The Laugh Factory is imploring Congress to immediately fund what owner Jamie Masada calls an "Economic Cheer-Up." Job loss and unemployment rate figures were worse than analysts expected and the Labor Department's report shows America's workers being clobbered by a wave of layoffs unlikely to ease in the coming months.

The Laugh Factory would like to join the ranks of those banks and corporations who are lining up in front of Congress for a bail-out. All the money received would directly lift the spirits of a burdened people by funding a nationwide comedic tour. Masada stands firm in his beliefs and says that "…I believe that through comedy and laughter, we can help lessen the stresses and tensions that are plaguing our citizens in this economy and in doing so, make the recovery come that much faster." Masada estimates that such a bail-out would require just 700 thousand, less than 0.0001% (that is 1/10,000th of 1 percent!) of the currently proposed stimulus package.

It is the Laugh Factory's plea that Congress provides monetary support far less grand than that requested by corporate America to "The Economic Cheer-Up." With the support of Congress, the Laugh Factory and its group of struggling and professional comedians can launch a grass roots movement to get on a bus and revitalize a nation in desperate need of laughter; one joke at a time.

Jamie Masada and the Laugh Factory request that all Americans in need of a laugh fill out the form below and we will forward the message to your congressperson and President Obama demanding support for the Cheer-Up. If Congress fails to act quickly, the Laugh Factory comedians are planning to march to Washington and plea to President Obama.