Cool Comedy • Hot Cuisine Raises $1.2M for Scleroderma Research!
Wednesday, November 12, 2025 – The Edison Ballroom, New York City
Bob Saget Legacy Award Recipient
Adam Duritz of Counting Crows
Featuring
Hannibal Buress
Kelsey Cook
Jim Gaffigan
Nikki Glaser
Host
Jeff Ross
Special Appearance
Katie Couric
Our Generous Cool Comedy • Hot Cuisine 2025 Sponsors
Presenting
Max, Samantha, Montana and Mark Scher
Wright & Evnin Family Foundation
Diamond
AE Family Foundation
Dr. Omar Baker and Behnaz Baker
Schimberg Family Foundation
Platinum
Violetta and Andy Merin
Mia Tenneson
Meredith and Mike Zappert
Gold
Boehringer Ingelheim
Mary and Timothy Evnin
Jeff Gevirtz and Amira Littman
Jill Grey
Eliz Lee and Dr. Eric Kau
Rhonda Mace
Merck & Co., Inc.
WilmerHale
Silver
BCS Private Wealth Management
Kevin and Claudia Bright
Michael Byrne and Tracey Thomson
Coretz Family Foundation
Sharon Dobie, MD
Gossamer Bio
Gossamer Bio, In Memory Of Dr. Robert “Bob” Gillies
Matthew Mace
Mediar Therapeutics
MTS Health Partners
The Saget Family
Jeff and Martha Seaman
Anonymous
Patron
Anonymous
A.J. and Erica Nahmad
Randi and Steve Orava
Pamela and Brian Pour
Jay and Nancy Schulman
Vie Ventures
Advocate
Anonymous
The Artists & Athletes Alliance
Denis Cagna and Carlos Medina
Catherine and Tom Calvin
David Cohen and Laureen Seeger
Owen Garrick, MD
Katherine Martincich
Dr. Kathryn Torok
Melany Tower
Rena Varghese
Last updated on November 3, 2025.
The History and Impact of Cool Comedy • Hot Cuisine
Since its inception in 1987, Cool Comedy • Hot Cuisine (CCHC) has become the Scleroderma Research Foundation’s (SRF’s) signature fundraising event, raising more than $30 million to fund the most promising scleroderma research.
Hosted for many years by SRF Board Members Bob Saget and Susan Feniger (pictured here in 2019), some of the world’s greatest comedians and performing artists donated their time and talents to support the SRF’s innovative research programs and help raise awareness about this rare autoimmune disease. Though devastated by the loss of Bob Saget in 2022, the SRF, in collaboration with his family and friends, will continue this event in the hopes of achieving Bob’s dream of ending scleroderma.
All funds raised directly support our research and patient education programs. The SRF is singularly focused on finding a cure, which is why we’ve invested more money in scleroderma research than any other nonprofit on earth.
