Laughter therapy : a comedy collection for the chronically serious

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Label

Laughter therapy : a comedy collection for the chronically serious

Title remainder

a comedy collection for the chronically serious

Title variation

• NPR laughter therapy
• National Public Radio laughter therapy

Contributor

• Rivers, Joan,
• Rocca, Mo,
• Diller, Phyllis,
• HighBridge Audio (Firm),
• National Public Radio (U.S.),
• Poundstone, Paula,
• Willard, Fred, 1939-
• Mull, Martin,
• Carey, Drew,
• Levy, Eugene, 1946-
• Brooks, Mel, 1926-
• Sagal, Peter,
• Colbert, Stephen, 1964-

Broadcaster

• National Public Radio (U.S.),

Host

• Sagal, Peter,

Performer

• Rivers, Joan,
• Rocca, Mo,
• Diller, Phyllis,
• Poundstone, Paula,
• Willard, Fred, 1939-
• Mull, Martin,
• Carey, Drew,
• Levy, Eugene, 1946-
• Brooks, Mel, 1926-
• Colbert, Stephen, 1964-

Publisher

• HighBridge Audio (Firm),

Subject

• Radio comedies
• Nonfiction radio programs
• American wit and humor

Genre

• Nonfiction radio programs
• Radio comedies

Language

eng

Summary

• Looking for an alternative to the seriously reliable, soothing yet informative sound of NPR? Try NPR! Prepare to be surprised by this collection of unbelievable news, bloopers, and interviews with some of the funniest personalities on the planet. The time honored tradition of hoax stories that NPR airs every April 1st brings exploding maple trees in Maine, talking dogs in Ohio, farm raised whales in Illinois, and bubbling cheese springs in Wisconsin
• National Public Radio presents encounters with funny personalities and memorable, unbelievable April Fool's Day "news" segments from various NPR radio programs

Member of

• Wait, wait-- don't tell me! (Radio program)
• All things considered (Radio program)
• Morning edition
• Fresh air with Terry Gross (Radio program)
• Talk of the nation (Radio program)
• Weekend edition Saturday (Radio program)

Cataloging source

BTCTA

Dewey number

792.7028

Form of composition

not applicable

Format of music

not applicable

LC call number

• PN6162
• PN1991.8.C65

LC item number

• .N67 2013ab
• L38 2013

Literary text for sound recordings

comedy

Music parts

not applicable

PerformerNote

Hosted by Peter Sagal; featuring Mel Brooks, Drew Carey, Stephen Colbert, Eugene Levy, Martin Mull, Fred Willard, Paula Poundstone, Mo Rocca, Phyllis Diller, Joan Rivers and more

Target audience

adult

Transposition and arrangement

not applicable