Simon & Schuster Audio and Kevin Hart’s Laugh Out Loud Release New Comedy Audiobook Series

In an exciting move, Simon & Schuster Audio and Laugh Out Loud, the comedy brand and multi-platform entertainment company founded by Kevin Hart, today release the debut audiobook title from LOL Audio, Laugh Out Loud Presents Comedy in Color, Volume 1, Hosted by Lil Rel.

Comedy In Color, Volume 1 welcomes listeners to the largest international comedy festival on earth with curated stand-up sets from 10 jam-packed shows at the world-famous Just For Laughs Comedy Festival in Montreal. Lil Rel (best known for his breakout role in Jordan Peele’s Oscar-winning film, Get Out, and the Fox series, “Rel”) serves as host, providing original material and personal stories from his experiences at JFL, as well as introducing a line-up of 40 of the funniest comedians from Comedy In Color. The audiobook marks the latest expansion for Laugh Out Loud’s “Comedy In Color” standup franchise.

Laugh Out Loud debuted the Comedy In Color stand up franchise on PlutoTV earlier this year, and has already seen immense success, bolstering Laugh Out Loud as one of the top comedy channels on PlutoTV.

LISTEN: Laugh Out Loud Presents Comedy in Color, Volume 1 can be purchased here and is also available for purchase on Apple, Audible, GooglePlay and more.

Lil Rel Howery serves as host, and introduces a line-up of 40 of the funniest comedians from Comedy in Color featured in Volume 1 including: Aisha Alfa, J.B. Ball, Tone Bell, Nate Bargatze, Joel Kim Booster, Aisha Brown, Sophie Buddle, Ronny Chieng, Vir Das, Tim Dillon, Chris Distefano, Dominique, Naomi Ekperigin, Rachel Feinstein, David Gborie, Godfrey, Matt Ingebretson, Gary “G Thang” Johnson, Josh Johnson, Russell Kane, Michael Kosta, Nish Kumar, Mike Lawrence, Ismael Loutfi, Ms. Pat, Mark Normand, Jessimae Peluso, Charlie Pickering, Tony Roberts, Jordan Rock, Aida Rodriguez, Ron G, Ahir Shah, Beth Stelling, Sarah Tiana, Jesus Trejo, Ahamed Weinberg, Gina Yashere and Jenny Zigrino.

The Comedy in Color audiobook releases today September 29th online, with a CD format releasing on Tuesday Oct. 13th.

ABOUT SIMON & SCHUSTER AUDIO

Simon & Schuster Audio is a leading publisher of general interest audiobooks including bestselling fiction, nonfiction, business/finance, self-improvement, inspiration, language learning programs, original audiobook productions, and children’s titles. In addition to a list that includes such unparalleled authors as Mary Higgins Clark, Vince Flynn, Ernest Hemingway, Stephen King, Michael Lewis, and David McCullough. Simon & Schuster Audio has produced audiobooks that have won eight Grammy Awards and earned forty-four Grammy nominations since 1989. For more information about Simon & Schuster Audio, visit our website at www.audio.simonandschuster.com.

Simon & Schuster is a global leader in the field of general interest publishing, dedicated to providing the best in fiction and nonfiction for consumers of all ages, across all printed, electronic, and audio formats. Its divisions include Simon & Schuster Adult Publishing, Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing, Simon & Schuster Audio, Simon & Schuster Digital, and international companies in Australia, Canada, and the United Kingdom. For more information, visit our website at www.simonandschuster.com.

ABOUT LAUGH OUT LOUD

Laugh Out Loud is a comedy brand and multi-platform entertainment company founded by the world’s top comedian Kevin Hart. Through comedy in color, LOL unites a diverse, global audience around an essential connective tissue: LAUGHTER. From stand-up legends to the next generation of comedic talent, Hart and LOL curate comedy’s boldest voices to produce original scripted and unscripted series, stand-up specials, live broadcasts and experiential activations. To Laugh Out Loud, Hart brings the groundbreaking social strategy that earned him 100 million+ followers, sold out 2018’s biggest comedy tour in the world, and continues to break box office records. For more, visit LaughOutLoud.com.

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