Grammy 2026 consideration
Welcome voting members of the Recording Academy. Tim Battersby is honored to present two entries for your consideration in the Best Audio Book, Narration, and Storytelling Recording category at the 69th Annual Grammy Awards. Explore reviews and listen to both audio comedy submissions below.
The Coffee Conundrum
By Tim Battersby
Submitted for Best Audio Book, Narration, and Storytelling Recording
★★★★★ | A caffeinated comic delight
Clever, quirky, and outrageously entertaining, The Coffee Conundrum proves that Tim Battersby can find extraordinary humour in the most ordinary circumstances. A sparkling comedy overflowing with eccentricity, wit, and deliciously unexpected complications. An absolute treat for lovers of intelligent humour.
Penrose and Flinch
By Tim Battersby
Submitted for Best Audio Book, Narration, and Storytelling Recording
★★★★★ | Pure theatrical magic
A gloriously chaotic celebration of vaudeville, friendship, and comic misadventure. Barnaby Penrose and Tilly Flinch are an unforgettable double act, brought vividly to life through Tim Battersby's sparkling wit and theatrical imagination. Funny, affectionate, and irresistibly entertaining. Take your seats—the performance is about to begin!
For your consideration
Both productions bring a distinct theatrical energy, rhythmic timing, and British comic sensibility honed through decades of professional storytelling and musical composition.
Recording Academy members are invited to listen to both complete recordings and cast their vote in the Best Audio Book, Narration, and Storytelling Recording category for The Coffee Conundrum and Penrose and Flinch.