Hi everyone,
This Thursday, we will be hosting a very well known disability comic and
would love to pack the auditorium to make him feel welcome here. He
frequently does shows at colleges and we would love to represent UTC
well. Please make announcements to your students and tell your friends
about this event. It is free and again, we would like many people to
show up. Following is the bio of this comedian:
 
Fred Burns-A well known comedian in the late night show circuit will be
giving us his view on disability advocacy in a humorous way. Fred has
been on the Tonight Show as well as the Late Show. When Fred Burns comes
on stage with his psychedelic painted crutches, you know that you will
be in for a real comedy trip. His "off-the-wall" look at disabilities
and today's world in general has kept audiences laughing for almost
fifteen years. Born with Spina Bifida, Fred knows physical difficulties
but in response to the most asked question, he's quick to reply, " I
don't know what it would be like to be able-bodied, I have been this way
all of my life. To me, this is normal." 

Fred's comedy began to take shape fifteen years ago when a friend was
assigned to do a documentary for his film class. Fred volunteered to be
the subject for what was to be a ground-breaking video on disabilities.
Entitled simply, "Fred", the film won honors at the First International
Disabled Film Festival in Munich, Germany and strangely enough, Fred
found himself sort of a cult hero throughout Europe, Japan, and Africa.
He still tours the world for screenings. 

Returning to the states, he ventured into a comedy career which included
club management and stand-up. He won the $10,000 Grand Prize on the new
"Extreme Gong Show" and was awarded "The 1999 Norman Lear Comedy Award
which is annually presented to the "Best Comedian with a Disability" by
the Governor of California's Committee on the Employment of Disabled
Persons. 

Fred continues to be one of our most requested comics, with or without a
disability. He is widely known on both the college and corporate
entertainment and diversity circuits. Fred's humor is sharp and witty
and frequently compared to George Carlin. When someone says that Fred is
"off the wall" that's  perhaps is the best compliment that you can pay
him.

 
Admission is free-Bring your friends and enjoy a free laugh
 

Michelle Rigler, Director

Office for Students with Disabilities

102 Frist Hall, Dept. 2953 

University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

615 McCallie Avenue

Chattanooga, TN 37403

423.425.4008 (Office)

423.425.2288 (Fax)

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