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From the host of NPR affiliate’s Forum with Michael Krasny, a compendium of Jewish jokes that packs the punches with hilarious riff after riff and also offers a window into Jewish culture. Michael Krasny has been telling Jewish jokes since his bar mitzvah, and it’s been said that he knows...

Norman Wisdom's early years could easily have come straight from the pages of a Dickens novel. Left by their frightened mother and ill-treated by a brutal father, Norman and his brother were forced to fend for themselves, sleeping rough in London and stealing food to survive. This is a rags to riches tale of the man Charlie Chaplin said would take his mantle and who went on to make millions laugh around the world for over five decades.

Lee Ridley is an English comedian. Disabled since birth and unable to speak, he is the first stand up comedian to use a communication aid in his routines. Performing under the stage name Lost Voice Guy, he rose to national prominence after winning one the UK’s biggest talent shows, Britain's Got Talent.

An incendiary album of unreleased material culled from the multitude of live recordings Bill Hicks made for personal use from the mid ‘80s until his death in ’94.

In this hilarious debut album, Gabriel's self-deprecating and honest takes on marriage and kids, and his fascination with $60 hookers, show he's just like you - but a lot funnier. He's a winner of the Seattle Comedy Competition, has performed at the Las Vegas Comedy Festival, and has appeared on Comedy Central's Live at Gotham. (Explicit language.)

Ruben Paul is one of the most unique and versatile comedians working today. His quick wit, and vivid story telling takes audiences on a hilarious ride from beginning to end. Ruben has the ability to connect with all types of audiences, a testimony to his diverse background growing up in a mixed race neighborhood in Carson California. Ruben’s foundation of social ‘colorblindness’ is the driving force in his debut special, Laughter Knows No Color, as his unique perspective on life and the common thread that holds us together is uplifting and inspiring.