Comedian Quincy Jones Plans To 'Burn The Light' On Cancer With HBO Special

Comedian Quincy Jones is living proof that dreams really do come true, no matter the circumstance. The 32-year-old comic will premiere his HBO comedy special “Burning The Light,” on June 2. Initially launched as a Kickstarter initiative, Jones' campaign to launch the comedy show went viral following his March appearance on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show.” He discussed his diagnosis with Stage 4 mesothelioma cancer and outlined his mission to raise money to film a comedy special while on the daytime television program. A week following his appearance, on March 21, Jones returned to "Ellen" where Ellen DeGeneres presented him with the news that HBO had agreed to broadcast the hour-long special. The surprise announcement led the comedian to immediately write material in time for his April 4 taping of the special at the Teragram Ballroom in Los Angeles, California, according to Jones. “We put the hour together to make it smooth in two weeks,” Jones told HuffPost in reference to creating the special. “Once we announced it, I was on the road and had to get to work. I had to submit the jokes for approval to make sure HBO approved it and they liked it. Luckily, I got it right the first go round, then I had to structure the jokes. So it really just more so me just doing the work that I normally wouldn’t do, which is just perform.” Jones went on to add that the special’s title is derived from a comedic phrase for people who are goi...
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