ALL-STAR BENEFIT

Monday, November 07, 2005

The World Famous Laugh Factory is hosting a benefit Wednesday, November 16th to raise funds for Cory and Cruz Soto, the widow and four-year old daughter of the recently-deceased stand-up comedian Freddy Soto.



Soto died in his sleep of heart failure on July 10, 2005 at the age of 35. Only one night before, Freddy triumphantly left the stage of Laugh Factory in Hollywood to a raucous, standing ovation. Freddy struggled and moved up the ranks of show business for 14 years, and although he was on the cusp of major stardom, like many other comedians, he had no insurance.



Freddy was known for imitating his family in a loving way and he had universal appeal. His credits included THE TONIGHT SHOW WITH JAY LENO, THE LATE LATE SHOW WITH CRAIG KILBORN, HBO's COMEDY MINUTOS, Comedy Central's PREMIUM BLEND, Showtime's LATINO LAUGH FESTIVAL, the Aspen Comedy Festival, and several films including Adam Sandler's SPANGLISH. Hispanic Magazine rated him one of the "Top 10 Latino Comedians".



DEPENDING ON WHETHER YOU COME AT 7H30 OR 9H30, YOU WILL SEE SEVEN OF THE FOLLOWING COMEDY ALL-STARS: DOM IRRERA, JOKOY, CARLOS MENCIA, JON CAPARULO, ARIES SPEARS, BOB SAGET, JON LOVITZ, DANE COOK, STEVE RANNAZZISI, FRAZER SMITH, PAUL RODRIGUEZ AND JOE ROGAN!!!



There will be 2 benefit performances on November 16th -- at 7:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m.



The minimum donation per person is $25, or $35 for VIP tickets. All proceeds will be donated to the Soto Family Fund.



Reservations recommended. Please visit www.laughfactory.com or call 323-656-1336 x1 for reservations/information.

posted by The Laugh Factory at 3:09 PM