He studied theater, creative writing and visual arts, including wood sculpture, painting and drawing.īlue's first comedic gig came at a weekly open-mic night at the campus housing center. The idea to do stand-up popped into his head when he was a sophomore at Evergreen State College, the Olympia, Wash., school that also produced "Simpsons" creator Matt Groening. But if I get an idea in my head, you better not try to stop me, because that is just going to push me harder." "I like to be good at what I do," said Blue, 27. (Yes, he's literally a stand-up comic, but he doesn't drive.) Not only is Blue an artist and an emerging national comedian, he also plays for the U.S. And that is just because there is so much energy going into every brush stroke or pen stroke." "And that actually plays into it quite well, because everyone says my artwork looks like it is all in motion. "I know I'm not going to draw a straight line," said Blue, who has cerebral palsy, a disorder of the central nervous system. I've always had this dream of doing an art gallery thing, and it was just finally, 'All right, let's do it.' "īlue differs from most artists, and not just because he is realistic about his work. "The thing I'm really excited about now is the art gallery," said Blue, who puts his humor on display Wednesday at the Comedy Works. The exhibit, his first, doesn't even open until April 7. No, he was psyched about an eight-day show of his art at Denver's Abend Gallery. Denver comedian Josh Blue talked excitedly by telephone from Philadelphia during a stop on his theater tour with big-time joke slinger Carlos Mencia.īut Blue wasn't excited about opening Mencia's shows in front of nearly 3,000 fans.
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