Winner of the 2011 International Shades of Laugh Comedy Competition

“He’s top-grade funny. Not just ‘he’s pretty good but I don’t really watch after the first night’ palatable, but right on your ass funny. Really funny”
– Doug Stanhope from Comedy Central’s, “The Man Show”

“As laughter exploded around him, every face was beaming in his direction”
– The Oregonian

Lonnie Bruhn gives a black-eye to comedy.
– Jim Short

With over twenty years of experience, the praise Mr. Bruhn receives comes with good reason. His radical comedy, coupled with his heart-felt devotion to honesty and his commendable stance against judgmental attitudes are descriptions of his character that barely scratch the surface of his show.

Born with Cerebral Palsy, Bruhn understood early on what it was like to be different and judged. However, he isn’t like any comedian with a disability riffing cute hack jokes about his ailments. Instead it is his honest and candid approach to all aspects of life that he chooses to share with his audiences.

Lonnie shows to all of us that he’s not crippled, the world is. When he takes the stage, a special connection happens with him and his audience, and this spark literally bursts through his edgy material and routines; allowing him the opportunity to say just what is on his mind without offending the people he performs to.

His audience roars with laughter and wonders what this man could possibly think of next as he offers relentlessly truthful commentary on societal taboos, sexuality and an extensive spectrum of topics handled with an unmatched, fierce candor that is purely his own.

Tours, Festivals and Theaters:

The New Orleans’s Comedy Arts Festival: 2012
LaNuit Comedy Theater: New Orleans, LA

The Ability Explosion Festival: 2010 and 2011
The Colony Theater: Miami, FL

The Bridgetown Comedy Festival: 2009, 2010, and 2011
Portland, OR Comedy Festival”
featuring heavy hitters like Janean Garofalo, David Koechner, Marc Maron, and Andy Dick

The Cripple xXx Comedy Tour: 2006-2008
Regional and National Tour supportoring United Cerebral Palsy: Lonnie Bruhn and Joe fontenot (Northwest, Midwest and east coast)