John became the tuberculosis guy, so it's only fitting Hank became the cancer guy. Both doing their part to spread awareness of their respective disease. John hasn't had tuberculosis, but he sure knows a lot about it from reading up on it.
Honestly... as much as this must be a tough pill to swallow, the fact that Hank has been one of the best science communicators of the past decade, known for getting his facts straight - correcting them when necessary, and delivering it all with a smile and a pinch of comedy - there's not a better person I'd imagine taking up the role of "the cancer guy" even if just for a moment. Discussing science and experiencing it firsthand are two extremely different perspectives and Hank has been given the unfortunate but extraordinarily unique opportunity to experience both and, with the style and lovable personality he's got - does so in a way I was in the wrong for even questioning.
I can only imagine the anxiety of joking about cancer in front of other people w cancer. From my perspective as a cancer caregiver, i found every bit of the show a delight and very healing. I'm so glad Hank has been hearing that too
I’m currently in chemotherapy for breast cancer and my nurses have learned that if there is a joke to be made I’m going to make it. I’ve worn a t shirt that says “My oncologist does my hair”. I threatened to go looking for my doctor while doing my best William Shatner impression (my doctor’s name is Khan). I’ve got another t shirt with an outline of an IV pole that says “Pole Dancer”. Humor is what is getting me through this and I’m very glad I’ve been able to keep that. I would rather be laughing than crying and in the group of patients that I see every week I would say most of us are like that. We want to be able to laugh and find the humor.
@@michellekindley9298 idk about you, but I had young adult cancer (diagnosed at 19 and 21), and honestly, YA cancer survivors have such dark humor, which can make other people super uncomfortable. I had to really watch out not to slip a "but I'm dying!" comment with the wrong crowd. I remember the first time I vomited from chemo, I came out of the bathroom and did my best 'Sixth Sense' impression with "I'm feeling much better now". Did a great job breaking the discomfort with my family. ... btw, I'm 35 now, doing well :)
@@divergentdreamer I was already the proud owner of a dark sense of humor - I used to work in admin in an in patient psych hospital. If you don’t get a dark sense of humor from that then you never will. I’m just very much a use humor to break the tension and I’d rather be laughing than crying type of person. Glad to hear you’re doing well. They keep telling me “you’re so young” and I’m looking at them going “I’m a 51 year old 4x grandma”. I’ve got a good prognosis, I just have to get through the crap to get there but my oncologist has said my surgery was “very successful” and I’ve been doing “fabulously well” and coming from an oncologist, I’ll take it.
It just occurred to be that i dont think ive ever seen Hank cry like THAT and it really made him more human. We love you Hank and are so happy that you made this happen.
My sister was already 5 or 6 months into her cancer treatment when you announced yours last year so I've followed your journey fairly closely, it was of great comfort to me to hear your perspectives, experiences, and positive outcomes when my sister's were not going so well. They gave me hope in the dark times when I needed it most. Sadly my sister died in March mere hours after her doctors told her there was nothing more they could do, it happened so quickly I wasn't able to see her before she died. I don't think I'll be able to watch your comedy special, watching this trailer was too upsetting and I'm not sure I can manage the whole thing. I'm so sorry, I know that will be hard for you to hear since you're clearly struggling through your own survivorship guilt but I do want you to know how grateful I am that you've shared your journey with us. You gave me hope even when there was none, I was able to reassure my sister with that hope and that was a gift, a gift of relieving stress that you gave even at your lowest ebb. Thank you Hank ❤
I had a similar experience - my mom was diagnosed with terminal cancer a week before Hank announced his. She got worse while he got better. She died, and he went into remission. Your comment that he gave a gift of hope - that resonates with me too. Sending you a big virtual hug 💛
Thank you for sharing your story with us. I am sending you so much love as you navigate the never predictable path of grief. Just remember that even though your journey is personal, you are never alone. We all walk with each other. ❤❤❤❤
@@GaviLazan I did, that's cool too, although not technically a dropout Collab lol. Also I find it hilarious that Brennan's initials are "BLM" I had never thought about that before
@@-Teague- not dropout, but it's in the greater DOXU (dropout extended universe) 😋 Yeah, apparently he prefers it abbreviated as "BLeeM" for that reason. There are like three or four different BLMs and he wasn't to be clear about who/what is being spoken about or something.
I can only imagine the tsunami of emotions you would have felt when that dad brought his daughter as a fellow dad. The relief that he liked it, the joy that he wanted to share it with his daughter. The grief that he was dying. Maybe even a little guilt that you weren't. Humour in the face of the overwhelming is a powerful thing. Thank you for sharing this powerful thing with us, Hank.
Isn't it a little silly and a lot of beautiful that I bursted into tears together with Hank and now feel tremendous love for this man I don't know that first went to check out this show and then brought his daughter a few days later. Jeez, I love people.
Hank, This season may not last forever, it may be the shortest page in your book… Or it could be multiple chapters… This will always be in your book though. How you grew, laughed, cried, and rose above. How you turned around and helped those struggling. How you turned pain into beauty and love, and spread it so much farther. Your creation, your self, your story. Truly inspiring, Hank. I’m excited to see where you go next!! May you go farther than your wildest dreams.
@@hankschannel what a great stim! I haven't used a yo-yo since I was a kid. I used to love it. I think I'll get a nice one and see what I think. I have some nerve damage in my hand so might be calming and therapeutic at the same time.
My sister got to go to a couple of those Missoula shows. 🥰 I can't put into words how much this means to us. Cancer hit our family really f'n hard within the last few years.
cancer is treatable... what worked for me was a. positive attitude (no negative thoughts/emotions, nothing feeding the cancer )and b. I didn't take it seriously I made fun of it and my situation and c. I prayed to God and the Saints and hoped for the best...eventually I was cured. Be careful what u eat/drink, where u live, some places r down right toxic and who u hang with, avoid negative people. ..I wish u and your family the best. Stay healthy. Lots of love, Chris
I've had melanoma twice, and will likely have it again due to having a P0T1 gene mutation. It's a drag, but I just try to live life as well as I can. The biggest thing I have found that works for me is humor. And as I am sure you have discovered, we can get pretty dark when we joke about our health. I've long considered doing a show myself, as I not only have my health to draw on, but I'm also a special education teacher, and man, there's a *lot* of stuff I can draw on from that. Seeing you do it is making me give it some more thought.
6:25. Imagine you’re going to be dead very soon. And you hear of an infinitesimally specifically relatable comedy show, that just might cheer up your daughter. So you scout an earlier show alone, just to make sure she’ll get a little laugh. About the thing that’s going to kill you.
When you're just sitting around cuddling your dog and a Green Brothers video pops up, you watch it. That's just what you do if you're a fan. What I didn't expect was to burst into tears. Being sick is a humbling experience. Being real sick is a full-time job. Scheduling doctors appointments , labs, surgeons , and therapists, depending on the severity. But if you're Hank Green, you take that crap ball that is serious illness and all that entails and brings laughter and knowledge to the masses. Because that's just what you do. Go on with your bad self, Hank, you freaking rock. I'm so glad your treatment worked. It would suck hard if the world lost a Green brother.
Yep, being sick is a lot of work. Sadly so many people don't, or even refuse, to understand it and just see sick people as lazy. Whether it's a chronic illness or something more threatening like cancer, they don't understand that it's not "I've got a cold but I'll be fine in a few days".
@waffles3629 i have chronic illness and I'm also a cancer survivor. I have to say people in general were a lot more understanding and helpful and compassionate when i said the word cancer than when i say PCOS or lupus. Both suck plenty but it was nice for once not to have to fight to be beleived. Not saying i want cancer back just wish people would be as kind about the other stuff.
@@evalevy2909 sadly that sounds about right. I have chronic migraine and so many people do not get it's not "just a headache". I get so much "you need a new excuse, you used that last time" for symptoms I have dealt with every single day for the last 2,605 days (just over 7 years). I also frequently had family members compare me to my grandma who had cancer, which REALLY pissed me off. Because she was one of the only family members who didn't judge me for being chronically ill. Also she had no chance of money issues and didn't work so she wasn't using all of her time and energy to work enough to scrape by paycheck to paycheck. I'm glad people were considerate when you had cancer.
Anthony Jeselnik had a bit on his show where he would tell jokes you can't tell, but he would do it directly to the people involved- so jokes about a religion at their church, etc. I remember seeing him do cancer to a cancer support group right when I was in the middle of chemo. It was freeing. That this was something personal to you makes it better. My favorite quote is "Life doesn't cease to be funny when someone dies any more than it ceases to be serious when someone tells a joke." It's easy to make a topic sacred because it's sad but that just makes it unassailable.
You are an incredibly important person to so many of us. Your empathy and love and brightness are so inspiring and you make so many of us feel seen and connected. Thank you hank for being you and thank you science for helping hank stay with us longer.
I have had a crazy and intense medical history starting with a brain tumor at 16 months old. I too feel like i have to do something with all of my medical experiences. I recently joined r/AMA to share some of my experiences. I think that if I don’t share anything about it, I went through all of that for nothing. It also gave me some GREAT English essays that have made my editors shed a tear or two
I had the same reaction to watching hank cry as I do if I ever see my dad cry or being close to crying. I just went "Omg Omg no no I can't watch hank cry no no no no I can't" and then started bawling my eyes out
My dude, we get it, man. The outsiders looking in on a pile of popular kids who seemed to get their comfy lives handed to them. I don’t know if you found this true, but, what I found, was that being handed your life must have been sad and boring and empty for them. When I think about my life, the struggles, the good and bad, the stuff that went well, the stuff that blew chunks…. Overall, it was INTERESTING. It was never boring or empty. It’s gonna be a good run. Your comedy is necessary; not just for you but for all of everyone. You are literally teaching people healthy coping-people that have never been shown it ever in their lives. It’s amazing. Sometimes, the suck is real, and it’s hard, and we don’t wanna do it. Thank you for pushing through. 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽❤️❤️❤️
Thank you for making your cancer journey a travel vlog. Those of us who can be open about our cancer really should, so those who cant, can still see more ships floating on this terrible sea in those dark moments.
Comedy is indeed hard. I've always been a fan of comedy, and there is a pretty standard path that most comedians take to getting good at it. The hard part about that path is that it generally takes 15 years. 15 years of travelling the country performing for very, very little money while constantly working on your material, your act, etc. And then, if you're lucky, you 'make it'. I think it's likely a bit like the Malcolm Gladwell "10000 hours" sort of mastery. I'm looking forward to Hank's comedy, though. I had been wanting to subscribe to Dropout and then he announced he was going to be on Dimension 20 (one of the main reasons I wanted to subscribe) and that sealed the deal. Haven't regretted that at all, I watch the hell out of Dropout now. Great stuff.
Hank, when I was young I was indoctrinated into a religion like children often are, and my parents used it as a form of control, like many do. If it wasn't for my brother getting cancer I would have probably never gotten a formal education, since my parents wanted to homeschool. When I was finally sent to school I was in 2nd grade and was illiterate. By the time I was in middleschool I was brighter than most of my peers, but I didn't take school seriously, because I learned too quickly and would often get bored by the slow pace and lack of passion in teaching. I was this strange hybrid of a smart kid, and a delinquent. I didn't really fit into any group, so most my time was invested in watching shows like scishow. It truly meant the world to me. Thanks.
I will watch it myself first and then maybe I will translate it to Polish for my grandmather. She is cancer free (I don't know the proper English terminology) since about 11y ago and going strong while being 80. I wish I could share the Polish version with my grandpa from my dad's side but sadly he past away only 3 months after his diagnosis about 9 years ago. I hate cancer and know it can be experienced diffrently. You cleared a lot of stuff about cancer for me Hank, I am very grateful. I am very happy you are in remission, my grandma will be proud of you and modern medicine, my grandpa would be for sure. Best wishes ❤
obviously been a long time nerdfighter but now also a fan of everything dropout has, just for a couple months now, and it's so exciting to see this crossover (again)
From someone who lost their mom from cancer a couple of months ago and has been quietly following your story since the start, yes, you have made a good thing from a bad thing. Much love to you and your brother, Hank.
Hank thank you for sharing your journey with us. So many people we know have been affected by cancer and I think they would have enjoyed your show. Like someone else said, who knew a trailer would make me sob like a two year old. Knowing that others are beating cancer brings me joy despite my pain.
Hank… I hope you are reading these comments It’s ok to cry. You are a true man and I can’t say how much I respect you. What you are doing is incredible and what you have done, documenting every stage of this awful experience is beyond strong. You are truly the best of us and you inspire thousands every day You are a massive part of the reason that I’m into science and I’ve been following your activity on RUclips for a long time, you have literally been an instrumental part in the development of my ideologies. Whenever you are feeling down remember how much you mean to us
As a fellow survivor, I also burst into tears when he said that the guy brought his daughter. We all meet that one person on our journey and we see when that person appears in someone else’s life.
i just realized that i've never seen Hank cried before this video. and i know there's a lot of crying behind the scene because of course, you don't wanna turn on the camera to you sobbing (unless you're name is dodie in 2018) but fuck it got me teared up!! i can't wait to watch this special special !!
About to start chemo for my lymphoma within the week Hank... I brings me peace, courage and hope to see you continuing your career, staying so brave and productive aswell as something as simple as seeing your hair come back! Can't wait to see the special, though it'll certainly be bittersweet considering my circumstances 😅 Still, thank you for being so inspiring and continuing to be the educational entertainer you so naturally are, in whatever form that may take ❤
Thank you for showing your vulnerability. Cancer is a tough subject for anyone but being there for the ones that do not have a good prognosis is important. I mourn the ones who have gone…while I survived. It is tough to think about it.
Hank this show was so hilarous and wonderful! Thank you from the bottom of my heart for making it. My mum who's in her 50s went through a big cancer scare early this year, she turned out to not have cancer, but its kind of changed our whole perspective on life having gone through the whole not knowing part, it came at a really busy intense time for me as well in my life which just added to the devastation that I might lose my mum, who is my best friend and rock and I didn't feel like I could tell anyone but I had to and it did not come easily, and its something I'm only starting to process now, after my mum got the all clear and everyone else forgot about it because it turned out to be 'not serious'. I was not prepared to cry (at watching the show and this video)!!!! Yet I am very glad that it did make me cry! We live very strange and brilliant lives in this world and the tragedy of it being fleeting is cured by laughter
Thanks for doing this tour and I hope you enjoy it and have enough success that you bring it to California. I was diagnosed with nHL Follicular Lymphoma 3A stage 4 right before you were (April of 23) after having a laminectomy to remove the vascular tumor severely compressing my spinal cord at the T9 vertebrae. Had to relearn to use my left leg, radiation therapy and 6 cycles of R-CHOP, I'm almost done with immunotherapy maintenance. I think I understand the pressure of responsibility of talking about such a unique experience having cancer is. When I'm in the chair at the infusion clinic getting my Rituxan, I find it hard to talk to the other folks who maybe are older or near my age, but are clearly dealing with a bigger elephant than I did. But I try to make sure to listen when we do talk, I think that connection helps remind myself we're not alone but adjacent with each of our journeys, wherever we end up, and adds another memory of person to the universe. Hope you find understanding and peace on your journey Hank. jaj vlghaj! - Klingon proverb - Scott
I love the community and family and systems and structure and universe that all had to work together to give us this man and his brother. We're all so lucky.
Hank, We love you because you're real. Your experiences are real. Your factoids are because you're genuinely interested in learning. We appreciate you. You make us laugh, and we cry with you. My father has cancer was never supposed to live as long as he has. living eight hours drive away from him makes it hard for me to see him on a regular basis. But I stay positive and have related to your plight. Thanks for everything!! You make a difference for all of us. :)
Hank, if you haven’t seen it yet, I highly recommend watching Benjamin Scheuer’s one man musical “The Lion” as one of the central themes of the show is Ben’s own battle with Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma. He also loves talking about taking something bad (cancer) and using it to make something good (music). It also mentions the mental struggles of post cancer life. Just a piece of art you might find connection in! Glad you’re creating something beautiful out of such a scary time
Goddamn right in the feels. So proud of you buddy. Side note I am kind of in my “coming to terms with my middle-child syndrome” era and am learning that maybe its okay to crave attention and that I should stop trying to stifle it in the name of humility and use it to make people happy and to do scicomm. So some of what you talked about around that really resonated with me in an unexpected way.
It feels weird for this to be coming out now. My family is starting the process of figuring out what kind of cancer my dad has. He got his first suspicious CT results just this past Monday. I think I'm really going to need the hope and the honesty of Hank's cancer comedy when the 21st rolls around. Thank you, Hank, for being the funny Science Guy I need in the world this year.
I've just realised though I've seen John cry plenthy of times, I've never seen Hank cry before. I was very unprepared, but at the same time, feel like it's the closest I've come to seeing "full Hank" instead of "camera ready Hank", and I really appreciate that.
~hugs~ The random crying when you think you're fine is a thing that surprised me too. Cancer is weird. Even when you're pretty sure you're surviving it. You did good. ~more hugs~ By the way I got diagnosed and "cured" (double mastectomy) during your journey. It was weird going from someone on the outside to very much on the inside. It makes things hit different, but as I said above: you did good. Thank you so much for sharing. It helped a lot.
I watched the P4A stand up perk and it was really funny. I can't wait to see the full special!! This trailer is so good. It made me want to give Hank a hug. Then I remembered I DID give Hank a hug in 2018 at the AART event. Hank, thank you for always sharing with us! ❤️
Thats so awesome! Been watching you for about a decade and got Hodgkins diagnosis around same time:went through the abvd chemo at the same time too. The whole experience is ironically rife with comedy so glad you decided to do this. From my perspective i don’t think it’s weird at all!! Congrats on finishing.
Hank, I just want to say thank you. Around the time you got your diagnosis my mum started treatment on her cancer. We knew from the beginning that the treatment was not going to be a cure but give her as much life as we could. She died peacefully at home yesterday (12/6). Throughout this experience I've been listening to you. I felt that through your honesty I could understand what mum was going through. I am so glad you are still here. Fuck cancer.
I have watched the whole special and damn, it was really good. It’s a very hard thing to get to that level in both form and delivery and to talk about these subjects and stay funny and interesting. Hat’s off to Hank for this and all the rest.
Watched your special on Dropout. Was great. I've been fans of you and John for a long time. It stood out to me that you said the radiation was like a labyrinth and I found myself saying "I choose the labyrinth..." because of Looking for Alaska. I just thought it was sorta symbolic.
Hank, I need to thank you for sharing that moment of tears. I don't think I've ever seen you cry before. Thank you for sharing not only this comedy special to create something wonderful out of something so awful, but to share that powerfully vulnerable moment here, where you felt the importance of that memory again. TikTok sensation, author, RUclips creator, cancer survivor, hero to many, husband, son, brother, father... and a guy who feels feelings, unabashedly, unashamedly, fully and honestly. Thank you, Hank. With tears in my own eyes, I say thank you.
Words cant describe how awesome Hank is. He made me laugh in the classroom as a kid and now he makes me laugh harder as a man. God please preserve this wonderful human being 🙏
Just wanted to say that you are truly an inspiration, Hank. Not just in insipiring people to be curious and explore and be knowledgable but also through your resilience! The world is better with you in it!
"High Level Wellness for Man and Society" by MD Halbert L Dunn. In a narcissistic society, everybody needs to read that PDF and understand that the way they treat others means that they're literally healing or killing each other with their words and actions. While Hank had a lot of support and high hopes for his diagnosis, a lot of other people didn't. That lack of compassion, not lending your strength when it's needed, absolutely contributes to those people not getting better, the same way the community's support of Hank absolutely contributed to his positive mindset, which the body needs to be in to heal. Treat each other with kindness and trust, and set the bar at the same level of empathy that you would want somebody else to give to you. In your time of need, the amount of compassion that you require goes up, same as it does for everyone else. *RESPECT THAT AND BE KIND.*
You know Hank I dont think I've ever seen you cry??? And I've been watching you for YEARS. Visceral reminder that you absolutely do not show all of yourself on camera (and nor should you)
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i still think it's hilarious how you went from "i don't want to be the cancer guy" to "yup, i'm the cancer guy"
Hank's been many things in his life so far. We'll see who/what he becomes next. Maybe even a comedian😁
John became the tuberculosis guy, so it's only fitting Hank became the cancer guy. Both doing their part to spread awareness of their respective disease. John hasn't had tuberculosis, but he sure knows a lot about it from reading up on it.
Honestly... as much as this must be a tough pill to swallow, the fact that Hank has been one of the best science communicators of the past decade, known for getting his facts straight - correcting them when necessary, and delivering it all with a smile and a pinch of comedy - there's not a better person I'd imagine taking up the role of "the cancer guy" even if just for a moment. Discussing science and experiencing it firsthand are two extremely different perspectives and Hank has been given the unfortunate but extraordinarily unique opportunity to experience both and, with the style and lovable personality he's got - does so in a way I was in the wrong for even questioning.
It's kind of weird how quickly straight hair Hank becomes a strange sight to see and curly hair Hank is just the new normal
oh im not there yet 😂
It's funny, every time I see his curly hair I notice it still. But the cut to the straight hair somehow just felt wrong.
I also have texture changes to my hair from chemo. From straight to curly…it is so hard to get used to it…yes, new normal
So true
Seriously. I’ve had cancer (currently on my fifth go around) and my hair is still poker straight. I thought I was crazy. Lol.
Started crying at the exact moment Hank did
Same here
Yup 🙋♂️
me too
Here as well, I immediately teared up
Same!
I can only imagine the anxiety of joking about cancer in front of other people w cancer. From my perspective as a cancer caregiver, i found every bit of the show a delight and very healing. I'm so glad Hank has been hearing that too
I’m currently in chemotherapy for breast cancer and my nurses have learned that if there is a joke to be made I’m going to make it. I’ve worn a t shirt that says “My oncologist does my hair”. I threatened to go looking for my doctor while doing my best William Shatner impression (my doctor’s name is Khan). I’ve got another t shirt with an outline of an IV pole that says “Pole Dancer”. Humor is what is getting me through this and I’m very glad I’ve been able to keep that. I would rather be laughing than crying and in the group of patients that I see every week I would say most of us are like that. We want to be able to laugh and find the humor.
@@michellekindley9298 idk about you, but I had young adult cancer (diagnosed at 19 and 21), and honestly, YA cancer survivors have such dark humor, which can make other people super uncomfortable. I had to really watch out not to slip a "but I'm dying!" comment with the wrong crowd. I remember the first time I vomited from chemo, I came out of the bathroom and did my best 'Sixth Sense' impression with "I'm feeling much better now". Did a great job breaking the discomfort with my family.
... btw, I'm 35 now, doing well :)
@@divergentdreamer I was already the proud owner of a dark sense of humor - I used to work in admin in an in patient psych hospital. If you don’t get a dark sense of humor from that then you never will.
I’m just very much a use humor to break the tension and I’d rather be laughing than crying type of person.
Glad to hear you’re doing well. They keep telling me “you’re so young” and I’m looking at them going “I’m a 51 year old 4x grandma”. I’ve got a good prognosis, I just have to get through the crap to get there but my oncologist has said my surgery was “very successful” and I’ve been doing “fabulously well” and coming from an oncologist, I’ll take it.
It just occurred to be that i dont think ive ever seen Hank cry like THAT and it really made him more human. We love you Hank and are so happy that you made this happen.
Yeah, after all these years, that hit surprisingly hard.
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My sister was already 5 or 6 months into her cancer treatment when you announced yours last year so I've followed your journey fairly closely, it was of great comfort to me to hear your perspectives, experiences, and positive outcomes when my sister's were not going so well. They gave me hope in the dark times when I needed it most.
Sadly my sister died in March mere hours after her doctors told her there was nothing more they could do, it happened so quickly I wasn't able to see her before she died. I don't think I'll be able to watch your comedy special, watching this trailer was too upsetting and I'm not sure I can manage the whole thing. I'm so sorry, I know that will be hard for you to hear since you're clearly struggling through your own survivorship guilt but I do want you to know how grateful I am that you've shared your journey with us. You gave me hope even when there was none, I was able to reassure my sister with that hope and that was a gift, a gift of relieving stress that you gave even at your lowest ebb.
Thank you Hank ❤
Sending you and your family love 💜 May her memories be a blessing
I'm sorry for your loss, and wishing you and your loved ones well.
Thank you for sharing your story. May your sister rest in peace ❤
I had a similar experience - my mom was diagnosed with terminal cancer a week before Hank announced his. She got worse while he got better. She died, and he went into remission. Your comment that he gave a gift of hope - that resonates with me too.
Sending you a big virtual hug 💛
Thank you for sharing your story with us. I am sending you so much love as you navigate the never predictable path of grief. Just remember that even though your journey is personal, you are never alone. We all walk with each other. ❤❤❤❤
Hank you should totally work with dropout more often! Whenever you do it makes something amazing!
Did you see Hank's interview with BLeeM over on Study Hall?
@@GaviLazan I did, that's cool too, although not technically a dropout Collab lol. Also I find it hilarious that Brennan's initials are "BLM" I had never thought about that before
@@-Teague- not dropout, but it's in the greater DOXU (dropout extended universe) 😋
Yeah, apparently he prefers it abbreviated as "BLeeM" for that reason. There are like three or four different BLMs and he wasn't to be clear about who/what is being spoken about or something.
I agree but at the moment there is a 50/50 chance of getting cancer after working with them.
AGREED!!
Gotta say, recognizing Sam Reich's voice announcing you somehow felt awesome. It couldn't have been put on a better streaming service!
Is this posted on dropout??
@@atomatopia1 yes it is!
“There’s probably some.. Some stuff there” 😅
I can only imagine the tsunami of emotions you would have felt when that dad brought his daughter as a fellow dad. The relief that he liked it, the joy that he wanted to share it with his daughter. The grief that he was dying. Maybe even a little guilt that you weren't.
Humour in the face of the overwhelming is a powerful thing. Thank you for sharing this powerful thing with us, Hank.
"Haha, that voice sounds like Sam Reich.
Oh."
Isn't it a little silly and a lot of beautiful that I bursted into tears together with Hank and now feel tremendous love for this man I don't know that first went to check out this show and then brought his daughter a few days later. Jeez, I love people.
Hank,
This season may not last forever, it may be the shortest page in your book… Or it could be multiple chapters…
This will always be in your book though.
How you grew, laughed, cried, and rose above. How you turned around and helped those struggling. How you turned pain into beauty and love, and spread it so much farther. Your creation, your self, your story.
Truly inspiring, Hank. I’m excited to see where you go next!! May you go farther than your wildest dreams.
Hank! I was not prepared to cry at work watching this
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same
I wasn't prepared to cry period ❤
@@twistedara when he mentioned the guy who brought his daughter to his show I just lost it
Same
The scene of you yo-yoing alone in silence is so funny to me. Excited for this!!
It’s how I stay calm before shows!
@@hankschannel Do you work on tricks or just something rhythmic and centering?
@@hankschannel what a great stim! I haven't used a yo-yo since I was a kid. I used to love it. I think I'll get a nice one and see what I think. I have some nerve damage in my hand so might be calming and therapeutic at the same time.
Did I watch this on Dropout five minutes ago? Yes. Will I watch it again here? Absolutely.
IT'S ON DROPOUT??????? Omg thanks!!!!
My sister got to go to a couple of those Missoula shows. 🥰
I can't put into words how much this means to us. Cancer hit our family really f'n hard within the last few years.
cancer is treatable... what worked for me was a. positive attitude (no negative thoughts/emotions, nothing feeding the cancer )and b. I didn't take it seriously I made fun of it and my situation and c. I prayed to God and the Saints and hoped for the best...eventually I was cured. Be careful what u eat/drink, where u live, some places r down right toxic and who u hang with, avoid negative people. ..I wish u and your family the best. Stay healthy. Lots of love, Chris
I've had melanoma twice, and will likely have it again due to having a P0T1 gene mutation. It's a drag, but I just try to live life as well as I can. The biggest thing I have found that works for me is humor. And as I am sure you have discovered, we can get pretty dark when we joke about our health. I've long considered doing a show myself, as I not only have my health to draw on, but I'm also a special education teacher, and man, there's a *lot* of stuff I can draw on from that. Seeing you do it is making me give it some more thought.
Just watched this on Dropout but sure, I'll watch again.
Can't wait for the full special!
Ditto!
Oh, same. I absolutely did it to support both channels because they deserve equal amounts of love ❤
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Imagine you’re going to be dead very soon.
And you hear of an infinitesimally specifically relatable comedy show, that just might cheer up your daughter.
So you scout an earlier show alone, just to make sure she’ll get a little laugh. About the thing that’s going to kill you.
When you're just sitting around cuddling your dog and a Green Brothers video pops up, you watch it.
That's just what you do if you're a fan.
What I didn't expect was to burst into tears.
Being sick is a humbling experience. Being real sick is a full-time job. Scheduling doctors appointments , labs, surgeons , and therapists, depending on the severity.
But if you're Hank Green, you take that crap ball that is serious illness and all that entails and brings laughter and knowledge to the masses. Because that's just what you do.
Go on with your bad self, Hank, you freaking rock.
I'm so glad your treatment worked. It would suck hard if the world lost a Green brother.
Yep, being sick is a lot of work. Sadly so many people don't, or even refuse, to understand it and just see sick people as lazy. Whether it's a chronic illness or something more threatening like cancer, they don't understand that it's not "I've got a cold but I'll be fine in a few days".
@waffles3629 i have chronic illness and I'm also a cancer survivor. I have to say people in general were a lot more understanding and helpful and compassionate when i said the word cancer than when i say PCOS or lupus. Both suck plenty but it was nice for once not to have to fight to be beleived. Not saying i want cancer back just wish people would be as kind about the other stuff.
@@evalevy2909 sadly that sounds about right. I have chronic migraine and so many people do not get it's not "just a headache". I get so much "you need a new excuse, you used that last time" for symptoms I have dealt with every single day for the last 2,605 days (just over 7 years). I also frequently had family members compare me to my grandma who had cancer, which REALLY pissed me off. Because she was one of the only family members who didn't judge me for being chronically ill. Also she had no chance of money issues and didn't work so she wasn't using all of her time and energy to work enough to scrape by paycheck to paycheck. I'm glad people were considerate when you had cancer.
@@evalevy2909 just wishing you good health, get well soon
oh man, he's such a treasure
i got teary-eyed watching this especially when hank broke during the story about the man with a thick beard
Anthony Jeselnik had a bit on his show where he would tell jokes you can't tell, but he would do it directly to the people involved- so jokes about a religion at their church, etc.
I remember seeing him do cancer to a cancer support group right when I was in the middle of chemo. It was freeing. That this was something personal to you makes it better.
My favorite quote is "Life doesn't cease to be funny when someone dies any more than it ceases to be serious when someone tells a joke." It's easy to make a topic sacred because it's sad but that just makes it unassailable.
You are an incredibly important person to so many of us. Your empathy and love and brightness are so inspiring and you make so many of us feel seen and connected. Thank you hank for being you and thank you science for helping hank stay with us longer.
the most relatable thing I've ever heard, "a week from now I'm gonna be depressed, I'll be depressed, I'll schedule it"
They let you use this here too!? That's incredible for a production company doing this much up front work ❤
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Did not expect to see Hank cry... ❤️
Now I realize what the title was and maybe should have expected it 🤦♂️
@@GaviLazan Haha he's changed the title a few times since upload so it might have had a different title when you clicked on it
@@Idefilms hahaha well then. I definitely didn't think that was the title. I watched the video a few minutes after upload.
I have had a crazy and intense medical history starting with a brain tumor at 16 months old. I too feel like i have to do something with all of my medical experiences. I recently joined r/AMA to share some of my experiences. I think that if I don’t share anything about it, I went through all of that for nothing. It also gave me some GREAT English essays that have made my editors shed a tear or two
This could have been 80 minutes instead of 8 and I would properly still feel like it was too short 🥰
I had the same reaction to watching hank cry as I do if I ever see my dad cry or being close to crying. I just went "Omg Omg no no I can't watch hank cry no no no no I can't" and then started bawling my eyes out
I love you Hank!!! I cried the day you went public ab your cancer. I am so greatful that you got through this. Stay strong brother!
My dude, we get it, man. The outsiders looking in on a pile of popular kids who seemed to get their comfy lives handed to them. I don’t know if you found this true, but, what I found, was that being handed your life must have been sad and boring and empty for them. When I think about my life, the struggles, the good and bad, the stuff that went well, the stuff that blew chunks…. Overall, it was INTERESTING. It was never boring or empty. It’s gonna be a good run. Your comedy is necessary; not just for you but for all of everyone. You are literally teaching people healthy coping-people that have never been shown it ever in their lives. It’s amazing. Sometimes, the suck is real, and it’s hard, and we don’t wanna do it. Thank you for pushing through. 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽❤️❤️❤️
How did I not know until this moment that stand up was one of the zillion things you can do? Of course you can 😅
Humor is a legit coping mechanism. It has for sure gotten me through all of my cancer treatments. I'm excited to see this!
Thank you for making your cancer journey a travel vlog.
Those of us who can be open about our cancer really should, so those who cant, can still see more ships floating on this terrible sea in those dark moments.
Oh, the joy of seeing how much you impact people's lives unexpectedly. I would also definitely have cried about that man bringing his daughter.
So awesome Hank. Laughing and crying are such close emotions. I think people that make us laugh when we want to cry are incredibly important.
Comedy is indeed hard. I've always been a fan of comedy, and there is a pretty standard path that most comedians take to getting good at it. The hard part about that path is that it generally takes 15 years. 15 years of travelling the country performing for very, very little money while constantly working on your material, your act, etc. And then, if you're lucky, you 'make it'. I think it's likely a bit like the Malcolm Gladwell "10000 hours" sort of mastery. I'm looking forward to Hank's comedy, though. I had been wanting to subscribe to Dropout and then he announced he was going to be on Dimension 20 (one of the main reasons I wanted to subscribe) and that sealed the deal. Haven't regretted that at all, I watch the hell out of Dropout now. Great stuff.
Hank, when I was young I was indoctrinated into a religion like children often are, and my parents used it as a form of control, like many do. If it wasn't for my brother getting cancer I would have probably never gotten a formal education, since my parents wanted to homeschool. When I was finally sent to school I was in 2nd grade and was illiterate.
By the time I was in middleschool I was brighter than most of my peers, but I didn't take school seriously, because I learned too quickly and would often get bored by the slow pace and lack of passion in teaching. I was this strange hybrid of a smart kid, and a delinquent. I didn't really fit into any group, so most my time was invested in watching shows like scishow. It truly meant the world to me. Thanks.
I just saw this video on Dropout, I was smiling and laughing and then suddenly sobbing, I can't wait to see the full special ❤
That bearded man's daughter story punched me straight in the chest. I haven't sobbed like that in a LONG time
I will watch it myself first and then maybe I will translate it to Polish for my grandmather. She is cancer free (I don't know the proper English terminology) since about 11y ago and going strong while being 80. I wish I could share the Polish version with my grandpa from my dad's side but sadly he past away only 3 months after his diagnosis about 9 years ago.
I hate cancer and know it can be experienced diffrently. You cleared a lot of stuff about cancer for me Hank, I am very grateful. I am very happy you are in remission, my grandma will be proud of you and modern medicine, my grandpa would be for sure.
Best wishes ❤
obviously been a long time nerdfighter but now also a fan of everything dropout has, just for a couple months now, and it's so exciting to see this crossover (again)
From someone who lost their mom from cancer a couple of months ago and has been quietly following your story since the start, yes, you have made a good thing from a bad thing. Much love to you and your brother, Hank.
Hank thank you for sharing your journey with us. So many people we know have been affected by cancer and I think they would have enjoyed your show. Like someone else said, who knew a trailer would make me sob like a two year old. Knowing that others are beating cancer brings me joy despite my pain.
You have always been and will forever be an inspiration. You are a Star. Not just gravity, but light!
What a way to connect with people. How cool! Way to make a good thing out of a bad thing. What an inspiration.
Hank… I hope you are reading these comments
It’s ok to cry. You are a true man and I can’t say how much I respect you.
What you are doing is incredible and what you have done, documenting every stage of this awful experience is beyond strong.
You are truly the best of us and you inspire thousands every day
You are a massive part of the reason that I’m into science and I’ve been following your activity on RUclips for a long time, you have literally been an instrumental part in the development of my ideologies.
Whenever you are feeling down remember how much you mean to us
I’m glad you found the joys of doing stand up. It’s super cathartic for people going through shit who are trying to stay positive.
As a fellow survivor, I also burst into tears when he said that the guy brought his daughter. We all meet that one person on our journey and we see when that person appears in someone else’s life.
i cried with you buddy when you talked about the survivor bringing his daughter. what a deeply beautiful moment. sadly beautiful. but beautiful.
i just realized that i've never seen Hank cried before this video. and i know there's a lot of crying behind the scene because of course, you don't wanna turn on the camera to you sobbing (unless you're name is dodie in 2018) but fuck it got me teared up!! i can't wait to watch this special special !!
About to start chemo for my lymphoma within the week Hank...
I brings me peace, courage and hope to see you continuing your career, staying so brave and productive aswell as something as simple as seeing your hair come back!
Can't wait to see the special, though it'll certainly be bittersweet considering my circumstances 😅
Still, thank you for being so inspiring and continuing to be the educational entertainer you so naturally are, in whatever form that may take ❤
Thank you for showing your vulnerability. Cancer is a tough subject for anyone but being there for the ones that do not have a good prognosis is important. I mourn the ones who have gone…while I survived. It is tough to think about it.
Hank this show was so hilarous and wonderful! Thank you from the bottom of my heart for making it. My mum who's in her 50s went through a big cancer scare early this year, she turned out to not have cancer, but its kind of changed our whole perspective on life having gone through the whole not knowing part, it came at a really busy intense time for me as well in my life which just added to the devastation that I might lose my mum, who is my best friend and rock and I didn't feel like I could tell anyone but I had to and it did not come easily, and its something I'm only starting to process now, after my mum got the all clear and everyone else forgot about it because it turned out to be 'not serious'.
I was not prepared to cry (at watching the show and this video)!!!! Yet I am very glad that it did make me cry! We live very strange and brilliant lives in this world and the tragedy of it being fleeting is cured by laughter
I flew from Colorado to San Diego to watch your show and you were GREAT!
Thanks for doing this tour and I hope you enjoy it and have enough success that you bring it to California.
I was diagnosed with nHL Follicular Lymphoma 3A stage 4 right before you were (April of 23) after having a laminectomy to remove the vascular tumor severely compressing my spinal cord at the T9 vertebrae. Had to relearn to use my left leg, radiation therapy and 6 cycles of R-CHOP, I'm almost done with immunotherapy maintenance.
I think I understand the pressure of responsibility of talking about such a unique experience having cancer is. When I'm in the chair at the infusion clinic getting my Rituxan, I find it hard to talk to the other folks who maybe are older or near my age, but are clearly dealing with a bigger elephant than I did. But I try to make sure to listen when we do talk, I think that connection helps remind myself we're not alone but adjacent with each of our journeys, wherever we end up, and adds another memory of person to the universe.
Hope you find understanding and peace on your journey Hank.
jaj vlghaj! - Klingon proverb
- Scott
I love the community and family and systems and structure and universe that all had to work together to give us this man and his brother. We're all so lucky.
Hank, please leave some jobs for other people. But seriously, you're awesome at this, can't wait for years and years more from you x
Hank, We love you because you're real. Your experiences are real. Your factoids are because you're genuinely interested in learning. We appreciate you.
You make us laugh, and we cry with you. My father has cancer was never supposed to live as long as he has. living eight hours drive away from him makes it hard for me to see him on a regular basis. But I stay positive and have related to your plight. Thanks for everything!! You make a difference for all of us. :)
Hank really did stand up :O
Absolutely can’t wait for this to come out on Dropout ❤
Sending you a massive hug! Making something funny in your hardest moments is a true talent and you are amazing!
Hank, if you haven’t seen it yet, I highly recommend watching Benjamin Scheuer’s one man musical “The Lion” as one of the central themes of the show is Ben’s own battle with Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma. He also loves talking about taking something bad (cancer) and using it to make something good (music). It also mentions the mental struggles of post cancer life. Just a piece of art you might find connection in! Glad you’re creating something beautiful out of such a scary time
So excited to see the full show! Glad I have Dropout already :)
Seeing Hank cry for someone he doesn't know eho has cancer is one of the most human things I've seen in a long time
I don't think i've ever understood the phrase "burst into tears" properly until this moment.
Hank breaking out crying, exactly when I did, encapsulates so well why I adore this man, even if I can't fully articulate it.
Goddamn right in the feels. So proud of you buddy. Side note I am kind of in my “coming to terms with my middle-child syndrome” era and am learning that maybe its okay to crave attention and that I should stop trying to stifle it in the name of humility and use it to make people happy and to do scicomm. So some of what you talked about around that really resonated with me in an unexpected way.
Might not mean much, but I'm incredibly proud and inspired by you, Hank. Thanks for crying w me
It feels weird for this to be coming out now. My family is starting the process of figuring out what kind of cancer my dad has. He got his first suspicious CT results just this past Monday. I think I'm really going to need the hope and the honesty of Hank's cancer comedy when the 21st rolls around. Thank you, Hank, for being the funny Science Guy I need in the world this year.
I've just realised though I've seen John cry plenthy of times, I've never seen Hank cry before. I was very unprepared, but at the same time, feel like it's the closest I've come to seeing "full Hank" instead of "camera ready Hank", and I really appreciate that.
Hank, I appreciate you sir. And I cried with you. Thanks for being you.
Hank, you beautiful, beautiful man. Thanks for showing us your cry. I almost saw it past my own damn tears!
The Green brothers are the best of human beings. Love you both. Good for you Hank!
Is there anything Hank can't do? Answer: No. We ❤ you, Hank!!
~hugs~ The random crying when you think you're fine is a thing that surprised me too. Cancer is weird. Even when you're pretty sure you're surviving it. You did good. ~more hugs~
By the way I got diagnosed and "cured" (double mastectomy) during your journey. It was weird going from someone on the outside to very much on the inside. It makes things hit different, but as I said above: you did good. Thank you so much for sharing. It helped a lot.
I watched the P4A stand up perk and it was really funny. I can't wait to see the full special!! This trailer is so good. It made me want to give Hank a hug. Then I remembered I DID give Hank a hug in 2018 at the AART event. Hank, thank you for always sharing with us! ❤️
Thats so awesome! Been watching you for about a decade and got Hodgkins diagnosis around same time:went through the abvd chemo at the same time too. The whole experience is ironically rife with comedy so glad you decided to do this. From my perspective i don’t think it’s weird at all!! Congrats on finishing.
Hank, I just want to say thank you. Around the time you got your diagnosis my mum started treatment on her cancer. We knew from the beginning that the treatment was not going to be a cure but give her as much life as we could. She died peacefully at home yesterday (12/6). Throughout this experience I've been listening to you. I felt that through your honesty I could understand what mum was going through. I am so glad you are still here. Fuck cancer.
I have watched the whole special and damn, it was really good. It’s a very hard thing to get to that level in both form and delivery and to talk about these subjects and stay funny and interesting. Hat’s off to Hank for this and all the rest.
This is so sweet 💚you're a really nice person Hank, I'm glad that you could do something like this
Watched your special on Dropout. Was great. I've been fans of you and John for a long time. It stood out to me that you said the radiation was like a labyrinth and I found myself saying "I choose the labyrinth..." because of Looking for Alaska. I just thought it was sorta symbolic.
Go Hank Green Go! You just keep being awesome in everything you do. 💛💛 -Nerdfighter since 2011
Adding "Stand-up Comedy" to my list of things Hank is way too good at for no reason
So excited for this release, there’s nothing I wouldn’t pay to see Hank green do a stand up about
Hank, I need to thank you for sharing that moment of tears. I don't think I've ever seen you cry before. Thank you for sharing not only this comedy special to create something wonderful out of something so awful, but to share that powerfully vulnerable moment here, where you felt the importance of that memory again. TikTok sensation, author, RUclips creator, cancer survivor, hero to many, husband, son, brother, father... and a guy who feels feelings, unabashedly, unashamedly, fully and honestly. Thank you, Hank. With tears in my own eyes, I say thank you.
I was thinking about maybe subscribing to dropout yesterday and decided against it….but now I’m definitely doing it
oooooo you have so much stuff to watch!
Words cant describe how awesome Hank is. He made me laugh in the classroom as a kid and now he makes me laugh harder as a man. God please preserve this wonderful human being 🙏
I have never been so happy to have subscribed to dropout when it first started up
Didn't expect the title to be this literal. I'm very much looking forward to it!
Just wanted to say that you are truly an inspiration, Hank. Not just in insipiring people to be curious and explore and be knowledgable but also through your resilience! The world is better with you in it!
Just watched it. That was exactly what I wanted and needed. Thanks, Hank.
Hank, cancer survivor here: it was beautiful. So so beautiful. Thank you for making it and allowing us in. ❤
"High Level Wellness for Man and Society" by MD Halbert L Dunn.
In a narcissistic society, everybody needs to read that PDF and understand that the way they treat others means that they're literally healing or killing each other with their words and actions. While Hank had a lot of support and high hopes for his diagnosis, a lot of other people didn't. That lack of compassion, not lending your strength when it's needed, absolutely contributes to those people not getting better, the same way the community's support of Hank absolutely contributed to his positive mindset, which the body needs to be in to heal.
Treat each other with kindness and trust, and set the bar at the same level of empathy that you would want somebody else to give to you. In your time of need, the amount of compassion that you require goes up, same as it does for everyone else.
*RESPECT THAT AND BE KIND.*
I’m so unbelievably glad you are here Hank. You truly brighten our world.
You know Hank I dont think I've ever seen you cry??? And I've been watching you for YEARS. Visceral reminder that you absolutely do not show all of yourself on camera (and nor should you)
Family member died of cancer almost exactly a month ago. I'm looking forward to watching this. ❤️
Wearing merch from the podcast you just appeared on: A+
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Hank, you are such a powerful storyteller and a light and a comfort.