Disc 1. Introduction / Robert Krulwich Bit of a chat with Dame Edna / Scott Simon (Weekend Edition, Sat. Jan. 25, 2003) More enthusiasm, curbed / Larry David (Morning Edition, Sept. 23, 2005) Short history of black comedy / Darryl Littleton and Tony Cox (News & Notes, Feb. 26, 2007) Getting with 'the Sarah Silverman Program' / Madelene Brand (Day to Day, Feb. 1, 2007) Not my job: Justice Stephen Breyer / Peter Sagal (Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me!, Mar. 24, 2007) Janathan Winters / Scott Simon (Weekend Edition Saturday, Sept. 2, 2000) Inside French Healthcare / David Sedaris (Morning Edition, Aug. 15, 2000)
Disc 2. A lifetime of laughter / Mel Brooks (Morning Edition, Aug. 18, 2004)
Takes on the past / Carl Reiner (All Things Considered, May 8, 2003)
Still out for a laugh / Phyllis Diller (Weekend Edition Saturday, Jul. 23, 2005)
How Richard Pryor changed comedy / Juan Williams (Weekend Edition, Dec. 12, 2005)
Comedy and the Family / Demetri Martin (All Things Considered, Feb. 1, 2007
Onstage solo, but not lonely / Bill Connolly (Weekend Edition Saturday, May 6, 2006)
'Born Standing Up' / Steve Martin (Morning Edition, Nov. 27, 2007)
Laughing along with Lily Tomlin / Lily Tomlin and Scott Simon (Weekend Edition Saturday, Oct. 25, 2003.