Last year it was an easy decision for homegrown comedian David Crowe to support Raeann Webb’s efforts to raise money for the 3-Day Walk for the Cure with proceeds going toward the Susan G. Komen Foundation.

“I actually went to school with Chris Webb (Raeann’s husband),” said Crowe, a Kentwood graduate. “I had actually done some corporate work with him over the years. He’s a detective with Washington State Patrol so I did some cop shows. They have these big conferences where people come in from all over the Western half of the country.”

When Raeann Webb wanted to raise money, it was easy to enlist Crowe’s help for the show the BREAST Damn Comedy Show Period slated for 7 and 9 p.m., Nov. 14, at Kentlake High School.

“Comedians are asked constantly to do benefits,” Crowe said. “As a group, we are asked to do more benefits than any other group or artist in the world. One, it’s fun, but it’s also low tech and easy to produce. Everybody likes to go out and have a laugh.”

It was a good time because it was in Kent, Crowe’s hometown, and “it really became a ‘let’s make fun of Kent, Kentwood reunion show.’”

Over the past year, though, things have changed as Crowe’s younger sister, Kathy, was diagnosed with breast cancer. They caught it early enough, he explained, that the prognosis is good for her after going through a mastectomy and now she’s going through chemotherapy treatments.

“It sort of came out of nowhere,” he said. “She got it young and when you get it young it tends to be very aggressive,” he said. “They’re giving her that cocktail of misery and that goes on for two to six months and then they hope that it will be gone.”

While Crowe still wanted to help Webb, it became even more personal for him.

“It didn’t really make sense for me to do a benefit for the Susan G. Komen Foundation and throw it into the gaping maw of research,” Crowe said. “I told this to Raeann, and she was completely understanding, so some of the money raised will go toward the foundation and the walk. But, much of the proceeds will go toward my sister and her family, who are facing a lot of medical bills.”

Crowe explained that this entire event has come together in the past month for an event scheduled for Nov. 14 at Kentlake High School.

He won’t be going it alone during the two shows, with one scheduled at 7 and a second at 9 p.m.

“What I do for these things is I call around and find out who is not busy that night,” Crowe said. “We’re going to have four different comedians and it’s probably going to be different comedians at each show.”

Crowe said he thanks John Kiester for all his ribbing of Kent over the years on the local sketch comedy show “Almost Live!”

“My friends and I grew up on John Keister and Almost Live!,” Crowe said. “It’s been a dream of mine to bring him back to the community he made fun of for all those years. I hope everyone gets a chance to join us on this very special evening. It will be a blast. If you still have a Camaro, please drive it to the show. John would love nothing more than to see us living the stereotype he popularized.”

Crowe’s homecoming show is not only a chance to raise money for his ailing sister, but an opportunity to show off a craft he has worked at since he was a student at Meridian Elementary when he started off memorizing Steve Martin albums.

After graduating from the University of Washington with an English degree he started working as a comic and it’s the only job he’s ever had. Since then he has performed for former President Clinton, appeared on Comedy Central and this year filmed a special for Showtime.

Tickets are $25 in advance and $30 at the door. They can be purchased in advance at Crowe’s Web site or from Raeann Webb at engellant@hotmail.com.