I have no idea if these are on audible, but I really enjoy British-American monologuist Joyce Grenfell (and the collections of her work read by Maureen Lipman). She's a product of her times (she entertained troops in the 2nd world war) but her characters are mostly British or American, only rarely does she have a funny sketch or bit where colonialism comes in.
She was a Christian Scientist as well, but doesn't preach on that. I find her love for family and people, while seeing them quite clearly a great thing to fall asleep to.
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Sat, Jan. 8th, 2011 04:03 pm (UTC)She was a Christian Scientist as well, but doesn't preach on that. I find her love for family and people, while seeing them quite clearly a great thing to fall asleep to.
I got her self-read autobiography via Overdrive mp3 (although I think I'll get a CD eventually, the bit-rate isn't all that great).
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Joyce-Grenfell-Requests-Pleasure-Collection/dp/0563494751/
And I really like this collection of various scraps of her work read by Maureen Lipman
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Kind-Magic-BBC-Radio-Collection/dp/0563527749/
And this is a recording of her very last live performance in the year she died:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Evening-Joyce-Grenfell/dp/B0001XQFVE/
Here's a favourite sketch of mine of hers: English Lit
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i1xTQAGG8rw
And here's a general retrospective to introduce her
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3kRs0y5PD8s