Stand-up comedian Mona Shaikh’s voice still quavers as she recalls what happened after her set in August 2018 at the Foxfire Room in the Los Angeles neighborhood of Valley Village. A prominent actor who also had performed that night wouldn’t let up after she declined his pass at her. Shaikh, uninterested, noted it was getting late and she was preparing to head home. The man, who had memorable supporting roles on hit sitcoms and movies, walked out the front door in a huff.
When she, too, left the Foxfire Room, he was outside and began following her as she walked to her car, still attempting conversation. Once inside, she locked the doors just as his hand gripped the handle.
“He goes, ‘Can you roll the window down a little bit?’ I was thinking, ‘If I drive off, and his foot is underneath [the wheel], he’ll call the cops.’ So I do,...
When she, too, left the Foxfire Room, he was outside and began following her as she walked to her car, still attempting conversation. Once inside, she locked the doors just as his hand gripped the handle.
“He goes, ‘Can you roll the window down a little bit?’ I was thinking, ‘If I drive off, and his foot is underneath [the wheel], he’ll call the cops.’ So I do,...
- 11/1/2021
- by Gary Baum
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Cancer Support Community Los Angeles (Cscla) presents the 5th annual Gilda Gala, Saturday, October 19, 2019 at the InterContinental Hotel, Century City.
The gala benefits free services, for cancer patients and their families, that Cscla has provided since 1982. Cocktail reception at 5:45 p.m., Dinner and Gala program at 7 p.m., followed by the After-Hours Comedy Show at 9:30 pm. The Gala is named for the legendary comedian Gilda Radner, an early participant and supporter of Cscla. The Cancer Support Community believes that no one should face cancer alone.
Honorees are Ken Jeong; Dr. Annette Stanton, UCLA Professor and Chair of the Department of Psychology, and Bedford Breast Center of Beverly Hills. Comedian Alonzo Bodden will emcee. Separately ticketed, the After-Hours Comedy Show continues the celebration with featured comics Zoe Rogers, Tamer Kattan, Chris Bryant, Jenny Yang and others.
An actor, producer, writer and comedian, Ken Jeong’s Netflix special, Ken Jeong: You Complete Me,...
The gala benefits free services, for cancer patients and their families, that Cscla has provided since 1982. Cocktail reception at 5:45 p.m., Dinner and Gala program at 7 p.m., followed by the After-Hours Comedy Show at 9:30 pm. The Gala is named for the legendary comedian Gilda Radner, an early participant and supporter of Cscla. The Cancer Support Community believes that no one should face cancer alone.
Honorees are Ken Jeong; Dr. Annette Stanton, UCLA Professor and Chair of the Department of Psychology, and Bedford Breast Center of Beverly Hills. Comedian Alonzo Bodden will emcee. Separately ticketed, the After-Hours Comedy Show continues the celebration with featured comics Zoe Rogers, Tamer Kattan, Chris Bryant, Jenny Yang and others.
An actor, producer, writer and comedian, Ken Jeong’s Netflix special, Ken Jeong: You Complete Me,...
- 10/14/2019
- Look to the Stars
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