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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.

Julia Sweeney confronts a Nanny and single-motherhood when she adopts a Chinese baby girl!

Merrill Markoe discusses the end of the Mayan calendar and the daily realities of life on Noah's Ark.

Beth Lapides takes the Noah story as a personal instruction to build her own ark, an ark to protect us from catastrophic thinking - Ark 2.0!

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.

An inspirational comedy set by Beth Lapides about Dr. Emoto, beach bodies, and getting evicted - from Los Angeles and the Piscean Age!

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.

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 Kevin Nealon about his pre-nuptial insomnia and worse at a Mexican resort.

John Riggi's personal odyssey of moving to New York for the first time ever to work on Tina Fey's new show. This piece was recorded at the Player's Club in NY shortly after his move.

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

A deeply funny story by Rob Cohen about ditching his own Bar-mitzvah.

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

Two deeply funny stories by Peter Mehlman. One is an epistle to Albert Einstein, and the other is about trying to have an opinion about our confusing world.

A deeply funny story by Julie Rottenberg about her genes.

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

A deeply funny story by Rob Cohen about the perils of dating and being a "freak magnet".

A deeply funny story by Jon Kinnally about his childhood heroes. JON KINNALLY was a Writer and Co-Executive Producer of Will & Grace.

Two deeply funny stories by Stephen Glass; one about a battle of wills with his psychiatrist, and a bonus track about his dog's "problem".

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