Based on a True Story: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Based on a True Story audiobook runs 7.3 hours unabridged, narrated by Tim O'Halloran and Norm Macdonald (about 4.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 7.3 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 15 days |
| 1 hour / day | 8 days |
| 2 hours / day | 4 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 5 days |
You'll finish in – by –
Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.
What our data says
- At 7.3 hours, it is shorter than 59% of the 5,212 Memoirs audiobooks in our catalog.
About as long, on the Memoirs shelf
1,112 Memoirs audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
Computed from 170,512 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read October 21, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.
About this listen
Based on a True Story is an audiobook by Norm Macdonald: a 7.3-hour unabridged recording, read by Tim O'Halloran and Norm Macdonald, released September 20, 2016, on the Memoirs and Comedy shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 7.3 hrs
- Narrated by
- Tim O'Halloran, Norm Macdonald
- Released
- September 20, 2016
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Memoirs, Comedy, Comedy, Satire & Parody
- ISBN
- 9781524703196
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Based on a True Story audiobook?
Based on a True Story runs 7.3 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 4.9 hours.
Is the Based on a True Story audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Based on a True Story?
Based on a True Story is narrated by Tim O'Halloran and Norm Macdonald.