Wounded Warriors Do Stand-Up Comedy

Comedians like Zach Galifianakis, Bob Saget and Lewis Black can make people laugh at just about anything.

This is likely why they signed on to do β€œComedy Warriors,” a documentary about five wounded veterans, four men and one woman with a sense of humor on the road to recovery from severe injuries.

But this takes joking around to a whole new level. The idea behind the film is to find something funny about their personal tragedies and share it on stage, says Joe Kashnow, one of the veterans featured in the film.

β€œHealing through humor, that you can use comedy to overcome the difficult situation you are facing I think is one of the big messages of it. For us, it was a way of talking about our injury and moving on with life,” Kashnow said.

The film takes a closer and serious look at wounded veterans, like Army veteran Kashnow who lost part of his leg in a roadside blast while serving in Iraq in 2003.

He has learned to cope and face the days ahead forever changed by war but still very much the person he was before.

β€œIt helps people see other people with a physical limitation still as a person and not as defined by their injury,” he said.

As much as serving his country in war was at times a frightening ordeal, so is baring your soul and making light of a pivotal moment in your life. The first day of filming, Kashnow said he was was so terrified he hid behind his mic stand.

But this brave veteran soldiered on, and today, he is doing comedy across the country he gave so much to protect.

For more information on the documentary, click here.

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