Worlds broke, and we're still putting on the big show. Once we committed to doing the second one in 2018, there has never been any doubt we'd keep doing it. In some respects, working on the telethon has been a bit of a comforting anchor. I saw newcomer Group 1 Crew perform at the Winter Jam Christian Music Festival at UM last month and I still can’t get 4000 people singing this chorus out of my head. "So much has happened for me and for the organization in the intervening months. Pike's telethon survived the pandemic, a third reoccurrence of his throat cancer and a serious car accident that happened to Pike just days before the 2018 telethon. Who Needs Sleep's longevity has thrived through the crew's ability to overcome personal obstacles. Among the latter are prolific cartoon voice actor Rob Paulsen from Animaniacs and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Shudder horror hosts Joe Bob Briggs and Darcy the Mail Girl and Mystery Science Theater 3000 and The Mads movie-riffing comedians Trace Beaulieu and Frank Conniff. This year's roster includes Dallas Cowboys broadcaster Brad Sham, singer Chance Munsterman, comedian Paul Varghese and notable names from outside DFW. The goal is to raise $10,000 just under two days.Ĭourtesy of Who Needs Sleep In past years, the broadcast has featured live music and comedy from local performers such as Bad Karma, Britainy Goss, Philip Nelson and Not Ur Girlfrenz. 4 to raise donations that will go to the Hematology & Oncology Center at Cook Children's Fort Worth.
The same year, Pike launched the Who Needs Sleep telethon, a 36-hour online broadcast that raises thousands of dollars every year with local cancer charities and groups that provide treatment and support for cancer patients and their families. I decided I wanted to give back to others the way they gave back to me." "They propped me up, fully supported me through treatment and the aftermath. "What happened was, I found out that I don't have a circle of friends but an army," Pike says. He realized that the level of loyalty and support he'd received in his time of need could also help others. The friends and fans he'd cultivated through his website and podcast about film and his regular fan convention appearances came to his aid when he needed it. It was a reoccurrence of throat cancer, which he'd beaten more than 20 years before. Before founding the annual Who Needs Sleep telethon, Pike faced his second cancer diagnosis in 2017. Devin Pike turned one of his darkest moments into one of his brightest achievements. Song Lyrics - Father, Im going through some heavy things It seems like this world aint getting any better The more we try to get closer to You The farther.
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