Fairfield Comedians Denise DiGrigoli & Mat Orefice Raising Funds for Ukrainians

Fairfield, CT - The horrible tragedy of the war in Ukraine has compelled many U.S. and international organizations to step up and do their part to lessen the suffering of the Ukraine who are mired in a horrific war they did nothing to provoke. Add to this list of organizations a group of local comedians including Mat Orefice of Fairfield.

“It has been so excruciatingly painful watching the suffering in Ukraine,” exclaims local comedian and founder of CategoryTen (a local board game company), Shahan Islam, who organized the event, as another of a series of “Comedy Night in Wilton” to be held on May 14 (see attached flyer) at the Cannon Grange www.cannongrange.org.

Proceeds from the May 14 event will be donated to World Central Kitchen (WCK), a non-profit NGO founded in 2010 by chef Jose Andres.   WCK has opened many kitchens throughout Ukraine and the border area with Poland.    Earlier this month, one of those kitchens in Kharkiv, Ukraine had been hit by a missile and four members of the kitchen were hospitalized with severe burns. 

Tickets for the benefit may be purchased at www.categoryten.com  or at https://categoryten.ticketleap.com/comedy-night-in-wilton---saturday-may-14/.  

The last two Comedy Nights in Wilton were sold out(!) https://news.hamlethub.com/wilton/neighbors/51705-comedy-night-in-wilton-sells-out-again. Here is a sample of the comedy from the last sold out performance at the Grange: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ai92A0Fh2k&t=248s   

Ticket price for the May 14 event INCLUDES food and beverage  provided by local restaurants and food establishments in Wilton.   Participating to help raise money for WCK are Village Market, Wilton Deli, Hunan Café and Pinocchio’s Pizza of Wilton and Bonani Indian Kitchen of Norwalk. 

The local comedians appearing will be: 

Mat Orefice: 2019 Semi-finalist, Funniest Comic in CT Contest

Bill Greene:  Caroline's on Broadway, Cannon Grange, Ridgefield Playhouse

Denise DiGrigoli: Ridgefield Playhouse, NY UnderGround Comedy (Festival), Second City (Chicago) Virtual Showcase

Bill Greene:  Caroline's on Broadway, Cannon Grange, Ridgefield Playhouse

Laurie Newkirk: Ridgefield Playhouse, Caroline's on Broadway

Blaine Langberg:  Ridgefield Playhouse, The Stress Factory, Broadway Comedy Club NYC, Stand Up NY; and

Shahan Islam (Host): Mohegan Sun,  Cannon Grange, Ridgefield Playhouse, Alexanderplatz, Berlin