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Vanessa Bayer says Specialty Care inspires a new series from her fight against childhood cancer
"I'm going to take advantage of cancer," Bayer admits to his past, which inspired the storyline for his new show, I Love That for You. The Saturday Night Live comedian, 40, says his battle with cancer inspired the nex...
Updated: 49 months ago2 min read
Vanessa Bayer leveraged her past experiences to create her first television series.
"I'm going to take advantage of cancer," Bayer admits to his past, which inspired the storyline for his new show, I Love That for You.
The Saturday Night Live comedian, 40, says his battle with cancer inspired the next Showtime series, I Love That for You but not how viewers might think.
Speaking to Entertainment Tonight about the series, Bayer, who suffered from lymphoblastic leukemia as a child, said he had several "benefits" from cancer going into the series.
"This character had childhood leukemia, and I had childhood leukemia," Bayer explained. "I will use the fact that I am sick to get special treatment, and somehow I will reap cancer benefits." Not only did Bayer benefit, but also his family, who used his cancer diagnosis to their advantage.
"I was all time late for school, and the wives of those who attended didn't ask anything," he recalled outside the outlet. "I once fined my dad for speeding because he said all he could think about was his daughter with leukemia, and the cop said, 'Okay.'
"My family will use it as an excuse," he added. "And we want to see if we can get away with it. So we call it to drop B. It would make us laugh."
Although Bayer admits that cancer was one of the most challenging moments, being optimistic about the situation helped him and his family deal with it.
"I still love to laugh," he said. "And I think it helped them connect with me and helped us get through it all together." Ultimately, this positive perspective allows Bayer to turn the darker aspects of its treatment into a brighter comedy angle for the new series to turn.
"I thought it would be fun to do something where I explore those elements," he said. "We love the special treatment we get, and when that time is up when people forget about it, we're like, 'Where's my special treatment?'
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