Stand Up for Heroes

Stand Up for Heroes
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Martin E. Dempsey sings onstage at Stand Up for Heroes on Nov. 5, 2014
GenreComedy
Rock and Roll
DatesNovember 2007; 17 years ago (2007-11)
Location(s)Hulu Theater inside Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY United States
Years active13
FoundersBob Woodruff, Caroline Hirsch, Lee Woodruff & Andrew Fox
Websitebobwoodrufffoundation.org
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Stand Up for Heroes is annual benefit concert/comedy festival, started in 2007, that benefits the Bob Woodruff Foundation, which supports charities and runs programs benefitting veterans. The benefit usually kicks off New York Comedy Festival, and was started by Festival founders Caroline Hirsch and Andrew Fox and Foundation founders Bob Woodruff and Lee Woodruff.[1] The event takes place yearly at the Hulu Theater inside Madison Square Garden, although it was originally held at the Beacon Theatre and The Town Hall, both in New York City. As of 2019, the event has raised $55 million for the foundation.[2]

  1. ^ Sandy Kenyon (2019-11-04). "'Stand Up For Heroes' kicks off New York Comedy Festival". ABC7 New York. Retrieved 2020-06-28.
  2. ^ Greene, Andy (2019-11-05). "Bruce Springsteen, Jon Stewart, and More: 10 Highlights from Stand Up for Heroes 2019". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2020-07-01.