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INTERNATIONAL MYELOMA FOUNDATION PRESENTS
11TH ANNUAL
COMEDY CELEBRATION HOSTED BY RAY ROMANO
ON
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 4
SCHEDULED
PERFORMERS INCLUDE HANNIBAL BURESS, RACHEL FEINSTEIN, NIKKI
GLASER,
ROBERT
KLEIN, MARC MARON, KUMAIL NANJIANI, ILIZA SHLESINGER, FRED
WILLARD AND RENÉ HICKS TO OPEN SHOW
RED CARPET
TO LIVE STREAM EXCLUSIVELY ON FACEBOOK.COM/MYELOMA FROM
6PM-8PM PT
HOSTED BY
ALIE WARD AND MISS BLACK USA DAPHNE LEE
Celebration Benefits the Peter Boyle Research
Fund and Supports the Black Swan Research Initiative
WHO: Host Ray
Romano (Get Shorty, The Big Sick), scheduled
performers Hannibal
Buress (Broad City), Rachel
Feinstein (Crashing), Nikki
Glaser (The Standups), Robert
Klein (The Mysteries of Laura), Marc
Maron (GLOW), Kumail
Nanjiani (The Big Sick), Iliza
Shlesinger (Truth & Iliza), Fred
Willard (Modern Family), and comedian René
Hicks to open the show.
Additional attendees include Loraine
Alterman Boyle (Event Chair/Board Member), Dr.
Brian Durie (IMF Chairman of the Board), Patricia
Heaton (The Middle), Howard
Hesseman (Fresh Off the Boat), Lanny
Joon (Baby Driver), Daphne
Lee (Miss Black USA), Susie
Novis (IMF Founder & President), Alie
Ward (The Henry Ford's Innovation Nation, Unique
Sweets), and more to be announced.
WHAT: The International
Myeloma Foundation (IMF), the first and widely respected
myeloma-specific foundation in the world, will hold the 11th Annual
Comedy Celebration – the foundation’s premier
fundraising gala, on
Saturday, November 4 at The Wilshire Ebell Theatre. The
evening will include a pre-show cocktail reception and
silent auction, two-hour comedy show, and a post-show party
for VIP ticket holders.
For the first time, the International Myeloma
Foundation will live stream the red carpet arrivals and
silent auction at 6PM-8PM PT exclusively on IMF's Facebook (Facebook.com/myeloma).
Co-hosted by TV personality Alie
Ward and Miss Black
USA Daphne Lee, the live stream will offer viewers red
carpet interviews with celebrities and myeloma experts, as
well as an exclusive look into the into the silent auction
display featuring iconic memorabilia and other one-of-a-kind
items and experiences. The IMF live stream will not include
the Comedy Celebration performances. Tickets are available
now at comedy.myeloma.org.
Proceeds from the event will benefit the Peter
Boyle Research Fund and support the signature Black
Swan Research Initiative® (BSRI). Renowned actor Peter
Boyle died in late 2006 after a four-year battle with
myeloma, an incurable cancer of the bone marrow and one of
the fastest growing blood cancers in the world. Through
laughter, the event honors Boyle and raises money for
research to find a cure. Since the first event in 2007, the
annual IMF Comedy Celebration has featured over 50 celebrity
comedians and musical performers, and raised more than $6
million.
The International Myeloma Foundation 11th Annual
Comedy Celebration is presented by Amgen,
Celgene, Janssen, and Takeda
Oncology.
WHERE: The
Wilshire Ebell Theatre & Club -
743 South Lucerne Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90005
WHEN: Saturday,
November 4, 2017
5:30PM - Media Check-in Begins
6:00PM - Red Carpet Arrivals / Cocktail
Reception / Silent Auction
8:00PM - Comedy Show
MORE: About
the International Myeloma Foundation (IMF)
For 27 years, the International
Myeloma Foundation has remained dedicated to improving
the quality of life of myeloma patients through its four
founding principles: Research, Education, Support, and
Advocacy. The IMF is a world-recognized leader in myeloma
with a global reach of over 450,000 members in 140 countries
worldwide – including patients, caregivers, family members,
physicians, nurses, and other healthcare professionals.
Through their signature research program, the Black Swan
Research Initiative® (BSRI), the IMF is on the cusp of
finding a cure for a subset of myeloma patients. The IMF is
a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization dedicated to improving
lives and finding a cure. The IMF can be reached at (800)
452-CURE (2873). The global website ismyeloma.org. Follow
the IMF on Twitter @IMFmyeloma.
CONTACT: For
additional information , please contact Pipere Boggio or
Christina Canseco at PMK∙BNC, 310-854-4800, pipere.boggio@pmkbnc.com; christina.canseco@pmkbnc.com.
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