Terminally Ill Patient Tries To Do Comedy. He Totally Kills It.

Joe Northrup, who suffers from terminal brain cancer, finally achieved his dream of doing stand-up comedy. How’d he do? You won’t be disappointed.

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Adam Albright-Hanna

Sep 12, 2013

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