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What clever insights about growing up on the Upper West Side of New York City in the 1950s! Everything from gang culture to school life! This is George Carlin's fourth album. It was recorded on March 2 and 3, 1973, at the Circle Star Theater in San Carlos, California.

Comedy, Tragedy, Therapy. Simon Amstell did his first stand-up gig at the age of 13. His parents had just divorced, and puberty was confusing. Trying to be funny solved everything. Read by Simon Amstell, and interspersed with footage from his stand-up tours, HELP is the hilarious and heartbreaking account of Simon's ongoing compulsion to reveal his entire self onstage. To tell the truth so it can't hurt him anymore. Loneliness, anxiety, depression - this book has it all. And more.

One of the "100 Greatest Stand-Ups of All Time," Jim Breuer joined NBC's Saturday Night Live" in 1995. Since then, he has gone on to star in several movies, tour the country with his Heavy Metal Man and Family Man comedy tours, and host a daily show on SIRIUS Satellite Radio called Breuer Unleashed. You may remember Jim as the infamous Goat Boy from SNL, or his stoner persona from the cult hit Half Baked. Now he's clearing the air with his concert event, chronicling his transformation from childhood to ultimate family man.

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[Contains explicit content] The Great Northwest isn't just Seattle and Portland. It ranges from the misty, artistic nerd havens of the coast to the deserts, forests, and cowboy country of Idaho and Montana to the vast expanse of Alaska. Jackie Kashian guides us on a sound collage of the Great Northwest that tackles this strange collection of independent spirits and incredible landscapes, but...in a funny way, people.

The CD was recorded two months prior to his death and contains nearly 40 minutes of previously unreleased stand-up material. Do You Believe in Gosh? captures most of the material Hedberg was working on for what would have been his next full-length album in a freeform show with a large amount of audience interaction.

Here is George Carlin's sixth album, recorded in 1975. Tracks include "Teenage Masturbation", "Mental Hot Foots", "High on the Plane", and more.

Greg Fitzsimmons and Mike Gibbons bring you a funny weekly summation of news straight from the Sunday Papers.

At a time when live comedy has never been harder to find you've come to absolutely the right place. Audible Presents: Australia's Funniest Stand-Up features six of our most awarded and best-loved Australian comedians doing what they do best, making people laugh in their own, unique ways. Originally recorded live at the Malthouse Theatre in Melbourne, the stand-up specials are also available to watch on Amazon Prime Video.

Enjoy 30 solid minutes of stand-up from those with the power to create laughs out of thin air, in Episode 2: Famous Faces, Longer Laughs.

From Lewis Black, the uproarious and perpetually apoplectic New York Times best-selling author and Daily Show regular, comes a ferociously funny book about his least favorite holiday, Christmas.

"Mike E. Winfield from The Office headlines this edition of Punchlines, live from the 17th annual San Francisco Sketchfest! Hear a full set from Mike, along with other fresh bits and more! This is Punchlines: The Big Ice Breaker!

The Fun P.O. - Zachary Wycuff
Rude Customer - Ryan DIllon
Hunter Collins - Trachea Hole
SF Sketchfest presents Mike E. Winfield
Drive Thrus and Performance Reviews - Josh Faust
Ransom Note - Luke Fegenbush
I Creep Out the Creeps - Christina Walkinshaw
Knowing Your Worth - Emily Winter
Urban But Safe - Jay Jurden
Sad Dad Porn - Tom Thakkar
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At some point every one of us embarks on a journey to find love. We meet people, date, get into and out of relationships, all with the hope of finding someone with whom we share a deep connection. This seems standard now, but it's wildly different from what people did even just decades ago. Single people today have more romantic options than at any point in human history. With technology, our abilities to connect with and sort through these options are staggering. So why are so many people frustrated?

A comedy event that set the new standard for how truly awesome a comedy special can be. Join Jeff and his outspoken-often-edgy characters: Walter, Peanut, José Jalapeño (...on a steeek!), Bubba J, and Sweet Daddy Dee for a live show that will have you on the floor laughing!

A musical standup comedy show by Bo Burnham, the famous internet musician.

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

This year, Penguin is proud to bring you comedy from what would have been the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Hosted by Scotland's very own Fern Brady, listeners can be transported to the virtual pubs, clubs and cellars of Edinburgh, where they will be treated to the finest audio comedy festival Covid-19 can necessitate. Featuring nearly eight hours of original material from some of the most exciting comedians working today, including Ivo Graham, Lou Sanders, Jordan Brookes, Sofie Hagen, Dane Baptiste and so many more, Edinburgh Unlocked is an unmissable audio comedy festival.

Hosted once again by the incomparable Sandi Toksvig, these four series of the satirical radio panel game take us through all the big stories of 2013, the year of Obama's inaugaration, Margaret Thatcher's funeral, Prince George's birth and Andy Murray's first Wimbledon win. Series 79 features a 'Best of 2012' compilation show and 'The News Now Quiz Show', hosted by Rory Bremner, which sees Sandi and fellow News Quizzer Jeremy Hardy take on The Now Show's Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis in the ultimate topical smackdown. And the specials don't stop there: Series 81 also includes an Edinburgh edition.

Jack Whitehall throws open the doors to his Safe Space, the place where we can all share our most embarrassing stories and try to feel better about ourselves along the way.

Dark prince of comedy Anthony Jeselnik brings his scathing wit and observations to the stage.