John Mayer is set to perform at the annual Cool comedy • Hot kitchen fundraiser on Tuesday, October 29, at the Fairmont Century Plaza in Los Angeles. The event will be hosted by comedian Jeff Ross. Mayer and Ross will both be honored with the Bob Saget Legacy Award, recognizing their commitment to continuing Saget's mission to raise awareness for the Scleroderma Research Foundation.
Ross will also appear at the event, as will fellow comedians Whitney Cummings, Alex Edelman, Chris Hardwick and Jim Jefferies.
Saget with a spearhead Cool comedy • Hot kitchen for 30 years. The event has raised more than $30 million for the Scleroderma Research Foundation. The beloved TV star died in January 2022 at the age of 65 from blunt force trauma to the head, likely caused by a fall. In 2023, on the one-year anniversary of Saget's death, Mayer wrote a tender tribute on Instagram, captioned “I loved this guy and always will.”
Mayer is a seven-time Grammy winner, including song of the year for “Daughters” in 2005 and best pop vocal album for Continuity in 2007. It has topped the Billboard 200 three times, with Heavier stuff (2003), Battle Studies (2009) and He was born and raised (2012), and has scored seven top 20 hits on the Billboard Hot 100.
Ross won a Primetime Emmy in 2018 as an executive producer Conan Without Bordersstarring Conan O'Brien. He was nominated for two more Primetime Emmys this year – as an executive producer Conan O'Brien has to go and Best Roast Ever: Tom Brady.
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