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<h2>The Purple Push</h2>We're taking voter registration once again on the road! For the upcoming midterm elections, with The Purple Push we will bring comedy-fueled voter registration to key swing districts and states — where young and first-time voters will shape the future.From Michigan to Georgia, from California to Ohio and beyond, each stop will feature a local comedy show with nationally-renowned comedians, voter reg activities and ways to keep the momentum going on the ground level. Join us for updates!

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<h2>Masks for All</h2>In our immediate response to the COVID-19 pandemic TCR mobilized its volunteers across the nation and distributed over 40,000 washable, reusable face masks to our most vulnerable populations. TCR additionally provided PPE kits to protect our nationwide network of volunteers that so courageously worked on the ground distributing masks during the onset of the pandemic.

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<h2>Voter Registration &amp; GOTV</h2>Organized voter registration and GOTV on over 100 comedy shows with headlining comedians&nbsp; including Patton Oswald, Bob Odenkirk, Maria Bamford, David Cross, Julio Torres, Reggie Watts, Jeanine Garofalo, Natasha Leggero, Kristen Schaal and many others. We partnered with VoteWithMe, Headcount and over a dozen local orgs in swing districts across the country for the 2018 election but also ensured to set up infrastructure for local comedians and volunteer activists to connect within these cities, so that grassroots work continues beyond electoral engagement.

We're honored to work alongside America's favorite comedians who are themselves talented and enthusiastic organizers. Together, we do activism by day and live shows at night. From small towns to big cities, coffee houses and comedy clubs, college campuses and Union halls, we're connecting with and mobilizing young voters — join us!

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<h2>Immigrant &amp; Clinic Defense</h2>TCR has distributed thousands of legal rights cards to the undocumented community to help preserve and protect their rights as global citizens.Serves as volunteers on the KPA Rapid Response Team&nbsp; – on 24 hour call – rushing to locations during ICE raids to protect the undocumented citizens by forming a circle around and walking them safely to their car, or home from work or from courthouse.&nbsp;&nbsp; Also documenting in real time aggressive and unlawful actions of ICE in order to help support those who are arrested during these raids so if they are incarcerated their families can be notified of their whereabouts in detention centers and jails, and so the process of finding legal representation bail funds can begin.Continuing weekend actions in which TCR has volunteered to help LA for Choice to protect women’s reproductive rights against violent anti-abortion protesters outside a family planning clinic in Downey, California, escorting women safely into the clinic.

The Comedy Resistance is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization that uses live events, local activism, and digital content to inspire comedians and comedy fans. We drive civic engagement via voter registration, Get Out The Vote campaigns, and ongoing activism to inspire policy that empowers communities and defends working families.Since 2017, we've hosted shows in battlegrounds across the country starring Bob Odenkirk, Patton Oswalt, Maria Bamford, Reggie Watts, David Cross, Mike Birbiglia, Judah Friedlander, Janeane Garofalo, Julio Torres, Chris Gethard, Jo Firestone, Hari Kondabolu, and more!

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Since 2017, The Comedy Resistance has held over 125 shows nationwide, we have registered more than 65,000 voters, and we have gotten out the vote in countless crucial elections. It’s time to do some more!We have launched Comedians For Democracy because once again we need a massive voter registration gig to galvanize comedy fans all across the country, and make sure they are ready to vote in the upcoming midterm elections.By partnering up with labor unions and community-based organizations in key states, and registering voters at the shows of some of the biggest names in comedy, we will continue striving towards a more robust and humane democracy.Beyond voter registration, The Comedy Resistance has successfully championed the drafting and passage of anti-voter suppression legislation in Georgia, we have distributed more than 40,000 face masks during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, and have supported countless asylum-seeking families in their legal proceedings and direct aid needs.Your support goes directly to our impactful on-the-ground efforts as we bring this critical voter registration mission to comedy clubs and shows nationwide. With your help, we can <a href="https://secure.actblue.com/donate/tcr_50k500k?refcode=TCRsite" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">register more than 50,000 new voters in crucial battlegrounds for the 2026 midterms!</a>

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Feminism v. Fascism was conceived as a way to increase awareness of The Comedy Resistance’s mission of registering and mobilizing voters through the power of comedy. We’re raising funds, raising spirits, and raising community cohesion while working to fight fascism.Get your <a href="https://secure.actblue.com/donate/fvsf?refcode=TCRsite">tickets</a> and join us on 4/24!

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<h2>Asylum Advocacy</h2>Began working in Tijuana, in support of Al Otro Lado, to protect members of the most vulnerable populations of migrants from the Central American caravan. TCR provided transportation and security in safe houses for dozens of refugees whose lives were in imminent danger. Once on this side of the border, the struggle intensifies for asylum petitioners. TCR has advocated for their pro bono legal representation, found them sponsors for their housing, food, medical relief and doctors, baby food and clothes. We have reunified families at airports, raised funds for their safe relocation, and set up support networks of activists to see them thrive in communities across the country. Concurrently, we are actively providing resources for volunteers in Central America who risk their lives to protect refugees and freedom fighters. TCR members Sarah Silverman and Adam McKay have advocated on behalf of refugee families from Central America and Africa. Working with elected officials, grassroots activists, Al Otro Lado and our pro bono lawyers we have, together, against daunting odds, helped these inspiring families gain full legal asylum.

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TCR's proposed bill to combat voter suppression in Georgia has passed the State Senate, thanks to the valiant efforts of Senator Nikki Merritt, her bill SB 253 has been unanimously approved and is headed to the House.

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‘Soul-warming’: the mystery man who chops wood to keep his neighbors from freezing For many Americans, warmth is just another unattainable luxury. In upstate New York, a woodsman is quietly easing the suffering.

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Join us in San Diego's Hera Hub Sorrento Valley on April 24th for an evening of Feminism v. Fascism, co-hosted by the Smith College Club of San Diego, in conjunction with the Seven Sisters Alum Association, and with exceptional stand up comedy, inspiring organizers, and badass leaders that are taking up the fight to defend democracy.

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Join us in San Diego's Hera Hub Sorrento Valley on April 24th for an evening of Feminism v. Fascism, with exceptional stand up comedy, inspiring organizers, and badass leaders that are taking up the fight to defend democracy.

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<a href="https://www.thecomedyresistance.com/events/tcr-iatse-local800-benefit" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Join us for our upcoming show</a> in partnership with the Art Directors Guild, IATSE Local 800 on behalf of the Entertainment Community Fund to help provide emergency assistance to struggling Union members.The ECF is there to help anyone who works professionally in entertainment and performing arts, and those grants are paired with social work services, career counseling, financial education, health insurance guidance and affordable housing.

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We’ve driven all the way from Upstate New York to East Palestine, and are distributing cases of bottled water to neighbors affected by the toxic spill caused by Norfolk Southern’s train derailment — and we need your help! Please chip in and share!

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