Cancer Benefit

I recently performed at a highly successful benefit for the American Cancer Society and I'm happy to report that throughout the entire evening, nobody came down with cancer. It was held at a venue in Brooklyn, and I just couldn't help but be touched by the fact that although we live in a post-modern, liberal society with blurred morals...it was so refreshing to be in a room with that many people who are still anti-cancer. I'm not afraid to be a maverick and take some chances on stage. Cancer is wrong and I'm sayin' it!!

I called out that disease like I was Bill Maher calling out the republican party, only I used punchlines and was performing for an audience who could think. In this day and age, it's become perfectly acceptable to put just about anything or anyone in your body, and I for one would like to see cancer continue to stay off that growing list.


It was produced by a good friend of mine who was a cancer survivor (almost didn't make it) and is now a stern facilitator in the fight against this disease. I did a bit about haircuts and looked over at my now bald friend realizing, "hey, maybe a haircut joke isn't such a big hit at a cancer benefit." Nonetheless, the joke got laughs and was used in an appropriate context. It was a great experience and a fine way to donate my time and comedic talents to a worthy cause. I was honored to be a part of it.