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The nonprofit group Comedy Gives Back aims to do even more of just that, pledging this month of February 2021 to help 400 more comedians with financial aid. After last year’s LaughAid telethon for COVID-19, Comedy Gives Back raised enough money to dole out $500 checks to to up to …
Netflix got Neal Brennan to put together a 20-minute parade of comedy all-stars shouting out comedy (the video is titled, “Hey, Remember Comedy?”) to jumpstart a new BIPOC Stand Up Comedian Fund through Comedy Gives Back. The fund will assist Black, Indigenous, People of Color comedians with their finances to …
You don’t need to watch the upcoming #LaughAid on your computer, phone or tablet. Unless you want or have to. That’s because AXS TV will broadcast the all-star benefit event, Comedy Gives Back Laugh Aid — this Saturday, April 4 at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT. Viewers can enjoy the Comedy Gives Back Laugh Aid simulcast …
Comedy Gives Back is fulfilling the promise of its name today, announcing a new emergency relief fund for comedians impacted by the coronavirus pandemic, as well as an all-star LaughAid benefit next week. As for the relief fund, here are the details. Go to Comedy Gives Back’s COVID-19 Emergency Relief …
When the nonprofit Comedy Gives Back held town hall meetings last month in New York City and Los Angeles at The Stand and Hollywood Improv, respectively, comedians and industry folk suggested all sorts of ways that Comedy Gives Back could fulfill its mission statement in giving back to the comedy …
Comedians, assemble! The group Comedy Gives Back is hosting town hall forums today and next Monday to hear from the comedy community about what Comedy Gives Back should focus on in helping comedians. Health care for all comedians? Mental health support in the form of suicide prevention, therapy, medication and …
Comedy Gives Back is celebrating this holiday season with a new song sung by some 60 comedians, and a new initiative to support the comedy community. The song is “Christmas Magic,” composed by Avery Pearson (Historical Roasts, The Iliza Shlesinger Sketch Show, The 88 Show) and Jordan Baum (Universal Music …
The 24-hour Comedy Gives Back marathon benefit and digital telethon kicked off earlier today in Los Angeles. Shows are happening online via Dailymotion and in clubs in Los Angeles, New York City, London and Sydney. You can make a donation to Malaria No More here. Watch the livestream now! Comedy …
Comedy Gives Back will produce a 24-hour international digital telethon next month — with comedians such as Kevin Nealon, Dane Cook and Adam Devine seen above promoting it — in live comedy shows in New York City, Los Angeles, London and Sydney, and wherever you have a screen to livestream it via …
