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INTERNATIONAL MYELOMA FOUNDATION
13TH ANNUAL COMEDY CELEBRATION
RAY ROMANO HOSTED NIGHT OF COMEDY FOR A GOOD CAUSE
FEATURING ALL-STAR COMIC LINEUP INCLUDING
ADAM CAROLLA, DEMETRI MARTIN, KEVIN NEALON, PATTON OSWALT,
CAROLINE RHEA AND AMANDA SEALES
Proceeds from the Event Benefit the Peter Boyle Research
Fund
and Supports the Black Swan Research Initiative
Replay of the IMF Red Carpet Live Stream Available Now at
facebook.com/myeloma
BEVERLY HILLS, CA (October
18, 2019) – On Thursday, October 17, the International
Myeloma Foundation (IMF), the
first and largest myeloma-specific foundation in the world,
presented its 13th Annual
Comedy Celebration benefiting
the Peter
Boyle Research Fund and
supporting the Black
Swan Research Initiative® (BSRI) at
The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, CA.
Actor and comedian Ray
Romano (The
Irishman, Everybody Loves Raymond) returned to
host an unforgettable evening of laughs featuring some of
the biggest names in comedy to raise money for research to
find a cure for multiple myeloma, cancer of the bone marrow
plasma cells, and one of the fastest growing blood cancers
in the world. Joining Romano on-stage was an all-star lineup
of comics including Adam
Carolla (The
Adam Carolla Show, The Man Show),
Demetri Martin (Demetri
Martin: The Overthinker,
We Bare Bears),
Kevin Nealon (Man
with a Plan, Hiking With Kevin),
Patton Oswalt (Veronica
Mars, A.P. Bio),
Caroline Rhea (Sydney
to the Max, Funny You Should Ask), and
Amanda Seales (Insecure).
Additional attendees included
Lesley Nicol
(Downton Abbey),
Alex Meneses (Jane
the Virgin,
Unorganized Crime, Everybody Loves Raymond),
Andy Ostroff
(Comedian), Jen Curran
(Comedian), Howard
Hesseman (Head
of the Class,
WKRP in Cincinnati),
Jaicy Elliot (Grey’s
Antomy), Jen
Curran (Comedian),
Lisa Linke (Bless
This Mess),
Murphy Dunne (The
Blues Brothers),
Rebecca Zamolo
(Actress/Influencer), Dr.
Brian Durie (IMF Chairman of the Board),
Susie Novis Durie (IMF Founder & President), and
more.
Back by popular demand, the IMF presented an exclusive live
stream of the red carpet arrivals on the International
Myeloma Foundation’s Facebook page. Hosted by TV
personality Alie
Ward, the live stream featured
red carpet interviews with attending celebrities and myeloma
experts, and a preview of the Charitybuzz items now
available for bidding.
Among the featured items are
signed sports memorabilia
from the LA
Kings and LA
Rams, VIP
tickets to tapings of
Saturday
Night Live and
Patricia Heaton’s
Second Act,
and more. The items are available for bidding at
CharityBuzz.com/IMF
now through October 29.
A replay of the entire live stream can be viewed on Facebook.com/myeloma.
The livestream also featured IMF Board Member and the
Northwest Arkansas Multiple Myeloma Support Group Leader
Yelak Biru, a
myeloma survivor who was first diagnosed in 1995. Biru
introduced viewers to the
IMF “Wall of Resilience: A
Visual Exploration of Personal Resilience,” a
traveling exhibit of images captured by myeloma patients on
what it means to be “resilient.” These powerful images
highlight a broad spectrum of people, places, and
experiences that help those living with the disease keep
going in the face of adversity.
Proceeds from event benefit the Peter
Boyle Research Fund, named for
the beloved actor who died in 2006 after a four-year battle
with myeloma. Since the first event in 2007, the annual IMF
Comedy Celebration has featured over 50 celebrity comedians
and musical performers, and raised more than $7 million.
For the seventh year, the event also supported the
International Myeloma Foundation’s signature
Black Swan
Research Initiative® (BSRI), a
groundbreaking and collaborative global project aimed at
developing the first definitive cure for myeloma. Led by a
multinational consortium of leading myeloma experts, BSRI
aims to treat myeloma early and aggressively through a broad
range of simultaneous initiatives. One promising endeavor
are the “Cure” trials, designed to achieve a dramatic
benefit for patients with early disease.
For additional information on BSRI, visit
bsri.myeloma.org.
The International Myeloma Foundation 13th Annual
Comedy Celebration is presented by
Celgene.
For more information, please visit
comedy.myeloma.org
or to donate text COMEDY
to 41444 and click the link to give.
About the International Myeloma Foundation (IMF)
Since 1990, 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 research and education
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.
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