[1][2][3][4][5] UnCabaret was created by performance artist-turned comedian Beth Lapides[6] whose frustration with the comedy club scene of the late 1980s in the Los Angeles lead her to seek 'a better way'.
Every Sunday night for the next seven years, Beth gathered a group of performers to develop an idiosyncratic story based form of stand-up.
In 1997, Comedy Central produced an UnCabaret TV special hosted by Beth Lapides and featuring Taylor Negron, Dana Gould, Julia Sweeney, Kathy Griffin, Andy Dick and Scott Thompson.
[7] When LunaPark closed, UnCabaret moved to the HBO Workspace (where they developed the show with Warner Bros), then to The Knitting Factory and M-Bar.
UnCabaret also produced The Other Network, a festival of un-aired TV pilots introduced by their creators, including Robert Smigel, Conan O'Brien, Bob Odenkirk, Judd Apatow and others.