Modified On February 20, 2008
We know Boston comic Kevin Knox from our days in that city’s comedy clubs. For four years now, he has been battling a recurrence of an earlier bout with cancer.
We ran into him in Vegas two years ago and, in a posting on this magazine, we described him as “robust.” Knox said that he was dealing with his condition with diet and exercise. Indeed, he seems to have become somewhat of an expert on nutrition.
Recently, it’s come to our attention that he’s had a series of setbacks including pneumonia and anemia which has left his immune system weakened. He’s currently in Florida working on getting himself healthy.
Click here to find out how you can help Knox in his effort to get healthy again.
And on March 22, fellow comedian Johnny Pizzi is going to walk from Saugus to Tyngsboro (Knox’s hometown) to raise money for the stricken comic. According to the posting on the Comedy Studio Kvetch Board, “He’s going to start at some ungodly hour of the morning (4:30 or 5) and walk 25 miles.
If anyone is interested in either pledging money for the walk or walking with him, please contact Johnny at 781 420 1036 or JohnnyPizzi-at-hotmail.”
If wealth is measured by friends, the comics of New England are among the wealthiest.