Robert Klein, Richard Belzer, + more Will Headline First 'Blacklist Ball'

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Robert Klein, Richard Belzer, Jim Morris Will Headline First 'Blacklist Ball'

Who thought being on a blacklist could be such a ball? On Saturday evening, May 8, comedians will parody the blacklist maintained by the National Rifle Association before an audience of hundreds of supporters of reasonable gun violence prevention laws at a party to raise funds for the fight to save America's assault weapons ban.

Comedy giant Robert Klein, a Grammy award winner; Richard Belzer, comedian and cast member of Law and Order: SVU; and renowned political comedian and impersonator Jim Morris will entertain the crowd. The Ball comes the evening before the Million Mom March Mother's Day March to Halt the Assault, on the West Front of the Capitol.

The event will include a silent and live auction featuring exciting goods and services, including such prizes as walk-on roles on The West Wing and an upcoming spinoff of The Practice and a Kenneth Cole shopping spree and fashion show invitation donated by Cole, who will attend the Sunday rally with his wife, Maria Cuomo Cole.

The NRA publishes on its website a list of prominent individuals and organizations that have shown support over the years for common sense gun laws. For more about the blacklist, visit http://www.nrablacklist.com. For more about the Mother's Day March, visit http://www.mmm2004.com.

WHAT: Blacklist Ball

WHEN: Saturday, May 8, VIP Reception and Silent Auction 7:30 p.m., Main Event 8 p.m.

WHERE: The Grand Hyatt Hotel, 1000 H Street, N.W., Washington, D.C.

EDITORS NOTE:

Accredited news media are invited to cover the event. For credentialing, call Amy Ehlers at the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence united with the Million Mom March at 202-898-0792.

As the nation's largest national, non-partisan, chapter-based grassroots organization leading the fight to prevent gun violence, the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence united with the Million Mom March is dedicated to creating an America free from gun violence, where all Americans are safe at home, at school, at work, and in their communities.


http://www.usnewswire.com/

[Kahuna]

1. I love Robert Klein. I hope it's taped to air later...

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[Merlin]

2. Jim Morris is the greatest impressionist of our time!

I can't wait to see him do Bush Jr. His Reagan and Bush Sr. were unbelievable. He would stand there and just start moving facial muscles and BECOME Reagan. Then he would act EXACTLY like him. It was uncanny and somewhat startling! He WAS those guys!

Morris played a comedy club right near the Dem convention in '92, and I saw him there live. He held a "news conference" as Bush Sr. and we got to ask him questions. I got him to proclaim one of Sr's famous lines to a questioner: "Sit down and shut up!"

Haven't seen Morris for several years. It will be great to see him again.

If you ever get a chance to see the movie "RapMaster Ronnie" in which he plays Reagan, see it. You'll laugh for weeks.

[Generator]

3. A shout out to the "Belz"

He kept me smiling back in Reagan's day.