NEW YORK, April 8, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Dive into fun and
fascinating topics with leading experts and hilarious comedians at
The Inaugural 2021 Laughter Summit, a five-day virtual
programming event featuring 15 inspiring live sessions presented by
The ComedyCures Foundation.
Timed to April's National Humor Month, The 2021 Laughter
Summit will be held 3-5:30 pm ET Monday,
April 19 - Friday, April 23, 2021 and will bring laughter,
comedy, and positive productivity into your personal and
professional lives. Health and wellness, lifestyle, humor, and
medical experts will share tips, techniques, and effective
strategies to enhance your life, relationships, performance, and
overall well-being.
Hosted by COVID-19 survivor and stage IV cancer warrior
Saranne Rothberg, founder of The
ComedyCures Foundation and a global humor and wellness thought
leader, The Laughter Summit represents Rothberg's mission to
use, share, and spread humor to find healing. More than 20 years
ago, Rothberg was sitting in a chemo chair attached to an IV bag in
NYC. She credits her comedic perspective as helping her beat both
stage IV cancer and COVID-19. Now, through her foundation and with
hundreds of comedians, she creates award-winning digital and live
comedy experiences for patients, caregivers, healthcare
professionals, frontline workers, military families, universities,
and many other organizations.
"This April, I will be celebrating 22 years since I threw
my first 'chemo comedy party' for my fellow patients, medical staff
and myself. The world needs so much more joy and hope right now.
So, in celebration of my milestone, I decided to create the
feel-good event of the year online with 40 other funny and
joy-filled experts," Rothberg said. "Through my own health battle,
I found healing in comedy and joy, and it is my life goal to share
the ComedyCures message with the world. And our first Laughter
Summit event is sure to bring strategies of laughter, healing, and
happiness to all of us who have experienced loss, and yet, survived
one of the hardest years during a global pandemic."
Each day of the summit will kick-off with an uplifting greeting
by Rothberg and then a quick dose of comedy delivered by a talented
ComedyCures comedian, followed by three mini-master classes as well
as additional comedy breaks interspersed throughout. Highlights of
The 2021 Laughter Summit's scheduled programming
includes:
- "How to Think Funny Every Day!" with a surprise legendary
comedy expert in dialogue with Saranne
Rothberg;
- "Enhancing Your Marriage with Humor, Laughter & Surprise"
with Steve M. Sultanoff,
Ph.D., clinical psychologist, mirthologist, & marriage
therapist, and featuring comedy couples, including America's Got
Talent Champion Tom
Cotter & Kerri
Louise and Al
Ducharme & Bernadette
Pauley;
- "Unleashing Your Inner Clown at Home and Work" with Dr.
Stubs aka Michael Christensen,
co-founder of The Big Apple Circus, and father of Medical
Clowning;
- "Your Laughing Brain: The Latest Research & Q&A" with
World-Renowned Researcher Dr. Lee
Berk;
- "Can We Still Joke Around? Using Humor As A Bridge, Not A
Divider" with Karith Foster,
diversity & engagement specialist, author, and comedian;
- "Dynamic Networking & Team Building Through Play" with
Playfair Emperor and Author of Managing to Have Fun
Matt Weinstein;
- "Caring for Self & Others: Recharging with Laughter &
Play" with Allen Klein,
jollytologist and author of The Healing Power of Humor;
- "Your Brain on Joy" with Dr. Earl R.
Henslin, pioneer in functional & neuro-psychotherapy
and author, and Kyle Grooms,
a comedian and star of "Brain Humor;"
- "Funny Mothers Share Secrets for Engaging Millions of Viewers
& Building Online Communities" with Dena Blizzard, comedian and 'One Funny
Mother' Facebook & YouTube star, and Zarna Garg, comedian and 'Funny Brown Mom'
global TikTok star;
- "How to Laugh with Your Stress" with Dr. Madan Kataria, founder of Laughter Yoga
Movement, and featuring Teena
Miller, Laughter Yoga teacher and 3x cancer survivor,
and Elizabeth Catherine
Usher, Laughter Yoga leader and medical miracle;
- "Funnier Speeches, Toasts, Tweets & Emails: Comedy Writer
Shares Best Techniques" with Celebrity Ghostwriter Bruce Cherry, and much more!
The nearly three-dozen experts and thought leaders confirmed to
teach riveting live online sessions which also include: Founder of
The World Laughter Tour, Joyologist, and Psychologist Dr.
Steve Wilson; octogenarian
minstrel, and author D'yan Forest; founder of Humor That
Works and Humor Engineer Andrew
Tarvin; Dr. Asif
Rahman, MD; EY Global Alumni Leader Michael J. DeStefano; Preacher, Comedian,
Lawyer, and Author Rev. Susan
Sparks; and, Humorist and Professor Joyce Saltman.
More than a dozen comedians are scheduled to perform mini comedy
breaks throughout the summit, including Wali Collins, Sara Contreras, Tom Cotter, Sherry Davey, Al
Ducharme, Karith
Foster, Zarna
Garg, Kyle Grooms,
Ian Lara, Kerri Louise, Dan
Naturman, Bernadette
Pauley, Louis
Ramey, and Talia
Reese.
The summit welcomes anyone and everyone looking for laughter and
learning, and is open for individuals, families, small businesses,
and large corporations to attend. Tickets are on sale now, and
admission options vary. A five-day General Admission pass is
$35 before April 14, 2021, then $50 after. VIP packages, which include four bonus
comedy events and recordings, start at $100 for Five-Day admission before April 14, then $125
after.
Thanks to a special grant from The Laughing Cow® brand, The
ComedyCures Foundation is able to allocate a supply of free
admission passes available for those experiencing economic hardship
who would like to attend. These attendees should email The
ComedyCures Foundation directly at HumorBuddy@comedycures.org.
"We are thrilled to continue to inspire laughter to those who
need it most with the help of our friends at The ComedyCures
Foundation," said The Laughing Cow USA Senior Associate Brand Manager,
Gildas Lair. "Sharing laughs is at
the core of what is important to The Laughing Cow brand. After our
joyous collaboration with ComedyCures earlier this year in honor of
our 100 Year Anniversary, we are excited to help bring even more
laughs and feel-good moments with their dynamic five-day
ComedyCures Laughter Summit."
ComedyCures Founder and The 2021 Laughter Summit creator
Rothberg added, "Because all of the experts and comedians are
donating their time and talent, and The Laughing Cow contributed to
ComedyCures in such a thoughtful way, we are able to bring this
unprecedented joy-filled, five-day online experience to the world,
removing the typical financial barriers for thought leader
conferences of this magnitude."
Sponsorship packages are also available to help fund the costs
of this non-profit summit, including a small business opportunity
for $1,000. For more information, the
complete schedule of events, and to register for the summit, visit
comedycures.org/the-laughter-summit.
EVENT DETAILS
The 2021 Laughter Summit
3-5:30 pm ET Monday, April 19-Friday, April
23, 2021
Tickets: Start at $35 for Five-Day
General Admission (Early Bird Discount before 4/14/21)
For more information: comedycures.org/the-laughter-summit
ABOUT THE COMEDYCURES FOUNDATION
Founded in 1999 by
Saranne Rothberg from her chemo
chair, The ComedyCures Foundation is an award-winning,
non-profit organization that has impacted over one million people
of all ages with the help of the world's funniest comedians through
digital and live programming on four continents. It is an acclaimed
non-profit organization that brings joy, hope, laughter, and
therapeutic edu-tainment to patients, caregivers and those who need
it most. Collaborating with medical centers, non-profit
organizations, corporations, U.S. military, schools and media
outlets, The ComedyCures Foundation brings feel-good comedy
to help improve health outcomes, break down isolation, and build
authentic connections among patients, caregivers, and healthcare
professionals. The ComedyCures Foundation is a 501(C)3
not-for-profit organization. Find out more about the organization
or to make a tax-deductible donation go to comedycures.org. Follow
@comedycures on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and LinkedIn.
ABOUT SARANNE
ROTHBERG
From stage IV cancer patient to ComedyCures
CEO, Saranne Rothberg is a
sought-after healthcare thought leader, speaker, patient advocate,
and health and happiness expert, and has been featured on CNN, ABC,
NBC, CBS, FOX & PBS. Saranne collaborates with Fortune 500
companies, leading medical centers, The World Health Organization,
The United Nations, The National Cancer Institute, U.S. military,
and many prestigious universities and non-profits. She creates
innovative global wellness-related programming in all media
formats, collaborating with a myriad of healthcare professionals,
thought leaders, researchers, and entertainers to start
conversations, share ideas at healthcare conventions, stimulate
research and find solutions across healthcare and many industries.
She launched The ComedyCures Foundation from her chemo chair in
1999 and today is cancer-free, helping over one million people at
over 1,800 live and digital events worldwide rediscover their funny
bone, mojo, and purpose. For more, visit saranne.com, and follow
@sarannelive on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and LinkedIn.
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