A joke-a-thon for cancer

A joke-a-thon for cancer

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Former standup Len Austrevich is hosting a 30-hour-long joke-a-thon at the Laugh Factory for his son, Miles, who has been battling brain cancer for four years. Kids, comedians and celebrities have uploaded jokes to Miles’ website; the goal of the project is to have 5,000 jokes and messages for Miles by the time he enters isolation for a new cancer therapy. Len joins us to give a progress report.