Launched into a sudden state of shock, it can be seen either as a confusing and inappropriate reaction if someone begins inexplicably laughing -- or a lucky intervention that hints at an attitude essential to survival.Screenwriter Will Reiser was diagnosed with cancer six years ago, and, in a way befitting a comedy writer who is best friends with Seth Rogen, he couldn't help but laugh. An emotional journey made that much more difficult by its sudden nature and his youth, Reiser ultimately arrived on the other side, healthy and continuing to laugh with Rogen and friends at the preponderance of funny situations that occurred as he fought the disease.More... (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/08/18/5050-will-reiser-seth-rogen-cancer-comedy_n_930885.html)
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