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Given the spirited bidding between guests
As chef Susan Feniger, on hand to oversee the event’s “hot cuisine,” considered whether to offer a second private dinner, Delany piped up with a possible solution. “Can I have the dinner with Ryan Gosling?” quipped the “Hand of God” actress.
In the end, however, the actors shelled out $40,000 each for separate dinners with the famous TV chefs, and the audience gave them a standing ovation.
The event
Celebrating 30 years of the Scleroderma Research Foundation, the Friday evening affair at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel raised about $1.5 million, a record for the charity. The evening featured four gourmet courses of soba noodle salad, nori-crusted Asian sea bass, yakitori pork and yuzu lime pie.
As part of the evening, a lineup of comedy stars —
The honoree
Not only the night’s host, Saget was also the honoree, having spearheaded the event for 25 years after having lost a close friend and later a sister to the autoimmune disease. “I’m very embarrassed but really honored,” said the “Fuller House” star with characteristic humor. “They said, ‘We’d love to honor you if you also co-produce [the event] and book all the talent.’”
The crowd
Just as dinner was about to be served, Gosling told us that he knew someone who suffered from the disease and he came because “it’s a wonderful event.”
Guests also included Flea of the Red Hot Chili Peppers, producer Norman Lear, comedy great Bob Newhart, long-distance swimmer
The comedy
Although many of the laughs came from jokes not printable here, Garlin offered one-liners, while Romano talked of choosing friends according to one’s age, suggesting that people like himself in their 50s “stock up on doctor friends,” while both teenagers and octogenarians should seek out “the kid with the car.”
Burr’s routine ran the gamut, from Islamic State and robots to wondering, “What do you think Hillary Clinton is doing right now?”
“I don’t want to get political, but after the election, I told my wife, ‘We’re moving,’” said Galifianakis, before adding, “and we’ve been living in Trump Tower now for months.”
The “Baskets” star noted that he wasn’t offering jokes. “They’re just future tweets,” he said.
The numbers
Proceeds from tickets sales for the 650 guests, which began at $250 with table sponsorships ranging up to $75,000, the auction and additional contributions will go toward discovering improved therapies and, ultimately, finding a cure for the disease.
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UPDATES:
10:05 p.m. Updated the link to the website of the Scleroderma Research Foundation.
This article was originally published at 2:55 p.m.
