The Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon individual stations, airing on ABC on Sunday, September 1, 2013, and running two hours. The final edition aired on ABC on August 31, 2014, again as a two-hour special, beginning at 9PM ET/PT. It was announced on May 1, 2015 that the MDA would be discontinuing the annual event for good. Jerry Lewis began hosting telethons to benefit the Muscular Dystrophy Associations of America (MDAA) in 1952 after a plea from a staff member who worked with Lewis and Dean Martin on "The Colgate Comedy Hour". Lewis had previously taken part in what has been described as the very first
Jason Lewis (comedian) Jason Lewis (comedian) Jason Lewis (born in London, England) is a British actor, writer and comedian of Trinidadian descent. He is best known for his self-titled sketch comedy show "The Jason Lewis Experience," which saw its first installment aired on BBC Three. Jason Lewis started his career training at "The Anna Scher Theatre" as an actor for 6 years. In 2007 Lewis wrote and filmed the first installment of "The Jason Lewis Experience," a series of short comedic sketches for YouTube. In 2008 MTV agreed to give Lewis his own sketch show on their channel. "The Jason Lewis Experience" debuted