Celebrity Lineup for Joan Rivers Tribute Event Includes Randy Rainbow, Rachel Brosnahan, and Nikki Glaser

Comedy icon Joan Rivers might be celebrated with a really particular tribute, Dead Funny – An All-Star Tribute to Joan Rivers Benefiting God’s Love We Deliver, on Thursday, November seventh on the world-famous Apollo Theater. The night will deliver collectively among the largest names in comedy, serving because the official opening evening of the twentieth Annual New York Comedy Festival and commemorating the tenth Anniversary of Rivers’s passing.

Dead Funny – An All-Star Tribute to Joan Rivers, will characteristic an unimaginable solid of comedians and expertise. The preliminary line-up contains Michelle Buteau, Rachel Brosnahan, Nikki Glaser, Matteo Lane, and Randy Rainbow, with further names being introduced shortly. Melissa Rivers and Erich Bergen function Executive Producers.

God’s Love We Deliver is New York City’s solely nonprofit supplier of medically tailor-made meals and vitamin counseling for individuals residing with life-altering sicknesses. They are devoted to cooking – and delivering – the particular, nutritious meals a shopper’s extreme sickness and therapy so urgently require. They assist households by offering meals for the kids and caregivers of their shoppers. For almost 40 years, they've by no means had a ready checklist, and all the meals have been free to shoppers. In 2024, God’s Love will ship almost 5 million meals – greater than 17,000 meals every weekday. In December, the group will ship its 40 millionth meal.

Joan was a beloved buddy of God’s Love We Deliver for over 25 years, and was a member of the Board of Directors beginning in 1994. Throughout her years of service with God’s Love We Deliver, Joan demonstrated deep dedication, compassion and generosity. Joan was a staunch supporter and ambassador for God’s Love in so some ways. She by no means skipped a beat, elevating $500,000 on Celebrity Apprentice, supporting the Race to Deliver, bringing her vitality, voice and laughter to Central Park to assist runners, groups and buddies. Joan volunteered each Thanksgiving, bringing her daughter Melissa and her grandson Cooper along with her. Each yr, she delivered vacation meals to God’s Love shoppers, stunning them with jokes and their particular feasts, bringing heat and care and brightening the vacation for so many. Even after Joan began filming her many TV reveals, she at all times got here again to God’s Love when she was in New York to assist the volunteers, shoppers and mission. In honor and commemoration God’s Love named the bakery of their SoHo headquarters, The Joan Rivers Bakery.

“My mom at all times stated, ‘Never be afraid to chortle at your self, in any case, you can be lacking out on the joke of the century.' This occasion might be hilarious, witty, and unapologetic with a bit little bit of humility,” stated Melissa Rivers. “It's like my mom’s spirit in party form. We're bringing together some of the funniest people on the planet to celebrate her life and legacy. Remembering her this way, through humor and appreciation, all while supporting a cause that she cared deeply about is truly the only way she would have wanted.”

“Joan brought love, compassion and humor to God’s Love We Deliver in every way, whether delivering meals, chopping veggies in our kitchen, or supporting events. She always left us laughing, and we are honored to celebrate her longtime support with this show. Joan’s impact on God’s Love will be felt always by our clients, volunteers, staff and community, said David Ludwigson, President & CEO of God’s Love We Deliver. “Joan is forever in our hearts.”

“Ten years ago, we lost a comedic icon who blazed a trail for women in comedy. Joan Rivers was a pioneer, a fearless performer with a great style who was never afraid of offending with a joke, and a generous philanthropist. It is with immense honor that we open this year’s New York Comedy Festival with a tribute to her legacy, benefiting God’s Love We Deliver, an organization she passionately supported. We look forward to celebrating her life, her laughter, and her enduring impact on the world of comedy,” stated Caroline Hirsch, Founder and Owner of the New York Comedy Festival.

Beginning at present you may enroll at http://glwd.org/joan for early entry to tickets, which go on sale on Friday, September twenty seventh. Remaining tickets for Dead Funny – An All-Star Tribute to Joan Rivers, Benefitting God’s Love We Deliver on Thursday, November seventh on the world-famous Apollo Theater (253 West a hundred and twenty fifth Street, New York, New York) will go on basic sale by means of Ticketmaster beginning on Monday, September thirtieth at 10:00 AM EST. For extra data please go to glwd.org/joan. Follow alongside @godslovenyc and #JoanRiversIsDeadFunny.