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What can I listen to that will make me laugh out loud?

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MotherForkinShirtBalls · 18/04/2019 20:37

I need something to get me through the couch to 5k, so audiobooks or podcasts for preference. I listen to no such thing as a fish, Richard herring, some politics stuff, but while they are interesting, I need actually laughing out loud to distract me from every moment of awfulness that is this godforsaken challenging I've taken on. Successes so far with So my dad wrote a porno, Joe Lycett's buttered parsnips, and Yes Minister/Prime Minister. What else is likely to get me strange looks as a chuckle to myself plodding down the street?

OP posts:
KickBishopBrennanUpTheArse · 18/04/2019 23:29

archive.org/details/cabpre

Try this OP.

Davros · 18/04/2019 23:52

Meet David Sedaris (as mentioned up thread)
Count Arthur Strong's Radio Show
Gloomsbury
The Now Show
Clare in the Community

UpToMyElbowsInDiapers · 18/04/2019 23:53

The Now Show

RamblinRosie · 18/04/2019 23:55

If you have cats, listen to Eddie Izzard’s “Cats drilling for oil behind the sofa”. I cried with laughter.

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MotherForkinShirtBalls · 18/04/2019 23:58

Thanks Kick Smile

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cariadlet · 19/04/2019 00:12

I've embarrassed myself a few times by laughing out loud at some of the stories of social awkwardness on the Adrift podcast.

Simon Mayo's sadly missed confessions on his old radio 2 show are now long gone, but you can still download old episodes of the podcast. My app has ones from a year ago. I don't know if any other apps have more.

I also like The Bugle and The Rhod Gilbert Podcast.

cariadlet · 19/04/2019 00:14

OP, I don't think you can download Cabin Pressure from BBC sounds. I bought it from Audible.

cariadlet · 19/04/2019 00:17

The Friday Night Comedy podcast from the bbc has The Now Show, News Quiz or Dead Ringers depending on which is currently being broadcast on the Friday 6.30 slot.

BeagleMomma · 19/04/2019 00:20

Dawn French books

Vargas · 19/04/2019 00:26

R4 The Unbelievable Truth is very funny.

Santasballsack · 19/04/2019 00:27

Unexpected fluids on the BBC iplayer

OhioOhioOhio · 19/04/2019 00:30

Kevin Bridges

64sNewName · 19/04/2019 00:38

Can you still get the old Adam and Joe 6Music podcasts? Those got me through pregnancy sickness. I would go to bed at seven and lie in the dark sucking ice cubes and weakly laughing at them.

Am laughing just remembering them now Grin

Partridgeamongstthepigeons · 19/04/2019 00:42

I,Partridge or Nomad
Monkey Tennis podcast if you are a Partridge fan

Come and join the FFOPsSmile

CoolCarrie · 19/04/2019 01:59

Thanks for the Dear Joan and Jerikca series recommendation, bloody hell its brilliant!

SpoonBlender · 19/04/2019 02:08

Bleak Expectations.

Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy.

You'll Have Had Your Tea.

HotSauceCommittee · 19/04/2019 02:08

I just came on here to second (now third) “Dear Joan and Jericha.

Iwantacampervan · 19/04/2019 08:39

Cabin Pressure, Old Harry's Game, Dead Ringers, News Quiz -a series of the first two are being or have been recently repeated on Radio 4 extra.
Apart from Cabin Pressure the others are topical or have topical references so you have to think about when it was first broadcast.

Winterfellismyhome · 19/04/2019 08:40

Shagged, married, annoyed. Its a podcast by Chris Ramsey and his wife Rosie. Its really funny

LarryGreysonsDoor · 19/04/2019 08:42

Drunk Women Solving Crime is great.
It’s 3 women plus a guest and one of them gives details of a crime while the others have to work out what happened next, all the time they are getting pissed.

123fushia · 19/04/2019 08:45

Older and Wider podcast with Jenny Eclair and Judith Holder

Fortunately with Jane Garvey and Fi Glover

MsFenellaFielding · 19/04/2019 08:46

Joan and Jericha is amazing.

All kill a no filla is brilliant if you are interested in serial murders.

MsFenellaFielding · 19/04/2019 08:47

AKNF is mainly about crime but the filla is hysterical.

LarryGreysonsDoor · 19/04/2019 08:59

I agree with All Killa No Filla but only if you can cope with serial killers.

EmmaT93 · 19/04/2019 09:01

Off menu (James Acaster and Ed Gamble) podcast