“I’m so grateful I have a life that’s worth living and a kid to raise this Father’s Day,” wrote comedian Moshe Kasher on Instagram today.
The context: Kasher revealed in his post that he was diagnosed with tonsil cancer.
Kasher shared that, three months ago while working on the Judd Apatow-Glen Powell project The Comeback, he “found a bump” on his tonsil. He the related a harrowing procedure two days ago at Cedars Sinai in which “a Jewish robot yanked my jaw open for five hours” in order to get the cancer out.
The good news, he said, “is the cancer I have has an incredibly high cure rate (in the 95% zone),” before adding that a determination on whether radiation will be needed will happen next week.
“My life has been terror, meditation, tears and medical planning,” he wrote.
The comedian has appeared on Whitney, Shameless, Brooklyn Nine-Nine and The Pitt. His stand-up act has been featured on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, Conan and John Oliver’s New York Stand Up Show.
Kasher thanked his wife, fellow comedian Natasha Leggero, and Judd Apatow for being “kind, supportive and nurturing” on set.
He also said he and Leggero recorded a whole hour of conversation just before his surgery and that would be available on their The Endless Honeymoon Podcast.
