Beth Lapides

A Mother of a show for Mother's Day

Beth Lapides — Wed, 09 May 2012 22:08:44 +0000

Have brunch with the family and come process with us! Or give your mom the gift of sleeping in, not having to slog through the heavy brunch food and come have some very healthifying laughs with us.

Still room in our house for you and your mother, step mother, surrogate mother or pseudo mother! Not to mention your mother's third husband, girl friend, transgendered step daughter or gay adopted son's boyfriend. Your family is our family. And we'd like to be a little more familiar with you right now!

TICKETS TO MODERN LOVE

Jimmy Doyle (Second City)

Kumail Nanjiani (Conan, Portlandia)

Mike O'Connell (Fallon, Funny or Die)

Mary Lynn Rajskub (24, Little Miss Sunshine)

Who's On First... and Hope?

Beth Lapides — Tue, 01 May 2012 23:24:29 +0000

Here's a conversation I've had a lot lately.

Fan: Hey I hear the Uncab is back. That's so exciting!

Beth: Thanks! It's been amazing.

Fan: Where is it again?

Beth: Great room called First and Hope.

Fan: But where is that?

Beth:First and Hope.

Fan: I know that's the name, but where is it?

Beth: First and Hope!

Fan: And where is that exactly?

Beth: The corner of First and Hope.

Fan: But who's on First?

Well....THIS SUNDAY MAY 6

KYLE KINANE MIKE MCDONALD LAUREN WEEDMAN KAREN KILGARIFF BRIAN LANE GREEN

TICKETS

This swanky restaurant has a secret back room, feels so cozy.

Not a bad seat in the house.

Comfortable seats for uncomfortable times!

This is the entrance. When you enter we entrance you.

You walk through the room, take a left and through curtain and the big glass door, you fall through a rabbit hole into magic....

Thank you: Half Price Tickets

Beth Lapides — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 22:36:58 +0000

HALF PRICE AUDIENCE APPRECIATION NIGHT!

In interviews about the Un-Cabaret I get asked a lot about the comedians and the venues, about its storied history, about my own comedy. I get asked about Un-Cabaret's place in the comedy world. About why I've integrated music into the show. But one big piece of the puzzle I don't get asked about is the audience.

And the Un-Cabaret audience is a big part of who we are.

New performers almost always mention what a great crowd you are. Open minded, willing to go there, enthusiastic, smart. You have an eye for the authentic and love your favorites while being open to new talent. You are friendly. You are fans. You are awake.

I absolutely could not have re-opened and re-imagined the show without you.

To thank you I've arranged for half price tickets this Sunday! Use the promo code: thankyou

Great line up: Jen Kirkman, Jill Sobule, Brendan McGowan, The Distbowl Revival, Pete Holmes.

SUNDAY APRIL 22: UN-CABARET DANA GOULD, ARDEN MYRIN, JOHN FLECK, BRENDAN HINES, JASON NASH

Beth Lapides — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 20:08:52 +0000

Joining me and Mitch this Sunday....APRIL 22

DANA GOULD

THE SIMPSONS, HBO

ARDEN MYRIN

MAD TV, CELSEA LATELY

JOHN FLECK

STAR TREK, LA WEEKLY 2012 THEATER AWARD WINNER

BRENDAN HINES

LIE TO ME, TERMINATOR, THE BRENDAN HINES BAND

Un-Cabaret Sunday April 15! Comedy of Change!

Beth Lapides — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 19:19:56 +0000

APRIL 15

ROSEANNE!

TODD GLASS!

Todd on this week's WTF with Marc Maron

MICHAEL BLIEDEN!

Michael Blieden on The Daily Show

NADYA GINSBURG!

If you missed Nadya's sold out run of Madonnalogues...

plus musical guests

ANDY DICK!

It's the brand new bright and shiny clean and sober and very funny Andy!

ADAM SHENK!

Don't Passover the Un-Cabaret This Easter Sunday We Rise Again!

Beth Lapides — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 20:25:19 +0000

For some reason it escaped me until now that at Easter kids look for hidden eggs and at Passover kids look for hidden matzoh. Made me realize how much about birth, and rebirth is about revealing the hidden - the chick from the egg, the child from the womb, the story from the laughter - and the music from the silence. Great line up this week including Taylor Negron who is one of the very Original Uncabbers and living in New York so making a very rare appearance...So after the family festivities are over come to your home away from home and decompress, revitalize and prepare to unhide yourself this spring!

EASTER SUNDAY APRIL 8

Taylor Negron

Alec Mapa

Selene Luna

plus musical guests

Selina Cias Mailer

Carli and Doni

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11 Questions To Ask Yourself Before Telling A Story

Beth Lapides — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 18:57:58 +0000

1. Do I care about this story? Just because something seems like it "should" be a good story doesn't mean it is a good story. And just because something is a good story doesn't mean it's a story that you want to tell. And just because you want to tell that story in general, doesn't mean you want to tell that story on any given night. So ask yourself, is this story in my heart right now?

SUNDAY APRIL 1: EDDIE PEPITONE! JIMMY DOYLE! LARAINE NEWMAN! JIMMY JAMES! HILARY PARKIN! AMY YASBECK!

Beth Lapides — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 01:46:37 +0000

If you missed last week's Un-Cabaret.....

You missed another week of tracking the big changes we're all living in this TIT Time of Transition... Roseanne Barr ranting, storytelling about trying to change and closing the show with a get the crowd up on their feet rendition of Patti Smith's The People Have The Power... a suprise blues number by Rain Pryor... Bob Odenkirk facing his fears... you also missed celeb audience members, KCRW's Bookworm Michael Silverblatt, a sober Andy Dick watching the uncab for the very first time... Kelly Carlin who will be joining us onsatge April 29!

SUNDAY APRIL 1

EDDIE PEPITONE

JIMMY DOYLE

LARAINE NEWMAN

plus musical guests

JIMMY JAMES

AMY YASBECK

HILARY PARKIN

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Sunday 3/25: Roseanne Barr! Bob Odenkirk! The Sklar Brothers! Pandora Boxx!

Beth Lapides — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 19:59:57 +0000

If you missed last week's Un-Cabaret.....

You missed another week of tracking the big changes we're all living in this TIT Time of Transition... Sandra Bernhard back in LA for one night only and in the in total zone... Moon Zappa making sense of her divorce... you also missed celeb audience members, KCRW's Bookworm Michael Silverblatt, comedy macher Paul Provenza, comedy royalty and freedom fighter Roseanne Barr who will be joining us this Sunday!

SUNDAY MARCH 23

Roseanne Barr

Bob Odenkirk

The Skalr Brothers

Pandora Boxx

plus musical guest

Jonathan Pointer

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Un-Cabaret Sunday March 18: Sandra Bernhard, Moon Zappa and Abby Travis

Beth Lapides — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 00:46:29 +0000

If you missed last night's Un-Cabaret.....

You missed Chelsea Lately regular Jen Kirkman in a deeply personal groove on her recent divorce, Andy Dick sober and in fine prat fall form, Emmy Winner Leslie Jordan on his Bride Doll and The Goods making their LA debut... you also missed chats with celebrataudience members The Pet Shop Boys, Jennifer Coolidge, KCRW's Bookworm Michael Silverblatt and Rae Dawn Chong!

SUNDAY MARCH 18

Sanda Bernhard

Moon Zappa

and musical guests

Abby Travis

Chris Jacks

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