on the Great Debate at the 2010 Melbourne Comedy Festival, in which he argued as the third speaker for the negative team on the debate "Food Is Better Than Sex". Behrendt's team, made up of New Zealand comedian Cal Wilson, English comedian Russell Kane and Behrendt himself, won the comedy event. He started the podcast Walking the Room with his friend Dave Anthony. Personal life He is married to Amiira Ruotola. They have two daughters, Mighty Luna and Bella True. He is a recovering alcoholic. He plays guitar in his own surf/rockabilly instrumental band, The Reigning Monarchs. In June 2015, Behrendt announced via his Facebook Fan Page that he was battling cancer, and had undertaken three rounds of chemotherapy. He discussed his diagnosis on episode 16TF of Jimmy Pardo's podcast "Never Not Funny", as well as Wil Anderson's podcast "Wilosophy" on July 9, 2015. He stated that he had a form of lymphoma. His cancer is in remission as of late 2015. Literary works Pocket Guide to He's Just Not That into You: The No-excuses Truth to Understanding Guys, with Liz Tuccillo. Peter Pauper Press, Inc., 2005. . Comedy albums Greg Behrendt Is Uncool (2006) That Guy From That Thing (2009) Original Uncool (2011) (contains much of the same material as Greg Behrendt Is Uncool) Why Are You In Here? (2018) References External links Greg Behrendt's official website Greg Behrendt Does Not Rock, a short film Interview with Greg Behrendt at WickedInfo.com 1963 births Living people American television writers American male television writers American male non-fiction writers American stand-up comedians Writers from San Francisco American self-help writers American television talk show hosts University of Oregon alumni Contestants on American game shows American male screenwriters 20th-century American comedians 21st-century American comedians Screenwriters from California Comedians from California