Laura Linney stars in Showtime's "The Big C," an edgy take on terminal illness. Aug. 16, 2010 — -- Cancer, comedy: just putting the two words next to each other seems wrong, like playing Katy ...

Laura Linney wasn't at the Golden Globes ceremony to accept her award for playing a cancer patient Sunday because her father succumbed to a real-life struggle with the disease. Linney was awarded in ...

And launching a show with cancer as the driving narrative force presents its own hurdles. The cable channel has taken a typically irreverent approach in marketing "The Big C": Promos feature Linney ...