Jimmy Kimmel hosts a benefit comedy in Las Vegas to support godson Joey Porrello and Project ALS
Jimmy Kimmel is hosting a comedy show in support of ALS research on Friday while his godson Joey Porrello is currently battling the disease.
“Come to Vegas with me and my friends Friday night to support my godson Joey and everyone fighting ALS,” the 55-year-old ABC late night host said in an Instagram post.
The Brooklyn-born star, who hosted the Oscars earlier this year, credited his comedic collaborators on the show, including his exes Sarah Silverman, Jeffrey Ross, Patton Oswalt, Nick Kroll and Mark Rober, as well as its Sin Coty venue. Jimmy Kimmel’s Comedy Club.
Porrello, 29, spoke to Las Vegas outlet KTNV earlier this month about living with Lou Gehrig’s disease, a year after he was diagnosed with the condition.
“My life is perfect in every way,” Porrello told the broadcaster. “I’m very lucky.”
The Latest: Jimmy Kimmel, 55, is hosting a comedy show in support of ALS research on Friday as his godson Joey Porrello, 29, is currently battling the disease
The talk show host’s upbeat godson said his biggest obstacle in living with ALS is the way it affects his ability to communicate.
“I’m losing my voice, my ability to interact with other people and express my personality,” Porrello, father of children Ottilie, three, and Wally, ten months, told the broadcaster.
Alli told the outlet that she and her husband realized the potential problems when he started having problems with his wrist and mobility.
“He even fell once, and I think that’s when I thought, ‘This is really serious — because it’s not just your hand, it’s your whole body that’s not communicating,'” she told the outlet.
The Porrellos credited Kimmel for helping them find a doctor and connecting them with Project ALS, the organization focused on finding treatments and a cure for the disease.
Kimmel is linked to Joey through his longtime friendship with Joey’s father, Tommy.
The late-night star will host Friday’s event from his Sin City comedy club
Kimmel was pictured hosting the Oscars in LA last March
Kimmel is linked to Joey through his longtime friendship with Joey’s father, Tommy
The late-night star dubbed Joey “the kid you want to have,” calling him friendly and funny
“We’ve been really good friends since we were kids,” Kimmel said.
The late-night star dubbed Joey “the kid you want to have,” calling him friendly and funny.
“You can’t imagine that something like this would happen to anyone except someone who is so alive – and we have to do something about it,” Kimmel told the broadcaster.
The benefit begins Friday at 6:30 p.m. at Jimmy Kimmel’s Comedy Club on the Las Vegas Strip.