More NPR Funniest Driveway Moments: Radio Stories That Won't Let You Go

Perhaps NPR should have stopped after its first collection of funniest driveway moments because this second installment—featuring such comedic heavyweights as Joan Rivers, Harry Shearer, and Carol Burnett—curiously falls flat. Culled from a variety of NPR programs, the compilation has its high points: NBC's Brian Williams has a memorable turn on Wait, Wait... Don't Tell Me, Carol Burnett is charming as she looks back on her career, and Harry Shearer certainly entertains when discussing flame-retardant salmon. However, the collection has an equal number of misses—John Hodgman's fake facts prove tiring, and too many vignettes are devoted to dissecting humor rather than delivering it. (Oct.)