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I had such a wonderful time at LaughFest this weekend.  I had the opportunity to host two of the Clean Comedy shows at the BOB, Friday and Saturday nights.  What fun!  It was easy for me, I just say a few words, welcome the crowd, bet them riled up a bit, turn it over to the pros and sit back and laugh.  Boy, are those guys good.  Actually, laughing was the hard part because I hurt for an hour aft

Sure I remember Martin Short for all the voices he did, and the Second City Comedy Troupe, and Saturday Night Live.  I remember Martin Short mostly for doing a great Katherine Hepburn impersonation!    You may remember him most for his character Ed Grimley and those really high pants...

I was on WZZM13's website this morning and saw the coolest thing!  By now you know Grand Rapids will be laughing and everyone's blood pressure will be a little lower, come Thursday!  The opening ceremonies for Laughfest will officially begin Thursday evening, Rosa Parks Circle around 5:45...

Welcome to Paul Jendrasiak, the new host of “Sunday Morning Townsquare!” On Feburary 26th, Paul spoke with: Bing Goei (Eastern Floral), Brian Cousins (Wolverine Store) and Abbey Fowler (6.25 Paper Studio) inside MoDiv in Downtown GR LeAnn Arkema from Gilda's Club and LaughFest ... Read More ...

Congrat's to everyone who put this spectacular event together!  Laughfest will return next March 2012  even bigger and better!  Grand Rapids also set the "World's Record For The Largest Rubber Chicken Toss."  Here are some of the numbers...

Thanks to Josh Depenbrok from www.grNow.com, who I had on my show yesterday.  Somehow I hadn't heard about this till he shared it on the air.   Not only is this for a great cause (monies collected go to Gilda's Healing Garden at Gilda's Club on Bridge Street) but you get a really nice selection of plants and flowers...

Laughfest has left the building but it lives on on eBay.  If you want to bid on some memorabilia from Laughest like autographed Grand Rapids Chair Bar Stools, Celebrity Signed Smiley Faces from Betty White, Bill Cosby, Margaret Cho and so many of the  others...

My birthday was yesterday.  And if you haven't heard, March is Colon Cancer Awareness Month. So in celebrating the year of my birth, I also wanted to celbrate living another year cancer free.  It was on June 25th, 2009 (the same day that Farrah Fawcett and Michael Jackson died), that I had my Colon Cancer Surgery performed by Dr. Nadav Dujovny from the Ferguson Clinic.

(Grand Rapids Press) GRAND RAPIDS – LaughFest no longer is in auditoriums in Grand Rapids, but it's coming Wednesday to auctions on eBay.

Well, Laughfest may have come and gone for us here in Grand Rapids; but it lives on on eBay.  It's all to raise money for Gilda's Club and it begins tomorrow, on Wednesday, March 30th.  Get items autographed by comedians Betty White, Bill Cosby and many of the others that joined us for Laughfest  Sixty nine items in all...

Today I attended the Pillar Award Ceremonyat the Amway Grand Plaza.  There were a few in attendance there today that also were at DeVos last night to see Betty White perform.  They had nothing but wonderful words to share about Betty White and her easy and quick humor...

Thanks to my friend Dawn Levian who shared her fantastic photos from the Bill Cosby Laughfest Show at DeVos Performance Hall.  Man, you had some really good seats!  Thanks again for sharing these with me, Dawn.  You really captured his personality in these...