The District Welcomes New Comedian Ed Blaze

By Marcus A. Williams
Special to the AFRO (November 12, 2009) - The love and positive energy that one new Washington, D.C. resident received when he first came to the nation’s capital motivated him to try his comedic hand one last time. Coming from the West Coast, Blaze moved to the District in 2004 with no job on the horizon. He had no idea what it would be like living in such a congested and fast-paced East Coast city.

“I finally landed a job as a dispatcher at a taxi company and everyone was so nice. They would come up to my desk and say, ‘Hey, what’s your name?’ And next time I saw them they remember my name and that just felt really good,” said Blaze. “Also, when I got here I saw that everybody is here. I can be talking to someone from Japan and then two minutes later I meet someone from Europe - everyone is in D.C.”

Blaze has been a practicing comedian since his teenage years and after eight years out of the game, the District’s international flare encouraged him to give entertainment another shot.

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