When Scott Burton tells his story, nobody cries. They laugh like they never thought they would. An award-winning comic, champion juggler, author and a cancer survivor, Burton is working to bring his message of the human side of the cancer experience to healthcare professionals and survivors nationwide - in a way never seen before.

In understanding cancer, most people hear the medical and statistical sides of the story. But Scott Burton recognizes that cancer is actually two diseases - a medical one and an emotional one - and he's fought the battle on both fronts. At the age of 30, he was diagnosed with a high-grade osteo sarcoma above his right knee. Seven months of chemotherapy and a limb-saving cadaverous allograph gave Burton the inspiration to speak to fellow survivors and healthcare professionals.

Scott's show is not just about cancer, and it's not just about humor. It's about opportunity and recognizing the empowering tools that are available to us all - tools that open the door to not only healing, but loving life. With refreshing honesty, experienced stand-up comedy, and world class juggling, Burton has broken convention by crafting a comedy routine - laced with joy and passion - that is delighting laughter-hungry survivors and healthcare professionals across the country. Audiences quickly learn that his is not simply a story about cancer. It is the story of life - and in every life there is humor and joy to embrace.

An award-winning comic and world champion juggler who has worked with Jay Leno and Louie Anderson, Scott Burton has also written for prime-time television. He has spoken for medical symposiums, fundraisers, and survivor programs throughout the country. Scott is the author of A Life in the Balance, a refreshingly honest, funny, and inspirational book about surviving cancer as told through the eyes of this stand-up comic. He has written several articles which have appeared in Coping magazine, MGI Pharma's Comfort Zone, as well as The Minneapolis StarTribune. Scott was also selected as a contributor to the next printing of Chicken Soup for the Surviving Soul.

Scott's unique fusion of stand-up comedy, world-class juggling, and profound cancer stories makes for one of the most unusual, energetic, and inspiring talks available to healthcare professionals and survivors alike.

• Looking for Laughter in All the Wrong Places : Scott Burton shares his own story of facing cancer, focusing on the integrity of human existence, the presence of humor and joy in the most unlikely places and tapping into our personal passion to express our humanity. Audiences see the potential in every day and learn to build positive attitudes and inner strength through any situation.
  
  
• The Three Steps to Survivorship : We are all survivors. Each of us has a battle to go through everyday. In this program, Scott Burton outlines the three necessary tools we all need to face each day, to face each trial, to face one another. And, like all his programs, Scott sends his message through a comedy show unlike no other.
  
  
• Comedy/Juggling Show : A headliner at comedy clubs and corporate events from coast to coast, Scott Burton has a knack for winning over those who normally avoid the comedy scene with his clean, playful comedy and world-class juggling. A national champion juggler and a stand-up comedian who has worked with the likes of Jay Leno and Jerry Seinfeld, Scott's show not only leaves the audience in stitches, but also leaves them with a good, energized feeling that lasts for days.

• "Scott Burton = EXCELLENT SPEAKER!"
  
  
• "I have had several employees come to me and tell me that this was our BEST banquet EVER! What a compliment!"
  
  
• "Scott was funny and touched everyone that was in that room - 500 people."

Books by Scott Burton...
A Life in the Balance