Comedy
Whittington and his Cat
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E. L. Blanchard
Whittington and his Cat, or Harlequin Lord Mayor of London was the 26th Grand Comic Christmas Annual, written by E. L. Blanchard for perform…
The Anderson Family
"The Anderson Family" is a delightful situation comedy radio program that was syndicated and broadcast from 1947 to 1948. Produced…
The Wit and Humor of America
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Various
The Wit and Humor of America is a 10 volume series. In this, the fifth volume, 43 short stories and poems have been gathered from 32 authors…
Mary Broome
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Allan Monkhouse
Before Downton Abbey, there was Mary Broome. In Allan Monkhouse's 1911 satire, when the son of a middle-class household gets their housemaid…
The Life and Death of Doctor Faustus
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William Mountfort
First produced between 1684-1688, this - as the title says - is Faust played as a comedy. Angels to go along with Mephistopholis and Lucife…
The Alan Young Show
The Alan Young Show was a 30-minute situation comedy that ran from 1944 through 1949. In 1944, Canadian actor Alan Young was hired away from…
The Skin Game
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John Galsworthy
A small play in three acts. A kind of comic tragedy. The plot tells the story of the interaction between two very different families in rura…
Easy Aces
Enjoy the classic radio series Easy Aces, a delightful blend of humor and charm that has entertained audiences for years. With a total of 15…
Mr H
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Charles Lamb
Mr H is a farce that was first performed at Drury Lane in 1806. The plot is slender and revolves around a single rather feeble joke, but the…
A Visit From Saint Nicholas
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Clement Clarke Moore
LibriVox volunteers bring you 24 recordings of A Visit From Saint Nicholas by Clement Clarke Moore. More commonly known today as 'Twas the N…
The Country Wife
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William Wycherley
One of the most notorious Restoration comedies in existence, William Wycherley’s The Country Wife is a lively and riotous exploration of cou…
The Vegetable
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F. Scott Fitzgerald
"Any man who doesn’t want to get on in the world, to make a million dollars, and maybe even park his toothbrush in the White House, has…
Billy Bunter
Charles Hamilton
Explore the delightful world of Billy Bunter, a beloved fictional character created in 1908 by Charles Hamilton under the pen name Frank Ric…
The Tinker's Wedding
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John Millington Synge
The Tinker's Wedding is a two-act play written by Irish playwright J. M. Synge. The author's only comedy, it is set on a roadside near a cha…
The Law Against Lovers
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William Davenant
The Law Against Lovers was a dramatic adaptation of Shakespeare, arranged by Sir William Davenant and staged by the Duke's Company in 1662. …
The Leopard in Autumn
BBC Radio 4
The Leopard in Autumn is a delightful BBC Radio comedy that takes you to the ruling family of Monte Guano, a small and penniless principalit…
How to Tell the Birds from the Flowers
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Robert Williams Wood
How do you tell apart a parrot from a carrot? A plover from a clover? A bay from a jay? Although there are several ways of differentiating, …
The Smiths of Hollywood
"The Smiths of Hollywood," broadcast in 1947, was a syndicated situation comedy consisting of 27 episodes. The successful audition…