Cancer Changed Ken Jeong's Comedy

Cancer Changed Ken Jeong's Comedy

After years of working as a physician, Ken Jeong quit to pursue acting. Then his wife was diagnosed with breast cancer, and he found himself needing to think like a doctor again.

This episode was originally broadcast in 2015.

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