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Description of Comedy/Spoken Word

 
All manner of musical and spoken entertainment falls under this umbrella -- from sketch comedy troupes and off-color stand-up material to mock rock bands and more idiosyncratic novelty tunes. You'll also discover poetry (both with and without musical accompaniment), lectures and speeches. Whether you're looking for the jarring wisdom of Noam Chomsky, a reading of a Maya Angelou poem, a performance by storyteller Spalding Gray, Richard Pryor's hilarious bit about his visit to Africa, or the simple genius of Ray Stevens' "The Streak," this is the place to start. This is also where you'll find your favorite holiday tunes sung by beloved crooners such as Bing Crosby right next to updated renditions by everyone from Al Green to U2.
 

Top Comedy/Spoken Word Tracks

 
Play Track Artist Price
1. I'm On A Boat featuring T-Pain The Lonely Island
$1.29
2. Like A Boss The Lonely Island
$1.29
3. Jizz In My Pants The Lonely Island
$1.29
4. White & Nerdy (Parody of "Ridin'" by Chamillionaire featuring Krayzie Bone) "Weird Al" Yankovic
$1.29
5. Amish Paradise "Weird Al" Yankovic
$0.99
6. Dick In A Box featuring Justin Timberlake The Lonely Island
$1.29
7. Mambo Italiano Dean Martin
$1.29
8. That's Amore Dean Martin
$1.29
9. Tribute Tenacious D
$1.29
10. F*ck Her Gently Tenacious D
$1.29
11. Cnr "Weird Al" Yankovic
$1.29
12. E-Bay "Weird Al" Yankovic
$1.29
13. Eat It "Weird Al" Yankovic
$1.29
14. I'm On A Boat featuring T-Pain (Clean) The Lonely Island
$1.29
15. I Love to Move It Sacha Baron Cohen
16. Hiphopopotamus vs. Rhymenoceros [feat. Rhymenoceros and the Hiphopopotamus] Flight Of The Conchords
$0.99
17. Kikapoo Tenacious D
$0.99
18. Ain't That A Kick In The Head Dean Martin
$0.99
19. Business Time (Album) Flight Of The Conchords
$0.99
20. Obama Dane Cook
$0.99
21. The Most Beautiful Girl [In The Room] Flight Of The Conchords
$0.99
22. Sway Dean Martin
$1.29
23. Whatever You Like (Main Version) "Weird Al" Yankovic
$0.99
24. Canadian Idiot (Parody of "American Idiot" by Green Day) "Weird Al" Yankovic
$0.99
25. Songbird Kenny G
$0.99
26. Beezleboss (The Final Showdown) Tenacious D
$0.99
27. Lazy Sunday featuring Chris Parnell The Lonely Island
$1.29
28. Sax Man featuring Jack Black The Lonely Island
$0.99
29. The Metal Tenacious D
$0.99
30. Craigslist (Main Version) "Weird Al" Yankovic
$1.29
31. Yoda "Weird Al" Yankovic
$0.99
32. Self Assassination Dane Cook
$0.99
33. The Saga Begins "Weird Al" Yankovic
$0.99
34. Tw*t Swatters Dane Cook
$0.99
35. You're Nobody 'Til Somebody Loves You Dean Martin
$1.29
36. Wonderboy Tenacious D
$0.99
37. Couch Potato "Weird Al" Yankovic
$0.99
38. Boombox featuring Julian Casablancas The Lonely Island
$0.99
39. Robots Flight Of The Conchords
$0.99
40. Mutha'uckas Flight Of The Conchords
$0.99
41. Vernacular Dane Cook
$0.99
42. Natalie's Rap The Lonely Island
$0.99
43. Master Exploder Tenacious D
$0.99
44. Foux du Fafa Flight Of The Conchords
$0.99
45. Volare Dean Martin
$1.29
46. We Like Sportz The Lonely Island
$0.99
47. W.W.Y.D.I.?? Dane Cook
$0.99
48. Silhouette Kenny G
$0.99
49. Who Said We're Wack? The Lonely Island
$0.99
50. Skipper Dan "Weird Al" Yankovic
$1.29
 

Comedy/Spoken Word Key Albums

 
I'm Telling You For The Last Time
$9.99
On Tour With The Big Yin
$6.99
Readings By Jack Kerouac On The Beat...
(EP) $8.99
Shhh...Don't Tell
(Explicit) $10.99
The Lion For Real
$9.99

 

Comedy/Spoken Word Key Artists

 
Dennis Miller

This Saturday Night Live
alum's irreverent humor
made for some of the most
hysterical Weekend Update
segments on record.

Eddie Murphy

Hilarious comedian Eddie
Murphy isn't often
politically correct, yet his
appeal is undeniable.
Murphy worked comedy...

Firesign Theatre

The Firesign Theater
debuted in L.A. in 1966. The
group's improv routines
reflected the
counterculture movemen...

George Carlin

Counterculture comedian
George Carlin is best known
for his "Seven Dirty Words"
bit. In the early-'70s, the
comedian was arrested af...

Jack Kerouac

Renowned author of "On
the Road," Kerouac was one
of the major Beat poets of
the 1950s.

Lenny Bruce

Bruce broke tradition with
every comedy convention
(except standing in front of
an audience) and
revolutionized the form....

Malcolm X

Malcolm X was a leader in
the Nation of Islam
movement before
renouncing the
organization in 1964. Malc...

Monty Python's Flying Circus

The legendary UK comic
troupe Monty Python also
released nearly twenty
albums between 1970 and
1997. Monty Python perfo...

Noam Chomsky

M.I.T. linguist and Nobel
Prize winner Noam
Chomsky speaks on
capitalism, democracy and
corporate control over in...

Ray Stevens

Ray Stevens has been
writing novelty and parody
material since 1961. He
specializes in country
humor and bachelor song...

Robin Williams

From "Mork & Mindy," to
"Bicentennial Man," Williams'
on-screen comic career
has largely focused on
family audiences. Funnym...

Spinal Tap

Subjects of the 1984
eponymous mock-umentary
which details a '70s Metal
band facing an about-face
from once loyal fans. Tho...

Steve Martin

Though tamed by the 1990s,
Steve Martin's '70s stand up
material is so funny, it still
makes people pee their
pants. Martin's comic geni...

William Shatner

From Captain Kirk to T.J.
Hooker to Priceline
spokesman, Shatner has left
an indelible impression on
many generations. Althou...

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