Jimmy Pardo To Host Live Podcast Charity Event

Jimmy Pardo, host of the award-winning podcast “Never Not Funny,” presents the third annual Pardcast-A-Thon Fundraiser taking place on Friday, Nov. 25.

The 12-hour show, co-hosted by Pardo, Matt Belknap and Pat Francis, will stream live at www.pardcast.com from the ACME Theater in Los Angeles and benefits Smile Train, an international children’s charity that provides necessary surgery for those born with a cleft lip or palate. To date, this philanthropic event has raised over $55,000 for organization and they couldn’t be more grateful.

“We are only able to provide free cleft surgery for poor children around the world because of donors and supporters like Jimmy and his fans,” said Smile Train Executive Director, Priscilla Ma. “The Pardcast-A-Thon is a wonderful event and we are very thankful to have Jimmy as part of the Smile Train family.”

Confirmed guests at the Pardcast-A-Thon include Sarah Silverman, Andy Richter, Greg Behrendt, Walter Koenig and other surprise comedy stars that will be revealed during the event.

“Never Not Funny” is a currently in its ninth season and requires a paid subscription. Esquire Magazine named Pardo’s podcast “Editor’s Pick” and GQ also designated it “The #1 Relatively Obscure Thing You Need to Be Paying Attention To.” But the recognition doesn’t stop with there; LA Weekly, The AV Club, iTunes and USA Today’s pop culture blog,“Pop Candy,” all claim “Never Not Funny” to be a top comedy podcast. Full audio and video is available at www.pardcast.com and the first 20 minutes of each episode are free of charge on iTunes.

To donate to Smile Train or for more information, visit wwwsmiletrain.org and be sure to participate in the Pardcast-A-Thon on Nov. 25 beginning at 6 p.m. PST and 9 p.m. EST.

Check out some stand-up from Pardo here, courtesy of YouTube:

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