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It's not too early to mark your calendar for the 2018 Funniest Night in America - Orlando and golf tournament!  These second-year events will take place Friday, Sept. 21 (comedy show) and Saturday, Sept. 22 (golf) at Disney's Shades of Green, an Armed Forces Recreation...

If you follow us on Facebook (which we hope you do!), you may have noticed the new "Donate" button right below our cover photo on our Laughs for the Troops page. Facebook Business has approved our nonprofit organization to raise money directly from our page using...

Bobbie Jo (BJ) and Josh O’Dell were invited by Laughs for the Troops founder, Thomas Brown, to take part in the inaugural Funniest Night in America - Orlando and golf tournament. They wanted to share their experience with our readers, and as it turns out,...

Last month, Orlando hosted its first Laughs for the Troops (LFTT) golf tournament and Funniest Night in America events, introducing the organization to the community and to several veterans who took part in one or both of the events. LFTT’s founder and lead comedian, Thomas...

Laughs for the Troops is really excited to announce that we are now officially part of the MobileCause program, which gives our supporters - both old and new - an easy, mobile way of donating at any place, and at any time via their cell...

The first Laughs for the Troops Orlando golf tournament is set for Monday, Oct. 16 at Disney’s Palm Golf Course. The event will feature the golf tournament in the morning and a special dinner and comedy night following at Disney’s Shades of Green, an Armed...

This year, as part of the networking opportunities for attendees at the 2017 Defense Health Information Technology Symposium, Laughs for the Troops is excited to be partnering with MedWeb for "An Evening of Laughter," a special event focused on networking and camaraderie, as well as...

Laughs for the Troops is so appreciative of the Tampa Bay area Dunkin' Donuts / Baskin Robbins stores, managed by Purple Square Management, for their support of our organization and their willingness to share the LFTT's mission with their customers....

It was just days following the Funniest Night in America show in Los Angeles that Navy veteran Rhonda reached out to the Laughs for the Troops' staff via email. Ronni, as she goes by, shared that she had attended the show in LA with her...

A big THANK YOU goes out to the employees at BlueScope Building of Laurinburg, NC, and to their corporate headquarters, for hosting a great golf tournament and fundraiser on Saturday, April 29, at Cypress Creek Golf! Through your generous contributions, we raised almost $10,000. We...

We are excited to share our newly-designed and user-friendly website! Now you’ll find more useful information about our organization and its events, as well as resources and information about Post Traumatic Stress (PTS) and Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI). We are also happy to offer our...

The Funniest Night in America, a Laughs for the Troops event, is coming to Los Angeles on May 20 at the Wadsworth Theatre (located on the grounds of VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System). Laughs for the Troops’ founder, Thomas Brown, will be joined by...

The Funniest Night in America, a Laughs for the Troops event, is coming to Los Angeles on May 20 at the Wadsworth Theatre (located on the grounds of VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System). Laughs for the Troops’ founder, Thomas Brown, will be joined by...

Sometimes support for Laughs for the Troops can come from unexpected sources. Laughs for the Troops president and CEO Thomas Brown has been a cruise ship comedian for more than 25 years, and at the end of his shows, he donates any money made from...

Despite the Tampa Bay Buccaneers losing and the day ending in a thunderstorm, Laughs for the Troops’ recent visit by U.S. veterans from the James A. Haley Veterans Hospital in Tampa to Raymond James Stadium proved to be a bright ray of sunshine....