District Comedy/Hobbes’ House of Soap kick off “Comedy for a Cause” series

WASHINGTON - June 10, 2013 - PRLog -- District Comedy, the premier comedy booking and production company in the nation’s capital and Hobbes’ House of Soap, an event planning/public relations company announced their first “Comedy for a Cause” fundraiser will support GOProud, one of the nation’s most prominent groups who advocates on behalf of gay conservatives.  This will be held on June 25th at RFD in Chinatown.

“District Comedy has held fundraisers for charity before and it’s truly a win-win-win situation,” said Brad Ryan, co-founder of District Comedy, “We raise money for good causes, highlight local talent -- the DC area has a lot of great comedians, and the audience has a great time. All too often fundraisers offer the same thing each time, some speeches, some dry chicken and that’s it but it doesn’t have to be that way.  We hope to redefine how people view fundraisers and want to make these fun for everyone involved.”

“We are excited to be the inaugural beneficiary of this project,” said Jimmy LaSalvia, Executive Director of GOProud, “This is a fundraiser and we hope to raise some awareness but more than that, this is going to be a fun night.

What:   Comedy for a Cause Celebrates Marriage Equality

Where:   RFD, 810 7th St NW (between N H St & N I St)

Neighborhood:  Chinatown

When:   June 25, 2013 at 8:00 pm

The events will take place around the Washington, DC area and will feature a mixture of local and national comedians.

Founded in 2009, District Comedy is a full service comedy booking and production company.  They book and manage some of the most unique comedic talent in the Washington area. In addition to regular shows, they also book comedians for private events.  They run three open mics in the DC area, including Awesome Thursdays at RFD in Chinatown, Smokin’ Hot Comedy on Mondays at Fire Station 1 in Silver Spring and Tuesday Night Comedy at The Uptown Taphouse.  Brad Ryan and Ralph Cooper started and run District Comedy with the assistance of  Pat Coffey who books a number of their shows and assists with running the day to day operations of the business.  www.districtcomedy.com

Hobbes’ House of Soap is a political and public relations consulting company run by Alyson Chadwick.