If you are in NYC and appreciate the art of storytelling, The Moth is bar none the best storytelling franchise around. Unlike some of the other short stories referenced here, the stories are all true and frequently amazing.
If you aren't, their podcast has a selection of stories recorded from their live performances. I subscribe to their podcast so if I ever feel the need to be entertained while bored, I can listen to one of their superb storytellers.
"The novelist George Dawes Green did that himself when he founded the Moth in 1997. His intention was to bring to New York the storytelling traditions of his native Georgia, with audiences drawn to the tales like moths to the light on a rural porch."
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/16/nyregion/thecity/16moth.ht...
http://themoth.org
Racontuer: a person who excels in telling anecdotes
