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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".

A mind-blowing collection of drug stories, illegal-substance-related rants and raves by a psychedelic posse of progressive performers. Proceeds benefit the Drug Policy Alliance, an awesome group of freedom fighters who believe that you shouldn't be punished for what you put in your own body.

Patton dishes out a little philosophy and a lot of funny in this classic Un-Cab set about a singular encounter with a NY cabbie.

Judy Toll's maniacal search for a husband isn't going well. It does, however, make for great comedy. JUDY TOLL appeared on Curb Your Enthusiasm, was a consultant on Sex and the City, and was a writer of Casual Sex?. As you'll hear, she is also an incredibly gifted stand-up and was one of the original performers at the Un-Cabaret.

What's it like to act with Johnny Depp and Tom Cruise? To direct Bob Dylan? More important, what's it like to live inside the minds of the inspired comedians telling these hilarious stories about celebrities?

These high-impact standup performances are all about violence. On the screen, in their dreams, and in their living rooms, these insightful comedians take a licking and keep on kicking whether they're getting advice from action-film master John Woo, confronting vicious dogs, or getting firebombed by terrorists!

A deeply funny story by Merrill Markoe about the world as seen by her dog.

Patton Oswalt is a brilliant comedy writer and the ringleader of Comedians of Comedy on Showtime and on tour. In fact, he's probably appearing at a club in your area right now. You've probably seen him on King of Queens or Balls of Fury and heard him as the voice of Rattatouile.

These red-hot standup performances from the Un-Cabaret feature stories about live sex acts. No kidding! Visit a live sex show with David Cross, a porn movie shoot with Greg Fitzsimmons, and go behind the scenes to see what life is like for a phone sex operator when that operator is Margaret Cho! Insightful and hilarious, these performances are also very, very dirty.

A deeply funny story by Kevin Nealon about his new home. This is a rare chance to hear Kevin writing for himself, and discover that his wit is as bright as his house. This piece was recorded at Un-Cabaret's reading series, Say the Word, featuring great comedy writers reading their own original first-person nonfiction at the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles.

Gifted comedian Dana Gould takes us to the heart of darkness of insomnia.

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

Julia loses herself in the desert of Morocco and reclaims her sexuality, despite a chafing camel ride and a misfire with one of the tour guides.

Julia experiences the struggle for survival in nature and class struggle with her fellow travelers.

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.

Julia goes wild in Ireland and lives in Greece on $1 a day.

Greg Fitzsimmons reflects on his father and his own success. Greg is another veteran comedy-club performer. He's appeared frequently on the Late Show with David Letterman, Late Night with Conan O'Brien, The Tonight Show, and the Howard Stern Show. He's also a talented writer-producer who won four Emmys for the Ellen DeGeneres Show.

A deeply funny story by Alan Zweibel about his relationship with the censor at Saturday Night Live, where he was one of the original Emmy-winning writers....

Margaret Cho learns to believe! She is the writer-performer-comedian-activist behind several books, films, and stage shows, including I'm the One That I Want and Notorious C.H.O.

These hilarious standup comedy performances from the Un-Cabaret are all about work. Stories of embezzlement, existential dread, and Hollywood horror are just some of the benefits of being on the job with these inspired comic storytellers.