I’m not in the habit of simply reposting emails from PR folks but the email that I got below from the Improv PR person Sindy Godfrey felt different. We’ve all been hit by cancer in some way and it looks like Sindy’s family more so recently. She and the Improv have put together an incredible series of live comedy events in the Los Angeles-area to benefit the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. These line-ups are awesome. And I love how it’s a series of them and not just one. I hope you have some time to get out to one because not only will you laugh…you’ll be laughing for a great cause…that’s the Daily Double, folks. Sindy’s email is below in it’s entirety.
LAUGH MD’S… 4 Benefits for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
Warning: Side effects may include uncontrollable laughter.Please join me to support my Leukemia and Lymphoma Society Woman of the Year 2009 Campaign. A 10 week fundraising campaign in which each dollar raised counts as one vote and the candidate who gets the most donations is named the Orange County LLS Man/Woman of the Year. This year’s fundraising efforts will honor a local patient (6 Year Old Reese Endresen – 2009′s Orange County Boy of the Year who has a rare form of Hodgkin’s Lymphoma). My family was impacted twice this year by the disease. My father Bob Stengel was diagnosed on March 3, 2009 with Acute Monocytic Leukemia (AML) and passed away the following morning after diagnosis having experienced no symptoms until one week prior. Then on April 17th, 2009, my 6 year old nephew Jameson was diagnosed with Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma and is currently undergoing aggressive chemotherapy. I have made it my mission to raise funds for Leukemia and Lymphoma research as a tribute to them, but I need your support to do it.
Don’t miss 4 great nights of comedy for a wonderful cause….
Line-Ups Featuring:Hollywood Improv (323-651-2583)
Wednesday, May 13th @ 8pm
Featuring:
Gabriel Iglesias from “Last Comic Standing”
Christopher Titus from “Titus” and “Big Shots”
Craig Shoemaker “The LoveMaster”
Anjelah Johnson from “MADtv”
Orny Adams from “Comedian” and “The Tonight Show”
Chris Hardwick from “Attack of the Show!” and Host of MTV’s “Singled Out”
Daryl Wright from “History of the Joke”Irvine Improv (949-854-5455)
Monday, May 18th @ 8pm
Featuring:
Greg Behrendt – Co-Author of “He’s Just Not That Into You” and writer for “Sex & the City”
Jo Koy from VH-1’s “I Love the New Millennium”
Natasha Leggero from “He’s Just Not That Into You” and “Chelsea Lately”
Michael Kosta from “Live at Gotham”
Ian Bagg from “Comedy Central Presents” and “History of the Joke”
Kenny Kane from UPN’s Seriously Unusual Television” and “The Bob & Tom Radio Show”
& Mark Ellis from MTV’s “Punk’d”Ontario Improv (909-484-5411)
Monday, June 1st @ 8pm
Featuring:
Jeff Garcia from Nickelodeon’s “Jimmy Neutron” and “Back at the Barnyard”
Steve Trevino from “Mind of Mencia”
Darren Carter from “Be Cool”
Ralph Harris from “Last Comic Standing” and “Evan Almighty”
Alex Reymundo from “The Latin Kings of Comedy” and “Hick-Spanic”
& Steve Wilson from “Comics Unleashed” and “Live at Gotham”Brea Improv (714-482-0700)
Wednesday, June 3rd @ 8pm
Featuring:
Bob Saget from “Surviving Suburbia”
Bert Kreischer from Comedy Central’s “Comfortably Dumb” and “Reality Bites Back”
Al Madrigal from “Gary Unmarried”
Tom Segura from “Cutman: The Movie” and “Live at Gotham”
Ryan Sickler from “Cutman: The Movie” and “Live at Gotham”
Cort McCown from “Playboy Comedy” and “Dr. 90210″*all line-ups subject to change without notice
Tickets are now on-sale for $30 and can be purchased by calling the box office numbers listed above or online at www.improv.com.
*Shows are open to ages 18+ (shows may include mature content and language)
For club locations and directions, contact the box office numbers or www.improv.com
A 2-item minimum food and/or beverage purchase is required in the showroom
Thanks to all of the comedians so generously offering their time and talents for these shows so that 100% of the ticket sales can go directly to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.
For more information on my campaign or to make a monetary donation directly…. donations can be made online at http://ocie.llsevent.org/SGODFREY or can be mailed to me at the address below (checks must be made payable to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society with my name listed in the memo section)
Thank you in advance for your generosity and know that with your support we can make a difference in learning more about this disease and developing more treatments so that less families will have to suffer the sadness and heartbreak my family has faced this year.
For more information about LLS, please visit www.lls.org
