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WHO:
Host Kevin
Nealon (Man
with a Plan, Hiking
With Kevin),
scheduled
performers Cristela
Alonzo (Cristela, Lower
Classy), Gabriel
Iglesias (Mr.
Iglesias), Jim
Jefferies (The
Jim Jefferies Show,
Jim Jefferies: This
is Me Now), Natasha
Leggero (The
Honeymoon Stand Up
Special, Another
Period) and Sasheer
Zamata (I
Feel Pretty,
Saturday Night Live).
Additional attendees
include Loraine
Alterman Boyle (Event
Chair/Board
Member), Dr.
Brian Durie (IMF
Chairman of the
Board), Laurie
Kuzneski (Event
Vice Chair), Susie
Novis (IMF
Founder &
President), Forrest
Shaw (Comedian)
and more to be
announced.
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WHAT:
The International
Myeloma Foundation (IMF),
the first and
largest myeloma-specific
foundation in the
world, will present
its 12th Annual
Comedy Celebration –
the foundation’s
premier fundraising
gala, on Saturday,
November 3 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.
The red carpet
arrivals will live
stream exclusively
on IMF's Facebook (Facebook.com/myeloma)
from 6PM-8PM PT. The
live stream,
co-hosted by TV
personality Alie
Ward and
former pageant queen Daphne
Lee (Miss
Black USA 2017) will
feature red carpet
interviews with
celebrity attendees
and myeloma experts.
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.
Additionally, the
IMF 12th Annual
Comedy Celebration
will honor
world-renowned
myeloma expert Dr.
Robert A. Kyle for
his contributions to
the myeloma
community as a
doctor, researcher,
and professor of
medicine.
A full press release
with additional
information on the
event is available HERE.
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WHERE:
The Wilshire Ebell
Theatre & Club -
743 South Lucerne Blvd.,
Los Angeles, CA 90005
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WHEN:
Saturday, November 3,
2018
5:30PM - Media Check-in
Begins
6:00PM - Red Carpet
Arrivals / Cocktail
Reception / Silent
Auction
8:00PM - Comedy Show
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TICKETS:
Tickets are available
now at comedy.myeloma.org.
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MORE:
About
the International
Myeloma Foundation (IMF)
For 28 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 525,000
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 is myeloma.org. Follow
the IMF on Twitter @IMFmyeloma.
The
IMF 12th Annual
Comedy Celebration
is presented by Celgene and Takeda.
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