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Bossypants

Tina Fey

Before there was Liz Lemon, before there was "Sarah Palin," before there was "Weekend Update"--there was a woman with a dream. A dream that one day she would write a book about how she got here. But she had to get ...

Unabridged CD
Published: Apr 2011

When You Are Engulfed in Flames

David Sedaris

Once again, David Sedaris brings together a collection of essays so uproariously funny and profoundly moving that his legions of fans will fall for him once more. He tests the limits of love when Hugh lances a boil from his backside,...

Unabridged CD
Published: Jun 2008

I Remember Nothing: And Other Reflect...

Nora Ephron

Nora Ephron returns with her first book since the astounding success of I Feel Bad About My Neck, taking a cold, hard, hilarious look at the past, the present, and the future, bemoaning the vicissitudes of modern life, and recalling w...

Unabridged CD
Published: Nov 2010

Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls

David Sedaris

A new collection of essays from the #1 New York Times bestselling author who has been called "the preeminent humorist of his generation" (Entertainment Weekly). From the unique perspective of David Sedaris comes a new collec...

Unabridged CD
Published: Apr 2013

Why My Third Husband Will Be A Dog: T...

Lisa Scottoline

A hilarious collection of stories from the life of the New York Times bestselling author of Look Again At last, together in one collection, are Lisa Scottoline's wildly popular Philadelphia Inquirer columns. In her column, Lisa lets h...

Unabridged CD
Published: Nov 2009

Yes Please CD

Amy Poehler

In Amy Poehler's highly anticipated first book, Yes Please, she offers up a big juicy stew of personal stories, funny bits on sex and love and friendship and parenthood and real life advice (some useful, some not so much), like when ...

Unabridged CD
Published: Oct 2014

Made in America: An Informal History ...

Bill Bryson

In Made in America, Bill Bryson de–mythologizes his native land—explaining how a dusty desert hamlet with neither woods nor holly became Hollywood, how the Wild West wasn't won, why Americans say "lootenant" and "To...

Unabridged CD
Published: Jan 2013

Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk: A Modest Bes...

David Sedaris

This collection of sharply observed animal-themed tales is a delight, told with David Sedaris's trademark blend of hilarity and goodnaturedness. Though the characters may not be human, the situations in these stories bear an uncanny r...

Unabridged CD
Published: Oct 2010

Lies that Chelsea Handler Told Me

Chelsea Handler

"My tendency to make up stories and lie compulsively for the sake of my own amusement takes up a good portion of my day and provides me with a peace of mind not easily attainable in this economic climate."--Chelsea Handler, ...

Unabridged CD
Published: May 2011

Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (...

Mindy Kaling

Comedy's fastest-rising star takes to the page in a book of essays, personal anecdotes, and impassioned pleas. Multi-hyphenate Mindy Kaling is an Emmy-nominated writer, the actress famous for playing the beloved Kelly Kapoor on The Of...

Unabridged CD
Published: Nov 2011

Dave Barry Is Not Taking This Sitting...

Dave Barry

Following the bestselling success of Dave's novel, Big Trouble, here is a hilarious new collection of columns from the writer critics have called "the funniest man in America." What's been getting Dave Barry all worked up...

Unabridged CD
Published: Jan 2005

Not That Kind of Girl: A Young Woman ...

Lena Dunham

For readers of Nora Ephron, Tina Fey, and David Sedaris, this hilarious, poignant, and extremely frank collection of personal essays confirms Lena Dunham—the acclaimed creator, producer, and star of HBO's Girls—as one of the brigh...

Unabridged CD
Published: Oct 2014

In Fifty Years We'll All Be Chicks: ....

Adam Carolla

In Fifty Years We'll All Be Chicks is Adam Carolla's comedic gospel of modern America. In his signature balls-out style, Carolla rips into the absurdity of the culture that made Steve Miller a rock star, demonized the peanut butter an...

Abridged CD
Published: Nov 2010

Belle Weather: Mostly Sunny with a Ch...

Celia Rivenbark

No matter what side of the Mason-Dixon line you live on,  you will find Celia Rivenbark's hilarious observations about Southern living as easy as a tall drink of sweet tea on a hundred degree day. In this latest collection of laugh-o...

Unabridged CD
Published: Aug 2008

I'll Mature When I'm Dead

Dave Barry

Unabridged CDs, 5 CDs, 6 hours Read by TBA A brilliantly funny exploration of the treacherous state of adulthood by the Pulitzer Prize-winning humorist.

Unabridged CD
Published: May 2010

Sh*t My Dad Says Low Price

Justin Halpern

After being dumped by his longtime girlfriend, twenty-eight-year-old Justin Halpern found himself living at home with his seventy-three-year-old dad. Sam Halpern, who is "like Socrates, but angrier, and with worse hair," ha...

Unabridged CD
Published: Dec 2010

Half Empty

David Rakoff

The inimitably witty David Rakoff, New York Times bestselling author of Don't Get Too Comfortable, defends the commonsensical notion that you should always assume the worst, because you'll never be disappointed. In this deeply funny ...

Unabridged CD
Published: Sep 2010

Napalm And Silly Putty

George Carlin

He's the inventor of Past-Tense TV (featuring "Got Smart," "Father Knew Best," and "It Was Left to Beaver"); the tireless crusader for such charities as the Center for Research into the Heebie Jeebies, Ch...

Abridged CD
Published: Mar 2001

The Princess Diarist

Carrie Fisher

The Princess Diarist is Carrie Fisher’s intimate, hilarious and revealing recollection of what happened behind the scenes on one of the most famous film sets of all time, the first StarWars movie.  Named a PEOPLE Magazine Best Book...

Unabridged CD
Published: Feb 2016

Why Not Me?

Mindy Kaling

From the author of the beloved New York Times bestselling book Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? and the creator and star of The Mindy Project comes a collection of essays that are as hilarious and insightful as they are deeply pers...

Unabridged CD
Published: Apr 2015

Uncle John's Slightly Irregular Bathr...

Bathroom Readers' Hysterical Society

A mainstay in the bathroom, Uncle John now eliminates boredom from the car, jogging path, workplace, garden, and just about anywhere else a CD player can be found. The second volume in the audio series, this inspiring collection compi...

Unabridged CD
Published: Sep 2005

Dave Barry's Greatest Hits

Dave Barry

A Greatest Hits package to die for, in which the inimitable, Pulitzer-packing humorist applies himself to taxes, toilets, airbags, baseball, beer commercials, and numerous other American artifacts. A typical bit, from a piece on legal...

Abridged CD
Published: Oct 2006

I'm Dreaming of a Black Christmas

Lewis Black

Unabridged, 4 CDs, 5 hours Read by the author From Lewis Black, the uproarious and perpetually apoplectic New York Times-bestselling author and Daily Show regular, comes a ferociously funny book about his least favorite holiday, Chri...

Unabridged CD
Published: Nov 2010

I Think There's a Terrorist in My Sou...

David Brenner

The popular comedian shares a collection of essays on a wide range of issues drawn in good part from highlights of his eighteen-month, post-September 11th tour in which he demonstrated how humor can transcend personal and world proble...

Unabridged CD
Published: Sep 2003

Dave Barry Is Not Taking This Sitting...

Dave Barry

Following the bestselling success of Dave's novel, Big Trouble, here is a hilarious new collection of columns from the writer critics have called "the funniest man in America." What's been getting Dave Barry all worked up la...

Unabridged MP3-CD
Published: Jun 2014

Not Taco Bell Material

Adam Carolla

In his second book, Adam Carolla—author of New York Times bestseller In Fifty Years We'll All Be Chicks and chart-topping podcaster—reveals all the stories behind how he came to be the angry middle-aged man he is today.Funnyman Ad...

Abridged CD
Published: May 2012

Me Talk Pretty One Day

David Sedaris

A new collection from David Sedaris is cause for jubilation. His recent move to Paris has inspired hilarious pieces, including Me Talk Pretty One Day, about his attempts to learn French. His family is another inspiration. You Cant Kil...

Abridged CD
Published: Jun 2001

Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Den...

David Sedaris

David Sedaris plays in the snow with his sisters. He goes on vacation with his family. He gets a job selling drinks. He attends his brother's wedding. He mops his sister's floor. He gives directions to a lost traveler. He eats a hambu...

Unabridged CD
Published: Jun 2004

David Sedaris: Live For Your Listenin...

David Sedaris

If you were lucky enough to have caught a performance on David Sedaris's most recent sold-out, 34-city tour, you already know that David Sedaris Live For Your Listening Pleasure is a must-have album! If you didn't hear it live and in ...

Unabridged CD
Published: Oct 2003

You Can't Drink All Day If You Don't ...

Celia Rivenbark

From the author of the bestselling classics We're Just Like You, Only Prettier, and Bless Your Heart, Tramp, comes a collection of essays so funny, you'll shoot co'cola out of your nose. Topics include such gems as: • Why Miss North...

Unabridged CD
Published: Sep 2009
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