The Laugh Factory was up to its usual hi-jinx, telling jokes and getting laughs, but on Tuesday and Wednesday, standup comedy wasn't so much a gig but a mission: Jokes for Miles.
Miles Austrevich has a rare form of brain cancer. Doctors in Chicago are doing everything they can to cure Miles. Still, his dad decided to seek out an alternative treatment for his son: laughter.
"When you got sick kids, and someone asks you to do something, it's an honor," said comedian Bob Saget.
Working on the belief that laughter is the best medicine, jokes have been heading toward Miles through his website, jokes4miles.
Since Tuesday afternoon, comedians at the Laugh Factory in LA and in Chicago, performed stand-up routines which where were fed live to Miles' hospital room.
"Laughter really isn't the best medicine. Medicine is the best medicine, but people say it's laughter. We'll go with laughter," said comedian Paul Rodriguez.
Their goal is 10,000 jokes.
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"If we can bring a little smile on one kid's face," said Laugh Factory Owner, Jaime Masada, "that's what it's all about."
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