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I'm Dying Up Here: Heartbreak and High Times in Standup Comedy's Golden Era by William Knoedelseder

I'm Dying Up Here: Heartbreak and High Times in Standup Comedy's Golden Era: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the I'm Dying Up Here: Heartbreak and High Times in Standup Comedy's Golden Era audiobook runs 8.4 hours unabridged, narrated by William Dufris (about 5.6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

8.4listening hrs
Arts & Entertainmentstore shelf
2009released
Free for new listeners

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Based on 8.4 hours of listening.

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30 min / day17 days
1 hour / day9 days
2 hours / day5 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×6 days

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What our data says

  • At 8.4 hours, it runs longer than 68% of the 8,856 Arts & Entertainment audiobooks in our catalog.

Computed from 409,794 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read November 3, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.

About this listen

I'm Dying Up Here: Heartbreak and High Times in Standup Comedy's Golden Era is an audiobook by William Knoedelseder: a 8.4-hour unabridged recording, read by William Dufris, released September 7, 2009, on the Arts & Entertainment and World shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
8.4 hrs
Narrated by
William Dufris
Released
September 7, 2009
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Arts & Entertainment, World
ISBN
9781400171842

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the I'm Dying Up Here: Heartbreak and High Times in Standup Comedy's Golden Era audiobook?

I'm Dying Up Here: Heartbreak and High Times in Standup Comedy's Golden Era runs 8.4 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.6 hours.

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Who narrates I'm Dying Up Here: Heartbreak and High Times in Standup Comedy's Golden Era?

I'm Dying Up Here: Heartbreak and High Times in Standup Comedy's Golden Era is narrated by William Dufris.