Terry Kawaja’s Best Parody Yet….. and for a Cause

Terry Kawaja – investment banker, comedian and parody writer/producer extraordinaire – was in fine form Thursday night at the Beet Retreat LA fundraiser when he presented his latest video, “Andy & the Beets,” a takeoff on Elton John’s “Bennie and the Jets.”

We have published the video on this page.

It was all for a cause dear to Terry’s heart: BreastCancer.org, a group Terry’s been supporting for the past 15 years. Together, we raised $20,000.

Terry and I hope our community will join us in making a contribution using this link.

Thanks Terry, it was fun!

Andy

By Andy Plesser on November 17, 2025November 17, 2025 @beet_tv

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