Pittsburgh musician duo stop by Electric City to fight bullying

SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A pair of musicians from Pittsburgh made a stop in NEPA. They’re using music and comedy to fight bullying.

The award-winning performance of the Josh and Gab Show made its way to the Electric City on Tuesday. The two tackle bullying through song and dance.

Through a variety of musical genres and a dash of comedy, the pair share their stories of getting bullied with a proactive message.

Dancing together to a hip-hop song about everyone’s favorite meal.

“Josh and Gab sang a really nice song about chicken nuggets,” said Sharifa from the Boys and Girls Club of Northeastern PA.

The Josh and Gab Show visited the Boys and Girls Club of Northeastern Pennsylvania Tuesday to perform their award-winning kindness and bullying-awareness musical comedy.

“We are a pro kindness rock and roll hip hop comedy duo from Pittsburgh,” said Gab Bonesso from the Josh and Gab Show.

“We often find that everywhere we go it’s like we leave behind a little trail of positivity,” Josh Colmstead from the Josh and Gab Show said.

The summer camp kids bonded with the duo over music, written by Josh and Gab, about times in their life when they felt left out.

“He had been bullied at our local amusement park. He wrote a song about it. I was in first grade and a girl acoustics everyone but me we wrote a song about I tell a comedic story about it so we really built the original first show from all true life experience,” Gab explained.

The kids connected to the high-energy mix of original music.

“I’m actually kinda glad that they came here today it was a great experience and I loved it,” Ben Hughes from the Boys and Girls Club of Northeastern PA said.

“I learned to be kind and respectful,” said Anthony Shorto with the Boys and Girls Club of Northeastern PA.

The interactive lessons focus on healthy choices, creativity, and community.

“They talked about always being kind and never being rude,” Minna Macarchick from the Boys and Girls Club of Northeastern PA said.

“Treat people the way you want to be treated,” Sharifa stated.

Leaving Scranton kids with a song of their own. This was the duo’s first performance in NEPA.

Tuesday’s event was made possible by a grant from the Humor Therapy Fund of the Scranton Area Community Foundation.

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