The Upright Citizens Brigade and Funny or Die are teaming together to present GIVE FOOD A CHANCE - a benefit comedy show to celebrate the opening of the Mercy Corps Action Center to End World Hunger on Sunday, October 19th at the Highline Ballroom in NYC. This show is part of a week of Mercy Corps events starting on World Hunger Day, October 16th, all revolving around the opening of the Action Center to End World Hunger in lower Manhattan. GIVE FOOD A CHANCE will be a star-studded comedy show hosted by Horatio Sanz (SNL) and Matt Walsh (UCB) and will feature performances from Chevy Chase, Seth Meyers, Rachel Dratch, Jack McBrayer, Christopher Meloni (Law & Order:SVU, Oz), Triumph the insult comic dog, and many more funny people. The evening will be comprised of standup, sketch, and videos from Funny or Die made exclusively for this event.


Mercy Corps is a leading humanitarian aid organization currently operating in 40 countries around the globe providing community based relief and development work wherever there is a need. The Action Center to End World Hunger is a key component of their global engagement strategy to get educate and engage people about issues of global hunger and poverty. To learn more about Mercy Corps and the Action Center, check out www.mercycorps.org and www.actioncenter.org.