Thank you for joining us in Los Angeles at this year's event!
Cool Comedy • Hot Cuisine Raises More Than $1M To Help End Scleroderma!
Honoring John Stamos with the Bob Saget Legacy Award
On October 13, the Beverly Wilshire buzzed with energy and excitement as hundreds of people joined together for one purpose: to end scleroderma.
The Scleroderma Research Foundation is deeply grateful to all of the event’s generous friends and supporters, host Jeff Ross, and the incredible performers who donated their time and talent: Fortune Feimster, Matt Friend, Ron Funches, Jay Pharoah, and Lisa Ann Walter, alongside guest co-auctioneer Seth Green and guest presenter Howie Mandel.
The evening’s most moving moment came when TV legend John Stamos took the stage to accept this year’s Bob Saget Legacy Award, remembering his dear friend whose love for this cause still lights the way.
Established in 2023, the award recognizes individuals who, like Bob, use their voices and talents to raise awareness and funds to find a cure. Past recipients include Adam Duritz of Counting Crows, John Mayer, Jeff Ross, and Caroline Hirsch.
Thank you to event co-chairs Susan Feniger, Regina Hall, Caroline Hirsch, John Mayer, and Kelly Rizzo for all their hard work and heart in bringing this incredible night to life. We also want to extend our thanks to the CCHC Event Committee: Luke Evnin, David Knoller, Violetta Merin, Jayna Schimberg, Martha Seaman, and Deann Wright.
From the bottom of our hearts, thank you to everyone who made CCHC a night that brought us one step closer to a cure!
The event may be over, but you can still make an impact. Your gift helps continue Bob’s legacy and fuels research that brings us closer to a world without scleroderma.
Highlights Through the Decades
Cool Comedy • Hot Cuisine 2026 Sponsors
Presenting
Max, Samantha, Montana, and Mark Scher
Wright & Evnin Family Foundation
Diamond
AE Family Foundation
Dr. Omar Baker and Behnaz Baker
The Merin Family
Schimberg Family Foundation
Platinum
Bickerstaff Family Foundation
Claudia and Kevin Bright
Gold
Susan Feniger and Liz Lachman
Jeff Gevirtz and Amira Littman
Gossamer Bio
Jill Grey
L.A. Specialty Foundation
Eliz Lee and Dr. Eric Kau
Mediar Therapeutics
Merck and Co., Inc.
Mindy and Paul Pressler
Beth and Gary Sohngen
Silver
Anonymous (2)
BCS Private Wealth Management
The Braga Family
Sharon Dobie, MD
The Knoller Family — in loving memory of Marcia Knoller and Paul Rosenfeld
Pamela and Brian Pour
Revue Studios
Adam Saget
The Saget Family
Diane and Michael Schumacher
Patron
Richard Krumholz
Lisa and Kenny Loggins
Randi and Steve Orava
The Anita May Rosenstein Foundation
Nancy and Jay Schulman
Deborah Vickers Grisamore and Greg Grisamore
Advocate
The Artists & Athletes Alliance
Dr. Ruby John, Rena Varghese and Mathew Varghese
Tanya Lenardson
Lifeway Foods
Thomas McDaniel
Jeff and Liz Roewe
Julie Scher
Scleroderma Foundation of California
Westmount Partners LLC
Carmi Zlotnik
Last updated on October 13, 2026.
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.
