BRETT PAESEL has developed and written shows for HBO, Comedy Central and Oxygen. Currently, she performs her own material at spoken word venues in Los Angeles-- most notably Sit n Spin and Uncaberet's Say the Word. Her short story, "Slow to Warm," appears in the book Toddler: Real-life Stories of Those Fickle, Irrational, Urgent, Tiny People We Love. She has also published essays in Brain,Child, Hip mama, Literarymama.com and Violet magazine. Her book, Mommies Who Drink will be released next year (Warner, Spring 2006).

As an actress, Brett was in the cast of Mr. Show with Bob and David. She has also appeared on Six Feet Under, Curb Your Enthusiasm and Gilmore Girls.