Most people would say that to be a comedian, you have to use your voice.
Lost Voice Guy walked into the room, and his iPad greeted us by simply stating ‘I have a slight disability’.
Right away it was apparent this was going to be a completely light-hearted show, hosted by a comedian who doesn’t take himself - or his disability - seriously at all.
Lee Ridley, the genius behind Lost
Voice Guy, suffers from Cerebral Palsy. In Lee’s case, this means he
cannot physically speak.
However this doesn’t not hold any barriers for the 33-year-old. He uses his disability not to make us, the audience, feel sorry for him, but to join him in laughter.
Lee tells us tales of his experiences from everyday situations such as the problems occurred when ringing Babestation, to the more serious time of what happened when he was taken to hospital for pneumonia when he was meant to be performing at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
‘At least I now know how to spell pneumonia’ he quips, which made the room erupt with laughter.
Lost Voice Guy is a refreshing act to see. He provides the kind of comedy which is needed these days - nothing too serious, and holding back no barriers on disability, making Lee different from your typical stand-up comedian.
Take a bow, Lost Voice Guy. You may not be able to speak but your quick-wit and light-hearted routine certainly left me speechless.
Published in the Leicester Mercury, February 2014
However this doesn’t not hold any barriers for the 33-year-old. He uses his disability not to make us, the audience, feel sorry for him, but to join him in laughter.
Lee tells us tales of his experiences from everyday situations such as the problems occurred when ringing Babestation, to the more serious time of what happened when he was taken to hospital for pneumonia when he was meant to be performing at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
‘At least I now know how to spell pneumonia’ he quips, which made the room erupt with laughter.
Lost Voice Guy is a refreshing act to see. He provides the kind of comedy which is needed these days - nothing too serious, and holding back no barriers on disability, making Lee different from your typical stand-up comedian.
Take a bow, Lost Voice Guy. You may not be able to speak but your quick-wit and light-hearted routine certainly left me speechless.
Published in the Leicester Mercury, February 2014
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