Fundraiser benefits W. Hudson collegians

The Hudson County Community College Foundation’s Scholarship Committee will host a Hudson/Bergen Comedy Night Fundraiser on Tuesday, May 6, beginning at 6 p.m. at the San Carlo, 620 Stuyvesant Ave., Lyndhurst.

Proceeds will benefit students from East Newark, Harrison, Kearny and North Arlington with scholarships to HCCC.

The evening will include a “meet and greet” hour with hors d’oeuvres followed by family style dinner. A cash bar will be available all evening.

Comedian Rob Ryan will serve as master of ceremonies. A regular at top comedy clubs, he was recently voted the “Funniest Person on Long Island.”

The show will also feature the stand-up talents of Richie Byrne, an accomplished actor, singer and comic who is currently the warm-up act for the hit TV series “The Dr. Oz Show.” Buddy Fitzpatrick, a regular on Comedy Central, will also share his comedy perspective with the audience. The show is rated PG 13.

Tickets are $75 and are on sale now. To purchase tickets or for additional information, contact Joseph Sansone, HCCC’s vice president for development, at 201-360- 4006 or email jsansone@ hccc.edu.

Learn more about the writer ...