Jerry Lewis Won’t Host Muscular Dystrophy Telethon In 2011
For the first time in 45-years Jerry Lewis will not be hosting the Labor Day telethon for Muscular Dystrophy which he helped put on the map. It was originally believed that the 85-year-old comedian made the choice to exit the show on his own accord, however other reports now state that the MDA (Muscular Dystrophy Association) made the choice for him.
According to the Philly:
“The Tucson, Ariz.-based association announced earlier this week that the organization was parting ways with him after 45 years.”
The comedian’s firing from the show led several comedian friends to chime in against MDA, comedian Larry Miller said:
“If this is the way we’re going, we should also tell grandpa we don’t need him for Thanksgiving.”
While Tom Dreesen says MDA was fearful of handing the microphone to Lewis one last time after letting him know he was to be relieved of his hosting duties, according to Dreesen:
“There’s no way they would give him the microphone for five minutes.”
Millions of viewers tune into the telethon every single year to watch Lewis and his celebrity friends tell jokes and show off their talents and hidden talents, it will be interesting to see who will replace the funnyman and how well the show will do when Jerry Lewis isn’t the man acting as the shows ringleader.
In the meantime longtime friend Roger Ebert has teamed up with various actor and comedians in support of their friend who has fought on the behalf of MD sufferers for years.
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Aug 8, 2011
Read the last sentence!
Aug 8, 2011
REALLY?
Aug 8, 2011
*facepalms* sadly though why does this not surprise me..
Aug 8, 2011
Typical
Aug 8, 2011
MS sufferers really? Come on now Author James Johnson you can get the correct disorder correct when doing an article about Jerry Lewis and the MDA. MDA = Muscular Dystrophy Association. MS = Multiple Sclerosis. See your last sentence like Donna noted below. Jerry we appreciate everything you have done to raise money and awareness for the 43 Muscular Dystrophy disorders especially for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy and your Jerry's Kids campaign. God Bless You!
Aug 8, 2011
major typo!!
Aug 8, 2011
Unbelievable….well, not really.
Aug 8, 2011
REALLY ???? I knew he was considering leaving due to age and declinging health, but REALLY ? The man who made billions for this wonderful organization, and this is how they treat him…..DESPICABLE !!!!
Aug 8, 2011
I know right it is just crazy and i am sure we do not know everything about this yet. also a major typo as well!
Aug 8, 2011
Yeah Donna, I fixed it, sorry about that, but I think everyone got the point for all the other times it was mentioned. Either way it's fixed
Aug 8, 2011
Thank you James! Seems we run into this all the time. It would be great if someone would take the time to write an article explaining the differences between MD and MS:) Hint Hint:)
Aug 8, 2011
Donna, if we were more "instructional info" based I would love to put something up, however we only cover breaking news stories. However if you run into any new breaking news on the subject please do send it to me (fanaticalsites@gmail.com) and I'll be happy to report on breaking news.
Aug 9, 2011
thanks James will do!