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COMEDIAN MIKE
BIRBIGLIA RETURNS TO HEADLINE
THE 13th ANNUAL
STAND UP FOR BRAIN CANCER GALA
GET READY TO
LAUGH A LOT
HOUSTON, TEXAS – The
Broach Foundation for Brain Cancer Research presents
award-winning comedian Mike Birbiglia at the 13th Annual
Stand-Up for Brain Cancer Gala Thursday, April 17, 2025 at
River Oaks Country Club.
A reception for all attendees will begin at 6:00 PM,
followed by a dinner and night of entertainment beginning at
7:00 pm. All guests should be prepared to eat, drink
and laugh the night away.
Special Guest, Mike
Birbiglia is a comedian, writer, director, and actor who has
performed his award-winning solo shows worldwide—from the
Sydney Opera House to the West End of London to Broadway.
His five solo shows Sleepwalk With Me, My
Girlfriend’s Boyfriend, Thank God For Jokes, The New
One, and The Old Man & The Pool enjoyed
successful runs on and off Broadway and became hit Netflix
comedy specials. Mike received a 2024 Emmy nomination for
Best Writing for The Old Man & The Pool. The shows
merge storytelling and comedy in a way that The New York
Times has called “Birbiglian.” Birbiglia also wrote,
directed, and starred in the films Sleepwalk with Me
and Don’t Think Twice. As an actor, Birbiglia has
appeared in the films Trainwreck, The Fault in Our Stars,
Popstar, A Man Called Otto as well as TV roles in
Orange Is the New Black and Billions. He hosts
the podcast
Mike Birbiglia's Working It Out.
The Broach
Foundation was established in honor of James Broach, who in
2011, was diagnosed with an aggressive form of brain
cancer. This came just ten months after his previous
diagnosis of a grade II astrocytoma during a surgery on
October 12, 2010. He endured countless surgeries, radiation,
chemo treatments and experimental trials. Despite the
difficult treatments and the cancer growing in his brain,
James knew he wanted to make an impactful difference in the
fight to cure brain cancer. Along with his wife, Jamie, he
decided to actively join the effort of pursuing a cure for
this extraordinarily challenging and under-funded
disease. The Broaches, along with the Executive Board,
consequently established The Broach Foundation for Brain
Cancer Research to raise funds and awareness for the benefit
of adult brain cancer research. To date, The Foundation has
raised over $6.5 million dollars to help advance brain
cancer research.
James lost his
battle against brain cancer on August 26, 2013, but the
impact his life will have on those who continue to fight
this disease lives on through the cutting edge research the
foundation funds. "James was truly an inspiration to all
those who knew him. Though he knew the research would not
come in time to help him, he wanted to find a way to help
others. Research requires resources, and he knew the faster
we can fund promising novel research projects, the faster we
will find a cure for this disease," Jamie Broach Byrd says.
For more information
please visit their website at www.thebroachfoundation.org/gala or
contact Deanna Kotrla at info@thebroachfoundation.org or
224.465.9728
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