Annual Cody Comedy Festival

BELLY LAUGHS AND KNEE-SLAPPING MOMENTS TO RULE THE EVENING AT SBU'S ANNUAL CODY COMEDY FESTIVAL   

                               Top Comics Perform to Benefit the Cody Center for Autism and Developmental Disabilities

 

     STONY BROOK, NY, April 4, 2008-  On May 14, 2008, at 8:30 PM, on the Staller Center stage at Stony Brook University, three hot comedians on the national circuit will perform stand-up at the annual Cody Comedy Festival. The event will benefit the Cody Center for Autism and Developmental Disabilities, the primary resource for information and research on autism and related disorders for Long Island.

Comedians Eddie Brill, Tom Cotter, and Joe DeVito will bring down the house with their varied styles and presentations. Brill, a seasoned performer, has worked on

Each year stand-up comics at the Cody Comedy Festival at Stony Brook University, which benefits the Cody Center for Autism and Developmental Disabilities, perform and strike the funny bones of those in the audience .

the Late Show with David Letterman as the audience warm-up and talent coordinator. He is also a three-time MAC Award winner for "Best Male Stand-up Comic" in New York City. Cotter brings a high-energy rapid-fire style of comedy that he has brought to shows around the country and on television, including at the Las Vegas Comedy Festival, The Tonight Show, and The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn. DeVito, a native New Yorker, is a regular at New York's Gotham Comedy Club. He has also written comedy for MTV, FUSE, and the Oscar-nominated film "Super Size Me."

The "Funny Bone" Reception (cocktail and buffet) will take place before the comedy show, at 5:30 PM, at the Charles B. Wang Center. The reception and reserved show seating tickets are $150. Guests can also take part in live and silent auctions.

Many sponsorship packages are available for the event, ranging from $500 (The Giggle) to $2,500 (Belly Laugh) to $10,000 (Knee-Slapper). General Admission is $25 per ticket.

For more information about the Cody Comedy Festival, sponsorship packages, or to purchase tickets, please call (631) 632-4466, or e-mail sbuh-hsc_events@notes.cc.sunysb.edu.

Since its founding in 2001, the Cody Center for Autism and Developmental Disabilities at Stony Brook University has opened an outpatient facility in Port Jefferson (2003) and The Cody Center-East End in Hampton Bays (2007). The mission of the Cody Center is to advance the care for many individuals in the region with autism spectrum disorders and other developmental disabilities. The Center takes a multidisciplinary approach to care and consultation, which includes physicians, psychologists, social workers and others who specialize in the care of those with autism spectrum disorders and other developmental disabilities. For more information, please visit www.codycenter.org.