[SeekAndFind]

Jerry Lewis, shown last month, has been relieved of his duties as the MDA chairman.

[hinckley buzzard]

Y'know, Jerry Lewis is an old man, 85 years old, not very sharp mentally any more, and maybe the MD people decided it was time for him to hang it up. So what's the big deal? They may be doing him a kindness.

[OldPossum]

MDA also says the compressed show is attracting new superstar entertainers: Celine Dion, Jennifer Lopez, Lady Antebellum, Darius Rucker, Martina McBride, Steven Tyler, Jon Secada, Randy Jackson and Richie Sambora are scheduled...

Boy, am I behind the times. Aside from the first two I don't know who in the world the others are.

[Hot Tabasco]

WTF, nobody reads or watches the news anymore? Jerry Lewis announced last May that he was retiring from the Telethon.....

Jerry Lewis announced on Monday that he is retiring as the longtime emcee of the annual Muscular Dystrophy Association Labor Day Telethon. “As a labor of love, I’ve hosted the annual Telethon since 1966, and I’ll be making my final appearance on the show this year by performing my signature song, ‘You’ll Never Walk Alone’,”

Jerry Lewis announces his retirement

[Cyber Liberty]

There is no MDA telethon in Phoenix, on any broadcast channel I can find.

[Figment]

His dedication and devotion to MDA and Jerry’s Kids have raised more than $2 billion, making him the solo star with the biggest gift to charity.

Not to take anything away from Jerry Lewis dedication to MDA, but, Danny Thomas has got to at least be at that level with St. Judes

[Figment]

Lewis ouster has me puzzled. I thought he had stepped down because of age and health. Now it seems he was ousted. What gives?

[Brandonmark]

From the MDA website:

Welcome to MDA

BIOGRAPHY OF JERRY LEWIS

Jerry Lewis announced May 16, 2011 that he is retiring as host of the annual Muscular Dystrophy Association Labor Day Telethon. He has hosted the Telethon since 1966 and will make his final appearance on the Sept. 4, 2011, show by performing his signature song, "You'll Never Walk Alone."

Jerry Lewis will continue to serve MDA as its National Chairman, as he’s done since the early 1950s.

A consummate entertainer and world-renowned humanitarian, Jerry Lewis is not just a cultural icon in the United States — he’s one of the most easily recognized personalities on the planet. Widely hailed as a comic genius, regarded as one of the true giants of the motion picture industry, and internationally celebrated for his vast contributions to humanity, Jerry personifies the term "living legend."

[calex59]

Mystery? Didn’t Jerry announce about a month ago he couldn’t do them any more because of health reasons? Article was run right here on FR. Don’t have a link but I remember it well.

[Sawdring]

Maybe it was because of this joke last year: Jesse the illiterate faggot.

[SuziQ]

Where’s the mystery? I thought I’d read earlier this year that he was ‘retiring’ as the front man of the fundraiser. I never expected him to be there, this year.

[the invisib1e hand]

he’s only a hundred and fifty years old. what’s the mystery?