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Video: Candidate Comedy for a Good Cause

Political hopefuls from across the state, including Whitehall and Baldwin Township Rep. Chelsa Wagner, gathered at the Improv to raise funds for local youth.

Candidates’ Comedy Night 2011 took place on Thursday night at the Pittsburgh Improv in Homestead Borough.

Candidates who performed a stand-up comedy act included Rich Fitzgerald and D. Raja, Allegheny County executive candidates; Rep. , county controlller candidate; Vic Stabile and Judge David Wecht, candidates for Pennsylvania Superior Court judge; Kathryn Boockvar and Anne Covey, candidates for Commonwealth Court judge; and Alex Bicket, candidate for Allegheny County Common Pleas Court judge.

Allegheny County Executive Dan Onorato also took to the microphone.

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Gene Collier, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette columnist, stand-up comic, corporate speaker and playwright, emceed the event.

Funds raised on Thursday night will benefit the Allegheny County Music Festival Fund.

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