‘Stick It in Detroit’: Detroit Filmmaker Sacrifices Everything, Including Eight Inches of His Intestine, to Release a ‘Comedy Bailout’ to His Hurting City and State

DETROIT, March 23, 2009 — Comedy writer/director and Crohn’s Disease sufferer Robert Phelps has sacrificed everything, including a portion of his gut, to release a direly needed “comedy bailout” to the state of Michigan and the city he loves, Detroit. Ever an optimistic ide…