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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.

A deeply funny story by Scott Carter about trying to find ways to bond with his adopted daughter.

A deeply funny and epic story by Beth Lapides about her eviction from Los Angeles and exile in the desert (if you can consider Palm Springs the desert).

A deeply funny story by Kevin Rooney about his Father, Labor Day, and the politics of labor in America. KEVIN ROONEY was a writer on The Dennis Miller Show and a frequent guest on Politically Incorrect. This piece was recorded at Un-Cabaret's reading series Say the Word, featuring great comedy writers reading their own original first-person non-fiction at the Skirball Cultural Center in LA.

A deeply funny story by Jenny Bicks about the pleasures and terrors of hair.

A deeply funny story by John Riggi about family holidays.

A deeply funny story by Beth Lapides about her Jewishness.

Beth Lapides' revelations about "getting it" - and the ecstatic joys of consciousness. Oh, and also the time she peed in her pants.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.

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.

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.

A deeply funny story by Mimi Friedman about getting her jury duty summons.

A deeply funny story by Merrill Markoe about trying to live up to her new boyfriend's ex.

John Riggi tries to get lucky in the lottery. He is a writer and co-executive producer on 30 Rock. He was also a writer and co-exec on The Comeback, Will & Grace, The Bernie Mac Show and The Larry Sanders Show.

A deeply funny story by Scott King about a very scary diagnosis.

Winnnie Holzman gets honest about porn, her daughter and Suicide Girls.

Randy and Jason Sklar were identical twins leading virtually identical lives, until the last couple of weeks, when their lives diverged dramatically. Randy and 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.

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

Jon Kinnally travels far and wide, and far inside, for this time-travelling story about his Mother's refridgerator magnets and his own coming to consciousness.

Judy Toll calculates that she's gained and lost over 400 pounds. This is her story.

John Riggi dishes out a heaping portion of truly funny stories about the Weight Watchers meetings he attends.