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April 13, 2021 67 mins

John Larocchia is the founder and president of the Laughter Saves Lives Foundation. John has been performing standup comedy for 25 years and started his career as an NYC firefighter in 1987 at ladder 12. He later transferred to the elite Haz-Mat Company 1 in queens. On September 11th, John's firehouse suffered the devastating loss of 19 brothers, including John's best friend and radio co-host Tom Gardner. The laughter saves lives comedy tour become John's way of honoring the memories o those who so selflessly gave their lives that day. It is his way to "Never forget."

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