New York (celebrity visit)—Paul Mercurioan Emmy and Peabody Award-winning comedian who has The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart and colbert report, Consolidated his work in the political field through hosting #kamalacomics. The Zoom event took place on Monday (August 5) and has raised more than $530,000 and counting.
#kamalacomics is a virtual rally rallying support for the vice president and Democratic presidential candidates Kamala Harris. The Zoom event brought together Hollywood’s top comedy talent, including Ben Stiller / Whoopi Goldberg / Jason Bateman / Kathryn Hahn / Patton Oswalt / Jon Hamm / Cecily Strong / DL Hughley / Kathy Griffin / Max Greenfield / Craig Robinson / Ed Helms / Nick Offerman / Megan Mullally / Tom Arnold / Sean Hayes / Lake Bell, Rosie O’Donnell, There are a lot more.
The event is part of a broader series of digital fundraising efforts led by California Rep. Eric Swalwell. Swalwell organized various appeals, featuring stand-up comedians to raise money and organize for Harris’ campaign. These include noteworthy events such as Black women support Harris, white men support Harris, and record-breaking white women in harris, According to statistics, there are more than 100,000 participants Salon.com.
#kamalacomics This was a free Zoom event, but donations were asked and received.
parks and recreation Actor Nick Offerman stole the show with a song of his own – set to Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s campaign song “God Bless America.” The star, who is married to comedian and attendee Megan Mullally, sang: “So I’m proud to be a Kamala who quit the Republican Party because I can’t just listen to a man who is on trial for 34 felonies. I will stand up proudly and face the fact that the people I used to cheer for were a bunch of white nationalists…well, those guys were so fucking weird. You can watch his performance below.
In Overman Nearly During the four-minute performance, the fundraiser raised $12,000. Halfway through the program, more than $450,000 had been raised for the Harris campaign.
“SNL” alum and participant Cecily Strong takes aim at Trump’s vice presidential pick, Sen. JD Vance. The Ohio lawmaker was the target of several jokes.
“JD Vance looks like a composite of everyone on Bumble who calls you a bitch. Vance is confusing because his comments want us to panic about immigration, but his informants want us to panic about De But panic. J.D. Vance made such a big mistake that Trump keeps calling him Eric.
Mecurio is a versatile actor who has starred in comedy specials on Comedy Central and HBO, appearing in: The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and The Tonight Show and served as a satirist for CNN and MSNBC. He hosts the critically acclaimed podcast “Brain Teasers” with Paul Mecurio and is an award-winning author. You can access podcasts here.
Mecurio had this to say about the star-studded Zoom event, “It was a fantastic evening and I was honored to host the event. We raised over $530,000, which is a great achievement and a credit to all the amazing performers and guests who participated.” It was so much fun performing with such great comedians, actors, and elected officials, not to mention, I got to chat with Luke Skywalker himself – Mark Hamill – and it was so cool that I could feel the ‘power’. searing.
You can relive the entire event here.
