Fresh Air: Laughs Audiobook, by Terry Gross Play Audiobook Sample

Fresh Air: Laughs Audiobook

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Fresh Air with Terry Gross, the Peabody Award-winning weekday magazine of contemporary arts and issues, offers some of the most intelligent interviews, reviews, and commentary heard on radio. Terry Gross has been called by The Los Angeles Times, One of the most thought-provoking interviewers working in the media today. In this special compilation, you'll hear exhilarating excerpts from classic interviews with 21 stars of comedy, including Tracey Ullman on her zany characters, Chris Rock on growing up small and black in a white neighborhood, Carol Leifer on the inspiration for her brand of cabaret comedy, and Henny Youngman on his famous line, Take my wife, please. This collection also features interviews with Pieter Dirk-Uys, Richard Pryor, Drew Carey, Bob Newhart, Jackie Mason, Phyllis Diller, Jay Leno, Conan O'Brien, Martin Short, and David Hyde Pierce.

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"My only complaint is I want more! I LOVED each and every interview and didn't want it to end!"

— Carrie (5 out of 5 stars)

Fresh Air: Laughs Listener Reviews

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  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5

    " Nice CD to listen to in the car. Terry Gross is a terrific interviewer. "

    — Sgilbert, 1/2/2013
  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5

    " Listen to it as a book on CD. I don't imagine it would be as entertaining in written form. "

    — Michele, 11/21/2011
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    " Fantastic collection of excerpts from Terry Gross' interviews with some very funny people. "

    — orangerful, 10/21/2011
  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5

    " Listen to it as a book on CD. I don't imagine it would be as entertaining in written form. "

    — Michele, 4/11/2011
  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5

    " Fantastic collection of excerpts from Terry Gross' interviews with some very funny people. "

    — Sam, 1/10/2011

About Terry Gross

Terry Gross started out in public radio in 1973 at WBFO, the NPR affiliate on the campus of her alma mater, the State University of New York at Buffalo. She became producer and host of Fresh Air in 1975, when it was still a local program. Fresh Air won a Peabody Award in 1994 for its “probing questions, revelatory interviews, and unusual insights.” In 2003 Terry herself received public radio’s highest honor, the Edward R. Murrow Award. She lives in Philadelphia with her husband, writer Francis Davis.