David Cross has narrated 5 audiobooks on Listento.it by 10 authors, with an average listener rating of 4.5★ across 356 ratings. The most-rated is Siddhartha.
Siddhartha
Summary
In Siddhartha, Herman Hesse conveys a very profound message for all those who seek meaning in their lives. Though set in India, the concerns of Siddhartha are universal, expressing Hesse's general interest in the conflict between mind, body, and spirit. It is a story of a Brahmin boy who follows his heart and ventures out into the world to experience life as a pious Brahmin, a Samana, a rich merchant, a lover, and ordinary ferryman to a father - each life bringing a new awakening, bringing him closer to the truth until he is finally one with Buddha.
Public Domain (P)2012 Cherry Hill Publishing
I Drink for a Reason
Summary
The star and creative force behind Mr. Show and Arrested Development pens his "first and final book, chronicling his meteoric rise and abysmal fall in the literary world." After a decade spent in isolation in the Ugandan jungles thinking about stuff, David Cross has written his first book. Known for roles on the small screen such as "never-nude" Tobias Funke on Arrested Development and the role of "David" in Mr. Show with Bob and David, as well as a hugely successful stand-up routine full of sharp-tongued rants and rages, Cross has carved out his place in American comedy. Whether deflating the pomposity of religious figures, calling out the pathetic symbiosis of pseudo-celebrity and its leaching fandom, or merely pushing the buttons of the way-too-easily offended PC left or the caustic, double-standard of the callous (but funnier) right, Cross has something to say about everyone, including his own ridiculous self. Now, for the first time, Cross is weaving his media mockery, celebrity denunciation, religious commentary and sheer madness into book form, revealing the true story behind his almost existential distaste of Jim Belushi ("The Belush"), disclosing the up-to-now unpublished minutes to a meeting of Fox television network executives, and offering up a brutally grotesque run-in with Bill O'Reilly. And as if this wasn't enough for your laughing pleasure in these troubled times, some of the pieces splinter off with additional material being created online in exclusive video and animated web content created solely for the book-a historical first (presumably)! With a mix of personal essays, satirical fiction posing as truth, advice for rich people, information from America's least favorite Rabbi and a top-10 list of top-10 lists, I Drink for a Reason is as unique as the comedian himself, and cannot be missed.
©2009 David Cross (P)2009 Hachette
A Load of Hooey
Summary
Bob Odenkirk is a legend in the comedy-writing world, winning Emmys and acclaim for his work on Saturday Night Live, Mr. Show with Bob and David, and many other seminal television shows. This book, his first, is a spleen-bruisingly funny omnibus that ranges from absurdist monologues ("Martin Luther King Jr.'s Worst Speech Ever") to intentionally bad theater ("Hitler Dinner Party: A Play"), from avant-garde fiction ("Obit for the Creator of Mad Libs") to free-verse poetry that's funnier and more powerful than the work of Calvin Trillin, Jewel, and Robert Louis Stevenson combined. Odenkirk's debut resembles nothing so much as a hilariousnew sketch comedy show that's exclusively available as a streaming video for your mind. As Odenkirk himself writes in "The Second Meeting of Jesus and Lazarus," it is a book "to be read aloud to yourself in the voice of Bob Newhart".
©2014 Bob Odenkirk (P)2014 Blackstone Audio, Inc.
The Good, the Bad, and the Drugly
Summary
A mind-blowing collection of drug stories, illegal-substance-related rants and raves by a psychedelic posse of progressive performers. Proceeds benefit the Drug Policy Alliance, an awesome group of freedom fighters who believe that you shouldn't be punished for what you put in your own body.This drug-laced comedy includes: Are You Stoned? "We're All in the Rocketship Together" by Greg Behrendt "Stoned or Not Stoned?" by Kevin Nealon "Crazy Haiku Chick" by Beth Lapides "The Little Giant" by Taylor Negron "Flashbacks" by Bob Odenkirk "Are You Ok?" by Laura Kightlinger "Are You Stoned (Again)?" "The Chronic" by Beth Lapides "Blotto in the Grotto" by Andy Dick "Unseemly Behavior" by Judy Toll "I Don't Wear Fur" by Taylor Negron "Where You From, Recruit?" by Blaine Capatch "Turkey" by David Cross "Now I Know What the Kids Are Talking About" by Julia Sweeney "The Revelation Threshold" by Patton Oswalt "Youthful Indiscretions" by Jill Sobule "Mind over Matter" by Rick Overton "It Was a Life" by Jerry Stahl "Role Models" by Beth Lapides "Dangerous Drugs" by Lenny Bruce "Double Team Supreme" by Tenacious D
©2005 Un-Cabaret and Beth Lapides, Kevin Nealon, Laura Kightlinger, Blaine Capatch, Patton Oswalt, Jill Sobule, Jerry Stahl, Lenny Bruce, Tenacious D, Taylor Negron, Julia Sweeney, Judy Toll, Rick Overton, Greg Behrendt, Bob Odenkirk, Andy Dick, and David Cross (P)2005 Un-Cabaret
Hollywood Said No!
Summary
Mr. Show fans rejoice! After all these years, Bob and David are finally back together with a collection of hilarious, never-before-seen scripts, sketches, and ideas that may have just been too good for Hollywood. Bob Odenkirk and David Cross, creators of HBO's classic sketch comedy show Mr. Show, present to you this collection of never-before-seen scripts and ideas that Hollywood couldn't find the gumption to green-light. Simply put...Hollywood Said No! Since Mr. Show closed up shop, Bob and David have kept busy with many projects - acting in fun, successful, movies and TV shows, directing things, and complaining about stuff that didn't turn out well to anyone who would listen, and even alone, in silence, inside their own heads. Hollywood Said No! reveals the full-length, never-before-seen scripts for Bob and David Make a Movie (fleshed out with brand-new storyboards by acclaimed artist Mike Mitchell) and Hooray for America!: a satirical power-house indictment of all that you hold dear. This tome also includes a bonus section of orphaned sketch ideas from the Mr. Show days and beyond, suitable for performance by church groups that aren't all koo-koo about religion. What you are looking at online, and are about to buy, is chock-full of comic twists, turns, and maybe a few hard truths. We said "maybe," but what we mean was "probably not." Now, for the first time, take a peek at the scripts that didn't get the go-ahead and ponder a world we can only dream about...and beyond!
©2013 Bob Odenkirk and David Cross (P)2013 Hachette Book Group