Humor audiobooks

Da Shakespeare auf Bairisch 2

By: Curt Werner & Oscar Schmidt

Narrated by: Conny Glogger, Ferdinand Dörfler, Peter Weiß & ...

Length: 2 hours

Abridged: No

Historiker wie Literatursachverständige streiten seit Jahrhunderten über die wahre Identität des englischen Autors William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616). Unumstritten ist, dass dieser ein ganz besonders Talent hatte, dem Volk wie auch der Obrigkeit direkt aufs Maul und ins Herz zu schauen. Der Zyklus ?Da Shakespeare auf Bairisch? verweist hier mit... Read more

Schade, daß Sie gekommen sind

By: Jürgen Scheller

Narrated by: Jürgen Scheller

Length: 56 minutes

Abridged: No

Jürgen Scheller -Schade, dass Sie gekommen sind- Ein buntes Liederprogramm des frühen Mitglieds der Lach- und Schießgesellschaft. 1) Der Gastgeber, 2) Mädchen wenn es Abend wird, 3) Tandaradei, 4) Berliner Tempo, 5) Der Duft nach Regen, 6) Quand on 'na pas, 7) In Paulchens Pinte nebenan, 8) Die goldene Wolke, 9) Schade, daß Sie... Read more

Kurzgeschichten von Fritz Müller Partenkirchen

By: Fritz Müller Partenkirchen

Narrated by: Gerd Anthoff

Length: 1 hour 27 minutes

Abridged: No

Der Großmeister der Kleingeschichte hat viel vom Geist und Ideenreichtum der echten Volkserzähler. Sein Name ist mit Peter Rosegger, Ludwig Ganghofer, Georg Queri und Ludwig Thoma in eine Reihe zu stellen. Die Symbiose zwischen Autor und dem Erzähler Gerd Anthoff begründet sich in der gemeinsamen Sprache, die der Dialektkünstler Anthoff sensibel... Read more

Unerhörtes von Karl Valentin

By: Karl Valentin

Narrated by: Bele Turba, Christian von der Au & Gerold Otter

Length: 44 minutes

Abridged: No

In diesem Hörbuch werden ausschließlichTexte von Karl Valentin veröffentlicht, die weder von ihm selbst noch von jemanden Anderem aufgenommen wurden. Die Lieder wurden von Christian von der Au im Stile alter Couplets und Moritaten vertont . Read more

Baierische Weltgschicht

By: Michl Ehbauer

Narrated by: Michael Ehbauer jun.

Length: 10 hours 4 minutes

Abridged: No

Ungekürzte Gesamtausgabe. Vom Ersten bis zum letzten Trumm, gelesen von Dr. Michael Ehbauer jun. Spieldauer ca. 605 Minuten CD 1: 1. Die Allerwelterschaffung,2.Das erste Reich, 3. Das letzte Reich, 4. Die ersten Leut, 5. Im Paradeis, 6. Der sogenannte Sündenfall, 7. Die erste Mordsgschicht, CD 2: 1. Die Fortpflanzung, 2. Baiern vor der... Read more

Schade, daß Sie gekommen sind

By: Jürgen Scheller

Narrated by: Jürgen Scheller

Length: 56 minutes

Abridged: No

Jürgen Scheller -Schade, dass Sie gekommen sind- Ein buntes Liederprogramm des frühen Mitglieds der Lach- und Schießgesellschaft. 1) Der Gastgeber, 2) Mädchen wenn es Abend wird, 3) Tandaradei, 4) Berliner Tempo, 5) Der Duft nach Regen, 6) Quand on 'na pas, 7) In Paulchens Pinte nebenan, 8) Die goldene Wolke, 9) Schade, daß Sie gekommen... Read more

Da Shakespeare auf Bairisch 2

By: Curt Werner & Oscar Schmidt

Narrated by: Conny Glogger, Ferdinand Dörfler, Peter Weiß & ...

Length: 2 hours

Abridged: No

Historiker wie Literatursachverständige streiten seit Jahrhunderten über die wahre Identität des englischen Autors William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616). Unumstritten ist, dass dieser ein ganz besonders Talent hatte, dem Volk wie auch der Obrigkeit direkt aufs Maul und ins Herz zu schauen. Der Zyklus ?Da Shakespeare auf Bairisch? verweist hier mit... Read more

I'm Sorry I'll Read That Again 1

By: BBC

Narrated by: Full Cast

Length: 1 hour 59 minutes

Abridged: No

Described by Barry Took as ‘A kaleidoscope of funny voices, catch phrase and innuendo revolving at breakneck speed and with a complete disregard for logic’, 'I'm Sorry I'll Read That Again' pre-dated 'I’m Sorry I Haven’t A Clue' and showcased the comic talents of Tim Brooke-Taylor, John Cleese, Graeme Garden, David Hatch, Jo Kendall and Bill Oddie. Read more

Rambling Syd Rumpo

By: Barry Took

Narrated by: Kenneth Williams

Length: 1 hour 41 minutes

Abridged: No

Here are 40 warbles from Round the Horne's doyen of folk singers, Rambling Syd (Kenneth Williams), who plucks off such meaningful ditties as "The Ballad of the Woggler's Mooly".
©1996 BBC Audiobooks LTD (P)1996 BBC Audiobooks LTD Read more

Parkinson Interviews The Goons And Peter Sellers

By: BBC

Narrated by: Harry Secombe, Michael Parkinson, Peter Sellers...

Length: 2 hours 30 minutes

Abridged: No

In more than 500 episodes of Parkinson between 1971 and 1982, Michael Parkinson interviewed some of the greatest show-business talents.In Parkinson's interview with The Goons, Peter Sellers and Harry Secombe remember their "love/hate; let's get one over the BBC" relationship. Spike Milligan joins them from his sick bed in Australia, where he was... Read more

The Now Show

By: BBC Radio Comedy & Steve Punt

Narrated by: BBC Radio Comedy, Full Cast & Steve Punt

Length: 1 hour 56 minutes

Abridged: No

In this selection from the seventh scurrilous series of the topical comedy show, broadcast in 2002, Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis - plus the regular team of Marcus Brigstocke, Emma Kennedy, Jon Holmes and Mitch Benn - take a sideways look and an off-the-wall glance at a number of issues. Includes 'The Membership of the Ring' - Gandalf, Logo and... Read more

The News Quiz: The Best Of 2005

By: John Lloyd

Narrated by: Simon Hoggart & Various

Length: 2 hours 4 minutes

Abridged: No

Since 1977, BBC Radio 4's funniest and quirkiest game show has been answering questions and offering wit and wisdom on global happenings, national news and quite frankly pathetic parochial events. In this annual highlights edition, a selection of 2005's most entertaining news stories and current events are given a satirical twist by top... Read more

Don't Get Too Comfortable

By: David Rakoff

Narrated by: David Rakoff

Length: 6 hours 1 minute

Abridged: No

The Indignities of Coach Class, the Torments of Low Thread Count, the Never-Ending Quest for Artisanal Olive Oil, and Other First World Problems

David Rakoff’s collection of autobiographical essays, Fraud, established him as one of our funniest, most insightful writers. In Don’t Get Too Comfortable, Rakoff journeys into the land of plenty that is... Read more

New and Not Bad Pretty Good Jokes

By: Garrison Keillor

Length: 58 minutes

Abridged: No

What better way to spend an hour than with some audience-tested and certified Not Bad jokes? Join guest Paula Poundstone, Garrison Keillor, and the cast of A Prairie Home Companion as they share more puns, one-liners, and light bulb jokes than you can shake a rubber chicken at. You get bar jokes, political jokes, Ole and Lena jokes, grade school... Read more

Hey, Cowgirl, Need a Ride? - Abridged

By: Baxter Black

Narrated by: Baxter Black

Length: 5 hours 2 minutes

Abridged: Yes

A down-and-out rodeo champion follows a mysterious woman on the run with half a million dollars back to the bright lights of Las Vegas in the sequel to Hey, Cowboy, Wanna Get Lucky?
 
“Baxter Black is Mark Twain served up with a little Groucho Marx.”—The Weekly Standard

Two years after he won the average at the Las Vegas National Finals Rodeo by... Read more

Wild Ducks Flying Backward

By: Tom Robbins

Narrated by: Tom Robbins & Debra Winger

Length: 7 hours 34 minutes

Abridged: No

Known for his meaty seriocomic novels–expansive works that are simultaneously lowbrow and highbrow–Tom Robbins has also published over the years a number of short pieces, predominantly nonfiction. His travel articles, essays, and tributes to actors, musicians, sex kittens, and thinkers have appeared in publications ranging from Esquire to... Read more

New Rules - Abridged

By: Bill Maher

Narrated by: Bill Maher

Length: 2 hours 30 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Bill Maher first came to national attention as the host of the hit program Politically Incorrect, in which he offered a combustible mixture of irreverence and acerbic humor that garnered him a loyal following. In his popular and long-running HBO television show, Real Time with Bill Maher, his reputation for being a hilarious provocateur... Read more

Equal goes it loose

By: Heinrich Lübke

Narrated by: Heinrich Lübke

Length: 35 minutes

Abridged: No

Das waren noch Zeiten, als Heinrich Lübke für Deutschland sprach! "Equal goes it loose", sagte er 1965 zur englischen Königin im Garten von Schloss Brühl kurz vor dem Zapfenstreich. Oder: "Die Finnländer könnten eigentlich Westfalen sein", oder: "Jeder von uns hat eine Mutter". Geflügelte Worte, tiefe Einsichten, zeitlose Wahrheiten. Seine... Read more

Back to the Bedroom

By: Janet Evanovich

Narrated by: C. J. Critt

Length: 5 hours 22 minutes

Abridged: No

She was the mysterious woman in the long black cloak. He was the sexy guy next door. They shared a common wall between their Capitol Hill townhouses and not much else—until disaster scored a direct hit on the mystery woman’s bedroom and the sexy guy’s heart. He baked her a cake, she learned to throw a football, there were some misunderstandings... Read more

Dude, Where's My Country?

By: Michael Moore

Narrated by: D. David Morin

Length: 7 hours 6 minutes

Abridged: No

#1 New York Times bestselling author Michael Moore's incisive examination of the failures of the United State's political system, paired with thoughtful guidance on how to move forward.

In case anyone in Washington hasn't noticed, Americans are fed up with the status quo. In this, the first shot fired over the bow of the 2004 Presidential... Read more

Wedding Season

By: Darcy Cosper

Narrated by: Staci Snell

Length: 10 hours 40 minutes

Abridged: No

Seventeen weddings. Six months. Only the strong survive.

Joy Silverman and her boyfriend, Gabriel Winslow, seem perfect for each other. Living together in New York City, they have everything they want and everything in common--most important, that neither one wants to get married. Ever.

But when Joy finds herself obligated to attend seventeen... Read more

Cause Celeb

By: Helen Fielding

Narrated by: Bernadette Quigley

Length: 10 hours 59 minutes

Abridged: No

Cause Celeb—the critically acclaimed debut novel from a writer with a boundless grasp of the existential and the uproarious—has just landed in America. Deftly skewering the world of celebrity fundraising, Fielding has created an alternately comic and moving satire that straddles the glitter of media London and the horrors of an African refugee... Read more

The Big Over Easy

By: Jasper Fforde

Narrated by: Simon Prebble

Length: 11 hours 38 minutes

Abridged: No

Jasper Fforde's bestselling Thursday Next series has delighted readers of every genre with its literary derring-do and brilliant flights of fancy. In The Big Over Easy, Fforde takes a break from classic literature and tumbles into the seedy underbelly of nursery crime. Meet Inspector Jack Spratt, family man and head of the Nursery Crime... Read more

The Undomestic Goddess

By: Sophie Kinsella

Narrated by: Rosalyn Landor

Length: 12 hours 2 minutes

Abridged: No

Workaholic attorney Samantha Sweeting has just done the unthinkable. She’s made a mistake so huge, it’ll wreck any chance of a partnership.

Going into utter meltdown, she walks out of her London office, gets on a train, and ends up in the middle of nowhere. Asking for directions at a big, beautiful house, she’s mistaken for an interviewee ... Read more