Jump to full article: Detroit (MI) News, 2009-08-06
Author: Neal Rubin's Blog
Intro: Put John Heffron at the top of the list of comedians who've smelled enough cigarette smoke for a shortened lifetime.
Heffron, 39, started out in stand-up at age 19 in Ann Arbor . . .
"I just went and got a full Mack Daddy physical," says Heffron, who now lives in Southern California. The workup included a heart evaluation, and a frowning doctor looked at the results and asked, "How long have you been smoking?"
"I've maybe had two cigarettes in my hand my entire life," Heffron says. But he's spent two decades in hazy lounges and nightclubs.
As far as he's concerned, "people can smoke in their cars."
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