Disgraced funnyman Louis C.K. has pledged $30,000 (£24,000) to a coronavirus relief fund to aid staff at New York City’s fabled Comedy Cellar.
Comedian Mike Birbiglia recently set up a GoFundMe campaign to provide financial support for wait staff left out of work by the club’s forced shutdown due to the COVID-19 outbreak, and initially set the target at $50,000 (£40,000).
However, donations have flooded in from club regulars and a string of stand-up stars, including Louis C.K., who pitched in $10,000 (£8,000) for the cause earlier this month.
And on Wednesday, he chipped in another $20,000 (£16,000), according to the New York Post’s Page Six. The Secret Life of Pets star has long been a fixture on the Comedy Cellar stage, and featured the
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