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ferent situations than normal.” Norris credits his grandfather Charlie Jones for inspiring him to be a comic. Jones was a World War II Battle of the Bulge survivor that was awarded the Purple Heart. He used laughter to help keep his troops in positive spirits during the darkest of times. Jeff remembers him saying, “When you laugh you feel great, but when you can make somebody laugh you really feel amazing” — something Jeff saw first hand during the recovery from Hurricane Sandy. “As everyone knows, Hurricane Sandy was horrific,” said Norris. “Destroying homes and lives as well as communities. If you were not displaced from the storm, you loved someone who was. During the aftermath of the damage, I personally saw so many people helping one another, either in a physical way by moving trees and pushing cars or on Facebook by offering up their homes for people to stay or by lending a generator. This inspired me to believe that I too could make a difference, so Video of Jeff Norris performing live At Caroline’s Comedy Club Advertise here for $25 - $100 call 732-280-7625 pg 33