Announcing performers for The Judd & Jon Comedy & Music Hour(s): Peter Frampton, Ray Romano, Bob Newhart, Colin Quinn, RZA & Pee-wee Herman Hosted by Judd Apatow and Featuring Jon Brion

LOS ANGELES, CA, June 14, 2012

On June 14, 2012, popular director, producer, and screenwriter Judd Apatow and musician, film composer, and producer, Jon Brion, will host a unique evening of comedy and music at the Broad Stage in Santa Monica to benefit 826LA. Guests for the show will include Grammy winners Peter Frampton and RZA, Emmy Award winners Ray Romano and Pee-wee Herman (Paul Reubens), and comedians Bob Newhart and Colin Quinn.

With a star-studded line-up, 826 founder Dave Eggers, and other celebrity guests, this event is sure to be an unforgettable night. Before the performance, VIP ticket buyers will join Judd Apatow at an exclusive reception. All proceeds from this event will support the non-profit writing and tutoring center 826LA and its free programs for children.

Event sponsors include Amy Brooks, Chase Bank, Chernin Entertainment, Color Force, Creative Artists Agency, DreamWorks Animation, DreamWorks Studios, Google, Gotham Group, HBO, Katie McGrath & J.J. Abrams, Mosaic Media Group, Strange Weather, United Talent Agency, Universal Studios, Walt Disney Studios, and Ziffren Brittenham, LLP. Variety is the event¡¦s media sponsor. In-kind sponsors for the VIP reception include Activate, Belvedere Vodka, Il Molino di Grace, Isabella¡¦s Cookie Company, Izze, The Naked Grape, and New Belgium. As an avid sponsor of 826LA, Isabella¡¦s Cookie Company will donate all-natural, freshly-made treats to the event for all attendees to savor.

General admission tickets are $250, and VIP tickets are $500. To purchase tickets or for more information visit: http://www.826la.org/juddandjonshow.

ABOUT JUDD APATOW
Considered one of the most sought-after comedy minds in the business, Judd Apatow has produced many of the most successful films in recent years-including The 40-Year-Old Virgin and Knocked Up, which he also wrote and directed, as well as Superbad, Forgetting Sarah Marshall, and Bridesmaids, which earned a Golden Globe nomination for ¡§Best Motion Picture Comedy or Musical.¡¨ Most recently, Apatow wrapped production on his fourth directorial feature This is 40, starring Paul Rudd and Leslie Mann, which is due in theaters this December. Apatow also edited I Found This Funny, a collection of humor writing, whose sales benefited 826 National. He has previously hosted and produced several benefit events for 826LA, including ¡§A Night of Best Intentions¡¨ and ¡§I Found This Funny.¡¨

ABOUT JON BRION
Jon Brion is a multi-instrumental musician, composer, and producer, who has produced albums by Fiona Apple, Aimee Mann, Elliott Smith, Rufus Wainwright, Brad Mehldau, Of Montreal, and Kanye West. Brion is also an accomplished film composer, earning Grammy nominations for his work on Magnolia and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. His other films include Boogie Nights, I „Z Huckabees, Punch-Drunk Love, and Step Brothers. Most recently, he is scoring Judd Apatow¡¦s This is 40. Brion¡¦s Friday nights at the Largo are an L.A. institution. These solo performances showcase his improvisation talents and feature innovative looping of drums, piano, guitar, bass, and vocals.

ABOUT PETER FRAMPTON
Grammy winner Peter Frampton remains one of the most celebrated artists and guitarists in rock history. At sixteen, he was lead singer and guitarist for British band the Herd. At eighteen, he co-founded one of the first super groups, seminal rock act Humble Pie. His session work includes such legendary artists as George Harrison, Harry Nilsson, David Bowie, Jerry Lee Lewis, Ringo Starr, John Entwistle and many others. His fifth solo album, the electrifying Frampton Comes Alive!, is one of the top-selling live records of all time.

ABOUT BOB NEWHART
Bob Newhart¡¦s career has spanned 50 years, several successful television series, fourteen feature films and millions of albums sold worldwide and he is the recipient of many honors, including the prestigious ¡§Mark Twain Prize for American Humor,¡¨ presented by the Kennedy Center and a designation as an ¡§American Master¡¨ by PBS.

ABOUT COLIN QUINN
Colin Quinn is a stand-up comedian, writer, actor and producer well established in the comedy world. Quinn is best known for his five years spent on the cast of Saturday Night Live, and for his show Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn which aired on Comedy Central. In 2004, Quinn was named #56 on Comedy's Central's list of the 100 greatest standup comedians of all time. Quinn's career kicked off with his role as co-host to MTV's game show Remote Control. More recently Quinn has been starring in films such as Adam Sandler's movie Grown-Ups, as well this summer¡¦s That's My Boy. In 2010 Quinn premiered his one-man show on Broadway, Colin Quinn Long Story Short, directed by Jerry Seinfeld. When not on the road, Colin can be found regularly performing at the Comedy Cellar in New York City.

ABOUT PAUL REUBENS
Famed actor, writer, film producer, and comedian Paul Reubens is best known for his alternate persona, Pee-wee Herman. Born out of Los Angeles-based improv group The Groundlings, Pee-wee Herman became famous through his stage show ¡§The Pee-wee Herman Show,¡¨ and later his 1985 comedy Pee-wee¡¦s Big Adventure directed by Tim Burton. Reubens went on to create, co-write, and co-direct ¡§Pee-wee¡¦s Playhouse¡¨ on CBS, earning twenty-two Emmy Awards during its five-year run. Pee-wee was finally brought to Broadway in 2010 in a stage rendition of ¡§The Pee-wee Herman Show.¡¨ Reubens has also starred in a number of film and TV shows, including 30 Rock, Everybody Loves Raymond, and Murphy Brown. Reuben¡¦s film credits include Mystery Men, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and most recently Todd Solondz¡¦s Life During Wartime. Reubens has lent his voice to many projects, including Smurfs, Family Guy, and The Nightmare Before Christmas. Reubens next film will bring Pee-wee back to life in a road adventure produced by Judd Apatow.

ABOUT RAY ROMANO
One of the most recognizable faces in comedy, Ray Romano is an actor, writer, and stand-up comedian best known for his starring role in the hit series ¡§Everybody Loves Raymond.¡¨ During his time on the show, Romano and the crew won a total of three Emmy Awards and four People¡¦s Choice Awards. Though Romano began his career as a stand-up comedian, he has since made his debut on the big screen with the film Ice Age, and has reprised his role in the successful sequels Ice Age: The Meltdown and Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs. Romano¡¦s other films include Eulogy, Welcome to Mooseport, and The Last Word. He is the author of the New York Times best-selling book Everything and a Kite. Romano also created and starred in the series Men of a Certain Age, and can be seen in the upcoming film Ice Age: Continental Drift, set to release in July 2012.

ABOUT RZA
Robert Fitzgerald Diggs, better known by the stage name RZA, is an American Grammy-winning music producer, multi-instrumentalist, author, and occasional actor, director, and screenwriter. RZA is widely considered to be one of the most influential and landmark hip-hop producers of all time, producing nearly all of the Wu-Tang Clan's albums and affiliate¡¦s projects, while also serving as a member of the group. RZA released most of his solo work under the alter ego Bobby Digital, and also served as the founding member of hip-hop group Gravediggaz. RZA has starred in films such as Coffee and Cigarettes, American Gangster, Gospel Hill, Funny People, and Derailed. Currently you can find RZA appearing in the Showtime TV series, Californication.

ABOUT 826LA
826LA is a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting students ages six to eighteen with their writing skills, and to helping teachers inspire their students to write. 826LA¡¦s services are structured around the understanding that great leaps in learning can happen with one-on-one attention, and that strong writing skills are fundamental to future success. 826LA offers a wide range of education programs, all free of charge, to more than 8,200 students a year. All of 826LA¡¦s programs are challenging and enjoyable, and ultimately strengthen each student¡¦s power to express ideas effectively, creatively, confidently, and in his or her individual voice.