{"id":310479,"date":"2026-05-11T16:24:08","date_gmt":"2026-05-11T16:24:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/310479\/"},"modified":"2026-05-11T16:24:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T16:24:08","slug":"seth-rogens-seth-goes-greek-raises-750k-in-l-a","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/310479\/","title":{"rendered":"Seth Rogen\u2019s \u2018Seth Goes Greek\u2019 Raises $750K in L.A."},"content":{"rendered":"

The star-studded lineup delivered a standout evening of comedy, music and purpose.<\/p>\n

Wednesdays are for going Greek, according to Seth Rogen.<\/p>\n

On May 6, Rogen and Lauren Miller Rogen brought \u201cSeth Goes Greek\u201d to The Greek Theatre. The annual Hilarity for Charity fundraiser stands as one of the most anticipated events of the Netflix is a Joke Festival, and it\u2019s all in the name of giving. With the help of Michael Bubl\u00e9, costumed as a boxy QR code with T-Rex arms, the event raised over $750,000 that will help support families affected by Alzheimer\u2019s disease and related dementias.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"\"\"\"Seth Rogen and Michael Bubl\u00e9 at Seth Goes Greek for Netflix is a Joke FestivalCredit: Clifton Prescod \u00a9 2026<\/p>\n

\u201cHilarity for Charity has always been about reimagining how we show up for Alzheimer\u2019s and every comedian, every artist, every person in that audience showed up for something bigger than themselves,\u201d\u00a0the\u00a0husband-wife duo said. \u201cThis community continues to show that you can care deeply and still find joy, and that\u2019s powerful.\u201d<\/p>\n

The audience enjoyed a star-studded, open-air evening lineup of comedic genius, magic and music nestled within Griffith Park. The incredible lineup of performances, hosted by Rogen himself, included Josh Gad, Eric Andr\u00e9, Nikki Glaser, Nick Kroll, Justin Willman, Sarah Silverman, Jon Stewart, Bubl\u00e9 and \u2014 to the audience\u2019s great surprise \u2014 Busta Rhymes.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"\"\"\"Jon Stewart at Seth Goes Greek for Netflix is a Joke FestivalCredit: Clifton Prescod \u00a9 2026<\/p>\n

Josh Gad opened the show singing to a backdrop of fallen Greek columns and crumbled stone. A political current ran through the majority of comedians\u2019 sets, giving the backdrop a feeling reminiscent of the neoclassic architecture of our own crumbling political center. Jon Stewart was a likely culprit, but he wasn\u2019t the only comedian calling out the likes of Kanye \u201cF\u2013 that guy\u201d West, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Donald Trump and the like.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"\"\"\"Nick Kroll at Seth Goes Greek for Netflix is a Joke FestivalCredit: Clifton Prescod \u00a9 2026<\/p>\n

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Justin Willman\u2019s act took viewers in a more magical direction. Willman reminded everyone to live in the moment when a seemingly random grouping of audience-led calculations totaled that exact moment in the evening: May 6, 2026, at 9:13 PM. Busta Rhymes was all smiles with a performance that had the crowd on their feet. Rhymes proved he knows what an audience wants, flying through hit after hit from his 30-plus-year career as phone flashlights lit up the theatre during a moment of gratitude.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"\"\"\"Justin Willman at Seth Goes Greek for Netflix is a Joke FestivalCredit: Clifton Prescod \u00a9 2026<\/p>\n

\u201cHilarity for Charity has always been about reimagining how we show up for Alzheimer\u2019s and every comedian, every artist, every person in that audience showed up for something bigger than themselves,\u201d\u00a0the Rogens said. \u201cThis community continues to show that you can care deeply and still find joy, and that\u2019s powerful.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"\"\"\"Busta Rhymes at Seth Goes Greek for Netflix is a Joke FestivalCredit: Clifton Prescod \u00a9 2026<\/p>\n

For more information about Hilarity for Charity and its mission, visit\u00a0https:\/\/wearehfc.org\/<\/a>\u00a0and on social @wearehfc<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The star-studded lineup delivered a standout evening of comedy, music and purpose. Wednesdays are for going Greek, according…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":310480,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[49574,130287,36859,26112,48,52,51,47,50,49,130288,111832,29939,130289,130290,130291],"class_list":["post-310479","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-los-angeles","tag-busta-rhymes","tag-eric-andre","tag-hilarity-for-charity","tag-jon-stewart","tag-la","tag-la-headlines","tag-la-news","tag-los-angeles","tag-los-angeles-headlines","tag-los-angeles-news","tag-netflix-is-a-joke","tag-nick-kroll","tag-nikki-glaser","tag-seth-goes-greek","tag-seth-rogen","tag-the-greek-theatre"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/310479","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=310479"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/310479\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/310480"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=310479"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=310479"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=310479"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}