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Join professional comedy writer Joel Morris on a hilarious journey into the hidden world of shared laughter, where he reveals the mechanisms that make jokes work and what comedy can teach us about ourselves. Offering astute analysis of everything from stand-up to slapstick and sitcom to spoof, Morris examines comedic patterns, rhythms, and dynamics to uncover the algorithms that secretly underpin comedy.

Why is every film or tv programme a sequel or a remake? Why are people so f***ing hung up about swearing? Why do the asterisks in that sentence make it okay? Why do so many people want to stop other people doing things, and how can they be stopped from stopping them? These and many other questions trouble David Mitchell. Join him on a tour of the absurdities of modern life - from Ryanair to Richard III, Downton Abbey to phone etiquette, UKIP to hot dogs made of cats.

Baddiel and Ripley’s Buy Leave It or Not is the comedy/consumer-advice podcast from old friends and comedy heroes David Baddiel and Fay Ripley. Listen in as they sort out your shopping trolley - unboxing and reviewing the products you didn’t even know you wanted. From full English breakfast-makers to vagina candles, all of modern consumer life is here. But the question is, will David and Fay Buy, Leave It or...Not?

You may know comedian, actor, and self-described 'big deal' Julia Morris from her side-splitting stints as a television presenter on Australia’s Got Talent and I’m a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here or as the winner of 2011’s Celebrity Apprentice Australia. Now, Morris adds another title to her esteemed resume: life-expert and personal development guru....

The Very Best of It's Showtime at the Apollo spotlights the funniest moments from the legendary TV show. Listen to classic stand-up sets and the electric crowd atmosphere that made the Apollo a launchpad for top comedians.

In these three series, policeman turned stand-up Alfie Moore gives his audience of deputies the chance to find out, as he swears them in and presents them with some real-life scenarios to see how they’ll deal with the dilemmas he faced. Sharing hilarious anecdotes from his time on the front line and giving a helpful breakdown of the ins and outs of British law, he invites them to explain what decisions they would have made – and why...

What’s up everybody! Thanks for listening! This is a Brand New podcast channel, we’re excited to grow along with everybody that’s here! Give us feedback in the comments. We'd love to hear from y'all. REMEMBER YOU'RE LOVED!

All three series of the BBC Radio 4 comedy about love, marriage and despair, initially broadcast on BBC Radio 4 as 'Start/Stop'. Barney and Cathy. Evan and Fiona. David and Alice. Three couples who have beaten the odds and stayed married – but is that simply because they haven’t got around...

Ireland’s Instagram sensation Meditations for the Anxious Mind takes us on a trip around Ireland of the likes you’ve never seen before, from the trolley-filled Liffey to the glamour of Navan. Ever been curious about Limerick’s ancient mysteries or wondered what secrets Drogheda might hold?...

At last a new show from Micky. And how glad we are to have the maestro back and making us laugh. As he says, If We Ever Needed It, it's now. Recorded live, it's Micky at his best.

Get ready to laugh, think, and maybe even cringe a little with our comedy podcast! Join our hosts, both Marine Corps Veterans, one Black and one White, from vastly different social backgrounds, as they tackle a hilarious range of topics. From the latest current events and hot-button cultural topics to pressing social issues in America and everything in between, no subject is off-limits.Expect candid conversations, unique perspectives, and plenty of unexpected laughs. If you're looking for a podcast that blends humor with insightful discussions on American society, news, and culture, you've ...

All the world's a stage... - Jaques The complete play in five acts. A Shakespeare Recording Society Production. As You Like It is quintessential Shakespearean comedy, complete with a loquacious clown, lovers, disguises, rifts and reconciliation's, and all within the atmospheric confines of the...

Alfie Moore spent 18 years on the Humberside police force before turning to stand-up comedy. In each episode of this live stand-up show, he takes his audience through a scenario based on a real-life case and tasks them with deciding how they would have acted in the circumstances. Along the way Alfie spills the beans on what it's really like to be one of Britain's finest, tells us some great anecdotes about law breakers and makers that he's come across and gets his audience to divulge secrets about their own, sometimes less than strictly law-abiding lives.

Mark and Jake Try To Make It is about two clean comedians--Mark Masters (Denver, CO) and Jake Hovis (Louisville, KY) navigating comedy, life and more

In a world that fears saying the wrong thing, these four only say wrong things, and record it for your listening pleasure. They don’t do it for you, they don’t do it for themselves either, they do it… FOR THE STORY. Please enjoy the four horsemen of debauchery as they orally stimulate your senses. Music credits: “Spearhead” by Updog (instagram: @updogydog)

And in his new audiobook It's Pronounced 'Jenkins', Alberstadt has a cool confidence in his own humor that ensures the listener they are in safe hands. It's not a cocky confidence and it doesn't come across as condescending. It's simply a confidence that says, "Hey, I know these stories are funny. Check 'em out."

Why do some women still expect men to buy their dinner? Why do some men feel depressed after masturbating? What the hell is going on with porn? Comedian Sara Pascoe explores the complex connections between sex, power and money. This audiobook is a thoughtful and entertaining journey through anatomy and arousal, dating and sex work, animals and technology, and Pascoe makes our most baffling human behaviours less mysterious.

Tom Scharpling is good at being funny, which is a miracle, considering what he’s survived. Like hitting a deer and narrowly escaping with his life on the night of the 2016 election. But that’s nothing compared to the struggles he had earlier in his life. It Never Ends is his memoir of a life writing comedy amidst a lifelong struggle with mental illness, a story he has never told before. It’s the heartbreaking account of his intense coming-of-age, and the lengths he’s undertaken to pull away from the brink of self-destruction.

Hi, everyone! My podcast is all about sharing my life funny moments, & I will see what else to talk about.

Count Arthur Strong reads the story of his extraordinary journey from his humble early years as the only son of a contortionist in wartime Doncaster to the dizzy heights and excesses of fame as one of the shining lights of popular entertainment. Count Arthur Strong is a show business legend, after-dinner speaker and a leading authority on Ancient Egypt, having been stationed there during his nation service. He has countless friends in the showbiz world.