TRANSFORM THE WORLD WITH...
Colin Quinn & Tom Papa Just added in NY - Marc Maron, Jeff Ross & Retta In LA
Bobby Slayton headlining in Chicago!
Don't miss this US Premiere using laughter to change the world!
To purchase tickets or donate visit
www.twtcomedy.com
Gotham Comedy Club - NYC - 8pm EST
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Hollywood Improv - Los Angeles - 8pm PST
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Zanies - Chicago - 8:30pm CST
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The line-ups** for this year’s premiere event includes:
New York City/Gotham Comedy Club – Colin Quinn, Tom Papa, Bonnie McFarlaneRachel Feinstein & Gary Gulman
Chicago/Zanies Comedy Club - Bobby Slayton, Dwayne Kennedy, Pat Tamasulo, Michael Issac, Pat McGann
Los Angeles/Hollywood Improv - Marc Maron, Retta, Jeff Ross, Ben Morrison
** line-ups subject to change
“Transforming the World Through Comedy is an annual multi-platform global event to raise funds through comedy performances in venues & streamed live from various time zones around the world,” says Amber J. Lawson co-founder of TWTComedy. “The funds raised will support the chosen catalytic philanthropy.”
“As comedy business veterans, we are surrounded by the gift of laughter and know the power of it. This has compelled us to use our relationships to take positive action to affect change in the world,” says Jodi Lieberman co-founder of TWTComedy.
TWTComedy is proud to be partnering with Off the Mat Into the World for the 2011 catalytic philanthropy initiative. This yoga based charity activates leaders who want to make a difference around the world. OTM’s work creates sustainable change around the globe. This year, the funds raised will go to OTM’s Global Seva projects creating stability in Haiti through local projects such as building schools for orphaned children and micro-financing support for small businesses. In addition, funds will also be benefitting the Empowered Youth Initiative in the United States.
Tickets for the live shows are $35 and donations are accepted on the twtcomedy.com site. Our social media and distribution partners include LaughStub, a TicketMob company, and Take Part a division of Participant Media.
About Transforming The World Through Comedy (TWTComedy.com)
Off the mic and into the world. Transforming the world Through Comedy is the annual global event brainchild of Amber J. Lawson, Zoe Friedman and Jodi Lieberman. The multi-platform event raises funds and awareness through comedy performances in venues & streamed live from various time zones around the world. The funds raised support the annual catalytic philanthropy.
Zoe Friedman was Vice President of Original Programming at Central Central for the last 10 years. Prior to that, she booked and produced stand-up comedians for Late Show with David Letterman. She is currently working on a documentary about The Improvisation.
Amber J Lawson – most recently served as AOL’s Head of Programming and Development, Comedy Publisher for Babelgum Global and is currently the Chairman of IAWTV Awards.
Jodi Lieberman spent over 10 years programming and heading the world renowned Montreal Comedy Festival: Just For Laughs. She currently works at Parallel Entertainment where she manages the careers of internationally celebrated comics.
About Off The Mat into the World
Off the Mat Into the World is mobilizing people around the globe to take action, create change, and do good. Through leadership training, community organizing, and local and global service projects, we help yogis use the power of yoga to create positive social change. By combining service work with yogic themes of awareness, sustainability, and purpose, we work to create long-term impact on people, communities, and projects around the world. Proceeds from this benefit will go toward Off the Mat programs like the Global Seva Challenge Haiti, which supports on-the-ground, local projects to create financial stability and jobs in the region; Empowered Youth Initiative, which serves to reverse the disruptive cycles facing city youth in LA and other urban centers; and Project Springboard, a program that provides necessary funding and training to our highest level leaders, who are actively serving locally and globally through their own innovative projects and nonprofits.
