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Audie Award for Humor
Annual award for audiobooks From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Audie Award for Humor is one of the Audie Awards presented annually by the Audio Publishers Association (APA). It awards excellence in narration, production, and content for a humor audiobook released in a given year. It has been awarded since 1997.
Winners and finalists
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1990s
More information Year, Title ...
| Year | Title | Author(s) | Narrator(s) | Publisher | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 2nd |
Calvin Trillin, Piece by Piece (1995) | Calvin Trillin | Calvin Trillin | HighBridge Audio | Winner | [1] |
| The Definitive Biography of P. D. Q. Bach (1976) | Peter Schickele | Peter Schickele | HighBridge Audio | Finalist | [1] | |
| The Rants (1996) | Dennis Miller | Dennis Miller | Bantam Doubleday Dell Audio | Finalist | [1] | |
| 1998 3rd |
Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency (1987) | Douglas Adams | Douglas Adams | Dove Audio | Winner | [2] |
| Babyhood (1997) | Paul Reiser | Dennis Miller | Bantam Doubleday Dell Audio | Finalist | [2] | |
| Into the Twilight, Endlessly Grousing (1997) | Patrick F. McManus | Terry Beaver | Simon & Schuster Audio | Finalist | [2] | |
| 1999 4th |
Ranting Again (1998) | Dennis Miller | Dennis Miller | Bantam Doubleday Dell Audio | Winner | [3] |
| God Is My Broker (1998) | Christopher Buckley and John Tierney (as "Brother Ty") | Mark Linn-Baker | Bantam Doubleday Dell Audio | Finalist | [3] | |
| Pure Drivel (1998) | Steve Martin | Steve Martin | Simon & Schuster Audio | Finalist | [3] |
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2000s
More information Year, Title ...
| Year | Title | Author(s) | Narrator(s) | Publisher | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 5th |
How Paul Robeson Saved My Life, and Other Mostly Happy Stories (1999) | Carl Reiner | Carl Reiner | NewStar Media | Winner | [4] |
| How Men Have Babies (1999) | Alan Thicke | Alan Thicke | The Audio Partners | Finalist | [4] | |
| Rants Redux (1999) | Dennis Miller | Dennis Miller | Bantam Doubleday Dell Audio | Finalist | [4] | |
| 2001 6th |
Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (2004) | Helen Fielding | Tracie Bennett | Random House Audio | Winner | [5] |
| Me Talk Pretty One Day (2000) | David Sedaris | David Sedaris | Time Warner AudioBooks | Finalist | [5] | |
| Pretty Good Joke Tape (2000) | Garrison Keillor | Garrison Keillor, Roy Blount, Jr., and Paula Poundstone | HighBridge Audio | Finalist | [5] | |
| 2002 7th |
Napalm and Silly Putty (2001) | George Carlin | George Carlin | HighBridge Audio | Winner | [6] |
| Blandings Castle (1935) | P. G. Wodehouse | Jonathan Cecil | Chivers North America | Finalist | [6] | |
| The New Joys of Yiddish (2001) | Leo Rosten | Ron Rifkin, Peter Riegert, Harry Goz, Michael Goz, Larry Keith, and Carole Shelley | Random House Audio | Finalist | [6] | |
| 2003 8th |
Things You Shouldn't Say Past Midnight (2000) | Peter Ackerman | Jeffrey Donovan, Richard Kind, Clea Lewis, Alan Mandell, Mandy Siegfried, and Joey Slotnick | L.A. Theatre Works | Winner | [7] |
| Jump the Shark: When Good Things Go Bad (2001) | Jon Hein | Jon Hein | Listen & Live Audio | Finalist | [7] | |
| Mirth of a Nation (2000) | Michael J. Rosen | Tony Roberts, David Rakoff, Gary Trudeau, Paul Rudnick, Rick Moranis, et al. | HarperAudio | Finalist | [7] | |
| Sixteen Scandals (2002) | William Strauss and Elaina Newport | William Strauss and Elaina Newport | Sourcebooks | Finalist | [7] | |
| Stupid White Men ...and Other Sorry Excuses for the State of the Nation! (2001) | Michael Moore | Arte Johnson | New Millennium Audio | Finalist | [7] | |
| 2004 9th |
Live at Carnegie Hall (2003) | David Sedaris | David Sedaris | Time Warner Audio | Winner | [8] |
| Boogers Are My Beat (2003) | Dave Barry | Dick Hill | Brilliance Audio | Finalist | [8] | |
| The Funny Thing Is… (2003) | Ellen DeGeneres | Ellen DeGeneres | Simon & Schuster Audio | Finalist | [8] | |
| Shopaholic Takes Manhattan (2001) | Sophie Kinsella | Emily Gray | Recorded Books | Finalist | [8] | |
| The Pleasure of My Company (2003) | Steve Martin | Steve Martin | Time Warner AudioBooks | Finalist | [8] | |
| 2005 10th |
Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim (2004) | David Sedaris | David Sedaris | Time Warner Audio | Winner | [9] |
| America (The Book) (2004) | Jon Stewart and the writers of The Daily Show | Jon Stewart et al. | Time Warner Audiobooks | Finalist | [9] | |
| My Life as a 10-Year-Old Boy (2000) | Nancy Cartwright | Nancy Cartwright | Blackstone Audio | Finalist | [9] | |
| The Reluctant Metrosexual (2004) | Peter Hyman | Peter Hyman | Blackstone Audio | Finalist | [9] | |
| When Will Jesus Bring the Pork Chops? (2004) | George Carlin | George Carlin | Time Warner AudioBooks | Finalist | [9] | |
| 2006 11th |
The Truth (With Jokes) (2005) | Al Franken | Al Franken | Brilliance Audio | Winner | [10] |
| The Adventures of Guy Noir (2005) | Garrison Keillor | Garrison Keillor and full cast | HighBridge Audio | Finalist | ||
| Car Talk (2005) | Tom Magliozzi and Ray Magliozzi | Tom Magliozzi and Ray Magliozzi | HighBridge Audio | Finalist | ||
| Fired! (2006) | Annabelle Gurwitch | Annabelle Gurwitch, Charlayne Woodard, Carl Capotorto, Dana Gould, et al. | L.A. Theatre Works | Finalist | ||
| Nothing's Sacred (2005) | Lewis Black | Lewis Black | Simon & Schuster Audio | Finalist | ||
| 2007 12th |
Spoiled Rotten America (2006) | Larry Miller | Larry Miller | HarperAudio | Winner | [11] |
| Company (2006) | Max Barry | William Dufris | Tantor Audio | Finalist | ||
| F.U.B.A.R.: America's Right-Wing Nightmare (2006) | Sam Seder and Stephen Sherrill | Sam Seder | HarperAudio | Finalist | ||
| Solomon vs. Lord (2005) | Paul Levine | Christopher Lane | Blackstone Audio | Finalist | ||
| The Areas of My Expertise (2005) | John Hodgman | John Hodgman | Penguin Audio | Finalist | ||
| 2008 13th |
I Am America (And So Can You!) (2007) | Stephen Colbert | Stephen Colbert, Paul Dinello, Kevin Dorff, Greg Hollimon, Evie McGee, David Pasquesi, Amy Sedaris, Allison Silverman, Brian Stack, and Jon Stewart | Hachette Audio | Winner | [12][13] |
| Don't Make a Black Woman Take Off Her Earrings (2006) | Tyler Perry | Tyler Perry | Penguin Audio | Finalist | ||
| Our Dumb World (2007) | The Onion | The Onion | Hachette Audio | Finalist | ||
| Plato and a Platypus Walk Into a Bar (2007) | Thomas Cathcart and Daniel Klein | Johnny Heller | Recorded Books | Finalist | ||
| The Ultimate David Sedaris Box Set (2007) | David Sedaris | David Sedaris, Amy Sedaris, and Ann Magnuson | Hachette Audio | Finalist | ||
| 2009 14th |
The Learners (2008) | Chip Kidd | Bronson Pinchot | Blackstone Audio | Winner | [14][15] |
| When You Are Engulfed in Flames (2008) | David Sedaris | David Sedaris | Hachette Audio | Finalist | [14][15] | |
| Atomic Lobster (2008) | Tim Dorsey | Oliver Wyman | HarperAudio | Finalist | [14][15] | |
| Martin Misunderstood (2008) | Karin Slaughter | Wayne Knight | BBC Audiobooks America | Finalist | [14][15] | |
| Me of Little Faith (2008) | Lewis Black | Lewis Black | Penguin Audio | Finalist | [14][15] |
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2010s
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| Year | Title | Authors(s) | Narrator(s) | Publisher | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 15th |
Church People: The Lutherans of Lake Wobegon (2009) | Garrison Keillor | Garrison Keillor | HighBridge Audio | Winner | [16] |
| Don't Say I Didn't Warn You (2009) | Anita Renfroe | Anita Renfroe | Hyperion Audio | Finalist | [16] | |
| I Drink for a Reason (2009) | David Cross | David Cross | Hachette Audio | Finalist | [16] | |
| I Shudder (2009) | Paul Rudnick | Paul Rudnick | HarperAudio | Finalist | [16] | |
| More Information Than You Require (2008) | John Hodgman | John Hodgman and full cast | Penguin Audiobooks | Finalist | [16] | |
| 2011 16th |
Old Jews Telling Jokes (2010) | Sam Hoffman | Sam Hoffman, Eric Spiegelman, and full cast | HighBridge Audio | Winner | [17] |
| Earth (The Book) (2010) | Jon Stewart and the writers of The Daily Show | Jon Stewart et al. | Hachette Audio | Finalist | ||
| Paul Is Undead (2010) | Alan Goldsher | Simon Vance | Blackstone Audio | Finalist | ||
| Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk (2010) | David Sedaris | David Sedaris et al. | Hachette Audio | Finalist | ||
| Shit My Dad Says (2010) | Justin Halpern and Patrick Schumacker | Sean Schemmel | HarperAudio | Finalist | ||
| 2012 17th |
Shatner Rules (2011) | William Shatner and Chris Regan | William Shatner | Penguin Audio | Winner | [18][19] |
| Bossypants (2011) | Tina Fey | Tina Fey | Hachette Audio | Finalist | ||
| Go the Fuck to Sleep (2011) | Adam Mansbach | Samuel L. Jackson | Audible/Brilliance Audio | Finalist | ||
| In Fifty Years We'll All Be Chicks (2010) | Adam Carolla and Mike Lynch | Adam Carolla | Random House Audio/Books on Tape | Finalist | ||
| This Is an Audiobook (based on This Is a Book; 2011) | Demetri Martin | Demetri Martin | Hachette Audio | Finalist | ||
| 2013 18th |
I Suck at Girls (2012) | Justin Halpern | Sean Schemmel | HarperAudio | Winner | [20] |
| America Again: Re-becoming the Greatness We Never Weren't (2012) | Stephen Colbert | Stephen Colbert | Hachette Audio | Finalist | [20] | |
| The Cursing Mommy's Book of Days (2012) | Ian Frazier | Cynthia Nixon | Macmillan Audio | Finalist | [20] | |
| Let's Pretend This Never Happened (2012) | Jenny Lawson | Jenny Lawson | Penguin Audio | Finalist | [20] | |
| Me the People (2012) | Kevin Bleyer | Kevin Bleyer | Random House Audio | Finalist | [20] | |
| 2014 19th |
Still Foolin' 'Em: Where I've Been, Where I'm Going, and Where the Hell Are My Keys? (2013) | Billy Crystal | Billy Crystal | Macmillan Audio | Winner | [21] |
| How I Slept My Way to the Middle (2012) | Kevin Pollak and Alan Goldsher | Kevin Pollak | Brilliance Audio | Finalist | [21] | |
| Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls (2013) | David Sedaris | David Sedaris | Hachette Audio | Finalist | [21] | |
| Someone Could Get Hurt: A Memoir of Twenty-First-Century Parenthood (2013) | Drew Magary | Drew Magary | Penguin Audio | Finalist | [21] | |
| The Stench of Honolulu (2013) | Jack Handey | Jack Handey | Hachette Audio | Finalist | [21] | |
| 2015 20th |
Yes Please (2014) | Amy Poehler | Amy Poehler, Carol Burnett, Seth Meyers, Mike Schur, Eileen and William Poehler, Patrick Stewart, and Kathleen Turner | HarperAudio | Winner | [22] |
| Ben Franklin Unplugged (2013) | Josh Kornbluth | Josh Kornbluth | Audible | Finalist | [22] | |
| The Disaster Artist (2013) and Tom Bissell | Greg Sestero and Tom Bissell | Greg Sestero | Tantor Audio | Finalist | [22] | |
| Food: A Love Story (2014) | Jim Gaffigan | Jim Gaffigan | Penguin Random House Audio | Finalist | [22] | |
| God Is Disappointed in You (2012) | Mark Russell and Shannon Wheeler | James Urbaniak | Audible | Finalist | [22] | |
| You Can Date Boys When You're Forty (2014) | Dave Barry | Dave Barry | Penguin Random House Audio | Finalist | [22] | |
| 2016 21st |
Furiously Happy (2015) | Jenny Lawson | Jenny Lawson | Macmillan Audio | Winner | [23] |
| Almost Interesting (2016) | David Spade | David Spade | HarperAudio | Finalist | [23] | |
| Car Talk Classics: No Factory Recalls. So Far. (2015) | Tom Magliozzi and Ray Magliozzi | Tom Magliozzi and Ray Magliozzi | HighBridge Audio/Recorded Books | Finalist | [23] | |
| Modern Romance: An Investigation (2015) | Aziz Ansari and Eric Klinenberg | Aziz Ansari | Books on Tape/Penguin Random House Audio | Finalist | [23] | |
| Texts from Jane Eyre (2014) | Daniel M. Lavery | Amy Landon and Zach Villa | Tantor Audio | Finalist | [23] | |
| Why Not Me? (2015) | Mindy Kaling | Mindy Kaling | Books on Tape/Penguin Random House Audio | Finalist | [23] | |
| 2017 22nd |
I'm Judging You (2016) | Luvvie Ajayi | Luvvie Ajayi | Macmillan Audio | Winner | [24] |
| The Bassoon King (2015) | Rainn Wilson | Rainn Wilson | Penguin Random House Audio/Books on Tape | Finalist | [24] | |
| Black Man, White House: An Oral History of the Obama Years (2017) | D. L. Hughley | Keith Szarabajka, John Reynolds, Fran Tunno, Cherise Boothe, Dan Woren, P. J. Ochlan, Gregory Itzin, Paula Jai Parker-Martin, Mia Barron, Ron Butler, and James Shippy | HarperAudio | Finalist | [24] | |
| Life and Other Near Death Experiences (2015) | Camille Pagán | Amy McFadden | Brilliance Audio | Finalist | [24] | |
| You Can't Touch My Hair (2016) | Phoebe Robinson | Phoebe Robinson | Penguin Random House Audio/Books on Tape | Finalist | [24] | |
| You'll Grow Out of It (2016) | Jessi Klein | Jessi Klein | Hachette Audio | Finalist | [24] | |
| 2018 23rd |
Carpet Diem; or ...How to Save the World by Accident (2015) | Justin Lee Anderson | Matthew Lloyd Davies | Tantor Audio | Winner | [25] |
| The Book of Leon: Philosophy of a Fool (2017) | J. B. Smoove and Iris Bahr (as "Leon Black, as told to J. B. Smoove and Iris Bahr") | J. B. Smoove (as Leon Black) | Simon & Schuster Audio | Finalist | [25] | |
| I Can't Make This Up (2017) | Kevin Hart and Neil Strauss | Kevin Hart | Audible | Finalist | [25] | |
| Rhett & Link's Book of Mythicality (2017) | Rhett McLaughlin and Link Neal | Rhett McLaughlin and Link Neal | Audible | Finalist | [25] | |
| The Totally Unscientific Study of the Search for Human Happiness (2017) | Paula Poundstone | Paula Poundstone | HighBridge Audio | Finalist | [25] | |
| 2019 24th |
The Greatest Love Story Ever Told (2018) | Nick Offerman and Megan Mullally | Nick Offerman and Megan Mullally | Penguin Random House Audio | Winner | [26] |
| Calypso (2018) | David Sedaris | David Sedaris | Hachette Audio | Finalist | [26] | |
| Everything's Trash, But It's Okay (2018) | Phoebe Robinson | Phoebe Robinson | Penguin Random House Audio | Finalist | [26] | |
| How Not to Get Shot (2018) | D. L. Hughley | D. L. Hughley | HarperAudio | Finalist | [26] | |
| Noir (2018) | Christopher Moore | Johnny Heller | HarperAudio | Finalist | [26] |
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2020s
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| Year | Title | Author(s) | Narrator(s) | Publisher | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 25th |
More Bedtime Stories from Cynics (2019) | Kirsten Kearse, Gretchen Enders, Aparna Nancherla, Cirocco Dunlap, and Dave Hill | Nick Offerman, Patrick Stewart, Alia Shawkat, Elliot Page, Jane Lynch, John Waters, Anjelica Huston, Wendell Pierce, Mike Birbiglia, Rachel Dratch, Matt Walsh, Nicole Byer, Harry Goaz, Aisling Bea, and Gary Anthony Williams | Audible | Winner | [27] |
| Dear Girls: Intimate Tales, Untold Secrets & Advice for Living Your Best Life (2019) | Ali Wong | Ali Wong and Justin Hakuta | Penguin Random House Audio | Finalist | [27] | |
| Idiot (2019) | Laura Clery | Laura Clery | Simon & Schuster Audio | Finalist | [27] | |
| Riding the Elephant: A Memoir of Altercations, Humiliations, Hallucinations, and Observations (2019) | Craig Ferguson | Craig Ferguson | Penguin Random House Audio | Finalist | [27] | |
| A Woman First: First Woman (2019) | Billy Kimball and David Mandel (as "Selina Meyer") | Julia Louis-Dreyfus (as Selina Meyer) | Penguin Random House Audio | Finalist | [27] | |
| 2021 26th |
A Very Punchable Face (2020) | Colin Jost | Colin Jost | Penguin Random House Audio | Winner | [28] |
| The New One (2019) | Mike Birbiglia and J. Hope Stein | Mike Birbiglia and J. Hope Stein | Hachette Audio | Finalist | [28] | |
| Nothing Like I Imagined (2020) | Mindy Kaling | Mindy Kaling | Brilliance Audio | Finalist | [28] | |
| Small Doses: Potent Truths for Everyday Use (2019) | Amanda Seales | Amanda Seales | Audible Studios | Finalist | [28] | |
| Surrender, White People! (2020) | D. L. Hughley and Doug Moe | D. L. Hughley | HarperAudio | Finalist | [28] | |
| Wow, No Thank You (2020) | Samantha Irby | Samantha Irby | Penguin Random House Audio | Finalist | [28] | |
| 2022
27th |
How Y'all Doing? | Leslie Jordan | Leslie Jordan | HarperAudio | Winner | [29] |
| Brackish Waters | Matt Boren | Christina Applegate | Audible Originals | Finalist | [29] | |
| A Carnival of Snackery | David Sedaris | David Sedaris and Tracey Ullman | Hachette Audio | Finalist | [29] | |
| The Life-Changing Science of Detecting Bullshit | John V. Petrocelli | Larry Herron | Macmillan Audio | Finalist | [29] | |
| The Seven Day Switch | Kelly Harms | Arielle DeLisle and Megan Tusing | Brilliance Publishing | Finalist | [29] | |
| 2023
28th |
Happy-Go-Lucky (2022) | David Sedaris | David Sedaris | Hachette Audio | Winner | |
| Let's Catch Up Soon | Sarah Cooper | Sarah Cooper and Felip Jeremic | Audible Originals | Finalist | [30][31] | |
| The Office BFFs | Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinsey | Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinsey | HarperAudio | Finalist | [30][31] | |
| Who Do You Think I Am? | Anjelah Johnson-Reyes | Anjelah Johnson-Reyes | Hachette Audio | Finalist | [30][31] | |
| The Wilder Windows | Katherine Hastings | Pamela Dillman | Flyte Publishing | Finalist | [30][31] | |
| 2024
29th |
Leslie F*cking Jones | Leslie Jones, foreword by Chris Rock | Leslie Jones, foreword by Chris Rock | Hachette Audio | Winner | [32] |
| How to Survive History | Cody Cassidy | Dennis Boutsikaris | Penguin Random House Audio | Finalist | [32] | |
| Uncle of the Year | Andrew Rannells | Andrew Rannells | Penguin Random House Audio | Finalist | [32] | |
| No One Leaves the Castle | Christopher Healy | Jessica Almasy | HarperAudio | Finalist | [32] | |
| Raw Dog: The Naked Truth About Hot Dogs | Jamie Loftus | Jamie Loftus | Macmillan Audio | Finalist | [32] | |
| 2025
30th |
The Millicent Quibb School of Etiquette for Young Ladies of Mad Science | Kate McKinnon | Kate McKinnon and Emily Lynne | Hachette Audio | Winner | [33] |
| Erasure (2001) | Percival Everett | Sean Crisden | Tantor Audio | Finalist | [34] | |
| Glory Days | Simon Rich | John Mulaney | Hachette Audio | Finalist | [34] | |
| Joyful Recollections of Trauma | Paul Scheer | Paul Scheer | HarperAudio | Finalist | [34] | |
| Wilder Widows Walk on the Wilder Side | Katherine Hastings | Pamela Dillman | Flyte Publishing | Finalist | [34] |
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