SETH MEYERS TO PERFORM AT THE FOX THEATRE ON FRIDAY, APRIL 29, 2022 FOR 29TH ANNUAL “COMEDY NIGHT” TO BENEFIT FORGOTTEN HARVEST

(DETROIT – January 26, 2022) - Forgotten Harvest has announced its 29th Annual Comedy Night fundraiser, featuring comedian Seth Meyers live at the Fox Theatre on Friday, April 29, 2022 at 8 p.m. Proceeds from tickets, sponsorships and auction sales will benefit Forgotten Harvest’s distribution efforts to their network of more than 180 agencies in Wayne, Oakland and Macomb counties. For full event information and ticketing, visit forgottenharvest.org/comedynight2022/. Comerica Bank is the exclusive presenting partner of the Fox Theatre.

Tickets (starting at $35) go on sale Friday, January 28 at 10 a.m. at 313Presents.com, the XFINITY Box Office at Little Caesars Arena and Ticketmaster.com. For full event information and ticketing, visit forgottenharvest.org/comedynight2022/.

Seth Meyers is an Emmy Award-winning writer and host of Late Night with Seth Meyers.

Meyers hosted the 66th Primetime Emmy Awards in 2014 and was Emmy nominated in 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020 for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series. In 2018, he hosted the 75th Golden Globe Awards, which was Emmy nominated for Outstanding Variety Special. In 2019, he released his debut standup special Lobby Baby on Netflix, which was Emmy nominated for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special. Late Night won back-to-back Critics’ Choice Awards for Best Talk Show in 2020 and 2021. In addition, Meyers was named one of the 2014 TIME 100, Time magazine’s 100 most influential people. Meyers began his TV career with Saturday Night Live in 2001, where he was a cast member for 13 seasons. Meyers served as head writer for nine seasons and Weekend Update anchor for eight. In 2011, Meyers won the Emmy for Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics for host Justin Timberlake’s musical monologue. In all, Meyers has garnered 26 Emmy nominations for his work in television.

Meyers currently executive produces the comedy A.P. Bio and The Amber Ruffin Show on Peacock. He executive produced and lent his voice to Hulu’s animated superhero show The Awesomes, which ran for three seasons. In addition, Meyers joined forces with “SNL” alums Fred Armisen and Bill Hader to create IFC’s Emmy-nominated docu-parody series Documentary Now!

Forgotten Harvest’s goal, with Meyers’ help, is to raise vital funds to provide more than two million meals for those in need in metro Detroit.

This event is recommended for ages 18 and over due to language and content. Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, ticket purchasers will be required to show proof of full vaccination or negative results of a COVID-19 test taken within 72 hours of the event to enter the venue. Additionally, masks are required when not eating or drinking.

Sponsorship: Sponsorship packages begin at $1,000. For questions about the event or details regarding sponsorship opportunities, please contact Erica Marra at emarra@forgottenharvest.org. 

Auction: An auction will be held in conjunction with this event. For questions regarding the auction or information on how to donate an item, please contact Hank Wolfe Rodriguez at hwolfe@forgottenharvest.org. 

About Forgotten Harvest Oak Park, Michigan-based Forgotten Harvest was formed in 1990 to fight two problems: hunger and waste. Forgotten Harvest rescued over 52 million pounds of food last year by collecting surplus prepared and perishable food from over 800 locations, including grocery stores, fruit and vegetable markets, restaurants, caterers, dairies, farmers, wholesale food distributors and other Health Department-approved sources. This donated food, which would otherwise go to waste, is delivered free-of-charge to over 180 emergency food providers in the metro Detroit area. Learn more about Forgotten Harvest and how to help drive hunger from our community at www.forgottenharvest.org.