Friday, February 25, 2011

Josh Blue delivers punchy humor
By Quentin Young
© 2011 Longmont Times-Call

America got to know Josh Blue when he was a contestant on the TV show “Last Comic Standing” in 2006. He was notable because he was very funny and because much of his humor centered on his having cerebral palsy.

In a question-and-answer session he once did during a live performance, he explained part of the reason self-deprecation is one of his tactics.

“You make fun of yourself before someone else can and then they do it, they look really dumb,” he said during the session, a video of which is posted on YouTube.

In an interview last week, he also said that he found the need to be open about his disability to help make audiences feel comfortable with him.

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