Audiobooks Like Born Standing Up: A Comic's Life

10 audiobooks for fans of Born Standing Up: A Comic's Life

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   The Happiest Man on Earth

   by Eddie Jaku

   Narrated by Raphael Corkhill

   ★ 4.81 ABR Score (137.8K ratings)

   ★ 4.62 Goodreads (134.9K) ★ 4.92 Audible (2.9K)

   3h 47m listening time • Released 2021

   Holocaust survivor Eddie Jaku recounts seven years in concentration camps before building a life dedicated to hope and forgiveness. Corkhill's respectful narration honors Jaku's remarkable journey from unimaginable suffering to profound joy.

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   Holocaust survivor Eddie Jaku recounts seven years in concentration camps before building a life dedicated to hope and forgiveness. Corkhill's respectful narration honors Jaku's remarkable journey from unimaginable suffering to profound joy.

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   Night

   The Night Trilogy • Book 1

   by Elie Wiesel, Marion Wiesel, François Mauriac

   Narrated by George Guidall

   ★ 4.67 ABR Score (1.4M ratings)

   ★ 4.38 Goodreads (1.4M) ★ 4.73 Audible (11.1K)

   4h 17m listening time • Released 2006

   George Guidall's measured, unflinching narration transforms Wiesel's testimony into something unbearable and essential—his voice never flinches from the darkness, forcing you to witness rather than look away.

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   George Guidall's measured, unflinching narration transforms Wiesel's testimony into something unbearable and essential—his voice never flinches from the darkness, forcing you to witness rather than look away.

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   Sidney Crosby: The Rookie Year

   by Sidney Crosby, Neely Lohmann

   Narrated by Sidney Crosby, Joe Manganiello

   ★ 4.44 ABR Score (3.8K ratings)

   ★ 4.34 Goodreads (1.7K) ★ 4.85 Audible (2.1K)

   4h 7m listening time • Released 2022

   Hockey legend Sidney Crosby reflects on his pressure-filled 2005-06 rookie season carrying the Pittsburgh Penguins franchise. Hearing Crosby tell his own story adds authenticity to this sports memoir.

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   Hockey legend Sidney Crosby reflects on his pressure-filled 2005-06 rookie season carrying the Pittsburgh Penguins franchise. Hearing Crosby tell his own story adds authenticity to this sports memoir.

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   Maybe You Never Cry Again

   by Bernie Mac, Pablo F. Fenjves

   Narrated by Bernie Mac

   ★ 4.41 ABR Score (3.0K ratings)

   ★ 4.35 Goodreads (715) ★ 4.87 Audible (2.3K)

   4h 25m listening time • Released 2006

   Bernie Mac traces his comedy roots from age five through losing his mother at sixteen, sharing the pain and people that shaped his ruthless humor. Mac's own narration adds intimate weight to childhood memories and the teacher who showered him with tough love.

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   Bernie Mac traces his comedy roots from age five through losing his mother at sixteen, sharing the pain and people that shaped his ruthless humor. Mac's own narration adds intimate weight to childhood memories and the teacher who showered him with tough love.

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   Talking as Fast as I Can: From Gilmore Girls to Gilmore Girls (and Everything in Between)

   by Lauren Graham

   Narrated by Lauren Graham

   ★ 4.38 ABR Score (182.5K ratings)

   ★ 3.94 Goodreads (167.6K) ★ 4.68 Audible (14.9K)

   4h 35m listening time • Released 2016

   Graham reads her own stories about Hollywood and Stars Hollow with the same rapid-fire charm that made Lorelai Gilmore iconic.

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   Graham reads her own stories about Hollywood and Stars Hollow with the same rapid-fire charm that made Lorelai Gilmore iconic.

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   The Last Lecture

   by Randy Pausch

   Narrated by Eric Singer

   ★ 4.37 ABR Score (370.8K ratings)

   ★ 4.26 Goodreads (365.2K) ★ 4.53 Audible (5.7K)

   4h 36m listening time • Released 2008

   Carnegie Mellon professor Randy Pausch, diagnosed with terminal cancer, delivers his final lecture about achieving childhood dreams and living with purpose. His reflections on mortality, parenthood, and legacy create a surprisingly uplifting meditation on making the most of limited time.

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   Carnegie Mellon professor Randy Pausch, diagnosed with terminal cancer, delivers his final lecture about achieving childhood dreams and living with purpose. His reflections on mortality, parenthood, and legacy create a surprisingly uplifting meditation on making the most of limited time.

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   Going Solo

   Roald Dahl's Autobiography • Book 2

   by Roald Dahl, Quentin Blake

   Narrated by Dan Stevens

   ★ 4.30 ABR Score (34.4K ratings)

   ★ 4.06 Goodreads (33.8K) ★ 4.81 Audible (547)

   4h 38m listening time • Released 2013

   Dan Stevens brings such warmth and wry humor to Dahl's wildly true adventures that you'll forget you're listening to memoir instead of fiction. A genuinely thrilling audiobook.

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   Dan Stevens brings such warmth and wry humor to Dahl's wildly true adventures that you'll forget you're listening to memoir instead of fiction. A genuinely thrilling audiobook.

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   Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns)

   by Mindy Kaling

   Narrated by Mindy Kaling, B. J. Novak, Michael Schur, Brenda Withers

   ★ 4.03 ABR Score (531.8K ratings)

   ★ 3.86 Goodreads (514.9K) ★ 4.29 Audible (16.9K)

   4h 37m listening time • Released 2011

   Kaling shares essays about growing up awkward, breaking into comedy, and navigating Hollywood as a woman of color. Hearing her delivery, plus guest appearances by Office colleagues, feels like chatting with friends.

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   Kaling shares essays about growing up awkward, breaking into comedy, and navigating Hollywood as a woman of color. Hearing her delivery, plus guest appearances by Office colleagues, feels like chatting with friends.

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   What I Talk About When I Talk About Running

   by Haruki Murakami, Philip Gabriel

   Narrated by Ray Porter

   ★ 4.02 ABR Score (211.6K ratings)

   ★ 3.87 Goodreads (206.6K) ★ 4.36 Audible (4.9K)

   4h 23m listening time • Released 2008

   Ray Porter's measured, introspective narration captures Murakami's quiet philosophy perfectly—this is less memoir, more meditation on discipline and solitude filtered through running. If you've ever wondered how a writer actually thinks, this is the closest you'll get.

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   Ray Porter's measured, introspective narration captures Murakami's quiet philosophy perfectly—this is less memoir, more meditation on discipline and solitude filtered through running. If you've ever wondered how a writer actually thinks, this is the closest you'll get.

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    St. Francis of Assisi

    by G. K. Chesterton

    Narrated by Simon Vance

    ★ 4.00 ABR Score (13.0K ratings)

    ★ 4.01 Goodreads (11.7K) ★ 4.39 Audible (1.3K)

    4h 4m listening time • Released 2015

    Chesterton presents Francis as history's great paradox: the wealthy man who chose poverty, the lover who chose celibacy. Simon Vance's warm delivery suits the affectionate portrait.

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    Chesterton presents Francis as history's great paradox: the wealthy man who chose poverty, the lover who chose celibacy. Simon Vance's warm delivery suits the affectionate portrait.

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