Audible Releases Lewis Black: the Rant is Due, an Original Comedy Series That Transforms the Public’s Frustrations into Hil...
April 20 2017 - 9:00AM
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Lewis Black performs rants written by fans
in this new audio show, released weekly through August on the
Audible app
Audible Inc., the world’s largest seller and producer of
downloadable audiobooks and other spoken word entertainment, today
announced the release of Lewis Black: The Rant is Due, an original
audio series hosted by Emmy and Grammy Award-winning comedian and
political satirist Lewis Black in which the sharp-witted comic
performs diatribes submitted by his fans. For the first time, these
hilarious rants, performed in front of a live audience, are curated
and produced as a weekly audio program. The first nine episodes in
the comedy series are now available in the Audible app under
Channels, and listeners can find additional information and latest
episodes, and propose their own Lewis Black rants, at
Audible.com/lewisblack.
Lewis Black: The Rant is Due takes listeners on a cross-country
tour with Black as he performs his trademark style of
comedy – skewering anything and everything that gets
under his skin. Fans can submit any topic, personal story or even a
fully-scripted monologue on subjects ranging from marriage and
media to food and politics. Each episode is recorded live, and
personalized with introductions improvised by Black.
"I could not be more thrilled that The Rant is Due has found a
home at Audible,” said Lewis Black. “A new audience will hear the
rants of their fellow citizens, and my two cents as well. It will
not change your life but it will be a lot of fun. And if it’s not a
lot of fun, it will piss you off and that’s a really good time
in my book."
“We are excited to partner with legendary comic Lewis Black on
the Audible original production of The Rant is Due,” said Audible
Chief Content Officer Andy Gaies. “Through our curated live
experience, listeners can enjoy singular access to the range of
Lewis’ signature comedy stand-up rants on the go.”
Lewis Black is known for his regular appearance on The Daily
Show. His Emmy-nominated stand-up specials have aired on HBO and
Comedy Central. He is also a voice actor for animated films – most
recently as “Anger” in Pixar’s Inside Out. He has written three
best-selling books and over forty plays, and over a million
followers connect with Lewis on social media daily.
Among the sidesplitting comedy series launched by Audible in
recent months are Will Arnett’s high-concept comedy show, The
Comedy Show Show and Nick Offerman’s Bedtime Stories for
Cynics, a series of inappropriate children’s stories for
adults.
Introduced earlier this year, Audible Channels gives
high-quality short-form audio content a dedicated home. Audible
Channels is free with an Audible membership and to Amazon Prime
members, and also available to purchase as a standalone offering
for $4.95 a month. Additional new original series and shows are
announced and added regularly. For more information about Audible
Channels and the wide array of shows found therein, visit
audible.com/Channels.
Audible invented and commercialized the first digital audio
player in 1997, and has since been at the forefront of the
explosively growing audiobook download segment. In 2016, Audible
members downloaded an average of almost 17 books over the course of
the year. More than half of new Audible members are first-time
audiobook buyers.
ABOUT AUDIBLE, INC.
Audible, Inc., an Amazon.com, Inc. subsidiary
(NASDAQ:AMZN), is the leading provider of premium digital spoken
audio information and entertainment, offering customers a new way
to enhance and enrich their lives every day. Audible was created to
unleash the emotive music in language and the habituating power and
utility of verbal expression. Audible content includes more than
350,000 audio programs from leading audiobook publishers,
broadcasters, entertainers, magazine and newspaper publishers, and
business information providers. Audible is also the provider of
spoken-word audio products for Apple’s iTunes Store.
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