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Monday, June 16, 2008
Checking in with comedian Josh Blue
Now that the new season of "Last Comic Standing" is airing on NBC, it got me thinking about Season 4 winner Josh Blue, the comedian who says he "puts the cerebral in cerebral palsy."
His Web site reports that he is performing around the country this summer, so you may be able to catch him at a comedy club near you.
Blue jokes that "I realize that people are going to stare so I want to give them something to stare at." He says, he uses his comedy to defy stereotypes and encourage others to overcome preconceived notions about people who are considered "disabled."
And he says he gets great joy from "humbling condescending people."