Jamie Masada, founder of the world famous Laugh Factory comedy club, is calling on Congress to act immediately on a $700 thousand comedy bail-out which he calls an “Economic Cheer-Up.”

The plan is to use the requested funds to dispatch 10-20 buses, each filled with several comedians, throughout the United States to bring free comedy shows, food and beverages to Americans who are out of work or otherwise suffering from the current economic climate.

Already, Masada is opening up his Sunset Blvd. club for free on Thursday nights for any patron who brings a valid unemployment card.

“Comedy is healing,” Masada said on this week’s Radio Happy Hour, “Comedy gives people hope.”

Masada says he’s already sent a letter to Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D – CA) but has yet to get a response from the congresswoman.  His next step is to collect 20,000 signatures on a petition found at www.LaughFactory.com and send it to President Barack Obama.

Today, Masada’s Laugh Factory sent comedians out to NBC’s Burbank, CA studio to plead their case to the president.  Obama is scheduled to be the first sitting president to appear on The Tonight Show tonight. One comic was interviewed on Good Day LA below:

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Last night on the Radio Happy Hour, Jodi Lipper, one of two hot chicks to pen How to Love Like a Hot Chick, promised to begin an answer during her appearance this morning on the Today Show with the phrase, “As I said on Dr. Blogstein last night. . .”

Below is video of her and co author Cerina Vincent’s  appearance with Rabbi Shmuley Boteach on the Today Show.  Did she keep her promise?  Watch to find out. . .but, here’s a hint: The answer starts with an “N” and ends in an “O”.

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Coming up this week on DR. BLOGSTEIN’S RADIO HAPPY HOUR: (Live on Tuesday June 17th at 9PM ET and forever archived at BlogTalkRadio.)

On April 24, 2007, Jane defeated Neil the Lawyer in the first installment of Blogstein Idol.

Now, over a year later, Dangerous Lee challenges Defending Champion Jane in another Karaoke Grudge Match.

Also, an interview with Deal or No Deal model Tameka Jacobs.

Jacobs, who is case model #21 on the hit NBC game show, is not just another pretty face. She made national headlines before she was even able to speak when she was the centerpiece of a groundbreaking and racially charged custody battle.

All that, plus Vinny Bond drags his Big Leather Couch into the Radio Happy Hour Lounge to chat live with the listeners, Justin the Weatherman and we’ll take your calls at 646-652-4804.

Join us live every Tuesday night at 9PM ET. The Radio Happy Hour Lounge-a live chat room during show time-is a whole new reason to make sure you listen live! It’s the show within the show!

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Coming up this week on DR. BLOGSTEIN’S RADIO HAPPY HOUR: (Live on Tuesday February 26th at 9PM ET and forever archived at BlogTalkRadio.)

The only boxer ever to become world heavyweight champion four times, Evander Holyfield joins the Blogstein show for a no-holds barred interview.

The “Real Deal” who’s new book, Becoming Holyfield, hit the stores last week was supposed to be live on our previous program but instead saw Grease on Broadway.
We’ll find out what he thought of Grease, whether he’s a better dancer than Danny Zuko, and if his fighting days are behind him.

Also, actor Randy Tobin joins us live to pimp his upcoming release, The American Poop Movie and actor Scott Michael Foster will tell us about his new NBC series, Quarterlife, that debuts on Tuesday.

All that, plus, Dangerous Lee co-hosts, Vinny Bond drags his Big Leather Couch into the Radio Happy Hour Lounge to chat live with the listeners and Justin the Weatherman stops in with a Costa Rican forecast and we’ll take your calls at 646-652-4804

Join us live every Tuesday night at 9PM ET. The Radio Happy Hour Lounge-a live chat room during show time-is a whole new reason to make sure you listen live! It’s the show within the show!

But if you can’t and miss us live, we’re ALWAYS ON at www.DrBlogstein.com

After careful consideration of the all the candidates, I, Dr. Blogstein, am ready to throw my support behind a morning news program.

After nearly 15 years as a loyal viewer of NBC’s Today, I am forced to jump ship and am now proud to endorse American Morning on CNN. Forced by the utter nonsense that Today tries to pass off as news.

It used to be that I can at least count on hard-hitting news, stories and interviews for the entire first hour of the program, from 7-8. Now, Anna Nicole stories, American Idol analysis and fashion and relationship segments have seeped in as early as 7:15! That, combined with the Ann Curry’s awkward interview style and painful “off the cuff” chatter and Al Roker’s insufferable shtick have launched me into the welcoming arms of Kiran Chetry and John Roberts.

CNN’s American Morning was really the only viable option when searching for a replacement for Today. Good Morning America was nixed. I’ve never been a real fan of Diane Sawyer, I find her bland, and I can’t take Robin Roberts seriously as I’ll always think of her as a SportsCenter anchor.

I don’t get the CBS Early Show. I mean, obviously I get it, it shows up on channel 2–I just can’t tell who the anchors are, seems like there are dozens of them. Plus Julie Chen, one of those anchors, is married to the president of CBS and that just rubs me the wrong way.

There’s too much cackling on Fox & Friends. Not only that, but I’m convinced that the show only exists to provide a platform for its hosts to plug all the books they’ve written. It’s like a two-hour-long commercial with that crew!

So, that leads me to CNN’s American Morning. Now, I wake up to news. I find out what happened while I was asleep and what may be happening that day. They have interesting interviews about important topics with intelligent news anchors. It’s exactly what I have been longing for oh so long. It’s exactly what Today used to be.