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Heads Will Roll

By: Kate McKinnon, Emily Lynne
Narrated by: Kate McKinnon, Emily Lynne, Tim Gunn, Meryl Streep, Peter Dinklage, full cast
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ABOUT THIS AUDIBLE ORIGINAL

Please note: This content is not for kids. It is for mature audiences only. This audio comedy features sexual content, adult language and themes, and violence against peasants and hobgoblins alike. Discretion is advised.

Heads Will Roll is an Audible Original from Saturday Night Live star Kate McKinnon and her cocreator/costar (and real-life sister) Emily Lynne. Produced by Broadway Video, this is not an audiobook - it’s a 10-episode, star-studded audio comedy that features performances from Meryl Streep, Tim Gunn, Peter Dinklage, Queer Eye’s Fab Five, and so many more.

Queen Mortuana of the Night Realm (McKinnon) and her ditsy raven minion JoJo (Lynne) receive a prophecy about a peasant uprising. Together, they must journey to find the “Shard of Acquiescence”, which will put down the rebellion and save the throne. Will their friendship survive sensitive generals, chatty sex slaves, whiny behemoths, princes with bird fetishes, and the notion of democracy?

This raunchy satire also includes the wicked talents of Andrea Martin, Carol Kane, Audra McDonald, Aidy Bryant, Alex Moffat, Heidi Gardner, Chris Redd, Steve Higgins, Bob the Drag Queen, Esther Perel, and more. So, hold on to your head, and let the bad times roll.

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I demand that Audible instantiate a sixth star

I knew going in that this thing would be awesome. Some comedic actors have a direct link to my funny bone: Kate McKinnon is the living embodiment of my funny bone.

But this is far from being a one woman show. Emily Lynne took me to that wow place, especially with the singing: Ah, the singing.

Clever and witty, and brought to life in vivid colours through the talented voice work of an amazing cast, and the overall audio production is superb.

Seriously Audible, I need 6 stars.

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HA HA HA

This is an audio experience like nothing I've ever experienced in my ears before! My head is exploding (in a good way) by how good this is! WHAT?!

Tyrian Lanister is in this? People from SNL! The Fab Five!

I can't wait to hear more stuff like this.

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Love it!

SO damn funny! Took me a min to acclimate and get used to all the voices and sounds, but after a few minutes I got totally hooked. There are so many hilarious characters. I’ve never heard anything like this and can’t wait to listen to more!!!!

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Exceeded expectations! They are both so talented!

Loved it! I listened to the entire series straight through on a flight today. I'm a huge SNL fan and was excited to listen but I was afraid it was going to be too cutesy. It was not, it is smart and current and heart felt and I will listen to it again for sure!

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Just listened to Ep 1, I'm HOOKED!!

Wow, this show is hilarious and ridiculous, and exactly what you'd expect from Kate McKinnon! This is a great story, and Emily Lynne is a hilarious and great newcomer! I like the story and the acting is really great.

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Incredible!

I had been so excited to listen to this when I first heard Kate McKinnon and Emily Lynne were doing this project together. I signed up and pre-ordered it months ago and I was not disappointed! Being a huge Kate McKinnon fan might have made me more likely to enjoy it, though.

The book is so goofy and hilarious, and I loved this brilliant mix of modern and medieval. It has a lot of sexual themes (again, as a Kate fan I can only say good things about this aspect :--), some might find it excessive though). I don't usually enjoy fictional stories, but loved this one, I did not find it too ridiculously made up. Really enjoyed the singing parts as well, Kate and Emily both have absolutely beautiful singing voices and I'm so glad they included so much of it!

What I did find a bit bothersome were the loud sound effects, I was often startled by them (granted, I was listening to it on a very high volume, so probably my fault).

Also loved hearing a lot of the SNL cast! Aidy, Heidi and others did a fantastic job as always.

The book was so funny and I'd recommend it to anyone who doesn't take themselves too seriously and can enjoy a not-so-serious storyline and some dirty jokes. I think Kate and Emily and the other creators did a fantastic job creating this and you can tell they had a lot of fun working on this!

I really hope she does more of these and until she does, I'll be re-listening to this one again and again! What a brilliant woman - absolutely adore her!

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여기 한국 맥키넌 처돌이
우리 아이 매우 우수한 작품
crazy for mckinnon love
in korea come here please

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Adults only

Pretty funny stuff but not for kids. If you enjoy Kate McKinnon and “over-the-top SNL”, you will like this. Very clever. I gifted to my 40-something daughter. She deserves a good laugh.

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The Perfect Podcast

Not an audiobook at all, it was a theatrical podcast and it was 200% amazing.

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LOVE

So funny!! Thanks Kate & Emily, enjoyed every moment. Giggled throughout the whole thing! I recommend it!

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