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Whoopi heads LaughFest's 1st weekend
Tickets available at GRCC Fieldhouse
Updated: Friday, 09 Mar 2012, 6:59 AM EST
Published : Friday, 09 Mar 2012, 5:40 AM EST
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) - Whoopi Goldberg headlines the first weekend of LaughFest 2012, a 10-day comedy festival that benefits Gilda's Club Grand Rapids.
Goldberg performs at 8 p.m. Friday at Grand Rapids Community College's Ford Fieldhouse.
Tickets range from $32.50 to $57.50.
The first weekend also features Mike Epps, Amy Schumer and Anthony Jeselnik.
Gilda's Club estimates LaughFest 2011 raised about $300,000, which is several times larger than past fundraisers.
"LaughFest really has allowed us to get back to those pre-2008 levels," Gilda's Club Grand Rapids CEO Leann Arkema said.
Arkema explained how workers had to take cuts because of the economic downturn.
Besides money, Arkema cited the awareness that LaughFest has raised for the community that supports cancer research.
LaughFest 2012 ends March 18.
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