Comedy
Two Pastorals: an Heroic and a Comic
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Molière
Moliere, on the way to the Ballet of the Muses, a court festival, started to write a new Heroic Pastoral. "He chose for his subject a s…
Keep Your Own Secret
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Pedro Calderón de la Barca and Pedro Calderón De La Barca
"Love and perseverance will at last vanquish every obstacle. Today I have kept out of the way of every possible hindrance... and at thi…
Ford Theater 49 03 04 The Horn Blows At Midnight
This is the radio version of The Horn Blows at Midnight, starring Jack Benny, and Claude Rains. Jack, playing a minor angel named Athanael, …
Abbott & Costello 48 11 25 Plymouth Rock
Lou tells Bud about his Thanksgiving without a turkey. Lou has written a play about the Pilgrims landing at Plymouth Rock.
The Big Show 50 12 17 The Big Show 50 12 17 Bob Hope Phil Harris Martin & Lewis
Bob Hope tries to gets Tallulah to appear on his show. Meredith Wilson plays "The Thing." Louis Armstrong performs "Ain't Mis…
1966 and All That: BBC Radio Comedy Drama
BBC Radio 4
A BBC Radio dramatisation of Craig Brown's satirical history of Britain in the 20th Century. The 1920s and 30s King George utters some unmem…
Asinaria; or, The Ass-Dealer
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Titus Maccius Plautus
Another Plautus comedy. Not too complicated: People behaving poorly, clever slaves aiding complicated plots, gullible tradesman (the Ass-Dea…
Charlie Mc Carthy 41 09 21 W C Fields
Charlie is expected to apologize to Fields because of a prank. Abbott and Costello are also guests, and talk about their new jungle picture.
The Cat and the Canary
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John Willard
An over-the-top melodrama and murder mystery in three acts. The scene: an old haunted mansion, deliberately left standing empty for 20 years…
Sunshine
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Walter Ben Hare
Ye lords and ladies who have gathered hereto see our little comedy of cheer,I bid you welcome to the Sunshine play,And hope 'twill drive you…
The Merry Devil of Edmonton
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William Shakespeare
Tucker Brooke, author of The Shakespeare Apocrypha (available separately here at Librivox), notes that "The external evidence which has…
The Town Before You
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Hannah Cowley
Impoverished Lords. Rich Lords and Ladies with no sense; other folk with Big Plans. Charlatans. Fools. Buffoons. Disguises. Clever Wives and…
Edgar Bergen 42 06 28 Guest Walter Brennan
Bergen tells Charlie he has a crush on Ginny Simms, and wants Charlie to help him impress her. Abbott and Costello pay a visit and argue ove…
Abbott And Costello 42 11 19 Knights In Shining Armor With Merle Oberon
Abbott and Costello are determined to produce their own picture with Merle Oberon, and begin rehearsals.
Abbott & Costello 44 10 19 Lou Goes To Jail
Costello winds up in traffic court and is about to be set free, when Abbott presents a defense that gets Lou 90 days.
Bacchides: or, The Twin Sisters
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Titus Maccius Plautus
Twin sisters, separated at birth to different lands. Later, Mnesilochus falls in love with one of them, only to see his friend Pistoclerus a…
The Romancers
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Edmond Rostand
By the author of Cyrano de Bergerac, this comic-romance formed the basis for the long-running 1960's musical "The Fantasticks". - …
A Night Off; or A Page From Balzac
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Augustin Daly
There are a number of subplots going on in this play. The Professor has unearthed a play that he wrote back in his University days. He has r…
Stichus; or, The Parasite Rebuffed
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Titus Maccius Plautus
"Antipho, a wealthy and jovial old gentleman of Athens, has two daughters, Pilumena and Pamphila. They are married to two brothers, Epi…