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Billy
Author/Reader: Pamela Stephenson, Pamela Stephenson

Standup comedy, movies, TV, world tours. Arguably the top comedian in the UK, Billy Connelly's effortlessly wicked whimsy has enthralled audiences all over the world. Learn about his background, his childhood, and what makes him so funny. "A triumph of the will, an Angela's Ashes with punchlines."—Publishers Weekly

Abridged, 3 CDs, Biography, Comedians, E3Z725, 9781565117259, $24.95
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Happy Endings
The Tales of a Meaty-Breasted Zilch

Author/Reader: Jim Norton, Jim Norton

Raunchy and funny, this comedian from the Opie and Anthony radio show and HBO's Lucky Louie serves up a controversial collection of honest but dirty stories about his life. From tales about embarrassing sex to going to jail, heamuses and offends in equal measure. He's not your father's radio announcer!

Abridged, 5 CDs, Biography, Comedians, E5P022, 9780743569958, $29.95
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Here's Johnny!
My Memories of Johnny Carson, The Tonight Show, and 40 Years of Friendship

Author/Reader: Ed McMahon, Ed McMahon

Who better to tell us about the private, funny man than the pal who sat at his elbow every night for 30 years? After 40 years of friendship, McMahon shares all the Johnny Carson stories that only he knows. This is a warm and deeply personal view of the star who was careful to present only one side of himself to the public. Includes a CD-ROM of photographs from both men's private archives. "Will bring back warm memories... He's an engaging reader with a conversational style – and sharp comic timing as well."—AudioFile

Abridged, 3 CDs, Biography, Comedians, E3X088, 9781598590883, $24.99 Now $16.24
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I Am the New Black
Author/Reader: Tracy Morgan, Tracy Morgan

An audiobook as riveting and outrageous as its subject. Actor and comedian Tracy Morgan, Saturday Night Live alum and star of 30 Rock, shares his life story – a no-holds-barred, raw, and unflinching look at his coming of age and rise to fame.

Abridged, 4 CDs, Biography, Comedians, E5R194, 9780739381946, $25.00
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I Shouldn't Even Be Doing This
And Other Things That Strike Me as Funny

Author/Reader: Bob Newhart, Bob Newhart

After charming us for over 40 years, this actor and comedian has become a national treasure. With his sly humor and quick wit, he tells stories and anecdotes from his life and career. His digressions to other stories adds additional effectiveness to his natural storytelling style. 2006 Grammy nominee. "Each incident is funnier than the one before it. And only Bob Newhart could have read this memoir because no one else has his sense of timing or his stammer or the honesty of his humor."—AudioFile

Abridged, 3 CDs, Biography, Comedians, E3H023, 9781401390235, $14.95
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If You Could Hear What I See
Lessons about Life, Luck and the Choices We Make

Author: Kathy Buckley, with Lynette Padwa, Reader: Kathy Buckley

Humor saved her life. Misdiagnosed as mentally retarded, Kathy Buckley rose above early hardships and frustrations, and for the past 12 years has billed herself as "America's First Hearing Impaired Comedienne" through standup comedy and speaking engagements. Here, she tells how she has turned tragedy into triumph.

Abridged, 3 cassettes, Biography, Comedians, E3H578, 9780694525782, $24.00 Now $15.60
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Just a Guy
Notes from a Blue Collar Life

Author/Reader: Bill Engvall, with Alan Eisenstock, Bill Engvall, with Alan Eisenstock

One of the Blue Collar Comedy Tour comedians explains that even though his heart is in the right place, his brain is often missing in action... but it's not his fault, he says. He's just a guy. Delight in his take on marriage, fatherhood, and other common conditions. "His down-home delivery suggests that he's the kind of next-door neighbor you could invite over for a beer and borrow power tools from."—AudioFile

Abridged, 3 CDs, Biography, Comedians, E3U114, 9781427201140, $19.95
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Knee Deep in Paradise
Author/Reader: Brett Butler, Brett Butler

Dubbed "a Southern Lenny Bruce," Butler has written a powerful memoir about her life as a blue-collar, left-wing, Southern woman who survived an abusive marriage to rise to TV stardom in the hit sit-com Grace Under Fire.

Abridged, 4 cassettes, Biography, Comedians, E4N893, 9781561008933, $24.95 Now $16.22
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Last Words
Author: George Carlin, with Tony Hendra, Reader: Patrick Carlin

This posthumous autobiography is filled with the wit, sarcasm, and comedic genius that made Carlin one of the most iconic and admired comedians of the past 50 years. He blends his signature acerbic humor with never-before-told stories fromhis life – a life that included a Supreme Court battle, 130 appearances on the Tonight Show, and five Grammy awards. "A searing examination of the life of a funnyman... at turns biting and touching, and often both."—Entertainment Weekly

Abridged, 5 CDs, Biography, Comedians, E5P318, 9781442303188, $29.99 Now $23.99
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My Lives
Author/Reader: Roseanne Arnold, Roseanne Arnold

Fans of the hit series Roseanne will love this frank and funny tell-all about show biz, stardom, family, her ever-deepening romance with Tom Arnold, and a whole lot more. "The one who cares the most wins."—Roseanne Arnold

Abridged, 2 cassettes, Biography, Comedians, E6R481, 9780679434818, $17.00 Now $11.05
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