The 14th Annual Stand-Up for Brain Cancer Gala
Thursday, April 16, 2026 at River Oaks Country Club,
presenting comedian Pete Holmes!
Pete Holmes is the creator and star of HBO's Crashing (produced by Judd Apatow) and TBS' The Pete Holmes Show (produced by Conan O'Brien). He's also the star of CBS' How We Roll as well as two HBO stand-up comedy specials. Pete's also the voice of the e*trade baby and was a guest writer/star on multiple episodes of The Simpsons. He's also proud to be the dumbest Batman on YouTube (Badman), the host of the wildly popular You Made It Weird podcast and the author of Comedy Sex God. He wrote this bio in third person. He napped shortly thereafter.
Join us 04.16.26 for what some—ahem, we—say is the funniest night in Houston.
Purchase your
tables or tickets below.
Sponsorships & Tables
The Broach Foundation for Brain Cancer Research is proud to host its 14th Annual Gala
on Thursday, April 16, 2026, at River Oaks Country Club in Houston, Texas.
A reception for all attendees will begin at 6:00 PM, followed by a dinner and a night of entertainment beginning at 7:00 PM.
Click here for the full sponsorship packet or reserve your sponsorship below.
*Per IRS regulations governing donations from Donor Advised Funds (DAF) and Individual Retirement Accounts (IRA), we are no longer able to accept DAF or IRA gifts to cover the FMV (fair market value) portion of a Gala table or ticket purchase. DAF or IRA gifts can be used to cover the remaining table sponsorship costs and also made for general gifts in support of the foundation.
· one premier table – seating ten
· private reception with Pete Holmes
· prominent recognition in all event materials and on Foundation website
· one premier table – seating ten
· prominent recognition in all event materials and on Foundation website
· one reserved table – seating ten
· recognition in all event materials and on Foundation website
· two single seats
· recognition in all event materials and on Foundation website
The below are for SHARED tables being split between ten people.
If you are splitting a Diamond, Platinum, or Gold table with friends, please use the options below to purchase individual seats. Your group must purchase a total of 10 seats to qualify for a shared table.
1 individual seat at a shared Diamond level sponsor table
1 individual seat at a Platinum level sponsor table
James Broach with stand-up comedian, Kevin Nealon, at the Inaugural Gala
Past Galas & Comedians
Mike Birbiglia
2025 . . . again!
David Spade
2024
Nate Bargatze
2023
Mike Birbiglia
2022
John Crist
2019
Nate Bargatze
2018
Kevin Nealon
2017
Martin Short
2016
Jim Belushi
2015
Dana Carvey
2014
Dennis Miller
2013
Kevin Nealon
2012