Un-Cabaret has 4 audiobooks on Listento.it, narrated by 16 narrators. The most-rated is Jews! The Other White People.
Sex and the City Writers' Special
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Un-Cabaret assembled the entire Emmy-winning writing staff of Sex and the City, each reading their own work for this special sold-out edition of Say the Word at The Knitting Factory in New York. Meet the writers behind the hit show and hear the individual voices that came together to create a cultural landmark.In this show, Jenny Bicks wins an Emmy and discovers the limits of giving; Michael Patrick King unwraps an inspired piece about his Christmas secret; the writing team of Julie Rottenberg and Elisa Zuritsky split up for two individual pieces about family myths and secrets; Cindy Chupack gets a dirty phone call; Liz Tucillo tries to maintain control; Amy Harris' real estate obsession runs wild; and Beth Lapides tells the story of guest-starring on Sex and the City with Baryshnikov.Un-Cabaret's Say the Word was originally presented as part of Comedy Project, a bi-annual multi-media festival at the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles. More information about shows and workshops is available at www.uncabaret.com.ADVISORY: Some material not appropriate for minors.
©2006 Un-Cabaret and Beth Lapides, Jenny Bicks, Michael Patrick King, Elisa Zuritsky, Julie Rottenberg, Cindy Chupack, Liz Tucillo, Amy Harris (P)2006 Un-Cabaret
Secret Santas
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It's a special Un-Cabaret compilation of four deeply funny stories about the Christmas holiday. John Riggi tries desperately to create some kind of Christmas ritual with his family; Jenny Bicks wins an Emmy and discovers the limits of giving; Michael Patrick King unwraps an inspired piece about his Christmas secret; and Brent Forrester celebrates a spectacularly nightmarish New Year's Eve in Hawaii. Jenny Bicks is the executive producer and creator of the TV series Men in Trees. She was a writer and producer of Sex and the City, writer and co-producer of The Naked Truth and creative consultant on Dawson's Creek. John Riggi is a writer and co-executive producer on 30 Rock. He was also writer & co-executive producer on The Comeback, Will & Grace, The Bernie Mac Show, and The Larry Sanders Show. Michael Patrick King was the writer/director/executive producer of Sex and the City and The Comeback (which he created with Lisa Kudrow), as well as writer and consulting producer on Will & Grace and writer on Murphy Brown. Brent Forrester is a writer and consulting producer on The Office. He was a writer and co-executive producer on King of the Hill, co-producer on The Simpsons, and writer on The Ben Stiller Show. The stories were recorded at Un-Cabaret's series "Say the Word", featuring great comedy writers reading their own original first-person nonfiction. ADVISORY: Some material may not be appropriate for minors.
©2006 Un-Cabaret and Artists (P)2006 Un-Cabaret and Artists
The Good, the Bad, and the Drugly
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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.This drug-laced comedy includes: Are You Stoned? "We're All in the Rocketship Together" by Greg Behrendt "Stoned or Not Stoned?" by Kevin Nealon "Crazy Haiku Chick" by Beth Lapides "The Little Giant" by Taylor Negron "Flashbacks" by Bob Odenkirk "Are You Ok?" by Laura Kightlinger "Are You Stoned (Again)?" "The Chronic" by Beth Lapides "Blotto in the Grotto" by Andy Dick "Unseemly Behavior" by Judy Toll "I Don't Wear Fur" by Taylor Negron "Where You From, Recruit?" by Blaine Capatch "Turkey" by David Cross "Now I Know What the Kids Are Talking About" by Julia Sweeney "The Revelation Threshold" by Patton Oswalt "Youthful Indiscretions" by Jill Sobule "Mind over Matter" by Rick Overton "It Was a Life" by Jerry Stahl "Role Models" by Beth Lapides "Dangerous Drugs" by Lenny Bruce "Double Team Supreme" by Tenacious D
©2005 Un-Cabaret and Beth Lapides, Kevin Nealon, Laura Kightlinger, Blaine Capatch, Patton Oswalt, Jill Sobule, Jerry Stahl, Lenny Bruce, Tenacious D, Taylor Negron, Julia Sweeney, Judy Toll, Rick Overton, Greg Behrendt, Bob Odenkirk, Andy Dick, and David Cross (P)2005 Un-Cabaret
Jews! The Other White People
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This very special Un-Cabaret collection includes four deeply funny stories about Jews and Jewishness:ALAN ZWEIBEL ("The Day I Got Caught Playing with Myself in Hebrew School") has received five Emmy Awards, six CableACE Awards, and three Writers Guild Awards for his work in television, which includes Saturday Night Live. His fiction has appeared in such diverse publications as Mad Magazine, The New Yorker, and The Atlantic. His most recent novel is The Other Schulman.STEPHEN GLASS ("Hitler's Willing Executioner, Me?") is the author of The Fabulist.BETH LAPIDES ("The Ish Factor") is host and curator for Un-Cabaret, "Say the Word", and the "Other Network". She is a commentator for NPR's All Things Considered and The Huffington Post. Her first book, Did I Wake You? Haikus for Modern Living was published in November 2006.ROB COHEN ("Bar Mitzvah Boy") is an Emmy-winning writer for The Ben Stiller Show and The Simpsons and a writer for Saturday Night Live and American Dad.These performances were recorded at Un-Cabaret's reading series, "Say the Word", featuring great comedy writers reading their own original first-person nonfiction. For more information about shows and workshops, go to www.uncabaret.com.ADVISORY: Some content may not be appropriate for minors.
©2006 Un-Cabaret and Artists (P)2006 Un-Cabaret and Artists