Jewish Community Center Sonoma County Presents...
It Only Hurts When I DON’T Laugh!!
An Evening of Jewish Humor
Saturday April 13, 2019

This comedy benefit for the Jewish Community Center Sonoma County (JCC SoCo) features four comedians AND a Rabbi (who is also a comedian):
*Headliner Cathy Ladman (one of the country's top comedians, The Tonight Show, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Modern Family)
*Lisa Geduldig (Kung Pao Kosher Comedy™)
*Joseph Nguyen (Jewish AND Vietnamese; tours with "You're Funny, But You Don't Look Jewish")
*Rabbi Sydney Mintz (Rabbi by day; comedian by night)
*Judi Leff (longtime San Francisco Jewish humorist)

**See complete bios here

Jewish humor has long been a part of American mainstream entertainment. Comedians like Mel Brooks (Blazing Saddles etc.), Lenny Bruce, Jerry Seinfeld, Larry David, Sarah Silverman, Billy Crystal, Adam Sandler, Milton Berle, Jon Stewart, Carl Reiner, and The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel have taught us you don't have to be Jewish to understand us and appreciate Jewish humor.

It Only Hurts When I DON'T Laugh: An Evening of Jewish Humor is a part of the Jewish Community Center Sonoma County's (JCC SoCo’s) commitment to the Sonoma County community’s continuing healing process after the 2017 North Bay fires. Proceeds from this evening will go to support community services the JCC SoCo provides for all Jews, families, allies, and friends living in Sonoma County. Since laughter IS the best medicine, the JCC SoCo has decided to bring the community a comedy show.

About the Jewish Community Center, Sonoma County:
The Jewish Community Center Sonoma County (JCC SoCo), founded in 1996, is part of a worldwide network of JCCs, with the first one having been founded in the 1850s. There are 350 JCCs in the United States and Canada and hundreds more throughout the world. The JCC SoCo connects people and creates community — the Jewish community and beyond — and helps individuals discover an inviting array of opportunities to connect Jewish-ly in a comfortable way - no matter what level of commitment one may have. The JCC SoCo offers a multitude of ways for people of all backgrounds; families, couples, children, seniors, and single people to engage in some aspect of Jewish life. It offers programs including summer day camp, a county-wide teen program, lively activities for seniors, arts and culture, and clubs and classes. The JCC SoCo has a higher calling to serve the entire community in times of need and has collected and distributed over $10,000 in gift cards to school children whose families lost their homes in the 2017 Sonoma County fires. The JCC SoCo also collected and sent 1,300 warm coats to the survivors of the November 2018 Butte County fires.

6:45pm: VIP Giggler Reception
7:30pm: Comedy Show
9:15pm: Dessert and Coffee Bar

TICKETS: $25-$100
$25: General Admission
$100: VIP Preferred Seating (includes 6:45pm pre-show Giggler Reception with the comedians, wine, and hors d’oeuvres)

*All tickets include post-show Dessert and Coffee Bar.

Buy your tickets here:
https://www.jccsoco.org
or
https://www.tinyurl.com/JCCSonomaComedy

OR consider becoming a sponsor:
https://www.jccsoco.org/comedynight2019itonlyhurtswhenidontlaugh/comedy-night-2019-sponsorships