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Infobox comedian| image = Josh Blue by Bryce Boyer.jpg| caption =| name = Josh Blue| birth_name =| birth_date = Birth date and age|1978|11|27| birth_place = Cameroon | death_date =| death_place =| height =| medium = Stand-Up Comedy|Stand-Up , television , film | nationality = United States|American | active =| genre = Observational comedy , blue comedy | subject = Self-deprecation , physical disabilities , everyday life | influences =| influenced =| spouse = Yuko Blue (Dec 6, 2007 -present) 2 children| domesticpartner =| notable_work = Last Comic Standing & nbsp;– Last Comic Standing 4| Last Comic Standing (winner), fourth season | signature =| website = http://www.joshblue.com Josh Blue (born November 27, 1978) is an United States|American comedian . He was voted the Last Comic Standing on NBC 's reality show Last Comic Standing during its Last Comic Standing 4|fourth season , which aired May–August 2006.cite web|url= http://specialchildren.about.com/b/2006/08/11/josh-blue-wins-last-comic-standing.htm|title=Josh Blue wins "Last Comic Standing"|last=Mauro|first=Terri|date=August 11, 2006|publisher=About.com|accessdate=2009-03-26 Blue has cerebral palsy , and much of his self-deprecating humor is centered on this.
Early life
Blue was born in Cameroon , where his father, Walter Blue, a professor of Romance languages from Hamline University , was teaching in a Mission (station)|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 .
Career
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.
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 Broadcasting Company|Fox , CBS , American Broadcasting Company|ABC , and MSNBC .
He appeared in the 2009 low budget horror film Feast 3: The Happy Finish . http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2333144/ Imdb:Josh Blue Internet Movie Database Josh was voted the 13th best comedian by viewers in Comedy Central's Stand-up Comedy Showdown 2010.
Josh was voted the 11th best comedian by viewers in Comedy Central's Stand-up Comedy Showdown 2011.
Personal life
Blue currently resides in Denver, Colorado .
Outside of comedy, Blue is also known for his skills in Paralympic football|soccer as he played a part in the 2004 U.S. Paralympic Games|Paralympic team. Blue has also created various sculptures and paintings , which he is currently selling. One particular piece he sells at an extremely high price, because, as he said on his appearance on the The Ellen DeGeneres Show , "I nearly died making it."
Blue has cerebral palsy and many of his jokes center on living with his disability, how he deals with it and how other people view him.cite web|url= http://www.nbc.com/Last_Comic_Standing/comics/josh_blue.shtml|title=Last Comic Standing biography|publisher= National Broadcasting Corporation|NBC |accessdate=2009-03-26 Blue appeared on the Last Comic Standing to "make people aware of the fact that people with disabilities can make an impact." He coined the term "palsy punch" during his final set of the final round of the show, when he said that the palsy punch is effective in a fight because "first of all, they don't know where the punch is coming from, and second of all, neither do I." One of Blue's competitors said he has "an unreasonable amount of likability" while another of his competitors said "he is just a good guy".cite web|url= http://www.nashville.zanies.com/news.php? NewsSection=Josh+Blue|title=Season 4 WINNER of NBC's "LAST COMIC STANDING"|publisher=Zanies Comedy Night Club|accessdate=2009-03-26 Blue also joked that signing an autograph takes 45 minutes, and that to write down his phone number he has to find a "big ol' stack of paper."
Blue recently appeared in Boulder band Rose Hill Drive's music video "The Psychoanalyst" http://www.youtube.com/watch? v=66oqIUnvP_E& feature=grec_index
References
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http://specialchildren.about.com/b/a/258196.htm About.com Josh Blue wins "Last Comic Standing"
http://www.usaparalympic.org/86_356.htm USA Paralympic bio (Accessed June 21, 2006)
Hicks, L. Wayne. "Just Joshin'". Denver Business Journal , September 30& nbsp;– October 5, 2005 issue. http://joshblue.com/press_f7.htm (Accessed June 21, 2006)
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External links
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http://www.joshblue.com Official website
Last Comic Standing 4LastComicStanding Persondata | NAME = Blue, Josh | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = | SHORT DESCRIPTION = American soccer player | DATE OF BIRTH = November 27, 1978 | PLACE OF BIRTH = Cameroon | DATE OF DEATH = | PLACE OF DEATH = DEFAULTSORT:Blue, Josh Category:American stand-up comedians Category:American people with disabilities Category:7-a-side footballers at the 2004 Summer Paralympics Category:The Evergreen State College alumni Category:Paralympic 7-a-side soccer players of the United States Category:People from Denver, Colorado Category:People from Saint Paul, Minnesota Category:People with cerebral palsy Category:1978 births Category:Living people
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