Charna Halpern is the hidden architect behind comedy legends, but few outside the industry know her name
Halpern is the co-founder and owner of the iO, with booking power on Saturday Night Live that has birthed icons
Today is Wednesday, June 10, 2026 Broadway Baby Birthdays: Dustin Lance Black Alisa Klein Gina Gershon Doug McKeon Ben Daniels Wendy Makkena Jeanne Tripplehorn Garry Hynes Annabel Morley June Miller Maurice Sendak Arnold Weinstein Geoff Garland Robert Alan Aurthur Judy Garland Anne Burr Lou Frizzell Barry Morse Saul Bellow Don Liberto Terence Rattigan Julie Haydon Bob Cummings Robert Eddison Frederick Loewe Holt Marvell Oscar Karlweis Martin Broones Sessue Hayakawa Gail Kane Walter P. Lewis Mrs. Leslie Carter Maggie Holloway Fischer Wyatt Barnes Neveen Mahmoud Nick Adams Stephen DeRosa Frankie R. Faison Suzan Sidney Shirley Owens Richard Foreman Lionel Jeffries Leonard Gershe Jack Harrold Patachou Morse Al Dubin