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Growing up in Nashville Tennessee, Joby worked in the family business assisting his father in the collection of used motor oil. We were part of the earliest Environmentalists although were we\u2019re called other names. Joby read of Harry Houdini, the stage and was performing children\u2019s magic shows most weekends by age 12.\u00a0 Joby say\u2019s \u201cDad would build the props, and mom would give me props\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n When the tricks didn\u2019t work the laughs started flowing giving Joby the outlet to do what he really wanted, comedy.<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.19.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/thecleancomedychallenge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/joby-saad.jpg” alt=”Joby Saad” title_text=”joby-saad” align=”center” _builder_version=”4.19.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.19.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.19.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.19.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Movies\/Television<\/strong><\/p>\n Being beat up too often on the basketball court by his High School classmates for going for laughs instead of points for the team drove Joby to compete as a bodybuilder winning the Mr Mid Central USA Title at age 19.<\/span><\/p>\n Returning to the stage it was comedy writer Mike Price and Disney Star Jim Varney that encouraged him to leave Nashville to pursue stand up after becoming a regular at Zanies Comedy Club. Zanies and Zanies manager Lenny Sisselman gave Joby the opportunity to perform with the top comedians at the time, Tim Allen, Jeff Foxworthy, Bill Engvall, Rob Schneider, Paula Pondstone.\u00a0 Concert promoter Steve Moore hired Joby to open for his concerts, Steve Moore later becoming head of CMA Association. Soon Joby was headlining all the top Comedy Clubs and was a regular guest on Nashville Networks Ralph Emery, Crook and Chase and many others.<\/span><\/p>\n Living in Los Angeles, working as a comedian, Joby Saad started a company called Village Entertainment. He instructed his roommate to answer the phone that way \u2014 \u201cVillage Entertainment\u201d \u2014 whenever anyone called.\u201dFrequently, what would happen is, the phone would ring and Rob would answer and say \u2018hello.\u2019 And I, in the background would shout, \u2018You idiot!\u2019 And then the caller would say, \u2018Let me speak to the Village idiot.\u2019\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cMy father used to give me a hard time. He would always call me an idiot. Or, sometimes, he\u2019d say, \u2018You\u2019re a fool,\u2019 and I\u2019d get upset. \u2018I thought I was an idiot?\u2019\u2026 \u2018Well, you\u2019re both!\u2019 \u2018Great! Now I have to redo my r\u00e9sum\u00e9.\u2019\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Thus a concept was born. Saad became the Village Idiot. He was destined for it, he says, thanks to his dad.<\/span><\/p>\n George Shapiro of Shapiro\/West Management (Jerry Seinfeld\u2019s management) took notice of Joby\u2019s talents at a performance at the Ice House in Pasadena California. \u201cGeorge made calls, and the next thing I know I\u2019m auditioning for network sitcoms, say\u2019s Joby\u201d. Joby\u2019s big break came from his starring role on an episode of the family friendly television series Bananas Comedy in 2005. Then in 2006 came the Warner brothers \u201cThou Shalt Laugh\u201d starring Patricia Heaton from \u201cEverybody loves Raymond\u201d.\u00a0 Featuring seven of the nations top clean comedians it went on to become the highest selling comedy DVD within its genre.<\/span><\/p>\n There were moments in my career that may not seem that significant to others but mean a lot to me. Like being introduced by Jay Davis at Dublins on Sunset blvd and having to follow Dane Cook, or just to hold my own in the same room with the same audiences with so many of the best comedians of the day.<\/span><\/p>\n From that Joby launched his own television series \u201cVidiots\u201d\u00a0 \u201dIt\u2019s silent comedy.\u00a0 I love being able to tell a story and reach an audience of all ages and all languages.\u00a0 The humor is universal and continually reaching an international audience. Having been broadcast on cable, however its popularity on youtube is what has gotten Joby stopped and recognized on the streets of New York city.<\/span><\/p>\n Known for his expressive, rubbery face. Makes sense that he\u2019s a big fan of physical comedians such as Steve Martin, Jim Carrey, and Tim Conway.<\/span><\/p>\n His stand-up, like his films, involves a lot of physical comedy. He frequently closes his shows with an inspired bit where, in pantomime, he removes one pair of pants after another, becoming a new character each time. But everything he does is clean.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cThe smartest dumb guy comedy I\u2019ve seen- comedycritic.com<\/span><\/p>\n Joby has had the honor of performing for our troops in Honduras, entertaining the children of 101st airborne, Fort Campbell Ky, The children and families of St. Jude Hospital, and Le Bonheur children\u2019s Hospital in Memphis is what I\u2019m most proud. Five years on the stage at Lifest, the largest Christian music festival in Oshkosh Wisconsin.<\/span><\/p>\n\n