August 10, 2024 - August 10, 2024 @ 6PM
Hearts & Humor: A conversation with Rob Delaney
Marblehead Counseling Center is proud to bring you Hearts & Humor, an evening of heartfelt conversation with Marblehead native, comedian, actor and best-selling author, Rob Delaney. Delaney will be joined by award-winning journalist and anchor for WBZ-TV News, Lisa Hughes.
Together, they invite you to share in an intimate conversation discussing Delaney’s deeply personal memoir “A Heart That Works“, which explores the devastating journey of losing his 2-year old son, Henry, to a brain tumor. The book – which the New York Times described as “all-encompassing, heart-exploding love” – is guttingly devastating, bracingly honest, and occasionally, deeply funny. Ultimately, the book reveals Delaney’s hard-learned truths, and has proven to be a piece of solace for anyone who has experienced profound loss.
As a passionate advocate for mental health, but also a well-known comedian, Delaney does not shy away from sharing his own complicated journey, and brings his signature wit to the topic.
Delaney’s books will be available for purchase on event night and all proceeds will go to Rainbow Trust: Supporting Families with a Seriously Ill Child and Noah’s Ark: Children’s Hospice.
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ABOUT ROB DELANEY
Rob Delaney is the New York Times bestselling author of A Heart That Works and the BAFTA winning writer and co-creator of the show Catastrophe. As an actor, he’s appeared in such films as Deadpool and Wolverine, Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning, and Love at First Sight. His television appearances include Black Mirror and AppleTV+’s upcoming Bad Monkey. Rob grew up in Marblehead, where he still has deep local ties to the community.
ABOUT LISA HUGHES
Lisa Hughes is an award-winning journalist, and current news anchor for WBZ-TV News weekdays at 5, 6 and 11 p.m. Her honors include a 2014 Columbia DuPont Award and a 2013 George Foster Peabody Award as part of WBZ-TV’s team coverage of the Boston Marathon Bombings, as well as an Emmy Award for Best News Anchor in 2014 and 2016. Lisa earned a degree in Broadcast Journalism from the University of Washington. Born in Iowa, she and her family currently reside in Greater Boston.