HAHA for American Heart Association: Stand-up Comedy Benefit

When Northern Virginia native Allan Sidley was 10 months old his father died of a heart attack leaving his mom to raise him by herself.

This was not Sidley’s first encounter with heart disease. His maternal grandfather and namesake died in 1986 from a second heart attack, his beloved uncle died in 2012 of congestive heart failure, his other beloved uncle recently died after a sudden cardiac arrest, and his maternal grandmother and aunt had heart attacks that they survived.

“Heart attacks have had a devastating impact on my family,” explains Sidley. “Dealing with this level of loss has been difficult. Having a baby girl of my own now makes my family history extra scary, but I’m determined to stick around!”

Using his wit, talent, and fiery passion for comedy, he has become one of 10 local Leaders of Impact for the American Heart Association, “to be a force for a world of longer, healthier lives for everyone!”

Come out and have some laughs with Allan Sidley and his seasoned comic colleagues in support of the American Heart Association at 5 different Bus Boys & Poets locations in the Washington, D.C., and Suburban Maryland areas.
The benefit comedy series for AHA starts with a BANG at Busboys and Poets in Takoma Park.

So, come laugh your hearts out!

The Takoma Park show will feature Yelena Kulick, Stefan Subotich, and Eric Jolicoeur. In addition to great stand-up, there will be some hilarious musical comedy.

A bestselling humor writer, sketch artist, entrepreneur, and stand-up comic, Sidley is proud to report that 100% of ticket sale proceeds will to go the AHA.

The importance of raising money and awareness for heart disease cannot be underestimated.

“Cardiovascular disease remains the No. 1 killer of people in Maryland and across the nation, and oftentimes disadvantaged communities do not have the same level of access to healthcare systems as those who are more fortunate,” said Larry L. Johnson, the chairman of the American Heart Association, Baltimore and Greater Maryland Division, Board of Directors. He is also a past top fundraiser for the Leaders of Impact campaign.

The Leaders of Impact initiative engages community leaders across 150 cities to take part in a seven-week challenge to improve health by raising awareness and funds to support the life-saving work of the American Heart Association.

IF YOU GO:

Link to Eventbrite to navigate to the five shows: https://www.eventbrite.com/cc/haha-for-heart-health-a-benefit-comedy-series-2685519

Dates, times, and locations for HaHa for Heart Health:

· Friday, October 13 at Busboys & Poets, Takoma – Doors 730, Show 8 – 235 Carroll Street Northwest, Washington, DC. 20012

· Friday, October 20 at Busboys & Poets, Anacostia – Doors 730, Show 8 – 2004 Martin Luther King Junior Avenue Southeast, Washington, DC 20020

· Friday, November 3 at Busboys & Poets, Hyattsville – Doors 730, Show 8 – 5331 Baltimore Avenue Hyattsville, MD. 20781

· Saturday, November 11 at Busboys & Poets, Columbia – Doors 730, Show 8 – 6251 Mango Tree Road Columbia, MD. 21044

· Sunday, November 12 at Busboys & Poets, 14 & V (DC) – Doors 630, Show 7 – 2021 14th Street Northwest, Washington DC 20009

Tickets: AHAtakoma.eventbrite.com