Oct 10 2008 Seth Rogen Making Cancer Hilarious

Seth Rogen and Mandate Pictures have picked up a pitch for a comedy about... cancer! Hey, cancer isn't funny; it's deadly! OUTCRY! Except this is the autobiographical story of a 25-year-old's struggle to fight the disease, which doesn't really sound offensive at all. OUTCRY RESCINDED! THR reports:

Mandate has picked up "I'm With Cancer," a comedic autobiographical spec written by Will Reiser that Rogen will produce with his writing-producing partner Evan Goldberg and Ben Karlin ("The Daily Show With Jon Stewart").

Rogen also will have a supporting role in the film.

"Cancer" is Reiser's account of his struggle to beat cancer, with the story centering on a 25-year-old who finds out he has the disease. Reiser was a producer and field producer on HBO's "Da Ali G Show" and VH1's "Best Week Ever."

If anyone is thinking of getting offended by this, just keep in mind that we'll be laughing AT the cancer, not WITH the cancer. And if we can't laugh at the cancers, the cancers have already won.