Boston, MA | Washington, DC | Roxbury, MA – Prostate cancer survivor, recovering addict, and stand-up comedian Corey Manning is taking his ONE SMILE LLC mission nationwide, using comedy to raise funds for cancer support, addiction recovery, and mental health awareness. Manning, known for his Dry Bar Comedy special, Amazon Prime appearances, and headlining at The Apollo, is bringing his signature mix of humor and advocacy to three major fundraising events.
EVENT DETAILS:
📍 Boston: Laugh Boston – Cancer Support Community Fundraiser
📅 April 13, 2025 | ⏰ 11:30 AM – 3:00 PM
📍 Washington, DC: The Comedy Loft – Cancer Support Fundraiser
📅 April 30, 2025 | ⏰ 5:30 PM – 8:00 PM
📍 Roxbury, MA: Hibernian Hall – ‘Bury Funny’ Stand-Up Comedy Fundraiser
📅 May 9, 2025 | ⏰ 8:00 PM
🎟️ Tickets: Available at www.coreymanning.com/observe
These fundraisers will feature nationally recognized comedians alongside Manning, ensuring a hilarious, high-energy night while supporting nonprofits like Cancer Support Community and Roxbury Main Streets. Manning’s deeply personal story—from cancer survivor to comedic advocate for health and wellness—makes each event an evening of laughter, healing, and impact.
“Comedy isn’t just entertainment—it’s a lifeline. I’ve faced cancer, addiction, and loss, and I use my experiences to show people that even in the darkest moments, there’s a reason to smile,” said Manning.
About Corey Manning & ONE SMILE LLC
Corey Manning is a comedian, keynote speaker, and nonprofit leader with a passion for using humor to educate, empower, and inspire. Through ONE SMILE LLC, he has helped nonprofits raise thousands of dollars while advocating for substance misuse prevention, mental health, and cancer awareness.
For interviews, media coverage, or press passes, please contact superhero@coreymanning.com.
In this episode, we discuss the interview with LeBron James on The Pat McAfee Show, what the love/hate relationship is with his career for the comedians, and more.
Appearances by comedians Howie Bell, Daniel Dugar, Rodney Perry, and Maurice Smith.
In today’s episode, we discuss who the biggest crybabies in sports?
Plus we talk about some of the most embarrassing moments in sports history, which is sure to make this episode full of laughs!
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Comedian Roy Wood Jr. has been tapped to host the 85th annual Peabody Awards, which takes place June 1 at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif. This reps Wood’s first time as Peabody host, and the second consecutive year the awards ceremony has taken place in Southern California.
News comes follows Wood’s recent stint as host of the White House Correspondents’ Dinner. Wood is probably best known as a long-time correspondent on Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show”; he currently is host of CNN’s comedy talker “Have I Got News for You.”
“No higher honor than to be in the room as we celebrate some of our generation’s best
storytellers and reIlect upon the ways in which we can all contribute to bettering the times we
are in,” Wood said in a statement. “I am also there because there is a free dinner. At least I’m assuming there is dinner. There better be some damn food, that’s all I know.”
After several attempts — delayed by the COVID pandemic, and then by the Hollywood strikes — the Peabodys finally made their move to the west coast in 2024. Peabody, which is based at the Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Georgia, honors programming in the categories of entertainment, documentary, news, podcast/radio, arts, children’s and youth, immersive and interactive media, and public service programming.
Nominees for this year’s awards will be announced on April 15 and April 17, while winners will be revealed on May 1. Bob Bain Prods. will produce the 2025 ceremony.
Last year’s winners included “The Bear,” “Bluey,” “Reservation Dogs,” “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver,” “The Last of Us” and “Jury Duty.” Past Peabody Award winners include “Hill Street Blues,” “Murphy Brown,” “The Wire,” “Veep,” The Sopranos,” “Breaking Bad,” “The Office,” “Succession,” “Roots,” “Dopesick,” “Cosmos” and “Nova.”
Source: Variety
We have discovered the news that Eddie Murphy’s son Eric Murphy and Martin Lawrence’s daughter Jasmin Lawrence, who were engaged on November 27, 2024, are now married! We hear that they tied the knot a couple of weeks ago.
The two, who have courted for over three years, decided to go to the Justice of the Peace and tie the knot in front of family and friends!
Best wishes to the family!
Netflix and Kevin Hart are continuing their strong relationship as sources tell Deadline that Hart is set to star in the comedy 72 Hours with Tim Story directing. Hartbeat, Davis Entertainment, Counterbalance and Will Packer are producing from a script by Matt Mider & Kevin Burrows, Jon Hurwitz & Hayden Schlossberg, who penned the script ten years ago.
The film follows a 40-year-old executive who hopes to save his flailing career by joining a group of twentysomethings on a wild three-day bachelor party, after he’s inadvertently added to their group text. Ross Fanger is exec producing. The film is being produced under a partnership in which Sony Pictures, that began in 2021, will offer Netflix a first look at any films it intends to make for streaming.
Davis Entertainment had been spearheading the development of the project going back to when Hurwitz and Schlossberg penned the initial draft. When Hart recently committed to star, followed by his Ride Along director Story, the project gained new life and has become a high priority for Netflix.
The film is part of Hartbeat’s long-standing relationship with bringing comedy to the platform. Last year, they released Kevin Hart & Chris Rock: Headliners Only, The Roast of Tom Brady, and Lift, which became the No. 1 global movie on Netflix, with 32.8 million views and 58.5 million hours viewed in its first three days on the platform. Prior to that, their 2022 film Me Time also debuted as the No. 1 movie.
Story has directed 11 major studio feature films, eight of which debuted at No. 1 at the box office during opening weekend: Tom & Jerry, Ride Along 2, Think Like a Man Too, Ride Along, Think Like a Man, Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer, Fantastic Four and Barbershop. His films have grossed more than $1 billion at the box office, making him the first Black director to hit that milestone.
Counterbalance is coming off the finale of its hit Netflix series Cobra Kai and also is behind other successful R-rated comedy franchises as Harold & Kumar, American Reunion and Hot Tub Time Machine.
Source: Deadline
In this episode, we discuss who was the most violent in the NBA or college, and what the repercussions were!
We also talk about who was the greatest could have been” in sports, with the top 5 best clutch moments! Tune in to make sure you hear all of the comedy that is sure to follow the responses!
Today’s episode features comedians Rodney Perry, Daniel Dugar, Howie Bell, and Maurice Smith.
In today’s episode, we kick things off by asking who are the dirtiest players in sports? We also asked which of the biggest sports scandals we have ever seen were.
Finally, we top things off with more comedy by asking who are the worst sports teams and with the most disappointing season.
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The “Snowfall” spinoff just took a major step forward, with the potential series scoring a pilot order at FX, Variety has learned exclusively.
The untitled drama was first reported to be in early development in 2023 ahead of the series finale of “Snowfall.” As reported at the time, “Snowfall” star Gail Bean will return for the spinoff in the role of Wanda Bell-Simmons. She will be joined by fellow original cast member Isaiah John, who played Leon Simmons.
The official logline for the pilot states, “Set in 90s Los Angeles soon after the end of the original series, a recovering addict (Bean) strives to take West Coast rap mainstream despite potential infighting from a harrowing gang war.”
Malcolm Spellman will write and executive produce the pilot, with “Snowfall” alums Dave Andron, Thomas Schlamme, Julie DeJoie, Michael London and Trevor Engelson all executive producing as well. FX Productions is the studio.
Along with Bean and John, the cast of “Snowfall” included Damson Idris, Carter Hudson, Emily Rios, Sergio Peris-Mencheta, Michael Hyatt, Amin Joseph, Angela Lewis, and Alon Aboutboul.
Created by the late great John Singleton as well as Eric Amadio and Andron, “Snowfall” explored the crack cocaine epidemic in South Central LA through the perspective of different characters. Those included budding drug kingpin Franklin Saint, CIA operative Teddy McDonald, and cartel enforcer Gustavo “El Oso” Zapata. The highly-popular show aired for six seasons on FX between 2017 and 2023.
SOurce: Variety