Humor audiobooks

The Adventures of Guy Noir

By: Garrison Keillor

Length: 2 hours 23 minutes

Abridged: No

Grammy Award Nominee! A dark night in a city that knows how to keep its secrets . . . But on the twelfth Floor of the Acme Building, one man is still trying to find the answers to life's persistent questions: Guy Noir, Private eye.



This all-new collection of Guy Noir episodes follows the intrepid detective as he solves cases no other gumshoe... Read more

Snobs

By: Julian Fellowes

Narrated by: Richard Morant

Length: 10 hours 44 minutes

Abridged: No

Julian Fellowes, creator of the Emmy-Award winning TV series Downton Abbey, established himself as an irresistible storyteller and a deliciously witty chronicler of modern manners in his first novel, Snobs, a wickedly astute portrait of the intersecting worlds of aristocrats and actors.

"The English, of all classes as it happens, are addicted to... Read more

Snobs - Abridged

By: Julian Fellowes

Narrated by: Julian Fellowes

Length: 5 hours 28 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Julian Fellowes, creator of the Emmy-Award winning TV series Downton Abbey, established himself as an irresistible storyteller and a deliciously witty chronicler of modern manners in his first novel, Snobs, a wickedly astute portrait of the intersecting worlds of aristocrats and actors.

"The English, of all classes as it happens, are addicted to... Read more

Be Honest--You're Not That Into Him Either - Abridged

By: Ian Kerner

Narrated by: Ian Kerner

Length: 4 hours 16 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Avoid the booty call blues and get the love -- and sex -- you deserve!Come on. Admit it. He may not be that into you, but were you ever really that into him? He was never ""the one,"" but you lowered your standards and dated him in the meantime. Why? For any number of reasons: you were lonely, you were horny, you thought dating him was better... Read more

Going Postal

By: Terry Pratchett

Narrated by: Stephen Briggs

Length: 11 hours 23 minutes

Abridged: No

“[Pratchett’s] books are almost always better than they have to be, and Going Postal is no exception, full of nimble wordplay, devious plotting and outrageous situations, but always grounded in an astute understanding of human nature.” — San Francisco ChronicleThe 33rd installment in acclaimed New York Times bestselling author Sir Terry... Read more

Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason

By: Helen Fielding

Narrated by: Rosalyn Landor

Length: 10 hours 56 minutes

Abridged: No

With another devastatingly hilarious, ridiculous, unnervingly accurate take on modern womanhood, Bridget Jones is back. (v.g.)
Monday 27 January:
"7:15 a.m. Hurrah! The wilderness years are over. For four weeks and five days now have been in functional relationship with adult male, thereby proving am not love pariah as recently feared."... Read more

Fluke

By: Christopher Moore

Narrated by: Bill Irwin

Length: 9 hours 44 minutes

Abridged: No

Marine biologist Nate Quinn is in love with the majestic ocean-dwelling behemoths who have been singing their haunting song for twenty million years. But why do the humpback whales sing? That's the question that has Nate and his crew filming, charting, and recording every whale that crosses their path. Until one day when a whale lifts its tail... Read more

The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay - Abridged

By: Michael Chabon

Narrated by: David Colacci

Length: 8 hours 53 minutes

Abridged: Yes

WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZEThe beloved, award-winning The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay, a Michael Chabon masterwork, is the American epic of two boy geniuses named Joe Kavalier and Sammy Clay. Now with special bonus material by Michael Chabon.A “towering, swash-buckling thrill of a book” (Newsweek), hailed as Chabon’s “magnum opus”... Read more

Die Ferienbande, Folge 2: Die Ferienbande und das voll gemeine Phantom

By: Matthias Keller, Sven Buchholz, Kai Schwind & C...

Narrated by: Matthias Keller, Sven Buchholz, Kai Schwind & C...

Length: 1 hour 18 minutes

Abridged: No

Eine Mordserie an Lehrern erschüttert das Internat. Die Ferienbande beginnt mit ihren Ermittlungen und steht der Polizei dabei mit Rat und Tat zur Seite - ob diese das nun will oder nicht. Dabei stolpern unsere Helden über versteckte Hinweise, mysteriöse Rätsel oder auch einfach über Bambi. Ein Wettlauf mit der Zeit beginnt, als klar wird, wer... Read more

Höllenfahrt der Vogelnarren

By: Markus Duschek

Narrated by: Various

Length: 46 minutes

Abridged: No

Als Reporter der „Birdy News“ getarnt, schmuggeln sich Henry Bates und Becky Flemming unter die Passagiere eines Luxusliner. Schönheitschirurg Dr. Malcolm Sadicarus steht im Verdacht, hinter den Kulissen einer maritimen Papageienschau ein großes Ding zu drehen …

Pfiffiges und toll besetztes Hörspiel; Es sprechen unter anderem die Hörspiel- und... Read more

As You Like It

By: William Shakespeare

Narrated by: David Morrissey, Full Cast, Helena Bonham Carte...

Length: 1 hour 59 minutes

Abridged: No

In this BBC full-cast production of As You Like It, Rosalind is banished from the Royal court, heartbroken over Orlando. Will the two find a way to reunite?

A comedy of wit, disguise and love, Shakespeare's tale about the enchanted world of the Forest of Arden remains as moving as it is funny.

Helena Bonham Carter stars as Rosalind, with David... Read more

The News Quiz: The Very Best Of 2004

By: BBC

Narrated by: Simon Hoggart & Various

Length: 2 hours 14 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. Regular panellists Alan Coren, Jeremy Hardy, Andy Hamilton and Linda Smith are once again joined by a plethora of guests from the worlds of media... Read more

A Midsummer Night's Dream

By: William Shakespeare

Narrated by: Becky Simpson, David Threlfall, Full Cast, Samu...

Length: 2 hours 13 minutes

Abridged: No

In this BBC full-cast production of A Midsummer Night's Dream, Hermia, Lysander, Demetrius and Helena run to the woods and stumble into a life separate from time itself.

Fairy magic wreaks havoc and midsummer madness takes over as lovers tread the delicate line between fantasy and reality.

Sylvestra le Touzel stars as Titania in this delightful... Read more

I'm Sorry I Haven't A Christmas Clue

By: BBC

Narrated by: Barry Cryer, Graeme Garden, Humphrey Lyttelton,...

Length: 2 hours 14 minutes

Abridged: No

Originally broadcast on Christmas Day 2003, the I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue Players present their unique interpretation of Dickens' A Christmas Carol, starring Humphrey Lyttelton as Ebenezer Scrumph, Colin Sell as his downtrodden assistant Crotchet, and Graeme Garden, Tim Brooke-Taylor and Barry Cryer as the Ghosts of Christmas Future, Present... Read more

I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue: Anniversary Special

By: BBC & Iain Pattinson

Narrated by: Barry Cryer, Graeme Garden, Humphrey Lyttelton,...

Length: 1 hour 53 minutes

Abridged: No

To celebrate thirty years of the extremely popular BBC Radio 4 comedy panel game, this release brings together two special editions - I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue Anniversary Special and I'm Sorry I Haven't a Desert Island - alongside the first ever edition of the programme, originally broadcast on 11 April 1972. Whilst the anniversary special... Read more

Mad Cows

By: Kathy Lette

Narrated by: Fiona Macleod

Length: 8 hours 57 minutes

Abridged: No

Washed up in London and trying her best to raise her new-born son alone, Madeleine Wolfe is looking forward to taking her mind off things with some retail therapy – even if her budget stretches to prunes rather than Prada. But her day out takes an unexpected turn for the worse when she is mistakenly arrested in Harrods for shoplifting... Read more

Ross Noble Goes Global Series 2

By: Ross Noble

Narrated by: Ross Noble

Length: 1 hour 52 minutes

Abridged: No

A brilliant new BBC Radio 4 series of comedy travelogues presented by award-winning stand-up and ‘Just a Minute’ regular, Ross Noble. Perrier Award nominee Ross Noble has received huge critical acclaim and become known as an exciting and original talent in the UK. Now he takes his show worldwide, to destinations as diverse as Australia, Italy,... Read more

Spanking New On 7

By: BBC

Narrated by: Mr Robin Ince

Length: 1 hour 9 minutes

Abridged: No

Spanking New on 7 is BBC7's first original comedy series. Compered by Robin Ince (from BBC2's The Office, E4's The Pilot Show and Radio 4's The In-Crowd) it showcases new or unknown stand-up comedians.This release features the best of the first series, including material not featured in the original BBC7 broadcasts.
Spanking New on 7 has an... Read more

The Mighty Boosh: The Complete BBC Radio Comedy Series

By: Julian Barratt & Noel Fielding

Narrated by: Full Cast, Julian Barratt & Noel Fielding

Length: 3 hours

Abridged: No

Described by the Observer as ‘Some of the most inventive comedy writing of the decade’, and eliciting an exclamation of ‘Wow!’ from Simpsons’ creator Matt Groening, come with us now on a journey through time and space - to the world of The Mighty Boosh... Here are all six episodes of the BBC Radio 4 series, complete and uncut, from the winners... 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

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

Much Ado About Nothing

By: William Shakespeare

Narrated by: Samantha Spiro, Emilia Fox, Maxine Peake, Chiwe...

Length: 2 hours 14 minutes

Abridged: No

In this BBC full-cast production of Much Ado About Nothing, some handsome soldiers return from battle. Yet one soldier finds himself locked in a merry war of his own...

In Shakespeare's comedy of wit, love and miscommunication, Beatrice and Benedick and Hero and Claudio are pushed into and pulled out of love, their friends playing cupid with... 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

I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue

By: BBC

Narrated by: Barry Cryer, Graeme Garden, Humphrey Lyttelton,...

Length: 2 hours 12 minutes

Abridged: No

Clued-up listeners will already be familiar with I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue, the only authentic antidote to panel games. Ardent fans, and those with less well-indulged ears, are in for a treat with this eighth collection of episodes which, as ever, muddy the line between ad-lib and sheer mayhem. Chairman Humphrey Lyttelton once again takes... Read more