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Back at the dawn of time when comedy consisted of camp stereotypes and 'my wife's so fat' jokes, Arnold Brown, Alexei Sayle, Ben Elton, and others were busy creating an alternative brand of comedy that has survived to this day.

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

Older, wiser, funnier and far closer to a full breakdown, Cruttenden certainly has an edge to him. Perhaps it’s from existing on the edges of things - the edges of London, the edge of middle age, the edge of middle class and the edge of greater fame. He has all the likeability of an arena comic but with something of the night about him.

A whirlwind of vitriolic social commentary. Not subtle, not tactful. Internationally renowned comic Steve Hughes lights up the room with over 50 minutes of biting political stand-up, recorded live at The London Comedy Store. Experience one of Australia's most original and outspoken acts. Hughes doesn't shy away from tackling the big issues in this show. Political correctness, the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, group sex, asylum seekers, and the War on Terror all deliver a riot of intelligent debate and laughter.

Happyism is Australian funny man and host of Channel 4's‘The Last Leg', Adam Hill's eagerly awaited debut UK audiobook. Recorded at the famous London Hammersmith Apollo, everyone's favourite Antipodian delivers a first class evening of comedy with the usual anecdotes and audience participation all delivered in his refreshingly unique, laid back style.

Allowing us into the world of stardom, he re-counts jaw-dropping tales of meeting the Dalai Lama (and to his surprise making him laugh!) as well as his excitement at meeting The Muppets. Happyism is not only the title, but also his newly formed cult religion and is guaranteed to leave you with a more positive outlook to life!

Recorded live at the London Palladium, Omid Djalili demonstrates why he has become such a popular entertainer in the past few years.

Not all stand-up comedy is spot-cleaned and pre-packaged for the masses. Like the legends who were born out of smokey, booze-soaked nightclubs of decades past, Doug Stanhope spews his own brand of moral outrage in an unmatched style that borders on self-destruction. Nothing is sacred, no subject off-limits, and most importantly, nothing is contrived. 

Zoe has emerged in the last few years as very successful, very funny and well respected comedian. She has appeared in all of the major comedy TV shows and toured extensively to wonderful reviews.  Entry Level Human is her current show and is captured superbly on this hilarious recording.

George Carlin's ninth HBO special, it was recorded in 1996 at the Beacon Theater in New York City, his first of many performances there. Carlin said it featured the best writing and performing he'd done in 36 years.

Join Ed McGonigal in the uproarious McGonigal Podcast as he teams up with two new comedians each episode to tackle the latest buzzworthy subjects with lightning speed and boundless humor. Tune in as they navigate through the unknown format with wit and laughter.

Standup comedian and socialmedia favorite Rob Delaney performs a set at the Bowery Ballroom in New York City.

A podcast brought to you by Rob Thomas, Simon Wozniak and friends. Comedians chatting whatever they like and hopefully being funny doing it. It‘s a desperate attempt to stay relevant.

"A few years ago, I became one of the founders of the llisu Dam Campaign, [dedicated to stopping] a government-backed project to build a dam in the Kurdish region of Turkey. This audio programme is a recording of a show I did about the campaign, the people, and the dam...." (Mark Thomas)

We created this audiobook with the goal of providing a set of very simple and clear instructions on how to write and create standup comedy material, where to seek out performance opportunities, and how to perform your standup comedy material on stage for a live comedy audience.

Bill Hicks developed a more complex plan for Arizona Bay, alternating music and comedy and painting a portrait of life on the beach after the “big one” dropped California into the Pacific Ocean.

The original cover of this album would have told you pretty much all you need to know about its subject matter: drugs. Carlin's fifth album, it was recorded on July 20, 1974, at the Paramount Theater in Oakland, California.

The Night War Broke Out was recorded live in Edinburgh on the evening the US and UK military started the invasion of Iraq, with the bombing of Saddam Hussein's palace. The day was full of rumours that Saddam Hussein's deputy Tariq Aziz had been captured (untrue) and that the invasion had started (true). Lunchtime that day saw a massive turnout of anti-war protestors taking part in civil disobedience by blocking the main streets of the city.

Julius Fischer hasst Menschen. Das fängt bei Kindern an. Pubertät geht auch gar nicht. Noch ätzender sind eigentlich nur Studenten. Und natürlich Berufstätige. Die sind am schlimmsten. Aber nichts im Vergleich zu Rentnern. In seinem neuen Buch erzählt er davon, wie er versucht, all diesen Leuten aus dem Weg zu gehen. Und wie er daran scheitert. Er berichtet von einer viel zu langen Zugfahrt nach Köln, von der Wanderung mit seinen Lesebühnen-Kollegen und erzählt vom Besuch der Leipziger Buchmesse mit seinem Freund, dem Dynamo-Ultra Enrico.

Here's George Carlin's seventh comedy album. Recorded live on October 3, 1976, at the Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles, California. This was Carlin's last album for five years.

Tom Papa has become a human mule, and he’s not afraid to admit it. In this follow-up to his 2013 special, Tom is at his fast-paced comedic best while relating the everyman struggles of family life, falling behind to the superrich, and his hilarious cure for angry young men.