In the aftermath of winning NBC's Last Comic Standing, Denver comedian Josh Blue embarked on a nationwide comedy tour, including guest spots on Live with Regis and Kelly and The Ellen DeGeneres Show. However, on Tuesday, January 8th, he returned to his comedic roots, headlining a sold out show at Comedy Works in Larimer Square

Blue, who grew up in St. Paul, Minnesota, moved to Denver in 2001 from Olympia, Washington, where he attended college and began his amateur comedy career. He groomed his stand-up routines at The Mercury Café and other small clubs, before eventually moving on to Comedy Works where he first garnered national attention.

At Tuesday's show, local comedians Chuck Roy and Hippie-Man performed as well, with Roy doubling as MC and riling the crowd up with a booming introduction of Blue. Sporting a new, shorter hairstyle, Blue joked early in his routine that the absence of his long, curly locks was due not to a desire for a new look, but, the result of a bubble-gum accident gone terribly awry. However, most of his material was reflective of his experiences living with a disability.

Born with cerebral palsy, the comedian tends to generate his biggest laughs when he jokes about the odd and bizarre reactions his condition provokes. Tuesday's routine stayed true to such a theme, with Blue doubling the audience over in laughter as he described the experience of running down an airport terminal with the U.S. Paralympic soccer team, of which he is a member.

While Blue uses his disability as comedic fodder, he aspires to simultaneously disable many of the stereotypes about people with disabilities through his work. "Having a disability definitely gives me a point of view not many other people have. I'm able to put it into a story so people can understand my perspective," Blue said.

Tuesday's event was sponsored by disaboom.com, a social networking website for those touched or affected by disabilities. The company, which is headquartered in the Denver Tech Center, recently developed a partnership with Blue, and will feature segments of his comedy on their site starting in mid-January.

"One of our priorities at disaboom is highlighting individuals who have not only refused to let their disability prevent them from achieving their life-goals, but have actually used their disability to empower themselves and others," said disaboom CEO J.W. Roth. "Josh is a stellar example of this, which is one of the many reasons disaboom is excited to be working with him," he added.