Karen Leavitt welcomes Josh Blue, comedian who won Last Comic Standing in 2006. Josh will talk about his childhood growing up in Cameroon, South Africa, and Minnesota. He openly talks about life with Cerebral Palsy and how he discovered his ability to make people laugh at open mic night in college. He knew this was his passion and gift and as he can, with his brand of self-deprecating humor, deliver a one of a kind performance. We will discuss who his role models in life are, what keeps him inspired, and how winning The Last Comic Standing changed his life regarding both the enormous success and the role of fear.
Phoenix, AZ -- (SBWIRE) -- 04/11/2016 -- Karen Leavitt speaks with Josh Blue, well renowned comedian, about his childhood growing up with cerebral palsy (he didn't know he was different from the other children. He did an internship at zoo in Senegal, spent a day locked in a cage, and as said "that was the best meal he had in Cameroon, South Africa."
He attended college for creative writing, and one night at open mic night at college changed his life...his gift to make others laugh. This was evident and he knew this what he was meant to do in this. To his love of soccer, he played for the US Men's Paralympic Soccer Team for 8 years, and then went to Last comic standing in 2006 with the idea of "I am in it to win it" and he did! We talk about how this rapid success changed his life...he's traveled the world sharing his gift of laughter with others, and no two shows are the same. We will talk about who he is: his love for his famil (children), and how painting and sculpting inspired his childhood in Cameroon, South Africa.
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About Karen Leavitt
Karen Leavitt is a restorative coach. With her background as an accomplished career nurse, and a survivor of Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), Karen has a unique perspective on how to navigate life-changing events. Utilizing her skills in health and wellness, public speaking, advocacy and teambuilding, she guides others to achieve healthy, balanced, successful lives, regardless of their circumstances.
Karen is happy to be returning to VoiceAmerica after a life changing event resulted in a traumatic brain injury post-concussion syndrome. Now, Karen has a dynamic purpose and passion that is igniting her to guide others. A former successful career nurse, advocate, "natural care giver," and athlete, Karen brings positivity and resilience grounded in reality through her own journey and experiences. Her mission is to educate, empower and inspire others to live their truth and passion as she engages in heartfelt, meaningful conversations around life's situations, and circumstances. #thegiftistheshift http://karen-leavitt.com/
About Josh Blue
Josh Blue (born November 27, 1978) is an American comedian. He was voted the Last Comic Standing on NBC's reality show Last Comic Standing during its fourth season, which aired May–August 2006.] Blue has cerebral palsy, and much of his self-deprecating humor is centered on this. Blue was born in Cameroon, where his father, Walter Blue, a professor of Romance languages from Hamline University, was teaching in a mission. Blue grew up in Saint Paul, Minnesota and graduated from Como Park Senior High School in 1997. He began his career as a comedian while seeking a creative writing degree at The Evergreen State College. During college, he went back to Africa to volunteer as an intern at Parc de Hahn, a zoo in Senegal. At one point for a joke on a busy weekend, Josh locked himself in an empty animal exhibit for 8 hours. A bewildered crowd threw him bananas and peanuts anyway, to which Josh quips "that was the best day I ate in Senegal!"
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. In 2002, he won the prestigious Comedy Works New Talent Search contest. He has appeared several times on Comedy Central's Mind of Mencia. Blue won $10,000 for finishing in first place at 2004 Las Vegas Comedy Festival's 2004 Royal Flush Comedy Competition. After winning the 2006 season of NBC's reality show Last Comic Standing,[1] he was the first comedian to do stand-up on The Ellen DeGeneres Show. His other television credits include Live with Regis and Kelly, Comics Unleashed, plus numerous appearances on Fox, CBS, ABC, and MSNBC. He appeared in the 2009 low budget horror film Feast 3: The Happy Finish. Josh was voted the 13th best comedian by viewers in Comedy Central's Stand-up Comedy Showdown 2010. Blue appeared in Boulder band Rose Hill Drive's music video "The Psychoanalyst".
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