HOW I LEARNED TO STOP WORRYING AND LOVE FUNDRAISINGA Comedy Benefit for Emily GallagherCandidate for NYS Assembly, 50th DistrictWed, January 8th @ Elsewhere7:00pm doors / 8:00pm showFeaturing:Ted Alexandro - Ted has made multiple appearances on David Letterman, Conan O’Brien, Jimmy Kimmel, Craig Ferguson and The View. He’s had two half-hour specials on Comedy Central. Ted is one of the co-founders of the New York Comedians Coalition, which successfully organized over three hundred comedians for the first pay raise since the 1980’s.Kelly Bachman - Kelly is a writer, director, producer, comedian and musician from North Carolina—currently based in New York. The odds are, you know Kelly from that one time a show producer thought it would be a cool idea to invite an alleged serial rapist (Harvey Weinstein) to watch Kelly perform stand- up comedy. Someone taped Kelly’s set that night and shared it, so she talked to CNN about it, and wrote something for The New York Times and The Guardian too.Josh Gondelman - Josh Gondelman is a writer and comedian who incubated in Boston before moving to New York City, where he currently lives and works as a writer and producer for Desus & Mero on Showtime. Previously, he spent five years at Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, first as a web producer and then as a staff writer. He’s also the author of the essay collection Nice Try: Stories of Best Intentions and Mixed Results published September 2019 by Harper Perennial.Josh Sharp - Josh been studying and performing at UCB since 2009. He was included in Vulture's 2015 list of "Comics You Should Know" and was named a "Comic to Watch" by TimeOutNY in 2014. Josh currently performs in his lewdy crudey musical "Fucking Identical Twins", which was selected for NYCF "Best of Sketch".Shalewa Sharpe - Shalewa developed her sly yet goofy style in Atlanta, where she was raised. Currently based in Brooklyn, she has joked on so many shows, festivals, and podcasts that in 2017 Time Out NY labeled her a “local fixture.” She has joked on HBO’s “2 Dope Queens” and Comedy Central’s “The New Negroes.” She got serious while playing the role of Yvette in John Cameron Mitchell's musical podcast "Anthem: Homunculus," but then she went right back to joking in her solo show, “Don’t Reach In The Bag.” She has two albums of jokes: “Stay Eating Cookies” (2016) and “So You Just Out Here?” (2019).*****Emily Gallagher is a fierce and fearless community activist in North Brooklyn. She's been organizing with her Greenpoint neighbors for tenant protections, environmental justice, and rights for survivors of sexual abuse and harassment for over a decade. Now she's running for New York State Assembly against an incumbent who's been in office since 1973. Learn more and get involved at emilyforassembly.comNOTE: Ticket purchases constitute a contribution to Emily Gallagher for New York State Assembly. Contribution rules: You must be a U.S. citizen or lawfully admitted permanent resident (i.e., green card holder), contribution must be made from your own funds, not provided by another person or entity for the purpose of making this contribution., and you must be at least eighteen years old. If you can't meet these requirements, e-mail andrew@emilyforassembly.com to process a separate ticket order that will not constitute a contribution!