Laugh Factory Serves Up Meals, Jokes To Those In Need On Christmas

December 25, 2011 11:15 PM

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WEST HOLLYWOOD (CBS) — For the 33rd consecutive year the Laugh Factory on Sunset Boulevard served free Christmas dinners to those in need.

KNX 1070 Reports

Guests are served comfort food along with laughs as they are entertained by a lineup of big-name comedians, including Dane Cooke, Paul Mooney and Paul Rodriguez.

“Far more than the applause and the appreciation is the one-on-one conversations and the people that I’ve met, and grown with, over the years in the community,” Cooke said.

More than 2,800 people took turns eating turkey, stuffing and all the trimmings at Jamie Masada’s comedy establishment.

Masada said it’s a far cry from the first time he offered the meals, when just 60 people showed up. He said he also serves up free meals on Thanksgiving.

“It’s a good place to forget your troubles for a couple hours and enjoy the holidays,” said one guest.

Thousands of toys were handed out to the hundreds of children lined up with their families out the door and around the block.

“Our economy is very bad, we know that, and it’s just wonderful to see these kids smile and eat,” Mooney said.

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Justin Byrd

Man I never even thought about it like that before. Makes a lot of sense dude.
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RAUCHEL

BYRD U ARE THE COMPLETE IDIOT

LAUGH FACTORY = LOSERS

LOS ANGLES IS THE WORSE OF THE WORSE WHEN IT COMES TO THE HOMELESS. ACTUALLY OUT HERE IT BECAME A WAY OF LIFE. THE LAUGH FACTORY THE JOKE IS ON YOU, ONE DAY ONE MEAL, WHAT ABOUT THE OTHER 364 DAYS. FIX THE PROBLEM, IN THE YEAR OF 2012 IT IS NOT ACECTABLE FOR HOMELESS BEING THIS POPULATED. THIS AIN’T DOWN ON LUCK, THIS IS CRACK, BEER, WINE,,,,,,,,
joe smucktelly at the scene

the laugh factory,,,,,,,,what a name,,,,more like if your that needy for nonsense fly a kite,,,,,,hard to believe they been in business this long they have more bulls#$t then the white house

BOOKEM DAN-O

laugh factory is a joke, who the hell would spend money to watch the idiots they book

Robert Harper

It is disheartening to read negative comments about such an obviously positive event and story. There is no show biz entity in Hollywood that has done more for the disadvantaged or away-from-home performer than the Laugh Factory. Anyone who has spent any time there , at any of the Holiday meals served through the years, will tell you that the experience is rewarding. The club treats the people in line as “guests” and the owner through all the volunteers repeat that attitude. The very people Hollywood folks can’t look in the face, are treated like royalty. If that’s a bad thing, there should be thousands more like it.

TAMMY

harper you and your company is is the biggest joke going. you make fun of them on stage one day out of the year try to help,,,,no no no, harper you are quite full of it and your self

TERRY

LAUGH FACTOR OVERRATED,,,,,,DON’T WASTE YOUR TIME AND $$$$
BEVERELY HILLS

laugh factory belongs right down in skid row this bussiness that says they help the poor is a lot of huey, they help theselves,,,,,,,,anyone who has anything going on for them selves and performs there is not watching,the place is a whole in the wall, for of russians, and mexe’s