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In his fascinating and hilarious BBC Radio 4 stand up show, comedian and quizzer Paul Sinha shines a light on the important historical moments that you never got taught at school, and explains why so much of what you did learn is wrong. There will also, as ever, be puns. He explains how...

Being British isn’t easy. Especially if you live abroad, where your countrymen aren’t exactly famous for, well, blending in. As his beloved homeland goes Brexit bananas, best-selling humourist Paul Hawkins takes on Britishness - how it looks from the outside, how to be British abroad and what you only learn about home once you leave it. In this self-deprecating audiobook, he reveals the awkward secrets, cultural blind-spots and private oddness of the people with whom he once shared an island. 

At this extraordinary national moment, with the country in lockdown, Audible teams up with some of our country's biggest stars, as they invite you in to their own homes for some uplifting chat.

"Never-before-heard stories of the much-missed national treasure." Daily Express He was a campaigner, a political advocate, and a trailblazer. But most of all, he was a friend. And I’d like to share that person with you. It’s more than two years since the much-loved entertainer, broadcaster...

Willkommen bei eurem Feierabend-Podcast. Mit Ania Niedieck und Phil Pauls heißt es: 2 Blondies, 7 Tage – und ganz viel Meinung. In diesem etwas anderen Wochenrückblick wird kein Blatt vor den Mund genommen – sondern lieber ein Drink in die Hand. Zu einem leckeren Spritz gibt’s feinsten Gossip und ehrliche Anekdoten aus dem echten Leben. Setzt euch an den imaginären Stammtisch und stoßt mit an: auf den alltäglichen Wahnsinn und peinliche Momente. Genießt eure Verabredung zum gemeinsamen Bargespräch vom eigenen Sofa. Also: einschalten, einschenken und mitlachen – jeden Donnerstag ...

From his humble beginnings in sketch comedy with the Toronto branch of Second City, to his rise to fame in SCTV and Hollywood film classics like Planes, Trains and Automobiles, The Great Outdoors, and Uncle Buck, John Candy captivated audiences with his self-deprecating humor, emotional warmth, and gift for improvisation. Now, for the first time since Candy's tragic death, bestselling biographer Paul Myers tells the full story of the man behind the laughs.

Part documentary, part improv comedy, Wildlife Confidential is a surreal interview show about the real animals (portrayed by humans) behind wild stories ripped from the headlines.

Join me live every Monday at 9pm (Paris) on YouTube, or listen later on your favorite podcast app, where I’ll share the behind-the-scenes of my life as a comedian. The good times and the bad times. Since it’s recorded live, you get to ask questions and decide where the conversation goes! Get an extra episode every week and loads of other exclusive content by supporting me on Patreon: patreon.com/paultaylor Come and see one of my shows: paultaylorcomedy.com/tickets

A bumper collection of vintage episodes of the award-winning panel game Just a Minute is BBC Radio 4's longest-running panel show, and a national treasure. Since 1967, it has welcomed an array of stellar guest players to demonstrate their verbal dexterity, wicked wit and brilliant banter, as...

The hilarious trials and tribulations of stand-up comedian Paul Tonkinson as he attempts to beat the much lauded three-hour mark at the London Marathon. With a supporting cast of fellow comedians, this is a warmly written and wonderfully honest adventure-through-sport that will both entertain and inspire. Along the way, we are introduced to the characters helping Paul with his quest. Celebrity names such as Bryony Gordon, Russell Howard, Roisin Conaty and Vassos Alexander pop up with wit and wisdom....

Paul Byrne was a Scotland Yard Detective. Dive in as he guides you through the story of the British Police via the prism of comedy. Desperately original and hilariously bizarre, this show really does rip open the back doors of the police service!

Join stand-up comedian, actor and improviser Paul Green as he shares his life, journey, struggles, insights, and whatever wisdom he has acquired as an entertainer in this crazy world.

Dan St. Paul has been chronicling his life on stage for 30 years. After turning 50, he discovered his body changing: "I'm a cylinder now."

Paul Whitehouse and fishing expert John Bailey celebrate the timeless joy of fishing. Paul Whitehouse and John Bailey have been devout fishermen for longer than they care to remember. A hobby, past time or sport – call it what you want – they have felt the pull of the water ever since they...

In North by Northwest, Paula is at her best in two memorable performances, one recorded in Bayfield, Wisconsin, at Lake Superior Big Top Chautauqua, and the other at the historic Aladdin Theater in Portland, Oregon. Join Paula Poundstone in her element: sharing too much information, telling unpredictable stories, and interacting with her audience with a spontaneity that is considered without peer.

The award-winning and critically acclaimed Wireless Theatre Company strives to keep radio theater alive and well. From the hilarious to the terrifying, this diverse collection features 10 Wireless Theatre productions in a single volume.

Sandi Toksvig, 'probably the funniest person in the English-speaking world' (The Guardian), is our host for these 25 episodes of the perennially popular comedy news quiz, first broadcast between New Year's Eve 2010 and 4 November 2011. Joining her to poke fun at stories big and small are a panel of illustrious players including Roisin Conaty, Dominic Lawson, Richard Herring, Tom Wrigglesworth, Henning Wehn, Imran Yusuf, Julia Hartley-Brewer, Laura Solon, Sarah Millican and Paul Sinha.

In these 26 episodes, we turn the clock back to 2014 - the year when Scotland said 'no' to independence, Ukrainians ousted their pro-Russia president in the Maidan Revolution, and the European Space Agency's Philae probe made its historic first landing on a comet. Sandi Toksvig is in the chair for every show bar one, in which Susan Calman steps in as temporary host. Subjects on the table for the team include NHS pay, a badger crash, commuter train standards, Russian activities in Crimea, dietary health scares, passport delays and black cab strikes.

Join Magician Paul Kilmer as he lives his everyday life.

Two Casuals in a Pod welcomes you back to the highschool lunch table where two underdeveloped man children argue about their favorite NBA players penis sizes among other crucial hypotheticals. This episode we cover in depth the perils of Ja Morant, Josh Primo, and naughty boys alike. The episode wraps up with our nuanced discussion on Nikola Jokic, the MVP race, and how we could also probably GM a team ourselves if we had a bunch of loser nerds crunching numbers for our bone crushing hypotheticals.