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Josh's Bio
Josh Blue (born November 27, 1978) is an American comedian with cerebral palsy. Many of his jokes center around living with his disability, how he deals with it, and how other people view him.
Blue was born in Ngaoundéré, Cameroon, where his father was teaching in a mission, and grew up in St. Paul, Minnesota. He currently resides in Denver, Colorado.
Blue got his start in comedy doing open-mic sets while attending The Evergreen State College. Audiences reacted enthusiastically to his self-deprecating humor, and Blue started making a name for himself on the comedy circuit.
Josh's comedy career has taken off in the past few years especially. He has appeared several times on Comedy Central's "Mind of Mencia" and won $10,000 as the grand prize winner of the Royal Flush Comedy Competition. He has appeared on MSNBC, NBC, Fox news, and Fox Sports Net. Blue also was nominated for the Best Diversity Event of 2006, for which he received a standing ovation.
He is also an excellent soccer player and was part of the 2004 U.S. Paralympic team.
Blue's highest-profile gig to date has been as been on NBC's Last Comic Standing series, during the summer of 2006, which he won.
Currently, Josh Blue performs all over the United States appearing at college campuses, corporate events and top comedy clubs.
You can contact him here.
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