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Proving that yesterday's news is every bit as entertaining as today's, these 14 archive episodes of the long-running BBC Radio 4 panel show are chaired by Barry Took, Simon Hoggart and Sandi Toksvig. Spanning the years from 1979 to 2011, this latest selection of sharp and funny editions take in...

'Count Binface will be Prime Minister. It's only a matter of time' Independent Greetings, life-form! My name is Count Binface. I am not Nigel Farage. I am an intergalactic space warrior, leader of the Recyclons and British election veteran. And as part of my overarching mission to control the...

Recorded live at the London Palladium, Omid Djalili demonstrates why he has become such a popular entertainer in the past few years.

Two series of the hilarious award-winning BBC Radio 4 comedy show It’s the show that needs no introduction! Probably because one wouldn’t really help… A show with guaranteed quality, desk-based entertainment for all the family, hosted by the inimitable Jack Dee. A delight for new listeners...

All twelve episodes of the BBC Radio 4 sketch show starring Robert Webb and friends Welcome to Concrete Cow, the sketch show where anything is possible. Written by James Cary, who won a Silver Sony Award for Think the Unthinkable, this silly, surreal and ingenious comedy stars one half of...

Devised, written, choreographed, performed and funded by Alan Partridge, Stratagem sees Alan not just treading the boards but pounding them, atop stages graced by such luminaries as Michael Ball, Jack Whitehall and Welsh rockers the Stereophonics....

If you’re a man of a certain age you’ll know there comes a point in life when getting a sports car and over-analysing your contribution to society sounds like a really good idea. With a good job in sales and marketing and a nice house in Manchester that he shared with his wife and kids, John...

The riveting, poignant and remarkably honest biography from Britain's biggest comedy star, Michael McIntyre, brought to you by Penguin. His debut stand-up DVD, Live & Laughing, was the fastest selling of all time. Now he hosts his own BAFTA nominated BBC1 series, Michael McIntyre's Comedy...

From the beginning of time, there have been many monumental questions that have perplexed the human race such as: Why are we here? What is the meaning of life? And... Who’s on first?

Seen by over 400,000 people across the UK, Sunshine was recorded live at Liverpool’s Echo Arena on the last night of John Bishop's sell-out tour of the same name....

The highly anticipated first book from award-winning comedian, writer, producer and actress, Amy Schumer. One of AudioFile Magazine’s Best Audiobooks of 2016. In The Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo, Amy shares stories about her family, her relationships, her career, good – and bad – sex...

The ground-breaking show that exploded on to TV screens in the 70's turning a whole host of club comedians into stars overnight. Frank Carson, Charlie Williams, Bernard Manning, Duggie Brown, Ken Goodwin and Stan Boardman amongst others. This re-union in Blackpool brings four of the original artists back on stage and also includes a great documentary with interviews and performances from the other stars.

Barry Cryer and Graeme Garden star as Hamish and Dougal, with Alison Steadman as Mrs Naughtie, and Jeremy Hardy as the local Laird. Gambling Fever sees Hamish becoming addicted to gambling after winning a Sporran Cosy in the Glen MacLottery, while in There’s Something About Mrs Naughtie, the...

Hosted once again by the incomparable Sandi Toksvig, these four series of the satirical radio panel game take us through all the big stories of 2013, the year of Obama's inaugaration, Margaret Thatcher's funeral, Prince George's birth and Andy Murray's first Wimbledon win. Series 79 features a 'Best of 2012' compilation show and 'The News Now Quiz Show', hosted by Rory Bremner, which sees Sandi and fellow News Quizzer Jeremy Hardy take on The Now Show's Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis in the ultimate topical smackdown. And the specials don't stop there: Series 81 also includes an Edinburgh edition.

In Making Money Being Funny, comedian, keynote speaker, bestselling author, and widely known as the “Star Maker of Stand-Up,” Judy Carter pulls back the curtain on the business side of comedy and shows you how to stop performing for “exposure” and start building real, reliable income.Why...

What if England's green and pleasant land had always contained a hidden queer Jerusalem? Clapton Bottom is a queer fairy tale disguised as an English village. Clapton Bottom shouldn't exist. Tucked among the green fields of Wiltshire lies a village of thatched roofs, church fêtes, homemade jam...

Unqualified electrician. Hangover from hell. Alien invasion.When cosmic barnacle ships rip open the sky above a local rodeo, Dave is forced to drop his wire-cutters and pull out his Tarot deck. He doesn't know science, but he knows how to act like a Karen who just got her parking spot stolen.A...

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But where are you really from? Phil Wang has been asked this question so many times he's lost count. So, finally, he decided to write a book about it. About how to be from two places at once. Phil was born in the UK, in Stoke-on-Trent to an English mother and a Chinese-Malaysian father. Three weeks after his birth, the Wang family returned to his fathers' hometown in Malaysia, and at age 16, Phil was uprooted once again, to return with his family to the UK.