One of the funniest writers around launches his latest collection of syndicated-column comedy-- and answers the question: 'Just how 'does' Oprah have the power to turn a 1957 Hotpoint toaster manual into a #1 bestseller?

Kevin Pollak rose through the comedy club ranks at the feet of Don Rickles and Bill Cosby, Johnny Carson and George Carlin. Named one of Comedy Central's Top 100 Stand-Up Comedians of All Time, he's a killer impressionist — Falk, Sh...

Profane, honest, and totally real advice from comedian and director Kevin Smith - one of America's most original voices Take one look at Kevin Smith: He's a balding fatty who wears a size XXL hockey jersey, shorts, and slippers year-r...

"What are my qualifications to write this book? None really. So why should you read it? Here's why: I'm a little fat. If a thin guy were to write about a love of food and eating I'd highly recommend that you do not read his book....

Follow New York Times bestselling author Mary Roach — but be careful not to trip — as she weaves through personal anecdotes and everyday musings riddled with her uncanny wit and amazingly analytical eye. These essays, which found ...

One of the most anticipated books of 2017: New York Times Book Review, New York's "Vulture", The Week, Bustle, BookRiotDavid Sedaris tells all in a book that is, literally, a lifetime in the makingIt's no coincidence that th...

The popular humorist explores the world of finance, sharing his unique advice on the stock market, the art of making and losing money, furniture in the CEO's office, getting rich in real estate, and the financial benefits of an early ...

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Read bybr5 CDs/6 hoursA cornucopia of literary humor from the magazine that has defined the category for almost a century.When Harold Ross founded The New Yorker in 1925, he described it as a "comic weekly." And although it ...

Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! is NPR's weekly hour-long quiz program. Each week on the radio listeners test their knowledge against a panel of the best and brightest in the news and entertainment world: Adam Felber; Roy Blount, Jr.; Pau...

Steve Martin has always been one of the most intelligent of comedians (you won't find Adam Sandler writing a play about Einstein and Picasso anytime soon), but this intelligence is manifested in gymnastically absurdist flights of fanc...

David Sedaris's beloved holiday collection is new again with six more pieces, including a never before published story. Along with such favoritesas the diaries of a Macy's elf and the annals of two very competitive families, are Sedar...

After a decade spent in isolation in the Ugandan jungles thinking about stuff, David Cross has written his first book. Known for roles on the small screen such as "never-nude" Tobias Funke on Arrested Development and the ro...

DIVb"How do I love thee? Let me count the ways."BR/b—Elizabeth Barrett Browning, 1850DIV DIVb"How do I hate thee? How much time do you have?"/DIV—Joan Rivers, today, about two-ishJoan Rivers is a groundbreakin...

Looking for an alternative to the seriously reliable, soothing yet informative sound of NPR? Try NPR! Prepare to be surprised by this collection of interviews with some of the funniest personalities on the planet, and by the memorabl...

The beloved humorist and bestselling author returns with his most riotous collection of essays to date/BBRBRStarting with his trademark outdoorsman's wit, Patrick F. McManus's newest collection ponders the strange allure of the RV, th...

Funny, comforting, and nostalgic—kind of like Dad—DRIVEWAY MOMENTS FOR DADS is over 100 minutes of NPR at its finest. You'll want it for your father and yourself, and for those you know who frequently finds themselves in their dri...

emA hilarious memoir from one of the most creative, insightful, and hysterical voices on the entertainment scene today./emPBest known for his roles in the films emBig Fan/em and emRatatouille/em, as well as the television hit emThe Ki...

Twenty-one of Twain's funniest and most endearing stories: all of those included on Classic Twain plus 'Fenimore Cooper's Literary Offenses,' 'The Art of Authorship,' 'The Great Beef Contract,' and more. 'Possibly the best Twain on th...

Everyone knows Scott Adams, the creator of Dilbert, as the king of workplace humor. But why should a humorist stick to the workplace when there are so many other great subjects to explore? Despite some fans who wish he would Stick to ...

WHAT . . . A RIOT! Life doesn't get more hilarious than when Chelsea Handler takes aim with her irreverent wit. Who else would send all-staff emails to smoke out the dumbest people on her show? Now, in this new collection of original ...

Most NPR listeners have experienced at least one "driveway moment": You're so captivated by a story, interview, or essay you're hearing on the radio that you sit in your driveway, motor running, to hear it all the way throug...

You'll Never Blue Ball in This Town Again is the laugh-out-loud story of an attractive Los Angeles woman who found herself in the predicament of being an unwilling virgin. As an actress, writer, and stand-up comedienne, Heather McDona...

One of the comedy world's fastest-rising stars tells his wild coming-of-age story during the twilight of apartheid in South Africa and the tumultuous days of freedom that followed. Noah provides something deeper than traditional memoi...

Presented together for the first time, here are the very first, and very best, definitive listener favorites that came to be known as Driveway Moments: the classic, spellbinding stories that keep getting better with repeated listening...

New York Times bestselling author P.J. O'Rourke has toured the fighting in Bosnia, visited the West Bank disguised as P.J. of Arabia, lobbed one-liners on the battlefields of the Gulf War, and traded quips with Communist rebels in the...

David Sedaris returns with his first new collection of personal essays since the bestselling Calypso.Back when restaurant menus were still printed on paper, and wearing a mask—or not—was a decision made mostly on Halloween...

“Genius… It is miraculous to read these pieces… You must read The Best of Me.” —Andrew Sean Greer, New York Times Book ReviewDavid Sedaris’s best stories and essays, spanning his remarkable c...

A book of essays on all of A.J.'s hilarious adventures as a human guinea pig, including 'My Outsourced Life' and 'My Life as a Hot Woman.

A New York Times bestselling author and America's most preeminent political satirist PJ O'Rourke has a past that some of his listeners may not know about — he's a longtime gearhead. The son of a car dealer from Ohio, O'Rourke has be...