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Bernard Manning was born in 1930 of Russian Jewish and Irish descent. He served in the second world war. At one stage, just after the war, he was stationed at Spandau Prison Berlin, where he guarded the likes of Rudolph Hess.His show business career began in the 1950’s as a singer, before gradually introducing comedy in to his act. He first came to a wider public in the 1970’s in tv programmes such as ‘The Comedians’ and ‘The Wheeltappers and Shunters Social Club’.

Michael Palin's bestselling diaries before, during and after Monty Python. Michael Palin's diaries begin when he was newly married and struggling to make a name for himself in the world of television comedy. But Monty Python was just around the corner . . . Enjoying an unlikely cult status early...

The first instalment of a warts-and-all confessional by Jimmy O-'The Wigan Joker'. The town's most notorious performer, since the days of Frank Randall. Documenting his misspent life from early years right up to his accidental dalliance with minor reality TV stardom and beyond...

The Ricky Gervais Show on Xfm is where Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant first met Karl Pilkington. The trio have been talking drivel ever since....

Friday Night Live was a late night programme that pushed comedy on TV to new levels. Most TV comedy at that time was a rather safe affair full of middle aged comics and impersonators. Friday Night Live brought in a new generation of comedians; some from the growing club circuit and some along the path from University. On Volume 1, Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie can be heard alongside Lee Evans and Jo Brand. This was her TV debut whilst Lee Evans was also just starting his own phenomenal career.

The show that grabs listeners by the waist, swirls them round in time to a Strauss waltz, and then trips over the banana skins of convention.

Based on the format of the American TV show Saturday Night Live, this home-grown comedy production was an enormous success and brought recognition and fame to a great many performers, many of whom are now household names. It was hosted by Ben Elton and Lenny Henry. In a series of sketches it introduced us to the talent and chemistry of Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie.

From the annals of wartime Britain come four brilliantly funny episodes with Captain Mainwaring's Home Guard, ever ready to strike terror into the heart of the Wehrmacht from their unit in Walmington-on-Sea.

This is the menopause book you buy when everyone’s had enough, including you.If you’re looking for a funny menopause audiobook that’s honest, rude, comforting, and painfully relatable, this is it. It’s often bought when flowers feel pointless and another polite wellness guide would...

This collection features 18 classic radio episodes of "Our Miss Brooks", starring Eve Arden in her famous role of Connie Brooks, Madison High's 10th grade English teacher. Co-starring Gale Gordon as Principal Osgood Conklin, Jeff Chandler as bashful biologist Philip Boynton, Richard Crenna as Connie's student Walter Denton and Jane Morgan as Connie's landlady Mrs. Davis.

The Aldrich Family was a popular situation comedy that was heard on radio and seen in films, on television, and in comic books. Teenager Henry Aldrich, the creation of playwright Clifford Goldsmith, was an endearingly bumbling kid growing awkwardly into adolescence. Episodes revolved around Henry's misadventures with girls, his family, and his friends.

A brand-new audio series collecting live recordings of the most hilarious stand-up comedy routines from Laugh Out Loud’s hit Comedy in Color franchise, which debuted on Pluto TV. Comedy In Color, Volume 1 welcomes listeners to the largest international comedy festival on earth with curated...

To celebrate 25 Years of Jongleurs Comedy, enjoy the Jongleurs experience with the freshest and funniest comedy acts, recorded live at Jongleurs clubs. Jongleurs Live, Volume 1, features Sean Collins, Mark Maier, Gary Delaney, and Sinck.

Chris Doelle has always been a fan of lame, corny jokes and has become known as quite the jokester online. His hashtag #lamejokesrule has grown into an online phenomenon prompting the release of this audiobook. This collection of one-liners, rib-ticklers, and belly laughs are just a sampling of what you can get by following Chris online via his many social media profiles.

A collection of the funniest yarns and most colourful characters from the best-selling Great Australian Stories series, from beloved storyteller, Bill 'Swampy' Marsh. The colourful characters are full of generosity, humour and a larrikin Aussie spirit. These true stories of life in remote and regional Australia from Australia's master storyteller will leave you grinning from ear to ear.

A collection of the funniest yarns and most colourful characters from the best-selling Great Australian Stories series, from beloved storyteller Bill 'Swampy' Marsh. Great Australian Outback Yarns captures the funniest tales from Swampy's many titles in one volume. The colourful characters are full of generosity, humour and a larrikin Aussie spirit. These true stories of life in remote and regional Australia from Australia's master storyteller will leave you grinning from ear to ear.

Quotidian the Llama, Volume 1: The Excellent Thoughts of Others is an often amusing collection of wise things other people and I have said, supported by 60-some wildly entertaining original stories and anecdotes. As Benjamin Disraeli said, "Nurture your mind with great thoughts." Some things are so well-said they can't be improved, and ought to be remembered and applied in some way to what we do. Words are more than just words. Words are good, essential, powerful.

Original comedy material from some of the best comedy writers around! These audio programs feature highlights of the onling monthly reading series "Say the Word".

Is being humble really what it’s all about? Most of us are all too aware that, in the end, we are just humans...

Do you want a joke for every situation? Are you sure you're prepared for the moment when your audience's heads fall off and their sides split? Man of a thousand voices Kent Harris performs this Krazee Kollection of over 500 jokes that will have you laughing so hard your funny bone will hurt. Featuring five individual audiobooks from the World’s Greatest Jokes series, this is the perfect way to learn so many jokes that no occasion can pass by without you making all those present chuckle, giggle and roar heartily.