Irwin Barker: Canadian Comedian and Writer Who Joked About His Cancer Di

Irwin Barker was a Canadian comedian and television writer. Born on June 13, 1952, he worked as a writer for the CBC series This Hour Has 22 Minutes and The Rick Mercer Report.

He was a regular contributor to CBC Radio's The Debaters and was nominated for five Gemini Awards. He won a Writers' Guild of Canada award in 2008. After he was diagnosed with cancer in 2007, he turned his illness into a stand-up act.

The CTV documentary That's My Time followed his first year of treatment. Barker died of cancer in Toronto on June 21, 2010, shortly after his 58th birthday.

Achievements: Five Gemini nominations, Writers' Guild of Canada award (2008).

Birth: June 13, 1952 - Canada.

Profession: Comedian and writer.

Interesting Facts: He joked his doctor gave him a year but his lawyer could get it down to eight months.