‘Stand Up! for Main Street’ 2015 – a Comedy Benefit for National Consumer Watchdog Group Public Citizen
Because Democracy Doesn’t Happen in a Vacuum, Good Government Groups Need Public Support as Well as a Great Sense of Humor
WHAT: An all-star lineup of comics is waiting in the wings to lend support to Public Citizen – one of the nation’s preeminent public interest groups – at “Stand Up! for Main Street.” For 44 years, the take-no-prisoners consumer advocacy organization has been standing up to government and the undue influence of corporations. Now a number of hard-charging comics are returning the favor by doing stand-up for the watchdogs.
Based in Washington, D.C., Public Citizen is a champion of the public interest in all branches of government. Public Citizen promotes public health and safety measures, works to reduce the influence of money in politics, pushes for Wall Street reform, presses for measures to address climate change, advances government transparency and more.
WHEN: 6:30–8 p.m., Sunday, June 7
WHERE: SFJAZZ Center, 201 Franklin St., San Francisco, Calif.
WHO: Steve Skrovan, (“Everybody Loves Raymond” writer) Public Citizen board member, co-host
Will Durst (“Late Show with David Letterman”, HBO), co-host
Maureen Langan (“Hangin’ with Langan”on KGO-FM)
Sammy Obeid (“Late Night with Conan O’Brien”)
Mark Pitta (“Tonight Show with Johnny Carson,” “Tonight Show with Jay Leno”)
Don Reed (HBO, Comedy Central, CBS)
Sandy Stec (performed with Chelsea Handler, Dana Carvey, Kevin Hart)
Roy Zimmerman (HBO, Showtime, recorded 12 albums of social justice satire)
NOTE: For tickets and more information, visit:
http://www.citizen.org/stand-up-for-main-street
SPONSOR: KPFA – 94.1 FM
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Public Citizen is a national, nonprofit consumer advocacy organization based in Washington, D.C.
For more information, visit https://www.citizen.org
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Because Democracy Doesn’t Happen in a Vacuum, Good Government Groups Need Public Support as Well as a Great Sense of Humor
WHAT: An all-star lineup of comics is waiting in the wings to lend support to Public Citizen – one of the nation’s preeminent public interest groups – at “Stand Up! for Main Street.” For 44 years, the take-no-prisoners consumer advocacy organization has been standing up to government and the undue influence of corporations. Now a number of hard-charging comics are returning the favor by doing stand-up for the watchdogs.
Based in Washington, D.C., Public Citizen is a champion of the public interest in all branches of government. Public Citizen promotes public health and safety measures, works to reduce the influence of money in politics, pushes for Wall Street reform, presses for measures to address climate change, advances government transparency and more.
WHEN: 6:30–8 p.m., Sunday, June 7
WHERE: SFJAZZ Center, 201 Franklin St., San Francisco, Calif.
WHO: Steve Skrovan, (“Everybody Loves Raymond” writer) Public Citizen board member, co-host
Will Durst (“Late Show with David Letterman”, HBO), co-host
Maureen Langan (“Hangin’ with Langan”on KGO-FM)
Sammy Obeid (“Late Night with Conan O’Brien”)
Mark Pitta (“Tonight Show with Johnny Carson,” “Tonight Show with Jay Leno”)
Don Reed (HBO, Comedy Central, CBS)
Sandy Stec (performed with Chelsea Handler, Dana Carvey, Kevin Hart)
Roy Zimmerman (HBO, Showtime, recorded 12 albums of social justice satire)
NOTE: For tickets and more information, visit:
http://www.citizen.org/stand-up-for-main-street
SPONSOR: KPFA – 94.1 FM
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Public Citizen is a national, nonprofit consumer advocacy organization based in Washington, D.C.
For more information, visit https://www.citizen.org
‘Stand Up! for Main Street’ 2015 – a Comedy Benefit for National Consumer Watchdog Group Public Citizen
Because Democracy Doesn’t Happen in a Vacuum, Good Government Groups Need Public Support as Well as a Great Sense of Humor
WHAT: An all-star lineup of comics is waiting in the wings to lend support to Public Citizen – one of the nation’s preeminent public interest groups – at “Stand Up! for Main Street.” For 44 years, the take-no-prisoners consumer advocacy organization has been standing up to government and the undue influence of corporations. Now a number of hard-charging comics are returning the favor by doing stand-up for the watchdogs.
Based in Washington, D.C., Public Citizen is a champion of the public interest in all branches of government. Public Citizen promotes public health and safety measures, works to reduce the influence of money in politics, pushes for Wall Street reform, presses for measures to address climate change, advances government transparency and more.
WHEN: 6:30–8 p.m., Sunday, June 7
WHERE: SFJAZZ Center, 201 Franklin St., San Francisco, Calif.
WHO: Steve Skrovan, (“Everybody Loves Raymond” writer) Public Citizen board member, co-host
Will Durst (“Late Show with David Letterman”, HBO), co-host
Maureen Langan (“Hangin’ with Langan”on KGO-FM)
Sammy Obeid (“Late Night with Conan O’Brien”)
Mark Pitta (“Tonight Show with Johnny Carson,” “Tonight Show with Jay Leno”)
Don Reed (HBO, Comedy Central, CBS)
Sandy Stec (performed with Chelsea Handler, Dana Carvey, Kevin Hart)
Roy Zimmerman (HBO, Showtime, recorded 12 albums of social justice satire)
NOTE: For tickets and more information, visit:
http://www.citizen.org/stand-up-for-main-street
SPONSOR: KPFA – 94.1 FM
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Public Citizen is a national, nonprofit consumer advocacy organization based in Washington, D.C.
For more information, visit https://www.citizen.org
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Because Democracy Doesn’t Happen in a Vacuum, Good Government Groups Need Public Support as Well as a Great Sense of Humor
WHAT: An all-star lineup of comics is waiting in the wings to lend support to Public Citizen – one of the nation’s preeminent public interest groups – at “Stand Up! for Main Street.” For 44 years, the take-no-prisoners consumer advocacy organization has been standing up to government and the undue influence of corporations. Now a number of hard-charging comics are returning the favor by doing stand-up for the watchdogs.
Based in Washington, D.C., Public Citizen is a champion of the public interest in all branches of government. Public Citizen promotes public health and safety measures, works to reduce the influence of money in politics, pushes for Wall Street reform, presses for measures to address climate change, advances government transparency and more.
WHEN: 6:30–8 p.m., Sunday, June 7
WHERE: SFJAZZ Center, 201 Franklin St., San Francisco, Calif.
WHO: Steve Skrovan, (“Everybody Loves Raymond” writer) Public Citizen board member, co-host
Will Durst (“Late Show with David Letterman”, HBO), co-host
Maureen Langan (“Hangin’ with Langan”on KGO-FM)
Sammy Obeid (“Late Night with Conan O’Brien”)
Mark Pitta (“Tonight Show with Johnny Carson,” “Tonight Show with Jay Leno”)
Don Reed (HBO, Comedy Central, CBS)
Sandy Stec (performed with Chelsea Handler, Dana Carvey, Kevin Hart)
Roy Zimmerman (HBO, Showtime, recorded 12 albums of social justice satire)
NOTE: For tickets and more information, visit:
http://www.citizen.org/stand-up-for-main-street
SPONSOR: KPFA – 94.1 FM
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Public Citizen is a national, nonprofit consumer advocacy organization based in Washington, D.C.
For more information, visit https://www.citizen.org
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SFJAZZ Center
201 Franklin Street (at Fell), San Francisco, CA 94102
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