The Kids in the Hall Benefit for Bellini November 25 at the Danforth in Toronto

In March he was diagnosed with bone marrow cancer, and in July he had emergency surgery for a lower bowel issue, resulting in Bellini having to wear a colostomy bag for three months. Though he has just had a successful reversal of the colostomy issue, he still faces a long cancer battle, so once again due to lengthy recuperation times he has not been able to work as a sketch comedy teacher, or with the many other projects he is involved in.