Celebrating the Comedy Community Coming Together
Updated: May 2, 2021
We feel honored to be part of such a loving community and want to highlight just some of the events Comedy Gives Back participated in, lead the charge with or supported over the years:
Produced a live-streamed fundraiser Comedy Gives Back Laugh Aid creating 8 hours of comedy content with 90 comedians raising over $500K and receiving more that 4000 individual donations.
On 4/5/2020, opened the “Covid-19 Emergency Relief Fund, and have given over 650 grants and still giving grants.
COMEDY GIVES BACK brought the comedy community together every week since May, for Comedy Gives Back Connect. Whether a happy hour, a how to on applying for unemployment, or an intimate and informative “Ask A Booker, Manager or Agent” series.
Re-release holiday song and music video “Christmas Magic”
Mike’s Hard Lemonade partnership
Brian Regan music download donation
John A Reisenbach Foundation collaboration
“Dear New York” - televised show July 11th, re-ran on Dec 6th
Launched our BIPOC COVID-19 Stand Up Comedian Fund
Netflix "Hey, Remember Comedy?” video featured legendary comedians and was in partnership with Comedy Gives Back.
Named the #1 Top Comedy Innovator in Interrobang.
Featured in Variety’s Comedy Impact Report.
Show honoring Brody Stevens.
Partnered with Didi Hirsch Mental Health Services.
We look forward to what this year will bring! Thank you for being with us on this journey.