Humor audiobooks

Ronnie Barker At The Beeb

By: Ronnie Barker

Narrated by: Ronnie Barker & Various

Length: 2 hours 37 minutes

Abridged: No

Few are better at reducing people to tears of mirth than Ronnie Barker. Here, in a classic compilation, is the incomparable laughter-maker with some of the great highlights from a stellar radio and TV career that spanned more than thirty years. From his early radio shows – Floggit’s, The Navy Lark and Lines from my Grandfather’s Forehead – to... Read more

The Goon Show

By: Spike Milligan & Larry Stephens

Narrated by: Harry Secombe, Peter Sellers & Spike Milligan

Length: 1 hour 59 minutes

Abridged: No

Goon but not forgotten. From 1951 to 1960 the Goons ruled the airwaves, the most celebrated and influential clowns in the history of radio. Join Seagoon as he attempts to save Britain from the dreaded Lurgi (oh, yackaboo!) in Lurgi Strikes Britain; accompany him on safari as he searches for the long-forgotten fragments of The International... Read more

Goon Again

By: Spike Milligan

Narrated by: Harry Secombe, Peter Sellers & Spike Milligan

Length: 1 hour 3 minutes

Abridged: No

Using scripts by Spike Milligan and Larry Stephens, The Goon Show was recreated at the Playhouse Theatre in London for one extra-special celebratory night, with Andrew Secombe (standing in for his father Harry), Jon Glover (as Spike Milligan) and Jeffrey Holland (as Peter Sellers). Together, the team performed two missing episodes of the show -... Read more

Little Bitty Lies - Abridged

By: Mary Kay Andrews

Narrated by: Debra Monk

Length: TBA

Abridged: Yes

“Little white lies have never been so risky—or so much fun.” — Orlando SentinelNew York Times bestselling author Mary Kay Andrews delivers a tantalizing tale about an abandoned Atlanta housewife and mother who tells one tiny white lie that sets her world spiraling outrageously out of control.This winning and wonderful romp focuses on all the... Read more

Changing Habits - Abridged

By: Debbie Macomber

Narrated by: Trini Alvarado

Length: 2 hours 43 minutes

Abridged: Yes

They were sisters once.Almost forty years ago, in a more innocent time, two girls enter the convent. Angelina and Joanna come from vastly different backgrounds, but they have one thing in common -- a desire to serve, to join in the community of sisters.Despite the relative seclusion of the convent house in Minneapolis, they're not immune to... Read more

The Shop on Blossom Street - Abridged

By: Debbie Macomber

Narrated by: Linda Edmond

Length: 5 hours 6 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Four lives knit together…There's a little shop on Blossom Street in Seattle called A Good Yarn. You go there to buy knitting supplies and patterns -- and now it's offering a knitting class. The first lesson: how to knit a baby blanket.For owner Lydia Hoffman, the shop represents her dream of beginning a new life free from the cancer that has... Read more

A Redbird Christmas

By: Fannie Flagg

Narrated by: Fannie Flagg

Length: 5 hours 31 minutes

Abridged: No

With the same incomparable style and warm, inviting voice that have made her beloved by millions of readers far and wide, New York Times bestselling author Fannie Flagg has written an enchanting Christmas story of faith and hope for all ages that is sure to become a classic.
Deep in the southernmost part of Alabama, along the banks of a lazy... Read more

He's Just Not That Into You

By: Greg Behrendt & Liz Tuccillo

Narrated by: Liz Tuccillo & Greg Behrendt

Length: 3 hours 35 minutes

Abridged: No

Celebrating twenty years since its release, He’s Just Not That Into You remains a game-changer, offering no-nonsense advice for how to spot when a guy just isn’t interested—saving you from wasting time making excuses for a dead-end relationships. Inspired by a memorable episode of the iconic show Sex and the City, it holds its ground as the best... Read more

A Christmas Story

By: Jean Shepherd

Narrated by: Dick Cavett

Length: 3 hours 33 minutes

Abridged: No

A beloved, bestselling classic of humorous and nostalgic Americana—the book that inspired the equally classic Yuletide film and the live musical on Fox.

The holiday film A Christmas Story, first released in 1983, has become a bona fide Christmas perennial, gaining in stature and fame with each succeeding year. Its affectionate, wacky,... Read more

When Will Jesus Bring the Pork Chops?

By: George Carlin

Narrated by: George Carlin

Length: 7 hours 30 minutes

Abridged: No

On the heels of George Carlin's #1 New York Times bestseller Napalm & Silly Putty comes When Will Jesus Bring the Pork Chops? -- infused with Carlin's trademark irreverent humor and biting cultural observations. Here we go again . . . George Carlin's hilarious When Will Jesus Bring the Pork Chops? offers his cutting-edge opinions and... Read more

Fresh Air: Laughs

By: Terry Gross

Length: 3 hours 36 minutes

Abridged: No

A collection of interviews with top comedians from the award-winning NPR interviewer Terry Gross. Includes excerpts from a wide range of personalities spanning the last two decades: Al Franken, Joan Rivers, Tracey Ullman, Martin Short, Chris Rock, Jay Leno, Jackie Mason, Larry David, Phyllis Diller, and more. Read more

George Carlin Reads to You - Abridged

By: George Carlin

Length: 7 hours 4 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Great comedy and a good deal, this new gift set gathers three timeless Carlin recordings including two Grammy® winners.



Please note: This is a historical recording. The audio quality represents the technology of the time when it was produced. Read more

Olivia Joules and the Overactive Imagination

By: Helen Fielding

Narrated by: Josephine Bailey

Length: 9 hours 22 minutes

Abridged: No

At the close of the last millennium, Helen Fielding debuted the irrepressible (and blockbuster-bestselling) Bridget Jones. Now, Fielding gives us a sensational new heroine for a new era...Move over 007, a stunning, sexy-and decidedly female-new player has entered the world of international espionage. Her name is Olivia Joules (that’s... Read more

The Secret History of the Pink Carnation

By: Lauren Willig

Narrated by: Kate Reading

Length: 13 hours 32 minutes

Abridged: No

Nothing goes right for Eloise. The one day she wears her new suede boots, it rains cats and dogs. When the subway stops short, she’s always the one thrown into some stranger’s lap. Plus, she’s had more than her share of misfortune in the way of love. In fact, ever since she realized romantic heroes are a thing of the past, she’s decided it’s... Read more

The Sweet Potato Queens' Field Guide to Men - Abridged

By: Jill Conner Browne

Narrated by: Jill Conner Browne

Length: 3 hours 21 minutes

Abridged: Yes

The Sweet Potato Queens like men. They like them so much that they have devoted an absolutely inordinate amount of time to the pursuit of men, marriage, and great sex. And then, when that doesn t work out, they've devoted an inordinate amount of time to divorce, gittin another one and having great sex with him instead. The Sweet Potato... Read more

The Great Psychedelic Armadillo Picnic - Abridged

By: Kinky Friedman

Narrated by: Kinky Friedman

Length: 2 hours 14 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Kinky Friedman, the original Texas Jewboy, takes us on a rollicking, rock-and-rolling tour of his favorite city: Austin.

Maybe you want to know which restaurant President Bush rates as his favorite Austin burger joint. Or maybe you want a glimpse of Willie Nelson’s home life (hint: Willie plays a lot of golf). Perhaps you want to get the best... Read more

Shopaholic & Sister - Abridged

By: Sophie Kinsella

Narrated by: Katherine Kellgren

Length: 5 hours 58 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Sophie Kinsella has conquered the hearts of millions with her New York Times bestselling Shopaholic novels, which feature the irresistible one-woman shopping phenomenon Becky Bloomwood. Now Becky’s back in a hilarious, heartwarming tale of married life, best friends, and long-lost sisters (and the perils of simply having to own an Angel... Read more

Eats, Shoots & Leaves

By: Lynne Truss

Narrated by: Lynne Truss

Length: 1 hour 9 minutes

Abridged: No

In 2002 Lynne Truss presented Cutting a Dash, a well-received BBC Radio 4 series about punctuation, which led to the writing of Eats, Shoots & Leaves. The book became a runaway success in the UK, hitting number one on the bestseller lists and prompting extraordinary headlines such as Grammar Book Tops Bestseller List (BBC News). With more... Read more

The Suburban You - Abridged

By: Mark Falanga

Narrated by: Mark Falanga

Length: 4 hours 38 minutes

Abridged: Yes

You are about to discover that living in the suburbs is a whole lot funnier than you ever thought possible. For this country’s 145,892,494 (give or take) suburbanites, Mark Falanga is an utterly deadpan (and thoroughly entertaining) spokesman.

Mark Falanga is a slick urban dweller, at the top of his game professionally, with a gorgeous corporate... Read more

How I Paid for College

By: Marc Acito

Narrated by: Jeff Woodman

Length: 10 hours 53 minutes

Abridged: No

From syndicated humor columnist Marc Acito comes a wildly inventive and hysterically funny novel that is equal parts Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Fame, Risky Business, Dead Poets Society and The Catcher in the Rye. It's 1983, and 17-year-old Edward Zanni wants to study acting at Juilliard, but his newly remarried father - who earns too much for... Read more

Plenty of Pretty Good Jokes

By: Garrison Keillor

Length: 4 hours 34 minutes

Abridged: No

Includes the complete Pretty Good Jokes, Few More Pretty Good Jokes, and New and Not Bad Pretty Good Jokes. Read more

Still Ranting After All These Years - Abridged

By: Dennis Miller

Narrated by: Dennis Miller

Length: 2 hours 7 minutes

Abridged: Yes

If you thought Dennis Miller was done ranting, guess again. In Still Ranting After All These Years, recorded in early 2002, Miller is in fine form, commenting on everything from ""War and Terrorism"" to Enron; from ""Obsessed Parents"" to the ""End of Class;"" to ""Truth in the Media,"" and so much more. Throughout, Miller is what we have come... Read more

The Sweet Potato Queens' Field Guide to Men

By: Jill Conner Browne

Narrated by: Jill Conner Browne

Length: 3 hours 21 minutes

Abridged: No

The Sweet Potato Queens like men. They like them so much that they have devoted an absolutely inordinate amount of time to the pursuit of men, marriage, and great sex. And then, when that doesn t work out, they've devoted an inordinate amount of time to divorce, gittin another one and having great sex with him instead. THE SWEET POTATO... Read more

The Great Psychedelic Armadillo Picnic

By: Kinky Friedman

Narrated by: Stephen Hoye

Length: 3 hours 4 minutes

Abridged: No

Kinky Friedman, the original Texas Jew boy, guides readers through the sights, sounds, food, and various and sundry oddities of his favorite Texas city. Known for live music and food, Austin is also the home of Willie Nelson, Janis Joplin, Stevie Ray Vaughan, and a number of other music legends. In this slightly insane and surprisingly... Read more