NPR Laughter Therapy: A Comedy Collection for the Chronically Serious by Peter Sagal

NPR Laughter Therapy: A Comedy Collection for the Chronically Serious Reviews

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  Marlene

  I am a fan of NPR and find myself chuckling away at many of their productions. So when I found this audiobook, I was sure it would be a great break from my daily stress. And with a title like Laughter Therapy, one would consider the content to be funny. It was not. The only reason I finished it was because it had a running time of 2 hours 20 minutes. At 1.25 speed, I only had to suffer for a total of hour 45 min. Too long to be trapped in my car with a humorless audio book.
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  Isabel Tueller

  We love it when my nightly podcast listening counts for my goodread challenge.
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  Gable Roth

  The book starts off by putting people down. I know it is all in jest since the whole book is about jokes and humor but it says something like "This is all about humor that those that are less intelligent will not understand." And with that, I guess I must be less intelligent. There were certainly some funny parts and the book as a whole was ok... but it wasn't on the level of Jim Gaffigan. He cracks me up. This was just an interesting collection of funny bits. Not what I was expecting. Thankfully it was short.
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  Diane

  So much fun! This quick read was just what I needed.
  
  Delightful interviews with Phyllis Diller, Joan Rivers, Eugene Levy, Martin Mull, Fred Willard, Mel Brooks and others as well as original material produced by NPR like the story about LunarPro projecting advertisements on the moon and even fake constellations like the Nike swoosh. 😃
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  classicsreader

  I wasn't even sure what to expect with this The effects of such overbearance, for myself, usually are much more 'unsettling'. So the title alone on this book was definitely intriguing. Since this was something like a history of 20th century vitations...( kinda up my alley)... I definitely will visit again. Audiobook was superb.
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  Amy

  Brief. Not really a book, but audio format. Some of the items were funny and others really weren't that amusing. I AM one of those chronically serious people though, which is why I decided to listen to laughter therapy. I need to laugh more.
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  Nora

  This was a very short book that was purely for pleasure. It is essentially a hodgepodge of comedy sketches and interviews with famous comedians. It is a nice palate cleanser after any books that require much more attention and focus.
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  Renee

  A fun collection of interviews with comedians and satirical "news" segments. Basically a podcast clip show in audiobook form, perfect to listen to while in the car, multitasking around the house, or when you just need a chuckle.
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  Tara Blais Davison

  3/5 I laughed during the Paula Poundstone interview, Joan Rivers, Phyllis Diller and Martin Mullen interviews. The April Fools pranks were rather stale and possibly funnier in the midst of the time period in which they were meant.
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  Heather McC

  A lighter side to the news.
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  Marilyn

  MCPL 'Humor Me' Winter Reading Challenge
  Short road trip audio listen. I enjoyed the clean clips of Paula Poundstone, Phyllis Diller, Joan Rivers, and Mel Brooks.
  
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  Heatherterrybell

  Listened to the audiobook. It was fine, not my favorite
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  Kelda Smith

  It made me laugh 50% of the time.
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  Robin

  It’s not a book, it’s a compilation of short interviews with comics. Some of them are fantastic. The ones that aren’t: skip em!
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  Cheryl

  Some great interviews with Phyllis Diller, Martin Mull, Joan Rivers. Interesting look back. Funny made up news pieces.
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  Jason

  There are a couple of funny bits, but mostly this is deeply unfunny.
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  Lisa Quenon

  Interesting yet not particularly funny.