Comedy With A Purpose Series Aims to Raise Awareness and Funds for Diabetes Research
The Comedy With a Purpose series will be coming through Hampton, VA, on November 5. NY Comedy Club host and stand-up comedian, Jamie Roberts, has put together this charity-driven series with proceeds being donated for diabetes research.
- Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News, VA-NC (1888PressRelease) October 01, 2010 - Comedy With A Purpose Series Aims to Raise Awareness and Funds for Diabetes Research Proceeds from show will be donated to the American Diabetes Association.
The founder and host of a weekly comedy show in New York City is bringing his act on the road this Fall for a good cause. Jamie Roberts is teaming up with three other comics for a night of laughs in an effort to raise awareness and funds for the research of diabetes.
Roberts is continuing his successful Comedy with a Purpose series at the Cinema Café Theatres in Hampton, VA, Friday, November 5, 2010. Roberts has assembled a star-studded lineup of stand-up comics to raise money for the American Diabetes Association.
Featured performers include: Hampton University almuni Jamie Roberts (MTV, Sunday Night Live NYC) and Gena Pemberton (BET, Carolines on Broadway). Also performing on the show are Vladimir Caamano (Standup 360, NY Comedy Festival) and Damien Lemon (NBC's Standup for Diversity).
"With November being the National Diabetes Awareness Month, we're happy to be putting together a comedy show with this caliber of talent for a good cause," said Roberts, the founder and host of Sunday Night Live, a weekly show held at the famed New York Comedy Club. "Diabetes is a debilitating disease that affects millions each year. We want to do our part to contribute and help raise awareness."
Twenty-five percent of net ticket sales from the show will be donated to the American Diabetes Association to further their efforts to discover new means to detect, treat, and cure Diabetes
Considering that 24 million children and adults in the United States live with diabetes, 57 million Americans are at risk for type 2 diabetes, and 1 out of every 3 children born today will face a future with diabetes if current trends continue (Centers for Disease Control Prevention, 2007). Diabetes can lead to potentially life-threatening complications such as heart disease, stroke, kidney disease, blindness and amputation.
The Cinema Café Theatres is located at 1044 Von Schilling Drive. Doors open at 8:30 PM with a show time of 9:00 PM. Tickets cost $15 and can be purchased online at www.comedywithapurpose.com.
Since November 2009, the Comedy with a Purpose series has teamed up with Toys for Tots, Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Long Island and Autism Speaks to produce shows with impressive results. Comedy with a Purpose brings a smile to those who need it the most through comedy and charitable giving.
Past performers in Comedy With A Purpose shows have included, Mark Demayo (Jamie Foxx's Laffapalooza), Wil Sylvince (Comedy Central's Chappelle Show), Nore Davis (MTV's The Nick Cannon Show), Kareem Green (TVOne's Who's Got Jokes?), Chuck Burkes (ABC's The Usuals), Osei Caleb (BET's Comicview) and John "Fudge" Rickenbacker (MTV & BET's Coming to the Stage).
About the host: Jamie Roberts is the executive producer and weekly host of Sunday Night Live in New York City. He has been featured on MTV and was voted Funniest Person from the Suburbs by Standup NY. Jamie is currently
working with a production company to release a series of live performances taped for television called The Jamie Roberts Show. The show will feature friends of Jamie performing stand-up comedy at a venue located in NYC.
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