The life and career of Greg Giraldo will be honored at Beacon Theatre benefit on February 9
Beacon Theatre
2124 Broadway at 74th St.
Wednesday, February 9, $74.50-$248.50, 8:00
212-465-6500
www.beacontheatre.com
A fixture on Comedy Central for most of this century, Bronx-born, Queens-raised Greg Giraldo was a favorite performer of both fans and other comedians, his star on the rise when he suddenly died last September 29 of a prescription drug overdose at the age of forty-four. The King of the Roast, a regular on such shows as TOUGH CROWD WITH COLIN QUINN and Lewis Black’s ROOT OF ALL EVIL, had been married and divorced twice and left behind three kids. On February 9, a group of his friends and colleagues will honor the Columbia undergrad and Harvard Law grad at “The Big-Time Comedy Show,” a benefit for the Giraldo Children’s Fund being held at the Beacon Theatre. Hosted by Tom Papa, the event will honor and, most likely, roast the extremely funny but clearly troubled Giraldo, with a lineup that includes Black, Quinn, Jim Norton, Jerry Seinfeld, Dave Attell, Judy Gold, Ted Alejandro, and Jesse Joyce.