights. Jump through awkward moments teaching children creative writing, spinning crazy DJ stories, and amuse over some emotional moments with friends. These essays blend observational comedy, real-life experiences, and even a few moments of existentialism.