Comedy / Spoken Word CDs

Rize of the Fenix is the upcoming third album by American comedy rock band Tenacious D, set for release on May 15, 2012. It is the band's first studio release in six years, since 2006's The Pick of Destiny, the soundtrack for their film of the same name. (wikipedia) Overview Sony Music is exci...

Finally! Sub Pop's debut release from NZ's folk / comedy duo and HBO phenoms, Flight of the Conchords! 'The Distant Future' EP includes the tracks "Business Time", "If You're Into It" and "Not Crying", as well as live versions of "The Most Beautiful Girl In The Roo...

The songs for Te Soundtrack were chosen to illustrate Billy’s life and not to demonstrate his astonishing vocal range. Yet even so the multi-talent of Billy T James’ musical ability still shines through. Take the soft silky vocals of standard ballads like “Prairie Moon”, “When A Child is Born” Movi...

Born William Taitoko in 1948, Billy was originally a group entertainer and had his first real break in show business when he was invited to join the internationally acclaimed Maori Volcanics. Once he made up his mind to go it alone, he was an immediate success as a solo entertainer. This disc is ...

One of Flying Nun Record’s first new signings, Grayson Gilmour, has teamed up with the relaunched label for his latest album No Constellation. Hailing from Palmerston North, Grayson Gilmour began his solo recordings at age 16. As one quarter of New Zealand band So So Modern, Grayson has spent ...

In a time when NZ is abundant with great female vocalists, a new name is set to emerge that will make you sit up, take notice and give thanks to whatever it is that blesses us with this talent. That name belongs to Lauren Anne Mitchell.   Currently based in Christchurch, though Marlborough-bo...

"Weird Al" Yankovic, the undisputed king of pop culture parody, has sold more comedy recordings than any other artist in history. In a career spanning nearly three decades, he has amassed 30 Gold and Platinum albums, 7 Gold and Platinum-certified home videos and 3 Grammy Awards (with 11 no...

40 country & western classics of the era.

A 2CD set of bluegrass gems from the masters of the genre.

In a career spanning 25 years, Billy Birmingham’s comedy creation – The 12th Man – has become one f the most successful spoken-word recording artists in the world artists in the world, with sales in excess of two million albums in Australia alone. The 12th Man is the only Australian recording art...

This is the CD/DVD version of Dai Henwoods September shows at Sky City. Debuting on NZ screens in 1999 on TV2's Pulp Comedy, Dai finally made the leap into his own television vehicle with the debut of Insert Video Here on C4 in 2006, and continued on with 2 successful series of Roll The Dai both ...

Sub Pop presents Bigger & Blackerer, the first new comedy album from David Cross in 6yrs. The new David Cross album (& the separately-released accompanying DVD of the same name) Bigger & Blackerer was taped during two shows, back-to-back on the same evening at Boston’s Wilbur Th...

Daniel O’Donnell’s latest single is titled ‘Tipperary Girl’. Written by the renowned and highly respected Irish singer/songwriter, Billy O’Dwyer, the ‘Feel Good Factor’ of this song, with it’s delightfully insistent rhythm, and highly infectious chorus...

Boasting a two-and-a-half-hour running time and 38 songs hand-picked by Al himself - The Essential "Weird Al" Yankovic. Encompassing 12 albums, the double-disc set starts from the beginning of Al's career, with "Another One Rides the Bus," his live "Another One Bites the ...

Steven Wright is an Academy Award-winning stand-up comedian, actor, and writer. He is known for his slow, deadpan delivery of ironic, witty and deeply philosophical jokes and one-liners.

Dane Cook is an American stand-up comedian and actor. He has released three comedy albums. ‘Retaliation’ became the highest charting comedy album in twenty-eight years and went double platinum. Cook performed on his own HBO special and has appeared in fifteen films including the 2006 com...

The success of this album landed Cook a record contract with Comedy Central Records. The album is certified platinum. Cook hosted the 2006 Teen Choice Awards alongside Jessica Simpson. The following year he won the award for Best Comedian and was named Rolling Stone magazine\'s Hot Comic of the Year...

FINAL DIG documents interviews and media reports surrounding the retirement of Australian cricket legend Richie Benaud.

Here are 22 more tracks of cricket mayhem from The 12th Man.

DVD 1. CNR 2. TMZ (Parody of "You Belong To Me" by Taylor Swift) 3. Skipper Dan 4. Craigslist 5. Party In The CIA (Parody of "Party In The U.S.A." by Miley Cyrus) 6. Ringtone 7. Another Tattoo (Parody of "Nothin' On You" by B.o.B. featuring Bruno Mars) 8. If That Isn't Love 9. Whatever You Like (Pa...

Max Bygraves OBE is an English comedian, singer, actor & variety performer, who appeared on his own TV shows (notably Family Fortunes), sometimes performing comedy sketches between songs. Bygraves began his career in a show called They’re Out alongside Frankie Howerd, Benny Hill, Jimmy ...

Philosophy: The Best of Bill Hicks  is a compilation album of routines by Bill Hicks, compiled from his four CDs on Rykodisc.

It's new, its Kevin Bloody Wilson and he is on tour. His music, because of it's bawdy nature, has never had the support or profile given by radio or TV exposure, yet in spite of all this, he has sold almost 4 million albums to date worldwide. This success and his sell - out concert tour dates world-...

'Live! at 'Pips'' was produced by Billy Kristian, engineered by Phil Yule and is one of his most popular releases. Recorded live, it captures the charisma of one of New Zealand's best loved comedians and has gone on to sell platinum.

The acclaimed and hilarious U.K. comedy group Goons perform the sketches that made them famous on this three-track release from 1959.

Tenacious D: Kyle Gass (vocals, acoustic guitar); Jack Black (vocals, guitar).Additional personnel includes: David Grohl (guitar, drums, background vocals); Warren Fitzgerald, Ken Andrews (guitar); Woody Jackson (sitar); Andrew Gross (strings); Page McConnell (keyboards); Steve McDonald (bass); Alfr...

Disc 1 Hotcha Cornia (Hotcha Chornya - Russian Folk Songs) Fiddle Faddle Minka Tennessee Waltz I Went To Your Wedding Knock Knock Who's There Liebestraume The Jones Laughing Record I Wanna Go Back To West Virginia The Man On The Flying Trapeze Rum Tee Diddle Yump Ya Wanna Buy A Bunny ...

With starring roles in television and feature films, numerous legendary comedy stand-up specials, his Emmy and Golden Globe nominated show (“Everyone Hates Chris”), Grammy winning CDs, “CHEESE AND CRACKERS” is the best of this daring and hilarious comedian. Chris Rock origina...

Much anticipated authorised re-issue of Stanshall's best album which was originally released in 1974 on Warners.

Nirvana came to define the grunge movement better than any other of the Seattle bands who emerged concurrently or in their wake, but the influence they provided was and remains far wider reaching than that of any of their contemporaries, and today the legacy of Nirvana affords them the same respect ...

More than 10 years after his death, Bill Hicks' brand of radical thought provoking, biting comedy has seeped into America's consciousness. Following his best selling DVD, BILL HICKS LIVE, OXFORD NOVEMBER 11, 1992 captures a legendary performance at Oxford University. This 2-CD set showcases Bi...

Love, Laughter and Truth is a 2002 album consisting of previously unreleased material by comedian Bill Hicks. The material on the album was originally recorded by Bill Hicks himself for personal use, but was after his death reviewed by the Hicks Estate, after which it was decided to release the pre...

Live in Pittsburgh , this is the first in a series of previously unreleased complete live performances from the Hicks estate's private collection. Recorded in 1991 in front of what Bill dubbed 'the worst audience I've ever faced'. Ryko.

Relentless is a live album by stand-up comedian and satirist Bill Hicks. It was his second CD release, and his last one before his death from pancreatic cancer in February 1994.

Dangerous is the first live CD album released by stand-up comedian and satirist Bill Hicks in 1990, on New York based Invasion Records. The album was recorded over two nights at Caroline's in New York City. It was later re-released by Rykodisc.

Arizona Bay is an album by comedian Bill Hicks, posthumously released in 1997 through Rykodisc. It was released alongside Rant in E-Minor, marking three years since his death. The album's title refers to the hope that Los Angeles will one day fall into the ocean due to a major earthquake.