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The laughter will never stop with this once-in-a-lifetime collection of side-splitting family-friendly humor, from the brilliant humorist Arnold Fine of The Jewish Press. Includes over 340 classic Jewish jokes, one-liners, and humorous observations that will leave you rolling on the floor!

In this day and age if it were all heavy it wouldn’t be a comedy special, it would be a depression special, and Alonzo Bodden is very aware of this. That’s why he goes back and forth, from heavy to lightweight, because he knows we need a break from news in comedy. Police description might be “big, scary black guy” but he’s regularly on NPR. How scary could he be? He isn’t afraid to talk about topics like slavery, then cell phones, the #MeToo movement then millennials, Kanye and Taco Bell and a little bit about Israel too.

FREE FOR AUDIBLE MEMBERS. Hosted by Canadian legend and comedic royalty Scott Thompson, this mix explores Lisa Lampanelli’s personal infatuations, Adult Swim superstar Tim Heidecker’s personal injuries, Geoff Tate’s personal hallucinations. And much more…

The Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour is Canada's top award for humour - and nobody has won it more times than Arthur Black, who carried off his third medal in June 2006. Now, in case there is anyone left standing who still disputes Black's claim to the title of Canada's funniest man, Harbour presents the laughing proof: a retrospective of Black's best hits, high-graded from eleven previous collections stretching back over the past 20 years.

L'humour juif est une source inépuisable de réconfort et de soulagement pour ceux d'entre nous qui le pratiquent. L'humour est une question sérieuse, car elle nous permet de traiter la douleur et la souffrance d'une manière élégante et agréable. Les juifs ont une participation prépondérante à l'humour occidental, car personne ne souffre comme nous. Et notre souffrance est exprimée par notre humour. Notre hommage aux maîtres de l'humour juif: Woody Allen, Groucho Marx, Jackie Mason, Jerry Seinfeld, Rodney Dangerfield, Scholem Aleijem.

Kristin Key, a minister's daughter from a small town in West Texas, has a wealth of comedy material including her true story of "coming out" of and "going back in" to the closet. She perfectly blends thought-provoking, hilarious true stories, original songs, and keen observations with outrageous wit and off-the-cuff improv moments. A finalist on Last Comic Standing, this is her fourth album for Uproar.

Everyone has an online life, and when the great British public put pen to keyboard to leave a review, they almost always write something hilarious. One Person Found This Helpful is the panel game that invites an all-star line-up to celebrate the good, the bad and the baffling.

In North by Northwest, Paula is at her best in two memorable performances, one recorded in Bayfield, Wisconsin, at Lake Superior Big Top Chautauqua, and the other at the historic Aladdin Theater in Portland, Oregon. Join Paula Poundstone in her element: sharing too much information, telling unpredictable stories, and interacting with her audience with a spontaneity that is considered without peer.

What kind of lion isn’t scary? A. A dande-lion. What do you call it when cows lead an uprising? A. Udder chaos. You’re only seven once, so enjoy it with the gift of laughter! Awesome Jokes for 7 Year Olds is a fun collection of silly jokes that every seven-year-old should know! This fun joke book would be an ideal gift, making it a perfect Christmas stocking filler, or a fun birthday gift for seven-year-olds. This book is part of a series of joke books made for five to nine-year-olds.

In these 26 episodes, we turn the clock back to 2014 - the year when Scotland said 'no' to independence, Ukrainians ousted their pro-Russia president in the Maidan Revolution, and the European Space Agency's Philae probe made its historic first landing on a comet. Sandi Toksvig is in the chair for every show bar one, in which Susan Calman steps in as temporary host. Subjects on the table for the team include NHS pay, a badger crash, commuter train standards, Russian activities in Crimea, dietary health scares, passport delays and black cab strikes.

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.

1996 begann Serdar Somuncu seine spektakuläre und ganze sechs Jahre andauernde szenische Lesereise mit Adolf Hitlers "Mein Kampf". Mit mehr als 1.500 Auftritten, zum Teil mit Polizeischutz und kugelsicherer Weste, wurde er vor über einer halben Million Zuschauern europaweit bekannt. Im Jahr 2000 wurde sein Auftritt im NS-Dokumentationszentrum Köln aufgezeichnet und als Hörbuch veröffentlicht.

In the spirit of Mindy Kaling, Kelly Oxford, and Sarah Silverman, a compulsively listenable and outrageously funny memoir of growing up as a fish out of water, finding your voice, and embracing your inner crazy person from popular actress, writer, and comedian Bonnie McFarlane.

Kate Davis and Evan Carter share their first hand accounts of parental trauma, Larry XL, Hannah Hogan,and Kyle Brownrigg treat us with some pointers on romance and much more…

What Peter Biskind did for filmmaking, Richard Zoglin does for comedy in this meticulously researched and eminently readable account of stand-up comedy in the 1970s, when a small group of brilliant, iconoclastic comedians ruled the world and quite possibly changed it, too.

Gone are the days when formality and manners were mandatory. Today, a person's communication skills and charisma are highly dependent in his sense of humor. It may sound crazy, but jokes and insults are effective ways to gain control of social situations, but they must be used with responsibility. You'll have access to every type of insult: insults for arrogant people, insults for stupid people, ugly people, and more and much more.

A collection of 250 of the funniest pickup lines anywhere! If you love adult humor and a good laugh, then you will enjoy these cute, nerdy, and dirty pickup lines. Many lines can be deployed effectively in real life without the threat of an impending face slap. However, other offensive lines are for entertainment only. You have to decide your level of risk.

Born in Canada to Anglo-Indian parents, Russell has become a comedy sensation. Calling upon his Asian background, he uses references etnicity, class and cultural stereotypes in his act. He is enormously successful in many countries and even sold out the O2 in London, which is no mean feat. This recording was made at Madison Square Garden in New York.

Take a wild comedy ride through Uncle Joey's eyes as he shares his hilarious outlook on life. There's no topic he's afraid to tackle as he takes you through his crazy world discussing everything from drugs and pedophiles to raising his daughter. He'll be sure to have you laughing through the process. Joey is one of the best storytellers in the business, let his energy and his heart make you a believer...

Comic glow and self-mockery. Addiction and depression. Dave Itzkoff draws a lively portrait of Robin Williams. It's a fresh and original look at the actor whose work touched millions of people around the world.