From Disaboom.com, an extended interview with video of Josh Blue, a past winner of NBC’s Last Comic Standing reality series. Many of Josh’s jokes center on his life with cerebral palsy, how he deals with it, and how other people view him.

Some key quotes from the interview:

About his parents:

By the time they figured out that something was wrong with me, they knew nothing was wrong with me.

About stereotypes in comedy:

Look at Richard Pryor. He talked about being black. Then Ellen (Degeneres) talked about being gay. They both brought their differences out into the open and made them more acceptable. What I’m doing with disability is the same thing. It’s a grassroots way of getting it out there and making it mainstream and more comfortable.

About international attitudes toward disability:

Europe is much more progressive than America. I think they got the point earlier. America is too PC- like, ‘Don’t stare at him, but donate to his charity.’ It’s bullshit. I might have CP, but I’m not PC. I say what I want, when I want.

About disability as a label:

Yes, it’s a label but it’s a label that I could give a (bleep) about. I truly believe whatever put this brain into this body made the perfect match. Because I’m very cool with who I am. I’m very comfortable with having a disability.

I like having a disability because it leaves doors wide open for me and I don’t even have to push the button. I’m pretty sure if I didn’t have a disability I’d just be another goofy white guy. But fortunately I have CP and if there was a cure I wouldn’t do it just because this is who I am. This is my life.

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