An Evening of Comedy Gala 2025

An Evening of Comedy returns to the Renaissance Hotel in Newport Beach. The event includes cocktails, dinner, comedy hour, live auction, and much more!

Friday, October 10, 2025 | 5:30 – 9:00 PM PST
Renaissance Newport Beach Hotel
Tickets are $300 per person

Laughter with a Purpose
Join us for a night of laughter, community, and compassion at An Evening of Comedy—a special fundraising event benefiting the Council on Aging – Southern California and our SmileMakers Holiday Gift Program.

Each year, thousands of seniors living in long-term care are overlooked during the holidays. Many have no family, no visitors, and no gifts. That’s why, for the past 27 years, our team of Long-Term Care Ombudsmen and dedicated volunteers have stepped up to deliver personalized, lovingly wrapped holiday gifts—bringing comfort, connection, and joy to more than 7,000 seniors each year.

Now more than ever, these older adults need our support. Many are isolated without family or friends to visit them. With your help, we can remind them they are seen, valued, and not forgotten.

Be part of the magic. Be part of the mission.

Attend. Laugh. Give back.
Because a small gift can make a big difference—and a shared smile is priceless.

Impact Award Honoree

At our Evening of Comedy, we celebrate not only laughter but also the kindness that uplifts our community. Each year, we honor a partner whose generosity creates lasting impact.

This year, we are proud to recognize Tender Care Community Outreach Program (TCCOP). Their mission is simple yet profound: to walk alongside people facing life’s challenges, offering support and referrals with compassion and without judgment.

For many years, TCCOP has quietly woven love into every lap blanket they gift us—blankets that find their way to older adults through our SmileMakers Program. These lap blankets do more than provide warmth; they carry the message that someone cares and you are cherished.

It is with heartfelt gratitude that we present TCCOP with this year’s Impact Award, honoring their unwavering dedication and the comfort they bring to countless lives.

Starring Tom Stephenson: A Night of Music, Comedy & Celebration

Tom Stephenson is a UK-born international vocalist and comedic entertainer who has performed on stages around the world, including London’s Royal Albert Hall and venues throughout Dubai and Qatar. A former BBC-sponsored artist and member of the UK’s top Frankie Valli tribute act, he’s shared the stage with luminaries like Dame Judi Dench and Bryn Terfel. Tom’s high-energy show features hits from The Greatest Showman, Queen, Elton John, and more—offering a dazzling night of music and showmanship.

Fritz Coleman is a 5-time Emmy Award Winning Stand-Up Comedian and former NBC Weathercaster. He’s made 8 appearances on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson and Jay Leno and following retirement, returned to comedy.  He currently stars of his stand-up show called “Unassisted Living” at the El Portal Theatre in Hollywood.  We love Fritz…he’s hilarious!

Frances Dilorinzo is an international comedian who proves intelligent women don’t have to be stuffy. She delivers a thought-provoking joke one moment and then an uninhibited physical punchline the next.