Benefitting
YULA High School
MONDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2024
7:30 PM
Saban Theatre
Join us on Monday, December 16th for a Night of Achdut and Comedy benefitting YULA High School.
Partner with us in support of Jewish education and in supporting the next generation of Israel advocates.
Zach Margs
special guest
Born and raised in a Jewish community in London, Zach spent his summers and holidays visiting Israel with his family. Now 30, Zach is a rising comedian who channels his sharp observations of modern Israeli culture into clever, laugh-out-loud social media videos. From a rude Tel Aviv beach waiter to an EL AL pilot, a security agent, or a shawarma vendor with attitude, Zach masterfully brings a range of characters to life. With his comedic precision and spot-on accent, he captures the essence and humor of life in Israel like no one else.
Matt Richards
Host
Matt Richards is a New York based actor, host, comedian, and writer. Most recently you can catch Matt in the Comedy Central Studios feature film Run For The Money opposite Beck Bennett and Joel McHale now streaming on Paramount+, and as the host of A&E’s popular food travel series Best in Chow. His TV credits also include Flatbush Misdemeanors(Showtime), That Damn Michael Che (HBOMax), Run The World (Starz), **2 Broke Girls **(CBS), School of Rock(Nickelodeon), and **Bizaardvark **(Disney). Additionally, Matt has appeared as himself on The Funny Dance Show (E!), **World Star TV **(MTV), and The Steve Harvey Show (NBC). Matt was selected as a NEW FACE Character 2018 for the prestigious Just For Laughs Festival in Montreal and was a standout in the 2017 CBS diversity Showcase. He has written for the WGA award nominated series That Damn Michael Che, and has been a host producer for Snoop Dogg on various programming for VH1, TBS, Peacock and Animal Planet. See Matt live at the Comedy Cellar in New York, on tour with Craig Robinson & The Nasty Delicious or headlining a comedy club near you!
Dovi Neuberger
Producer
Dovi Neuburger is a New York City- based comic and producer. He plays at many of the top comedy clubs in Manhattan and produces live comedy shows tailored to Jewish audiences around the country. Neuburger founded and produces the StandUp for Israel Comedy Tour, which brings Jewish and pro-Israel comedians into various communities to promote Jewish unity and raise money for Israeli families suffering from the October 7 massacre. He is most notable a dropout of the formerly popular NYU School of Law as well as the brother of esteemed YULA Chumash teacher Bruria Siegel. His live standup show “Jews in shuls doing comedy” made a stop in Beverly wood last year and he is looking forward to this long awaited return to the YULA community.
Matthew Broussard
Matthew Broussard is a disgraced financial analyst forced into stand up comedy. The byproduct of a Cajun chemist and Jewish microbiologist, he holds a degree in computational mathematics he always manages to bring up (just did it!) and is fully aware that he looks like a jerk. His comedy is heady, self-effacing, and weirdly… educational? He’s performed on the Tonight Show, Conan, Jeff Ross Presents Roast Battle, the Comedy Central Half Hour, and some stuff with MTV2 he doesn’t like to talk about. You can catch him in The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, The League, The Mindy Project, and alongside Billy Crystal and Tiffany Haddish in the film Here Today. He is the creator of the webcomic and puzzle app, Monday Punday.
Raanan Hershberg
Raanan has performed his high-energy, joke-packed comedy on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, The Late, Late Show with James Corden, and Comedy Central. His 2nd to last special ‘Jokes from the Underground’ was included in the New York Times ‘Best Comedy of 2022’, where critic Jason Zinoman called it the funniest YouTube Special of the year, and said ‘his punchy and deliriously funny club comedy made me laugh after second and third viewings.’ His most recent special BRAVE also got a rave review in the NYTIMES. Raanan performs all over the world and is a regular at The Comedy Cellar.
HONORing
Dr. Natalie Williams
We are excited to honor Dr. Natalie Williams at this year’s Comedy Night! This year marks Natalie’s 10th year with YULA High School and her 20th year serving the Jewish Community in Los Angeles, CA.
Dr. Natalie Williams is deeply passionate about education and mentoring, striving to help each student realize their full potential. She believes in building personal connections with every student, fostering both academic and spiritual growth.
Dr. Natalie Williams began her journey at YULA as Associate Principal and quickly rose to Principal, where her outstanding leadership has made her a mentor and role model to all. Her compassion and dedication have profoundly shaped our school community and enriched the lives of her students.
We are also grateful for the partnership and unwavering support of her husband, Rabbi Dr. Chaim Williams, which has enabled Dr. Natalie Williams to fully dedicate herself to her students and community. They are the proud parents of Adriel ’24, Saadya ’27, Diddy, Aurel, and Enya.
Please join us in celebrating Dr. Williams for her dedication and devotion to YULA High School.
Sponsorship & Tickets
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$18,000 DiamondIncludes 12 Event tickets
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$10,000 RubyIncludes 10 Event tickets
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$5,000 EmeraldIncludes 8 Event tickets
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$3,600 SapphireIncludes 6 Event tickets
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$1,800 OpalIncludes 4 Event tickets
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$1,000 OnyxIncludes 4 Event tickets
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$500 AmethystIncludes 2 Event tickets
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$360 TopazIncludes 2 Event tickets
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$180 FriendIncludes 1 Event ticket
Venue
Saban Theatre
8440 Wilshire Boulevard
Beverly Hills, California 90211
Monday, December 16, 2024
7:30 PM – Cocktails & Light Hors D’oeuvres
8:15 PM – Show Begins
Dessert following the show.
