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The Audie Award for Humor is one of the Audie Awards presented annually by the Audio Publishers Association (APA). It awards excellence in narration, production, and content for a humor audiobook released in a given year. It has been awarded since 1997.

Winners and finalists

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Winners are listed first and highlighted in light green.

1990s

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Year Title Author(s) Narrator(s) Publisher
1997[1]
2nd 		Calvin Trillin, Piece by Piece (1995) Calvin Trillin Calvin Trillin HighBridge Audio
The Definitive Biography of P. D. Q. Bach (1976) Peter Schickele Peter Schickele HighBridge Audio
The Rants (1996) Dennis Miller Dennis Miller Bantam Doubleday Dell Audio
1998[2]
3rd 		Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency (1987) Douglas Adams Douglas Adams Dove Audio
Babyhood (1997) Paul Reiser Dennis Miller Bantam Doubleday Dell Audio
Into the Twilight, Endlessly Grousing (1997) Patrick F. McManus Terry Beaver Simon & Schuster Audio
1999[3]
4th 		Ranting Again (1998) Dennis Miller Dennis Miller Bantam Doubleday Dell Audio
God Is My Broker (1998) Christopher Buckley and John Tierney (as "Brother Ty") Mark Linn-Baker Bantam Doubleday Dell Audio
Pure Drivel (1998) Steve Martin Steve Martin Simon & Schuster Audio

2000s

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Year Title Author(s) Narrator(s) Publisher
2000[4]
5th 		How Paul Robeson Saved My Life, and Other Mostly Happy Stories (1999) Carl Reiner Carl Reiner NewStar Media
How Men Have Babies (1999) Alan Thicke Alan Thicke The Audio Partners
Rants Redux (1999) Dennis Miller Dennis Miller Bantam Doubleday Dell Audio
2001[5]
6th 		Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (2004) Helen Fielding Tracie Bennett Random House Audio
Me Talk Pretty One Day (2000) David Sedaris David Sedaris Time Warner AudioBooks
Pretty Good Joke Tape (2000) Garrison Keillor Garrison Keillor, Roy Blount, Jr., and Paula Poundstone HighBridge Audio
2002[6]
7th 		Napalm and Silly Putty (2001) George Carlin George Carlin HighBridge Audio
Blandings Castle (1935) P. G. Wodehouse Jonathan Cecil Chivers North America
The New Joys of Yiddish (2001) Leo Rosten Ron Rifkin, Peter Riegert, Harry Goz, Michael Goz, Larry Keith, and Carole Shelley Random House Audio
2003[7]
8th 		Things You Shouldn't Say Past Midnight (2000) Peter Ackerman Jeffrey Donovan, Richard Kind, Clea Lewis, Alan Mandell, Mandy Siegfried, and Joey Slotnick L.A. Theatre Works
Jump the Shark: When Good Things Go Bad (2001) Jon Hein Jon Hein Listen & Live Audio
Mirth of a Nation (2000) Michael J. Rosen Tony Roberts, David Rakoff, Gary Trudeau, Paul Rudnick, Rick Moranis, et al. HarperAudio
Sixteen Scandals (2002) William Strauss and Elaina Newport William Strauss and Elaina Newport Sourcebooks
Stupid White Men ...and Other Sorry Excuses for the State of the Nation! (2001) Michael Moore Arte Johnson New Millennium Audio
2004[8]
9th 		Live at Carnegie Hall (2003) David Sedaris David Sedaris Time Warner Audio
Boogers Are My Beat (2003) Dave Barry Dick Hill Brilliance Audio
The Funny Thing Is… (2003) Ellen DeGeneres Ellen DeGeneres Simon & Schuster Audio
Shopaholic Takes Manhattan (2001) Sophie Kinsella Emily Gray Recorded Books
The Pleasure of My Company (2003) Steve Martin Steve Martin Time Warner AudioBooks
2005[9]
10th 		Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim (2004) David Sedaris David Sedaris Time Warner Audio
America (The Book) (2004) Jon Stewart and the writers of The Daily Show Jon Stewart et al. Time Warner Audiobooks
My Life as a 10-Year-Old Boy (2000) Nancy Cartwright Nancy Cartwright Blackstone Audio
The Reluctant Metrosexual (2004) Peter Hyman Peter Hyman Blackstone Audio
When Will Jesus Bring the Pork Chops? (2004) George Carlin George Carlin Time Warner AudioBooks
2006[10]
11th 		The Truth (With Jokes) (2005) Al Franken Al Franken Brilliance Audio
The Adventures of Guy Noir (2005) Garrison Keillor Garrison Keillor and full cast HighBridge Audio
Car Talk (2005) Tom Magliozzi and Ray Magliozzi Tom Magliozzi and Ray Magliozzi HighBridge Audio
Fired! (2006) Annabelle Gurwitch Annabelle Gurwitch, Charlayne Woodard, Carl Capotorto, Dana Gould, et al. L.A. Theatre Works
Nothing's Sacred (2005) Lewis Black Lewis Black Simon & Schuster Audio
2007[11]
12th 		Spoiled Rotten America (2006) Larry Miller Larry Miller HarperAudio
Company (2006) Max Barry William Dufris Tantor Audio
F.U.B.A.R.: America's Right-Wing Nightmare (2006) Sam Seder and Stephen Sherrill Sam Seder HarperAudio
Solomon vs. Lord (2005) Paul Levine Christopher Lane Blackstone Audio
The Areas of My Expertise (2005) John Hodgman John Hodgman Penguin Audio
2008[12][13]
13th 		I Am America (And So Can You!) (2007) Stephen Colbert Stephen Colbert, Paul Dinello, Kevin Dorff, Greg Hollimon, Evie McGee, David Pasquesi, Amy Sedaris, Allison Silverman, Brian Stack, and Jon Stewart Hachette Audio
Don't Make a Black Woman Take Off Her Earrings (2006) Tyler Perry Tyler Perry Penguin Audio
Our Dumb World (2007) The Onion The Onion Hachette Audio
Plato and a Platypus Walk Into a Bar (2007) Thomas Cathcart and Daniel Klein Johnny Heller Recorded Books
The Ultimate David Sedaris Box Set (2007) David Sedaris David Sedaris, Amy Sedaris, and Ann Magnuson Hachette Audio
2009[14][15]
14th 		The Learners (2008) Chip Kidd Bronson Pinchot Blackstone Audio
When You Are Engulfed in Flames (2008) David Sedaris David Sedaris Hachette Audio
Atomic Lobster (2008) Tim Dorsey Oliver Wyman HarperAudio
Martin Misunderstood (2008) Karin Slaughter Wayne Knight BBC Audiobooks America
Me of Little Faith (2008) Lewis Black Lewis Black Penguin Audio

2010s

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Year Title Authors(s) Narrator(s) Publisher
2010[16]
15th 		Church People: The Lutherans of Lake Wobegon (2009) Garrison Keillor Garrison Keillor HighBridge Audio
Don't Say I Didn't Warn You (2009) Anita Renfroe Anita Renfroe Hyperion Audio
I Drink for a Reason (2009) David Cross David Cross Hachette Audio
I Shudder (2009) Paul Rudnick Paul Rudnick HarperAudio
More Information Than You Require (2008) John Hodgman John Hodgman and full cast Penguin Audiobooks
2011[17]
16th 		Old Jews Telling Jokes (2010) Sam Hoffman Sam Hoffman, Eric Spiegelman, and full cast HighBridge Audio
Earth (The Book) (2010) Jon Stewart and the writers of The Daily Show Jon Stewart et al. Hachette Audio
Paul Is Undead (2010) Alan Goldsher Simon Vance Blackstone Audio
Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk (2010) David Sedaris David Sedaris et al. Hachette Audio
Shit My Dad Says (2010) Justin Halpern and Patrick Schumacker Sean Schemmel HarperAudio
2012[18][19]
17th 		Shatner Rules (2011) William Shatner and Chris Regan William Shatner Penguin Audio
Bossypants (2011) Tina Fey Tina Fey Hachette Audio
Go the Fuck to Sleep (2011) Adam Mansbach Samuel L. Jackson Audible/Brilliance Audio
In Fifty Years We'll All Be Chicks (2010) Adam Carolla and Mike Lynch Adam Carolla Random House Audio/Books on Tape
This Is an Audiobook (based on This Is a Book; 2011) Demetri Martin Demetri Martin Hachette Audio
2013[20]
18th 		I Suck at Girls (2012) Justin Halpern Sean Schemmel HarperAudio
America Again: Re-becoming the Greatness We Never Weren't (2012) Stephen Colbert Stephen Colbert Hachette Audio
The Cursing Mommy's Book of Days (2012) Ian Frazier Cynthia Nixon Macmillan Audio
Let's Pretend This Never Happened (2012) Jenny Lawson Jenny Lawson Penguin Audio
Me the People (2012) Kevin Bleyer Kevin Bleyer Random House Audio
2014[21]
19th 		Still Foolin' 'Em: Where I've Been, Where I'm Going, and Where the Hell Are My Keys? (2013) Billy Crystal Billy Crystal Macmillan Audio
How I Slept My Way to the Middle (2012) Kevin Pollak and Alan Goldsher Kevin Pollak Brilliance Audio
Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls (2013) David Sedaris David Sedaris Hachette Audio
Someone Could Get Hurt: A Memoir of Twenty-First-Century Parenthood (2013) Drew Magary Drew Magary Penguin Audio
The Stench of Honolulu (2013) Jack Handey Jack Handey Hachette Audio
2015[22]
20th 		Yes Please (2014) Amy Poehler Amy Poehler, Carol Burnett, Seth Meyers, Mike Schur, Eileen and William Poehler, Patrick Stewart, and Kathleen Turner HarperAudio
Ben Franklin Unplugged (2013) Josh Kornbluth Josh Kornbluth Audible
The Disaster Artist (2013) and Tom Bissell Greg Sestero and Tom Bissell Greg Sestero Tantor Audio
Food: A Love Story (2014) Jim Gaffigan Jim Gaffigan Penguin Random House Audio
God Is Disappointed in You (2012) Mark Russell and Shannon Wheeler James Urbaniak Audible
You Can Date Boys When You're Forty (2014) Dave Barry Dave Barry Penguin Random House Audio
2016[23]
21st 		Furiously Happy (2015) Jenny Lawson Jenny Lawson Macmillan Audio
Almost Interesting (2016) David Spade David Spade HarperAudio
Car Talk Classics: No Factory Recalls. So Far. (2015) Tom Magliozzi and Ray Magliozzi Tom Magliozzi and Ray Magliozzi HighBridge Audio/Recorded Books
Modern Romance: An Investigation (2015) Aziz Ansari and Eric Klinenberg Aziz Ansari Books on Tape/Penguin Random House Audio
Texts from Jane Eyre (2014) Daniel M. Lavery Amy Landon and Zach Villa Tantor Audio
Why Not Me? (2015) Mindy Kaling Mindy Kaling Books on Tape/Penguin Random House Audio
2017[24]
22nd 		I'm Judging You (2016) Luvvie Ajayi Luvvie Ajayi Macmillan Audio
The Bassoon King (2015) Rainn Wilson Rainn Wilson Penguin Random House Audio/Books on Tape
Black Man, White House: An Oral History of the Obama Years (2017) D. L. Hughley Keith Szarabajka, John Reynolds, Fran Tunno, Cherise Boothe, Dan Woren, P. J. Ochlan, Gregory Itzin, Paula Jai Parker-Martin, Mia Barron, Ron Butler, and James Shippy HarperAudio
Life and Other Near Death Experiences (2015) Camille Pagán Amy McFadden Brilliance Audio
You Can't Touch My Hair (2016) Phoebe Robinson Phoebe Robinson Penguin Random House Audio/Books on Tape
You'll Grow Out of It (2016) Jessi Klein Jessi Klein Hachette Audio
2018[25]
23rd 		Carpet Diem; or ...How to Save the World by Accident (2015) Justin Lee Anderson Matthew Lloyd Davies Tantor Audio
The Book of Leon: Philosophy of a Fool (2017) J. B. Smoove and Iris Bahr (as "Leon Black, as told to J. B. Smoove and Iris Bahr") J. B. Smoove (as Leon Black) Simon & Schuster Audio
I Can't Make This Up (2017) Kevin Hart and Neil Strauss Kevin Hart Audible
Rhett & Link's Book of Mythicality (2017) Rhett McLaughlin and Link Neal Rhett McLaughlin and Link Neal Audible
The Totally Unscientific Study of the Search for Human Happiness (2017) Paula Poundstone Paula Poundstone HighBridge Audio
2019[26]
24th 		The Greatest Love Story Ever Told (2018) Nick Offerman and Megan Mullally Nick Offerman and Megan Mullally Penguin Random House Audio
Calypso (2018) David Sedaris David Sedaris Hachette Audio
Everything's Trash, But It's Okay (2018) Phoebe Robinson Phoebe Robinson Penguin Random House Audio
How Not to Get Shot (2018) D. L. Hughley D. L. Hughley HarperAudio
Noir (2018) Christopher Moore Johnny Heller HarperAudio

2020s

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Year Title Author(s) Narrator(s) Publisher
2020[27]
25th 		More Bedtime Stories from Cynics (2019) Kirsten Kearse, Gretchen Enders, Aparna Nancherla, Cirocco Dunlap, and Dave Hill Nick Offerman, Patrick Stewart, Alia Shawkat, Elliot Page, Jane Lynch, John Waters, Anjelica Huston, Wendell Pierce, Mike Birbiglia, Rachel Dratch, Matt Walsh, Nicole Byer, Harry Goaz, Aisling Bea, and Gary Anthony Williams Audible
Dear Girls: Intimate Tales, Untold Secrets & Advice for Living Your Best Life (2019) Ali Wong Ali Wong and Justin Hakuta Penguin Random House Audio
Idiot (2019) Laura Clery Laura Clery Simon & Schuster Audio
Riding the Elephant: A Memoir of Altercations, Humiliations, Hallucinations, and Observations (2019) Craig Ferguson Craig Ferguson Penguin Random House Audio
A Woman First: First Woman (2019) Billy Kimball and David Mandel (as "Selina Meyer") Julia Louis-Dreyfus (as Selina Meyer) Penguin Random House Audio
2021[28]
26th 		A Very Punchable Face (2020) Colin Jost Colin Jost Penguin Random House Audio
The New One (2019) Mike Birbiglia and J. Hope Stein Mike Birbiglia and J. Hope Stein Hachette Audio
Nothing Like I Imagined (2020) Mindy Kaling Mindy Kaling Brilliance Audio
Small Doses: Potent Truths for Everyday Use (2019) Amanda Seales Amanda Seales Audible Studios
Surrender, White People! (2020) D. L. Hughley and Doug Moe D. L. Hughley HarperAudio
Wow, No Thank You (2020) Samantha Irby Samantha Irby Penguin Random House Audio
2022[29]

27th

How Y'all Doing? Leslie Jordan Leslie Jordan HarperAudio
Brackish Waters Matt Boren Christina Applegate Audible Originals
A Carnival of Snackery David Sedaris David Sedaris and Tracey Ullman Hachette Audio
The Life-Changing Science of Detecting Bullshit John V. Petrocelli Larry Herron Macmillan Audio
The Seven Day Switch Kelly Harms Arielle DeLisle and Megan Tusing Brilliance Publishing
2023[30][31]

28th

Happy-Go-Lucky (2022) David Sedaris David Sedaris Hachette Audio
Let's Catch Up Soon Sarah Cooper Sarah Cooper and Felip Jeremic Audible Originals
The Office BFFs Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinsey Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinsey HarperAudio
Who Do You Think I Am? Anjelah Johnson-Reyes Anjelah Johnson-Reyes Hachette Audio
The Wilder Windows Katherine Hastings Pamela Dillman Flyte Publishing
2024[32]

29th

Leslie F*cking Jones Leslie Jones, foreword by Chris Rock Leslie Jones, foreword by Chris Rock Hachette Audio
How to Survive History Cody Cassidy Dennis Boutsikaris Penguin Random House Audio
Uncle of the Year Andrew Rannells Andrew Rannells Penguin Random House Audio
No One Leaves the Castle Christopher Healy Jessica Almasy HarperAudio
Raw Dog: The Naked Truth About Hot Dogs Jamie Loftus Jamie Loftus Macmillan Audio

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