Moshe Kasher Shares Cancer Diagnosis; Mark Twain Prize Honors Bill Maher
June 24, 2026
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5 min readMoshe Kasher Reveals Tonsil Cancer Diagnosis; Bill Maher to Receive Mark Twain Prize
Comedian Moshe Kasher announced on Father's Day that he has been diagnosed with tonsil cancer, sharing the news in an Instagram post that was both candid and characteristically funny. "Three months ago I found a bump on my tonsil. It was cancer, which did not rule so hard," he wrote. On Friday, he underwent surgery at Cedars-Sinai in Los Angeles, where he said a "Jewish surgery robot yanked my jaw open for five years and cut it out and then slipped my throat and dissected my neck." The result, he joked, is a "hard core neck scar, which will make people reluctant to street fight me." His tongue was clamped and pulled out of his mouth, leaving it so swollen and bruised that he said he sounds like Sean Penn's character in I Am Sam.
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- 1 (01:43) **Moshe Kasher Diagnosed with Tonsil Cancer** - Comedian revealed on Father's Day via Instagram that he has tonsil cancer, underwent surgery, and shared a positive prognosis.
- 2 (03:29) **Sebastian Maniscalco Injured Both Calves Telling Jokes** - The Wall Street Journal reports Maniscalco blew out his calves during stand-up performances.
- 3 (05:12) **Travis Kelce's Bachelor Party Vibes in San Diego** - TMZ reports Kelce saw Dave Chappelle perform and left on a party bus with his brother and friends.
- 4 (05:59) **Mark Twain Prize to Honor Bill Maher** - The ceremony will take place June 28th at the Kennedy Center and air on Netflix July 21st.
- 5 (07:04) **Ricky Gervais Promotes New Animated Series "Alley Cats"** - The show features a cast described as the "Avengers of British comedy."
- 6 (08:31) **Alan Carr Reveals Cut "Last One Laughing" UK Moment** - Carr shared that Sam Campbell hid a stretching man toy in his drink, which was edited out of the show.
- 7 (11:11) **Host's Weekend Deep Dive Episodes Get Positive Feedback** - Johnny Mac notes he received nice comments for his Saturday longer episodes and plans to record another.
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Show Notes
00:13 Moshe Kasher Cancer Update
01:54 Sebastian Maniscalco Injuries
03:42 Kelce Chappelle Party Rumors
04:29 Bill Maher Twain Prize
05:34 Ricky Gervais Alley Cats
06:29 Alley Cats Trailer Clip
07:08 Last One Laughing Secrets
08:11 Creator Notes and Thanks
08:30 Jay Leno on Late Night
10:35 Kimmel Summer Guest Hosts
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