Audie Award - Humor

2008

Stephen Colbert. Read by Various Artists. I Am America (And So Can You!)

Contains Stephen's most deeply held knee-jerk beliefs on the American family, race, religion, sex, sports, and many more topics. Includes this comedian and television pundit's "fight for the traditional values that have served this country so well for so long." (Abridged CD)

2007

Larry Miller. Read by Larry Miller. Spoiled Rotten America

2006

Al Franken. Read by Al Franken. The Truth (With Jokes)

l Franken's landmark bestseller, Lies, and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them: A Fair and Balanced Look at the Right , was praised as a "bitterly funny assault" ( The New York Times ) that rang "with the moral clarity of an angel's trumpet" ( Associated Press ). Now, this master of political humor strikes again with a powerful and provocative message for all Americans. (Unabridged CD)

2005

David Sedaris. Read by David Sedaris. Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim

With Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim , David Sedaris returns to his deliriously twisted domain, hilarious childhood dramas infused with melancholy; the gulf of misunderstanding that exists between people of different nations or members of the same family ; and the poignant divide between one's best hopes and most common deeds. (Unabridged Cassette)

2004

David Sedaris. David Sedaris Live at Carnegie Hall

Sedaris's sold out performance at Carnegie Hall from November 2002. (CD)

2003

Peter Ackerman. Read by Jeffrey Donovan, Richard Kind, Clea Lewis, Alan Mandell, Mandy Siegfried, and Joey Slotnik. Things You Shouldn't Say Past Midnight

 

2002

George Carlin. Read by George Carlin. Napalm and Silly Putty

In the eagerly anticipated follow-up to his bestselling "Brain Droppings", George Carlin is back with more of what he does better than any other comic today: uproarious observations, laser-targeted crankiness, linguistic legerdemain, and inspired weirdness. (Unabridged Cassette & CD)

2001

Helen Fielding. Read by Tracie Bennett. Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason

The self-disciplined and glacially poised Bridget is back with another year's worth of unflinching self-analysis, as she lurches through self-help books, struggles with mad advice from her best friends, and deals with a boyfriend-nabbing ex-friend with thighs like a baby giraffe. (Abridged Cassette)

2000

Carl Reiner. Read by Carl Reiner. How Paul Robeson Saved My Life

1999

Dennis Miller. Read by Dennis Miller. Ranting Again

Setting his sights higher and wider than ever before, Dennis Miller is at the top of his game in a biting and rowdy performance that unleashes his unique brand of scathing wit on anything and everything. (Abridged Cassette & CD)

1998

Douglas Adams. Read by Douglas Adams. Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency

There is a long tradition of Great Detectives, and Dirk Gently does not belong to it. But his search for a missing cat uncovers a ghost, a time traveler, AND the devastating secret of humankind! Detective Gently's bill for saving the human race from extinction: NO CHARGE. (Abridged Cassette)

1997

Calvin Trillin. Read by Calvin Trillin. Calvin Trillin, Piece by Piece