Counterparts - John Larocchia - October 4th 2022

This week we welcome John Larocchia to the show!

https://laughtersaveslives.org/

In 2011, John established the LAUGHTER SAVE LIVES FOUNDATION and COMEDY TOUR, with the mission to provide assistance to First Responders around the country trying to overcome financial hardship due to an unforeseen tragedy or illness.

The LSL Comedy Tour produces high-quality comedy shows for any and all types of organizations and is unique in that it utilizes comics that are
members of the Fire, Police, EMS, Healthcare, and Military communities on each show. They round out the show with other comics that work in major comedy clubs all across the country. The goal of the comedy tour is to make people laugh and raise money for charities and foundations related to, but not limited to, First Responders, Military, and Healthcare Professionals in the areas they visit. They do this as a way to remember the First Responders lost on 9/11 and because of 9/11. LSL wants to show that laughter can change and save lives for the moment and for a lifetime. Before each show, the comics remember some of those lost by telling a story of a time one of them made us laugh or smile.

John Larocchia, who headlines many shows and is featured on all of the dates, has been a Stand-Up Comic for 32 years. For 21 of those years, John was a member of the FDNY, retiring in July of 2008. John also won the "Nation's Funniest Fireman" on ABC-TV's The View and is a National Instructor teaching topics related to Hazardous Materials and Weapons of Mass Destruction.