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A deeply funny story by Scott King about his gay agenda and network TV.

Brent Forrester recounts some hair-raising stories about wigs. Yes, really. 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 a writer on The Ben Stiller Show and Mr. Show.

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.

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

A deeply funny story by Cindy Chupack about relationships, weddings and love.

Beth Lapides finds the limits of her rugged individualism in the great outdoors. She executive produced and hosted Un-Cabaret for Comedy Central. She hosts and curates the Un-Cabaret, Say the Word and the Other Network.

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 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 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").

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.

Dana Gould turns out to be the good seed when you hear about his dad. Gould was a writer and producer on The Simpsons and a veteran club comedian with Comedy Central and HBO specials. His work is also available in the Un-Cabaret Stand-Up series.

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

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.

Beth Lapides has trouble letting go of her family's ancestral tract home. She executive produced and hosted Un-Cabaret for Comedy Central. She hosts and curates the Un-Cabaret, Say the Word and the Other Network.

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

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

A deeply funny story by Beth Lapides about her Jewishness.

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 Julie Rottenberg about her genes.

"Morella", novella del 1835, fa parte della serie "I racconti del terrore", scritti in un periodo storico che vede invece il trionfare del positivismo. Parecchi decenni prima dell'avvento della psicanalisi, Poe indaga con sapienza e intuizione la mente dell'uomo e sa che la paura non è condizionata soltanto da fattori esterni, ma può venire da uno stato interiore. Il senso di angoscia e paura è presente in tutto il racconto. Il protagonista, che è anche il narratore, sposa una donna molto intelligente di nome Morella.