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This very special Un-Cabaret collection includes four deeply funny stories about Jews and Jewishness: "The Day I Got Caught Playing with Myself in Hebrew School", "Hitler's Willing Executioner, Me?", "The Ish Factor", and "Bar Mitzvah Boy".

In a small, quiet place the singer sings and the song unfolds with all its intimacy exposed, for this in essence is the art of the cabaret room.

A deeply funny story by Kevin Nealon about his pre-nuptial insomnia and worse at a Mexican resort.

This performance was recorded at Un-Cabaret's spoken-word series "Say the Word", featuring great comedy writers reading their own original first-person non-fiction.

Merrill Markoe learns about journaling and being a drama queen from her mother, from Anne Frank, and from the Cuban Missile Crisis. MERRILL MARKOE is an Emmy award-winning TV writer (Late Night with David Letterman, TV Nation) and prolific author of books, including What the Dogs Taught Me, How to Be Hap-Hap-Happy Like Me, Merrill Markoe's Guide to Love, The Psycho Ex Game, and Walking in Circles Before Lying Down.

Beth Lapides celebrates Passover in her uniquely freewheeling, life-loving, symbolism-embracing way. BETH LAPIDES executive produced and hosted Un-Cabaret for Comedy Central. She hosts and curates the Un-Cabaret, Say the Word, and the Other Network. She is a commentator for NPR's All Things Considered and The Huffington Post, and she had her own daily talk show on Comedy World Radio. Her first book, Did I Wake You? Haikus for Modern Living, was published in 2007.

Merrill reads a classic piece from her book, How to Be Hap-Hap-Happy Like Me, about attending a sales convention. Then she proposes her own anti-sales program.

Original comedy material from some of the best comedy writers around! These audio programs feature highlights of the onling monthly reading series "Say the Word".

Beth Lapides finds the limits of her rugged individualism in the great outdoors. She executive produced and hosted Un-Cabaret for Comedy Central. She hosts and curates the Un-Cabaret, Say the Word and the Other Network.

Author and unique TV writer Merrill Markoe considers the battlefield of her love-life and finds that hope springs eternal.

Dan Bucatinsky explores the meaning of love. He wonders why the Eskimos have 200 words for snow and we have only one for love. DAN BUCATINSKY is the writer, director, and star of All Over the Guy, and executive producer of The Comeback. He is Lisa Kudrow's producing partner and is currently writing for Lipstick Jungle.

Here are the original performances of Julia Sweeney's stories about adopting a baby from China, which later become In the Family Way. JULIA SWEENEY launched her career by playing Pat on Saturday Night Live. She has gone on to write and star in acclaimed one-person shows, including God Said Ha!, In the Family Way, and Letting Go of God, all developed at the Un-Cabaret.

Rob Cohen faces another holiday onslaught from his mother - and lives to tell about it! ROB COHEN is an Emmy-winning writer for The Ben Stiller Show. He's also written for The Simpsons, American Dad, Big Bang Theory, and many other TV shows.

Patton Oswalt falls in love. This is a classic Un-Cabaret performance, in which Beth's questions push the performer to go deeper and find all kinds of funny.

Merrill Markoe discusses gay marriage, rock fashion, and other things your mother never told you. She is an Emmy-award-winning TV writer (Late Night with David Letterman, TV Nation) and prolific author of books, including What the Dogs Taught Me, How to Be Hap-Hap-Happy Like Me, Merrill Markoe's Guide to Love, The Psycho Ex Game, and Walking in Circles Before Lying Down.

Dana Gould turns out to be the good seed when you hear about his dad. Gould was a writer and producer on The Simpsons and a veteran club comedian with Comedy Central and HBO specials. His work is also available in the Un-Cabaret Stand-Up series.

Visit the annual Catfish Days festival in Tim's Midwestern hometown. You can practically smell the stink bugs.

Taylor Negron's mad skills are on full display as he confronts the black dread and emerges victorious! TAYLOR NEGRON has appeared frequently in comedies of the 1980s and on television. He is an actor, stand-up comedian, and writer who has been seen in The Aristocrats, Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Punchline, and his own HBO One-Night Stand comedy special. These pieces were recorded at Beth Lapides' Un-Cabaret, L.A.'s legendary alternative comedy show.

Here's Randy and Jason Sklar's special Father's Day tribute to their dad - in their inimitable and hilarious style. RANDY & JASON SKLAR are veteran comedians who began telling more personal stories at the Un-Cabaret. As actors, they have appeared on Entourage, Curb Your Enthusiasm, and Grey's Anatomy. They also hosted Cheap Seats on ESPN 2.

Beth Lapides is out to entertain and inform with this freewheeling set about love lessons learned through her own long-term relationship. BETH LAPIDES executive produced and hosted Un-Cabaret for Comedy Central. She hosts and curates the Un-Cabaret, Say the Word, and the Other Network. She is a commentator for NPR's All Things Considered and The Huffington Post, and she had her own daily talk show on Comedy World Radio. Her first book, Did I Wake You? Haikus for Modern Living was published in 2007.