Cancer Survivors Showcase

The Cancer Survivor Showcase is put together of local comedians that all have one thing in common. They have had cancer. Some of these comedians are cancer free and some still continue to navigate their cancer journey. These comedians share their stories but with a twist.

Brian B.  

Brian is the creator & MC of the weekly stand-up comedy show The Sunday Night Funnies. Now in its sixteenth year, close to 1,300 different comedians have performed at it over the years. The Funnies have been a part of LaughFest from the start and have raised over $28,500 for Gilda’s Club of Grand Rapids. Brian had stage four squamous cell carcinoma and has been cancer free since May of 2012.  

Ben Bradshaw 

Ben Bradshaw is a young comic who has “shared custody” between the Grand Rapids and Traverse City pockets of the greater Michigan comedy scene. Aside from poking fun at being a valet attendant in his late twenties, Ben also sheds an original, funny light on his experience beating Stage 3 Testicular Cancer. 
Ben has been featured on the Traverse City Comedy Festival and LaughFest. He has performed at the Traverse City Comedy Club, Dr. Grins, and has hosted for Harry Settel. Ben also co-hosts USS Comedy, the weekly open mic in Traverse City. Come see Ben live! And if you don’t, he’ll pull the cancer card on you. 

Cdub 

Cdub “C” is on the older side. There is no time that is not past his bed time. He’s a cancer survivor who enjoys candlelight dinners, walks on the beach, and most of all, spending his days above ground.  He has hosted at Second City in Chicago and performed at The Laugh Factory, One Night Stan’s and Mark Ridleys Comedy Castle.   

Rob Bagley  

Rob has been doing Stand-Up for over 6 years. He is a 3-time Cancer Survivor. If he gets cancer for a 4th time we all get free Subway, Fingers Crossed. Rob finds humor in his cancer treatments and his everyday life. His Make-A- Wish was to meet Sandra Bullock but changed his mind and his wish is to see you at the show. He loves meeting people at the show especially if your blood type is O, just in case. Rob’s dream is to make it on TV, obviously to be in an infomercial about how chemotherapy makes you look more handsome.   

Kim Cook  

Making her first appearance in the Cancer Survivor Showcase, Kim is a quick-witted Southerner and a Second City alum. A recent breast cancer survivor, Kim brings humor and resilience to the stage, sharing her journey with warmth and a lighthearted perspective. She has an honest, down-to-earth style, finding laughter in the everyday and the extraordinary.  

Adam Degi  

Adam is quickly becoming one of the most sought-after two-time cancer-surviving, bald, white comedians with a Hungarian last name in the world. You can add fatherhood, well-crafted jokes, and improvisation to his repertoire. He’s been a guest on most of the comedy-based podcasts you’ve never heard of, and he has a real knack for making your dad laugh. By the time you read this, he’ll have a few more followers on TikTok and a few less on Instagram. The only thing that can stop him is getting cancer a third time. What if I told you it happened…AGAIN. He’s on his way to another victory, the only way he knows how: saying things he shouldn’t in front of strangers 

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