{"id":247644,"date":"2026-06-22T00:52:34","date_gmt":"2026-06-22T00:52:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/22\/comedian-moshe-kasher-diagnosed-with-tonsil-cancer-reveals-his-terrifying-experience\/"},"modified":"2026-06-22T00:52:34","modified_gmt":"2026-06-22T00:52:34","slug":"comedian-moshe-kasher-diagnosed-with-tonsil-cancer-reveals-his-terrifying-experience","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/22\/comedian-moshe-kasher-diagnosed-with-tonsil-cancer-reveals-his-terrifying-experience\/","title":{"rendered":"Comedian Moshe Kasher Diagnosed with Tonsil Cancer, Reveals His &#8216;Terrifying&#8217; Experience"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"post-2233325\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t<!-- Franchise logo or primary category --><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<!-- post title --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/post title --><\/p>\n<p><!-- subheader --><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<!-- post thumbnail --><\/p>\n<figure class=\"tpd-post-thumbnail-container caption_belowImage credit_onImage\"><figcaption><span class=\"credit-text\">Credit: Getty<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- \/post thumbnail --><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/moshe-kasher\/\" class=\"celebrity-tag-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong class=\"celebrity-tag-strong\">Moshe Kasher<\/strong><\/a> is sharing his \u201cterrifying\u201d experience being diagnosed with cancer. <\/p>\n<p>The 46-year-old stand-up comedian and writer, who is married to actress <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/natasha-leggero\/\" class=\"celebrity-tag-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong class=\"celebrity-tag-strong\">Natasha Leggero<\/strong><\/a>, shared his story in an Instagram post that was published on Sunday (June 21). <\/p>\n<p>\u201chappy father\u2019s day. some lousy news. i wrote this on so much oxy,\u201d he began the post. <\/p>\n<p><center> <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DZ3YAWAAeJ7\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\"\/><p>\n<\/center><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-moshe-kasher-s-health-battle-began-in-march-2026-when-he-found-a-bump-on-his-tonsil\">Moshe Kasher\u2019s health battle began in March 2026 when he found a bump on his tonsil<\/h3>\n<p>\u201cThree months ago. While in Savannah. Producing the new Judd Apatow\/Glen Powell movie. <em>The Comeback King<\/em>. Which is going to rule so hard. I found a bump on my tonsil. It was cancer. Which did no rule so hard,\u201d he began the post. <\/p>\n<p>He continued, \u201cTwo days ago. A Jewish surgery robot at Cedars Sinai yanked my jaw open for five hours and cut it out and then slit my throat and dissected my neck leaving me with a hardcore neck scar which will make people reluctant to street fight me. My tongue was clamped and yanked out of my mouth and is so swollen and bruised. I sound like <em>I Am Sam<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis has been the most terrifying and consciousness consuming experience of my life. My life has been terror. Meditation. Tears. And medical planning (Oh, and 12 hours days on set pitching jokes.) I truly cannot believe I managed to work an entire movie while dealing with this. But Judd could not have been a more kind, supportive and nurturing friend all while on the verge of a 5-Hour Energy overdose from his terrifying habit,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium_large caption_belowImage credit_onImage mobile-image-full-width\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/moshe-kasher-diagnosed-with-cancer2.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"788\" height=\"525\" src=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/moshe-kasher-diagnosed-with-cancer2-788x525.jpg\" alt=\"Moshe Kasher performs stand-up routine\" class=\"wp-image-2233326\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/moshe-kasher-diagnosed-with-cancer2-788x525.jpg 788w, https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/moshe-kasher-diagnosed-with-cancer2-428x285.jpg 428w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 430px) 100px, 100vw\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"\/><\/figure>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-moshe-kasher-is-raising-awareness-for-hpv-positive-tonsil-cancer\">Moshe Kasher is raising awareness for HPV Positive Tonsil Cancer<\/h3>\n<p>\u201cThe people at Cedars are all such kind pros and I feel like I\u2019m in the best hands possible. I\u2019m in pain and I\u2019m in the middle of a very difficult process. It\u2019s gonna be a long summer. But the good news is the cancer that I have has an incredibly high cure rate (in the 95% zone). I will find out next week if I need radiation or not but regardless I will be okay and back to being a cool dude ASAP.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe other bit of good news is that this is cancer you get from sex. So it\u2019s cool that not you know I\u2019ve officially had that. The bad news is HPV positive tonsil cancer is an epidemic in men under 55. Get checked and vaccinate your damn kids! Work out your RFK anxieties on the measles if you must. Trust me. You do not want your kids to go through this.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs for going through this \u2013 I am. I will continue. I will get better. I\u2019m so grateful I have a life that\u2019s worth living and a kid to raise this Father\u2019s Day.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium_large caption_belowImage credit_onImage mobile-image-full-width\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/moshe-kasher-diagnosed-with-cancer3.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"788\" height=\"1063\" src=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/moshe-kasher-diagnosed-with-cancer3-788x1063.jpg\" alt=\"Moshe Kasher poses on red carpet with wife Natasha Leggero\" class=\"wp-image-2233327\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/moshe-kasher-diagnosed-with-cancer3-788x1063.jpg 788w, https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/moshe-kasher-diagnosed-with-cancer3-428x577.jpg 428w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 430px) 100px, 100vw\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"\/><\/figure>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-moshe-kasher-is-thanking-his-wife-natasha-leggero\">Moshe Kasher is thanking his wife Natasha Leggero<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Moshe<\/strong> doesn\u2019t know yet when he\u2019ll be back on stage. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThanks to <strong>Natasha <\/strong>and all of my wonderful friends who have been so supportive. I woke up on that operating table so flooded with emotions and gratitude for my life and the gift of consciousness. I can\u2019t wait to go back to work. but for now \u2013 I breathe. I walk. I eat. I survive. I live,\u201d he concluded the post. <\/p>\n<p class=\"categories single-categories\">Posted To:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/moshe-kasher\/\" rel=\"tag noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Moshe Kasher<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async defer src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/2026\/06\/21\/comedian-moshe-kasher-diagnosed-with-tonsil-cancer-reveals-his-terrifying-experience\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Credit: Getty Moshe Kasher is sharing his \u201cterrifying\u201d experience being diagnosed with cancer. The 46-year-old stand-up comedian and writer, who is married to actress Natasha Leggero, shared his story in an Instagram post that was published on Sunday (June 21). \u201chappy father\u2019s day. some lousy news. i wrote this on so much oxy,\u201d he began [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":247645,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-247644","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-lifestyle"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/247644","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=247644"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/247644\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/247645"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=247644"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=247644"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=247644"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}