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Shoulda been called "Vitreous Humor"

Instead, the organizers have called it “Eye Care for Erica Show.” (Which, we’ll concede, might actually bring in more people than our clever but obscure reference.)

Regardless, it’s a benefit show April 6th, 8 PM at the Steve Allen Theater, and the admission is $25. Call (323) 666-9797; the theater is just west of Vermont. For that you see Louis CK, Dana Gould, Patton Oswalt, Bob Odenkirk, Naked Trucker and Andy Kindler. All of this is hosted by Jimmy Pardo.

It benefits “L.A. comedy darling” Erica Doering who is having an emergency vitrectomy, to prevent her eye from going blind. And you’d be hard-pressed to see such a spectacular comedy show for such a paltry price for such a good cause.

In case you’re wondering, a vitrectomy is “the removal of the vitreous gel through very small (~1.4mm) incisions in the eye wall… The vitreous is removed with a miniature handheld cutting device and replaced with a special saline solution similar to the liquid being removed from the eye.” Procedures like this are moderately tricky, and therefore, not inexpensive. So all donations will be accepted at the door, and online here.

PS: For those of you following along at home, vitreous humor is “The clear, gel-like mass that fills the space between the lens and the retina.”