Stand-up comedy at Leeds City Varieties to raise funds for cancer support services
Laugh in the Face of Cancer 5 at City Varieties Music Hall takes place on Wednesday.
The line-up includes compere Matt Reed, Lucy Beaumont, Stephen Cookson and Jarred Christmas - and a mystery guest is also due to appear.
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Hide AdElizabeth and Jordan Long have organised the event annually for five years.
It has raised £34,000 for Leeds Cares in honour of Mrs Long's sister Alex Beaumont, who was diagnosed with breast cancer.
Although she needed a double mastectomy and had to have her lymph nodes removed, Mr Long said she is getting better.
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Hide AdWith colleagues at their workplace, Lowell, the Rothwell organisers have helped £140,000 over recent years.
Mr Long, 32, said that he and his wife decided to start putting on the show after going to a stand-up event in Chapel Allerton.
"We realised we could do this - we could put on a bigger show," he said.
"At the end of the day, our theory is that laughter is the best medicine."
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Hide AdThe likes of Joe Lycett have previously appeared at the event.
Mr Long said: "The comedians will do it for free and they are fantastic in helping support the event itself."
Tickets for the show, which begins at 7.30pm, cost £15.
For more information, visit www.cityvarieties.co.uk or call the box office.