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George's lighthearted routines and less topical issues complement his overwhelming timing in this classic album. Taken from his performance at the Beverly Theatre in Los Angeles in May 1986, George offers some of his hilarious examinations of "Losing Things" and "You're Lost": "That's the first thing that happens when you get to Heaven," he says. "They give you back everything you ever lost".

Comedy superstar Todd Glass hosts this edition of Punchlines! Hear bits from Todd, along with appearances from Maria Bamford, Hari Kondabolu and more! This is Punchlines: The Overreactor!

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

Nateland Presents The Showcase. The Showcase features several of the best comics that you might not know yet, but you're about to get to to know 'em. Hosted by the members of The Nateland Podcast and directed by Nate Bargatze himself, The Showcase was recorded live at Zanies Comedy Club in Nashville, Tennessee. Standup comedy at its best. Laugh with the episodes on YouTube or Audioboom. (Episodes available on Tuesdays starting October 3)

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.

The show that grabs listeners by the waist, swirls them round in time to a Strauss waltz, and then trips over the banana skins of convention.

With tales of Saturday Night Live, childhood, stand-up, and other mind altering mayhem from the life of Darrell Hammond, he details all his stories and sagas in between in this all new special.

Radio 4's longest-running panel show, in which contestants are challenged to speak on a on a given topic for 60 seconds without hesitation, deviation or repetition, returns with Sue Perkins at the helm for this complete collection of episodes from 2024. Featuring quickfire improvisation, inspired ad-libbing and spontaneous hilarity - as well as a live studio audience - join Sue Perkins and her guests as they battle for points, glory and the perfect, uninterrupted minute.

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 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.

Dennis Miller is back, and he means to shake the nation by its lapels. Miller respects no boundaries. Whether the subject is dope-addled baseball players who can no longer swing their bats, do-nothing politicians who devote their careers to creating meaningful sound bites, or the nation's resigned acceptance of violence as a way of American life, these thematically arranged monologues are funny and angry. More significantly, they shatter the conventions of comedy by simultaneously making us laugh, think, and seethe.

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.

Brian Cox and Robin Ince return to take a witty, irreverent and unashamedly rational look at the mysteries of the universe in these four series. Joining them for some hot science and flagrant comic nerdery are a panel of eggheads and entertainers, all eager to take a deep dive into topics ranging from cosmic dust to coincidence.

The cult classic is back with all new audio episodes. Our Audible Comedy series stars Jonathan Katz, H. Jon Benjamin, Laura Silverman and a killer cast of comedians on the couch playing themselves including Sarah Silverman, Ray Romano, Ted Danson, "Weird Al" Yankovic & more.

Lewis Black (the voice of “Anger” from Inside Out) serves as America's ranter-in-chief as he gives voice to fans’ real-life rants from the world of politics, fancy coffee, bad driving, religion, and soggy sandwiches.

[Contains explicit content] Ted Danson talks about his libido issues. The janitor stops by to deal with a mice problem in the office.

This past year, Punchlines has brought many a laughs, and this collection is the cream of the crop! Let’s take a look back at some of the best bits that made 2017 so great! This is Punchlines: 2017 Favorites.

In 1978, Kim "Howard" Johnson ran away to join the circus - Monty Python's Flying Circus, that is. The Pythons converged on Tunisia to film their timeless classic Life of Brian, and Howard found himself in the thick of it, doubling for nearly all the Pythons, playing more roles in the film than John Cleese, and managing to ruin only one shot. He became the unit journalist, substitute still photographer, Roman soldier, peasant, near-stalker, and, ultimately, friend and confidant of the comedy legends.

Joe Lycett's Art Hole is brimming with surprises, including an astonishing array of British cultural titans, such as Harry Styles, Robert Peston, Nadine Dorries and Elaine Paige. Stunning, it is sure to delight, fascinate and perhaps even inspire you to pick up a paint brush, insert yourself at the heart of contemporary British public life, and do some absolutely wank paintings of celebs.

The greats of comedy, when they were young and struggling, performing their great early routines.