Comedy
Clara Lu 'n' Em
Clara Lu 'n' Em made radio-broadcasting history on January 27, 1931, when it hit the NBC Blue Network airwaves as what appears to be the fir…
Jyl of Breyntfords Testament
Read by Grant Hurlock
Robert Copland
Introduction - This is a collection of ten comic pieces from the 16th century and earlier, as compiled and edited by Frederick Furnivall for…
Woodbarrow Farm
Read by LibriVox Volunteers
Jerome K. Jerome
Some confusion over a farm and an unexpected inheritance, with expectations of someone who is holding such a position. "You have rather…
Just A Minute
BBC Radio 4
Just a Minute is a BBC Radio 4 radio comedy panel game broadcast from 1967 until the present day. The object of the game is for panellists t…
Room 101
Read by Paul Merton
BBC Radio 4
Room 101 features Paul Merton in its original one-to-one format, where he interviews a variety of guests from the world of comedy and entert…
It Pays To Advertise
Read by LibriVox Volunteers
Walter Hackett and Roi Cooper Megrue
An early screwball comedy, the plot revolves around a Soap Manufacturing Mogul's attempt to get his idle-rich son to make something of himse…
Captain Jinks of the Horse Marines
Read by LibriVox Volunteers
Clyde Fitch
Captain Robert Jinks has formed a marching club with some friends to promote a political candidate, earning him the moniker Captain Jinks of…
The Fairy Lady
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Pedro Calderón de la Barca and Pedro Calderón De La Barca
Don Manuel and Cosmo are visiting town to stay with Don Manuel's friend Don John de Toledo for the young Prince's christening, when suddenly…
Mayor Of The Town
Enjoy three engaging episodes of the classic radio series Mayor Of The Town. This show brings to life the charming and often humorous storie…
Charlie Mc Carthy
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Charlie is expected to apologize to Fields because of a prank. Abbott and Costello are also guests, and talk about their new jungle picture.
From The Hotel Pierre
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While still broadcasting his show from New York, and still verbally sparring with band leader Abe Lyman, Jack is visited by his nemesis Fred…
Buck Benny Rides Again
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Jack gets a complaint from a man named Buckingham Benny, then the cast performs another of their countless Buck Benny skits.
Nude With Violin
Noël Coward
Noël Coward's "Nude With Violin" is a satirical comedy that explores the world of modern art through the story of Paul Sorodi…
His Master's Voice
BBC Radio 4
Media mogul Lord Malan is the billionaire owner of The Blue Touch Paper, an old-fashioned, hard-right weekly magazine with traditional Conse…
Amends for Ladies
Read by LibriVox Volunteers
Nathan Field
Amends for Ladies falls within the genre of Jacobean city comedy. Three women debate which has the better lot: a maid, a wife, or a widow. L…
Mucedorus
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William Shakespeare
The 1610 edition says it is by Shakespeare, and the play was in a volume of Shakespeare in the library of Charles the Second. But, well, lik…
Wives as They Were, Maids as They Are
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Elizabeth Inchbald
This Restoration-Era comedy of manners satirizes the hypocrisy, gamesmanship, and imbalance of power inherent in the institution of marriage…
Jacks Violin Is Returned
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Jack finally gets his stolen violin back, and as promised, plays The Bee with it.