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INTERNATIONAL MYELOMA FOUNDATION TO PRESENT
10TH ANNUAL
COMEDY CELEBRATION
ON
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 5 AT THE WILSHIRE EBELL THEATRE
HOSTED BY
RAY ROMANO, SCHEDULED PERFORMERS INCLUDE BILL BURR, JEFF
GARLIN, DOM IRRERA, LARRY MILLER, KEVIN NEALON,
JB SMOOVE & FRED WILLARD
PLUS
SPECIAL MUSICAL GUESTS MICHAEL MCKEAN
& ANNETTE O’TOOLE
Celebration to Honor Event
Chair Loraine Alterman Boyle,
and Benefit the Peter Boyle Research Fund and Support the Black Swan
Research Initiative®
WHO: Host Ray
Romano (Everybody
Loves Raymond, Vinyl), scheduled performers Bill
Burr (Bill
Burr's Monday Morning Podcast), Jeff
Garlin (The
Goldbergs), Dom
Irrera (The
Bronx Bull), Larry
Miller (Rock
Steady Row), Kevin
Nealon (Dumb
Prince), JB
Smoove(Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles), and Fred
Willard (Mascots),
plus special musical guests Michael
McKean (Better
Call Saul) and Annette
O’Toole (Women
Who Kill).
Additional guests include Peter
Gallagher (Law
& Order: Special Victims Unit), Patricia
Heaton (The
Middle, Everybody Loves Raymond), Alex
Meneses (Telenovela,
Everybody Loves Raymond), Lesley
Nicol (Downton
Abbey), and more.
WHAT:
The International
Myeloma Foundation (IMF),
the oldest and largest organization dedicated to improving
the lives of myeloma patients while working toward
prevention and a cure – will hold its 10th Annual
Comedy Celebration, the foundation’s premier fundraising
gala, on
Saturday, November 5 at The Wilshire Ebell Theatre.
Proceeds from the event will benefit the Peter
Boyle Research Fund and
support the 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.
In celebration of the event’s 10th anniversary,
the evening will honor Boyle’s widow, Loraine
Alterman Boyle, for her extraordinary work as the event
chair for the last 10 years and unwavering dedication to
raising funds towards a cure for myeloma. Since the first
event in 2007, the annual celebration has featured over 50
celebrity comedians and musical performers, and raised over
$5 million for the Peter
Boyle Research Fund, which has supported the
International Myeloma Foundation’s research. For the fourth
year, the Fund is focused on the IMF’s Black Swan Research
Initiative®, a bold approach to finding a cure for myeloma
by detecting and eradicating the disease at the earliest
time point.
Additionally, the IMF developed a research arm, the
International Myeloma Working Group® comprised of the top
myeloma researchers from 35 countries, working
collaboratively with one goal – to find a definitive cure
for myeloma. This year the IMF has achieved the
unprecedented ability to launch two targeted Cure Trials.
The evening will include a pre-show cocktail reception and
silent auction for VIP guests, the Comedy Show, and a
Post-Show Party featuring a live swing band and dancing for
VIP ticket holders. Tickets are on-sale now at comedy.myeloma.org.
The International Myeloma Foundation 10th Annual
Comedy Celebration will be presented by Amgen,
Bristol-Myers Squibb, Celgene, Takeda
Oncology and Janssen.
WHERE: The
Wilshire Ebell Theatre & Club -
743 South Lucerne Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90005
WHEN: Saturday,
November 5, 2016
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)
IMF is the global leader in conducting collaborative,
results-driven research to find a cure for multiple myeloma,
the second most common blood cancer. Founded in 1990, the
IMF provides myeloma patients with comprehensive education,
support, and advocates on their behalf. The IMF is on the
cusp of finding a cure for myeloma through its Black Swan
Research Initiative®. The IMF can be reached at
(800) 452-CURE (2873). The global website is myeloma.org.
Follow the IMF on Twitter @IMFmyeloma.
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