Louie Today: Cancer on $5 a Day

March 28, 2008 at 1:07a.m.

The circumstances of comedian Robert Schimmel's life are grim: He lost his son to leukemia, married and divorced the same woman three times, and battled cancer.

But through it all, he managed to find strength in humor. His recent memoir is "Cancer on $5 a Day: How Humor Got Me Through the Toughest Journey of My Life. "

Schimmel was named one of Comedy Central's 100 Greatest Comics, has had his own stand-up specials on HBO and Showtime.

He returns to the Louie b. Free Radio Show today. Join Louie, Vindy.com's news radio partner, in a powerful interview of this fascinating man, and a preview into Schmimel's appearances this weekend at the Cleveland Improv.