Using Apple Music for a laugh

I suspect that many of you are using Apple Music right now, as am I.  Whether or not we stick with it once it becomes necessary to pay a monthly fee, we all get lots of great free music for three months.  But today’s post is not about music.  One thing that I have been enjoying on Apple Music is listening to comedy.  I’m not just talking about comedic songs, although there is an Intro to “Weird Al” Yankovic curated playlist that has everything from Eat It to I Lost On Jeopardy, plus lots of other funny songs.  Today, I’m talking about stand-up comedy albums.

Stand-up comedy is a genre of album that I have never before purchased.  It always seemed to me like something that I would listen to once and then be done with, no matter how good it is, and thus not worth owning.  But because the philosophy of Apple Music is pay one price — currently no price at all — and listen to anything that you want, all that you want, Apple Music provides a perfect opportunity to listen to some funny comedy on your iPhone.  And notwithstanding what I just said about not wanting to listen to routines more than once, I have found that there are some routines that I listened to long ago — such Steven Wright’s funny I Have a Pony album — that remain just as funny when I hear them again today.

I’ve only just begun to explore this genre, but here are some of the albums that I have enjoyed so far or that I have on my list to listen to soon.  Hopefully you will enjoy some of these too while you are driving around in your car, doing chores, or otherwise listening to your iPhone.  If you have any other suggestions for good stand-up comedy albums that I should add to my list, please share in a comment to this post!

And finally, it won’t surprise you that virtually all of this humor is not safe for work.

UPDATE:  Here is another one suggested to me by a reader.  (And there are more recommendations in the comments to this post)

6 thoughts on “Using Apple Music for a laugh”

  1. “An American Storyteller” – Big Jay Oakerson
    “New In Town” – John Mullaney
    “Animal Furnace” – Hannibal Buress
    “Whiskey Icarus” – Kyle Kinane
    “Stand Up Comedy 3” “Stand Up Comedy 2” – Tommy Johnagin
    “Thrilled” – Tom Segura
    “Completely Normal” – Tom Segura
    “Let It Go” – Bill Burr
    “Why Do I Do This” – Bill Burr

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  2. Who says iPhone are just to play games or capture the things you love? It can even be used for this fun purpose (Which I didn’t know too XD)

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  3. I’ve been collecting all the standup specials I can find on Apple Music. Here’s my list (with an * next to my personal favorites)
    Hannibal Buress
    My Name is Hannibal
    Animal Furnace
    *Live From Chicago
    Jim Jefferies
    Bare
    Fully Functional
    Anthony Jeselnik
    Shakespeare
    Caligula
    Christian Finnegan
    Au Contraire!
    The Fun Part
    Two for Flinching
    Dan Cummins
    *Chinese Affection
    Crazy with a Capital F
    Hear This!
    Revenge is Near
    Brian Regan
    *Live
    The Epitome of Hyperbole
    Live from Radio City Music Hall
    Standing Up
    Demetri Martin
    *Standup Comedy
    These Are Jokes
    Mike Birbiglia
    My Girlfriend’s Boyfriend
    Sleepwalk With Me – Live
    *My Secret Public Journal (Live)
    Two Drink Mike
    Gary Gulman
    *Conversations with Inanimate Objects
    No Can Defend
    Kumail Nanjiani
    *Beta Male
    Maria Bamford
    The Burning Bridges Tour
    How to Win!
    *Unwanted Thoughts Syndrome
    *Ask Me About My New God!
    Patton Oswalt
    Feelin’ Kinda Patton
    Finest Hour
    My Weakness is Strong
    222 Live & Uncut
    *Tragedy Plus Comedy Equals Time
    Werewolves and Lollipops
    Nate Bargatze
    Yelled at by a Clown
    *Full Time Magic
    John Mulaney
    *New In Town
    *The Top Part
    Tommy Johnagin
    Stand Up Comedy
    *Stand Up Comedy 2
    *Stand Up Comedy 3
    And I can go on… This is the best part of Apple Music in my opinion.

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