Nytimes.com - The Scleroderma Research benefit at Caroline's on Broadway on Monday night was the opening event for the New York Comedy Festival, and many comics were there: BOB SAGET, the evening's M.C.; ROBERT KLEIN and LEWIS BLACK, both of whom performed; CONAN O'BRIEN; PEE WEE HERMAN; and TINA FEY.

We also saw ASHLEY and MARY-KATE OLSEN, who played Mr. Saget's daughters on "Full House" and are now the most famous freshmen at N.Y.U. The twins are but 18, which means their legal drinking age is more than 2½ years away. But that did not stop them from bidding on a Best of Napa Valley wine package during the benefit auction. This flustered the auctioneer, Mr. Saget, their former TV dad.

The bidding started at $30,000 and topped out at $56,000. During the whole of the $26,000 spread, Mr. Saget did not directly acknowledge the Olsen bids.

It reminded us of a father who says nothing when his daughter breaks curfew; he is just hoping that she doesn't come home pregnant.

Mr. O'Brien, as the hip uncle, spotted their bids from the other side of the stage and reported them over the microphone.

The Olsens were outbid.

But thanks a lot, Uncle Conan.

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