Beth Lapides (Part 2 of 2)

<p>Beth Lapides is the creator, host and producer of&nbsp;Un-Cabaret, a live show that has become widely acknowledged as the first alt-comedy show and a critical venue for the Los Angeles "alternative comedy" movement. Un-Cabaret is known for its intimate, conversational style and has been a launching or relaunching pad for some of the most innovative voices in comedy. The&nbsp;Un-&nbsp;stands for un-homophobic, un-xenophobic, un-misogynistic, un-hacky. Un-Cabaret has produced five critically acclaimed CD's including&nbsp;The Un and Only. Spinoff productions from Un-Cabaret have include&nbsp;Say the Word, a story-telling show;&nbsp;The Other Network, a show featuring unaired pilots, and the UnCab Lab, a student workshop.</p> <p>Lapides' podcast&nbsp;Life and Beth&nbsp;is half hour conversations in which guests are asked to talk about the stories that most make them them. Beth's guest have included&nbsp;Lily Taylor, Willem Dafoe, Margaret Cho, Daniel Radcliffe, Ana Gasteyer and others. Her radio show, The Beth Lapides Experience, ran for a year on the short-lived Comedy World Radio. In addition she hosted&nbsp;Radio UnCabaret&nbsp;for the network.</p> <p>Lapides hosted two Un-Cabaret spin off shows,&nbsp;Say The Word&nbsp;and&nbsp;The Other Network Festival of Unaired Pilots. In the former, TV writers read stories of their lives, in which Lapides was also a featured reader. The latter toured nationally and to the Just For Laughs Festival. It featured pilots by Judd Apatow, Bob Odenkirk and others who also told the story of creating the shows and their cancellations. Lapides' inspiration for them was her own failed pilot and the process of seeing her friends hopes swell and be dashed.</p> <p>Lapides hosts an occasional series of conversations for the West Hollywood Lesbian Speaker Series. Her guest have included Stephanie Miller, Allee Willis, Judy Gold, Fortune Feimster and Margaret Cho.</p> <p>Lapides has been a creative force in the solo show arena. She began her career in the downtown NY art scene of the 1980s