Humor audiobooks

Mort - Abridged

By: Terry Pratchett

Narrated by: Tony Robinson

Length: 3 hours 2 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Although the scythe isn't pre-eminent among the weapons of war, anyone who has been on the wrong end of, say, a peasants' revolt will know that in skilled hands it is fearsome.

For Mort however, it is about to become one of the tools of his trade. From henceforth, Death is no longer going to be the end, merely the means to an end. He has received... Read more

Tom Jones - Abridged

By: Henry Fielding

Narrated by: Anton Lesser, Martin Jarvis & a full cast

Length: 5 hours 15 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Fielding’s rollicking comic masterpiece sparkles with life in this BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatization. Abandoned child Tom is raised by the rich and benevolent squire Mr. Allworthy, much to the chagrin of Allworthy’s mean-natured nephew Blifil, and develops into a good-natured rake. But Tom’s inability to resist a pretty face lands him in hot... Read more

Reaper Man - Abridged

By: Terry Pratchett

Narrated by: Tony Robinson

Length: 3 hours 24 minutes

Abridged: Yes

'Death has to happen. Tha'ts what bein' alive is all about. You're alive, and then you're dead. It can't just stop happening.'

But it can. And it has. So what happens after death is now less of a philosophical question than a question of actual reality. On the disc, as here, they need Death. If Death doesn't come for you, then what are you... Read more

The Light Fantastic - Abridged

By: Terry Pratchett

Narrated by: Tony Robinson

Length: 3 hours 1 minute

Abridged: Yes

Brought to you by Penguin.

'What shall we do?' said Twoflower.
'Panic?' said Rincewind hopefully. He always held that panic was the best means of survival.

As it moves towards a seemingly inevitable collision with a malevolent red star, the Discworld could do with a hero. What it doesn’t need is a singularly inept and cowardly wizard, still... Read more

Wyrd Sisters - Abridged

By: Terry Pratchett

Narrated by: Tony Robinson

Length: 2 hours 48 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Things like crowns had a troublesome effect on clever folks; it was best to leave all the reigning to the kind of people whose eyebrows met in the middle.

Three witches gathered on a lonely heath. A king cruelly murdered, his throne usurped by his ambitious cousin. A child heir and the crown of the kingdom, both missing. The omens are not... Read more

Interesting Times - Abridged

By: Terry Pratchett

Narrated by: Tony Robinson

Length: 3 hours 12 minutes

Abridged: Yes

'A foot on the neck is nine points of the law'

There are many who say that the art of diplomacy is an intricate and complex dance between two informed partners, determined by an elaborate set of elegant and unwritten rules. There are others who maintain that it's merely a matter of who carries the biggest stick. Like when a large, heavily... Read more

Maskerade - Abridged

By: Terry Pratchett

Narrated by: Tony Robinson

Length: 3 hours 16 minutes

Abridged: Yes

'I thought: opera, how hard can it be? Songs. Pretty girls dancing. Nice scenery. Lots of people handing over cash. Got to be better than the cut-throat world of yoghurt, I thought. Now everwhere I go there's...'

Death, to be precise. And plenty of it. In unpleasant variations. This isn't real life. This isn't even cheesemongering. It's opera.... Read more

Dave Barry's Guide to Marriage and/or Sex - Abridged

By: Dave Barry

Narrated by: Ed Begley, Jr.

Length: TBA

Abridged: Yes

No book can guarantee you a long and happy relationship, even if the author didn't know about your secret hygiene problem. But the cover of a book is no place to discuss that. In Dave Barry's Guide to Marriage and/or Sex, one of America's most beloved writers turns his keen, if somewhat rheumy, eye to the institution of marriage.Dating. "These... Read more

Men At Arms - Abridged

By: Terry Pratchett

Narrated by: Tony Robinson

Length: 3 hours 14 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Brought to you by Penguin.

'What's so hard about pulling a sword out of a stone? The real work's already been done. You ought to make yourself useful and find the man who put the sword in the stone in the stone in the first place.'

Fate is a word that springs to the lips when to call something coincidence seems mealy mouthed. Destiny is another... Read more

Small Gods - Abridged

By: Terry Pratchett

Narrated by: Tony Robinson

Length: 3 hours 13 minutes

Abridged: Yes

'Just because you can't explain it, doesn't mean it's a miracle.'

Religion is a controversial business in the Discworld. Everyone has their own opinion, and indeed their own gods. Who come in all shapes and sizes. In such a competitive environment, there is a pressing need to make one's presence felt. And it's certainly not remotely helpful to be... Read more

Soul Music - Abridged

By: Terry Pratchett

Narrated by: Tony Robinson

Length: 3 hours 30 minutes

Abridged: Yes

'Be careful what you wish for. You never know who might be listening.'

There's no getting away from it. From whichever angle, Death is a horrible, inescapable business. But someone's got to do it. So if Death decides to take a well-earned moment to uncover the meaning of life and discover himself in the process, then there is going to be a void... Read more

Witches Abroad - Abridged

By: Terry Pratchett

Narrated by: Tony Robinson

Length: 3 hours 9 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Brought to you by Penguin.


'No one mixes the fantastical and mundane to better comic effect or offers sharper insights into the absurdities of modern endeavour' Daily Mail

The Discworld is very much like our own - if our own were to consist of a flat planet balanced on the back of four elephants which stand on the back of a giant turtle, that is .... Read more

Eric - Abridged

By: Terry Pratchett

Narrated by: Tony Robinson

Length: 2 hours 55 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Brought to you by Penguin.

Eric is the Discworld's only demonology hacker. Pity he's not very good at it.

All he wants is his three wishes granted.Nothing fancy - to be immortal, rule the world, have the most beautiful woman in the world fall madly in love with him, the usual stuff.

But instead of a tractable demon, he calls up Rincewind, probably... Read more

Feet Of Clay - Abridged

By: Terry Pratchett

Narrated by: Tony Robinson

Length: 3 hours 16 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Brought to you by Penguin.


'The work of a prolific humorist at his best' Observer

The Discworld is very much like our own - if our own were to consist of a flat planet balanced on the back of four elephants which stand on the back of a giant turtle, that is . . .
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'Sorry?' said Carrot. If it's just a thing, how can it commit... Read more

Hogfather - Abridged

By: Terry Pratchett

Narrated by: Tony Robinson

Length: 3 hours 17 minutes

Abridged: Yes

It's the night before Hogswatch. And it's too quiet. There's snow, there're robins, there're trees covered with decorations, but there's a notable lack of the big fat man who delivers the toys... He's gone.

Susan the governess has got to find him before morning, otherwise the sun won't rise. And unfortunately her only helpers are a raven with an... Read more

Sherlock Holmes and the Adventure of the Missing Countess - Abridged

By: Jon Koons

Narrated by: Jon Koons & Joe Bevilacqua

Length: 2 hours 35 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Scotland Yard is puzzled. A young countess has gone missing, and Sherlock Holmes, the world's greatest detective, is summoned. Accompanied by the redoubtable Watson, Holmes must juggle the clues. What does he see? Why does he instruct Watson to bring his wife to the circus three days later? And why does Watson keep sneezing? An original Holmes... Read more

Lucky You - Abridged

By: Carl Hiaasen

Narrated by: Edward Asner

Length: 3 hours 3 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Grange, Florida, is famous for its miracles--the weeping fiberglass Madonna, the Road-Stain Jesus, the stigmata man. And now it has JoLayne Lucks, unlikely winner of the state lottery.

Unfortunately, JoLayne's winning ticket isn't the only one. The other belongs to Bodean Gazzer and his raunchy sidekick, Chub, who believe they're entitled to the... Read more

Fearless Fourteen - Abridged

By: Janet Evanovich

Narrated by: Lorelei King

Length: 3 hours 26 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Personal vendettas, hidden treasure, and a monkey named Carl will send bounty hunter Stephanie Plum on her most explosive adventure yet in Fearless Fourteen, from bestselling author Janet Evanovich.

The Crime: Armed robbery to the tune of nine million dollars

Dom Rizzi robbed a bank, stashed the money, and did the time. His family couldn't be... Read more

The Book of General Ignorance - Abridged

By: John Mitchinson & John Lloyd

Narrated by: John Mitchinson & John Lloyd

Length: 4 hours 20 minutes

Abridged: Yes

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A shockingly counterintuitive book of trivia that cuts through the misconceptions that most of us call “facts” to show how wrong we are about . . . well, everything.

“Trivia buffs and know-it-alls alike will exult to find so much repeatable wisdom gathered in one place.”—The New York Times

Think Magellan was the first... Read more

Uncle Dunkle and Donnie, Vol. 3 - Abridged

By: Charles Dawson Butler

Narrated by: Charles Dawson Butler

Length: 3 hours 12 minutes

Abridged: Yes

A must-have for collectors, these recently discovered master reels of cartoon-voice legend Daws Butler performing all the voices for twenty-one of his hilarious fractured fairy tales have been digitally remastered by Butler prot├®g├® Joe Bevilacqua.Titles include The Tardy Wedding Guest, Sticky Wicket, Jack and the Beans Talk, The Green Cow,... Read more

Who's Your Caddy? - Abridged

By: Rick Reilly

Narrated by: Grover Gardner

Length: 5 hours 25 minutes

Abridged: Yes

The funniest and most popular sportswriter in America abandons his desk at Sports Illustrated to caddy for some of the world’s most famous golfers, and some celebrity duffers, recounting it all in this hilarious and revealing look at the world of golf.

Who knows a golfer best? Who’s with them every minute of every round, hears their muttering,... Read more

Двенадцать стульев. Часть 5. Дело помощи утопающим… (радиопостановка) - Abridged

By: Илья Ильф & Евгений Петров

Narrated by: Юрий Яковлев & Евгений Евстигнеев

Length: 49 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Двенадцать стульев, часть 5, радиопостановка по одноименному произведению Ильи Ильфа и Евгения Петрова. В ролях - Юрий Яковлев, Евгений Евстигнеев, Евгений Весник и др. Read more

Мизантроп (радиопостановка) - Abridged

By: Жан-Батист Мольер

Narrated by: В. Золотухин & И. Ульянова

Length: 2 hours 8 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Мизантроп - радиоспектакль театра драмы и комедии на Таганке по одноименной пьесе. В ролях: В. Золотухин, И. Ульянова и др. Read more

Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs - Abridged

By: Chuck Klosterman

Narrated by: Chuck Klosterman

Length: 5 hours 57 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Over half a million copies sold!

From the author of the highly acclaimed heavy metal memoir, Fargo Rock City, comes another hilarious and discerning take on massively popular culture—set in Chuck Klosterman’s den and your own—covering everything from the effect of John Cusack flicks to the crucial role of breakfast cereal to the awesome power... Read more