Marta Kauffman Teases Star-Studded ‘Give Back-Ular’ Fundraiser For Strike-Impacted Crews, Talks WGA Deal, Streaming Vs. Broadcast & Another ‘Friends’ Reunion
deadline.comFilm and TV crew members and support staff have been hit hard by the double Hollywood strikes. The latest relief effort, announced last month, comes from Friends co-creator Marta Kauffman, Paul McCrane and Paul Scheer, who are spearheading a live fundraising event in partnership with The Union Solidarity Coalition.
Titled Give Back-ular Spectacular!, the two-hour variety show at The Orpheum Theatre, which will be live-streamed, will showcase about 30 performers, including Jeremy Allen White, Halle Berry, Bryan Cranston, Lily Tomlin, Lil Dicky, LeVar Burton, Kumail Nanjiani and Patton Oswalt.
It will feature games, sketches, standup, some improv, musical acts as well as magic from Penn & Teller. Without revealing too much to not ruin the surprises, Kauffman teased some of the numbers. “Let me just say, we have a sketch about out-of-work actors auditioning for Magic Mike,” she said. “We have wonderful actors doing monologues they should never be doing, we have a game called Don’t Get Me Started, we have a game called Fame Whore, amazing standup — Ray Romano Janelle James, Nicole Byer — Lawrence the band, Michael McKean and Rachel Bloom are doing something together, and Jack Black is doing a performance.
It’s got a little bit of everything” Tickets for the show are still available on the event’s Web site. Donations, which will be distributed through the Motion Picture & Television Fund, also can be made there.
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