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Merrill Markoe reads two classic pieces from her book How to Be Hap-Hap-Happy Like Me. First, a piece about dealing with parties (written seven years before the Curb Your Enthusiasm episode that used the same idea). Then, another illuminating visit with her friends the dogs.

A deeply funny story by Tami Sagher about her love affair with math.

Classic Un-Cab adventures with Dana's Dad, and a new house that makes Dana take a look at himself.

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.

Before Julia gave up on God and embraced atheism, she was on a desperate search for the right venue for her spirituality - as you'll hear in this hilarious and heartfelt performance.

Michael Patrick King attends his first Bikram yoga class, and it doesn't go so well.

Another of Stephen's bizarre and hilarious encounters with a psychiatrist. If you're keeping track, the score is currently Stephen: 2, Shrinks: 0.

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

Beth goes from being a successful performance artist to a beginning comic, with tales of one-nighters from the comedy boom and the final hell gig that made her leave the "straight" comedy world to start the Un-Cabaret.

Terry Sweeney, the first openly gay performer on network TV, tries to flee Hollywood for the rural life.

Cindy goes on a book tour/manhunt with the help of her matchmaker. CINDY CHUPACK is the Emmy-winning writer and executive producer of Sex and the City and Everybody Loves Raymond; she's also the executive producer of Him and Us, with Sir Elton John, and the author of The Between Boyfriends Book.

A deeply funny story by Jason Kordelos about his therapist's needs.

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

A deeply funny story by Julie Rottenberg about her genes.

Jon Kinnally explores the darker side of family love in this emotional tour de force.

A deeply funny story by Rob Cohen about his encounter with America's foremost fitness guru. The third installment of Cohen's 'Trilogy of Celebrity Terror' (along with "Jerry Lewis Called Me a Faggot" and "Delivery for Ms. Kellerman").

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

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.

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.

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