MacKenzie Grant Associates, in association with the Toronto Police Service and 52 Division, present a comedy event to benefit Nolan Russell, the three-year-old son of slain Toronto police officer Sgt. Ryan Russell - 'A Night of Comedy,' May 4 at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre, 190 Princes' Blvd. on the CNE Grounds.
The evening-long event opens with a VIP reception at 7:30 p.m. (doors open to public at 8 p.m.) and features Canadian comic Rob Pue with guest comedian Stephen Patterson. The master-of-ceremonies for the evening is Toronto's Deputy Chief of Police, Kim Derry.The event has been embraced by the Russell family and the police community as a celebration of life and a comedic antidote to the somberness of Police Memorial Day on Sunday, May 1.Tickets are available online at www.comedy-benefit.eventbrite.com or in-person at Toronto Police Service 52 Division, 255 Dundas St. W. A limited number of tickets will also be available at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre the night of the event.