{"id":58664,"date":"2018-11-28T15:13:52","date_gmt":"2018-11-28T22:13:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/idyllwildtowncrier.com\/?p=58664"},"modified":"2018-11-28T15:13:52","modified_gmt":"2018-11-28T22:13:52","slug":"get-ready-for-the-josh-thomas-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/idyllwildtowncrier.com\/2018\/11\/28\/get-ready-for-the-josh-thomas-show\/","title":{"rendered":"Get ready for \u2018The Josh Thomas Show\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Idyllwild Arts senior musical theater major Josh Thomas is the next presenter at Idy Talks, the IA series designed to acquaint village residents with promising and prominent academy students. Photo courtesy Josh Thomas<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Budding comedy writer and\u00a0late-night host next at Idy Talks<\/h3>\n

Granted, Idyllwild Arts senior Josh Thomas is only 17. But he has had the same dream since he was 8, and piece by piece his dream is coming together. \u201cI\u2019ve just wanted to be a \u2018Saturday Night Live\u2019 cast member and a late-night television host,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Granted, too, Josh is funny, quirky and charismatic, but then so are many who try to climb the show-business ladder. But there is something about Josh\u2019s determination, his fastidious planning, his note taking from shows he\u2019s attended, what he\u2019s learned from comics and late-night hosts he scrutinizes, and how he conceptualizes and executes the succeeding iterations of \u201cThe Josh Thomas Show,\u201d that make it seem likely he will ascend that ladder, with panache and humor to spare.<\/p>\n

As a freshman at Idyllwild Arts, this La Jolla native presented the first edition of \u201cThe Josh Thomas Show\u201d in the lobby of Bowman Theatre on the IA campus. Four people attended.<\/p>\n

Undeterred, he kept at it in succeeding years. \u201cLast year, I took a big risk with my show,\u201d he recounted. \u201cI invited 150 people, booked Stephens Hall, put together a crew of 15, had a house band, an announcer, a warm-up guy, lighting and a screen projecting clips for the audience. I wore a dark blue suit with a salmon-colored tie. I envisioned myself as a 35-year-old on TV and thought, \u2018I\u2019m just going to live it.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

He had set up 100 chairs hoping that maybe 30 or 40 might come. He worried that no one would come. Instead, every seat got filled, there was standing-room only and many people were turned away at the door.<\/p>\n

Check one on his ladder upward.<\/p>\n

He took the show to San Diego, booked a studio and invited a comedienne he thinks is sensational to be part of the show. Two days after getting the invite, Trailer Trash Tammy (aka Chelcie Lynn) called Josh and said she\u2019d be there. Thinking again he\u2019d be lucky to have a small audience, he said 400 attended the June 10 show. He thought many of them were likely Lynn\u2019s fans. After the show, Lynn said to Josh, \u201cYou did all this at 17? You\u2019re going to go far. You don\u2019t have \u2018it,\u201d you have \u2018that,\u2019 which is a lot bigger. I can\u2019t wait to see what you will do. And remember, don\u2019t forget me.\u201d<\/p>\n

Check two on his career ladder.<\/p>\n

Josh has his ascent planned out. Next rung was to get into his first-choice, post- Idyllwild school. He very recently got his acceptance letter from Columbia College in Chicago, his first choice. Columbia is a liberal arts college specializing in arts and media disciplines. Josh intends to study comedy writing and continue to live \u201cThe Josh Thomas Show.\u201d<\/p>\n

Check three on his ladder upward.<\/p>\n

Future rungs include appearing with Second City in Chicago, becoming an SNL cast member and hosting a late-night television show. Stay tuned.<\/p>\n

Josh\u2019s mission is to entertain. \u201cI have this weird ability to adjust to the age of an individual or an audience \u2014 to make them laugh,\u201d he said. \u201cThey can be 3 or 103, and I can find a way.\u201d<\/p>\n

After meeting his TV idol, Conan O\u2019Brien, and sharing his own story, Josh recalled advice O\u2019Brien gave him. \u201cIf you are nice to people and you do nice things, you\u2019ll go far,\u201d said O\u2019Brien.<\/p>\n

At Idy Talks, Josh will do what he does \u2014 entertain. He will try to make you smile. And what\u2019s wrong with that? It will be a clip from \u201cThe Josh Thomas Show.\u201d Check it out.<\/p>\n

For a preview of this young entertainer\u2019s career, attend Idy Talks at 6 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 6, at the Town Gallery. There is no cost to attend this Idyllwild Arts series.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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