‘AGT’ Comedy Alex Hooper Reveals Cancer Diagnosis With Jokes And Levity
How does a comedian react to having cancer? With humour, of course.
In a video posted to his YouTube channel this week, comedian Alex Hooper revealed to fans that he has been diagnosed with advanced Hodgkins Lymphoma.
Hooper, who gained a bigger audience in 2020 after being a contestant on “America’s Got Talent”, joked in his video, “Right now, it’s either stage three or stage four. It is advanced. Because, I don’t do anything in a mediocre way.”
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He also explained that at first he had thought the symptoms from the cancer were a result of the chronic eczema he’s had since birth, but tests with doctors showed it was more serious than that.
Thankfully, his doctors were happy to learn what kind of cancer it was, with Hooper explaining, “It’s...
In a video posted to his YouTube channel this week, comedian Alex Hooper revealed to fans that he has been diagnosed with advanced Hodgkins Lymphoma.
Hooper, who gained a bigger audience in 2020 after being a contestant on “America’s Got Talent”, joked in his video, “Right now, it’s either stage three or stage four. It is advanced. Because, I don’t do anything in a mediocre way.”
Read More: ‘America’s Got Talent’: Sofia Vergara Buzzes ‘Horrific’ Insult Comic After Brutal Stand-Up Routine
He also explained that at first he had thought the symptoms from the cancer were a result of the chronic eczema he’s had since birth, but tests with doctors showed it was more serious than that.
Thankfully, his doctors were happy to learn what kind of cancer it was, with Hooper explaining, “It’s...
- 9/3/2022
- by Corey Atad
- ET Canada
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