Are you generous? Do you like to laugh? Does this make you cry? Of course it does. Well good news. On August 29, at 7:00pm, you can combat all of these problems at “Friends with a Benefit,” a one-night-only comedy and music extravaganza at New York City’s Town Hall, which will help raise money for the American Bird Conservancy, helping the poor birds devastated by the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. Let’s not sneeze at the line-up: Rachel Maddow (host, MSNBC’s The Rachel Maddow Show) in conversation with Ira Glass (host, Ipr’s This American Life) and featuring comedians: Mike Birbiglia Eugene Mirman Rob Lathan Jamie Kilstein Livia Scott Ann Carr Stephanie March Oh, and also Michelle Collins. Yes, this is my official Town Hall debut, and I will probably wear a dress of equal or greater elegance to pay my respects. Music by: Lucy Wainwright Roche,...
- 8/16/2010
- by Michelle Collins
- BestWeekEver
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