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The Comedian's Comedian Podcast

206 - Lost Voice Guy (AKA Lee Ridley)

The Comedian's Comedian Podcast

Stuart Goldsmith

Jokes, Society & Culture, Widdicombe, Learn, Comedy, Performing Arts, Burr, How To, Carr, Acaster, Cope, Writing, Interview, Persona, Arts, In-depth

4.81.6K Ratings

🗓️ 29 May 2017

⏱️ 73 minutes

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Summary

A punchline powerhouse with a genuinely unique act, Lee Ridley is adept at skewering his audience's unspoken prejudices. Unable to speak due to his cerebral palsy, Lee communicates entirely through an electronic aid, on- and off-stage. We discuss how he overcomes the specific challenges this presents to a comic, and learn in more than usual detail how he "found his voice". And why he chose that accent...


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0:18.0

Hello, Stue here. This isn't an ad. This is me telling you that you have got to get hold of a copy of Adam Blooms book, Finding Your Comic Genius. It's just so great, and I want everyone to buy it for everyone else for Christmas. We discuss it in detail on episode 437 and at the time of recording this it has 66 5-star reviews out of 66 reviews on Amazon.

0:21.2

So go and find Adam Bloom's book, Repeat. This is not an ad and I'm not

0:24.7

being remunerated. Or remunerated. You can now book your train on Uber and get 10% back in credits to spend on Uber.

0:42.0

So you can order your own fries instead of eating everyone else's.

0:46.0

Trains, now on Uber. T's and C's apply. Check the Uber app.

0:51.0

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1:13.0

This is a podcast from comedian podcast. Hello and welcome to the show, I'm Stuart Goldsmith,

1:15.0

and remember this is your last chance to see the final shows of my stand-up tour show

1:19.0

compared to what at the Soho Theatre from the 30th of June to the third.

1:23.0

No, not the third.

1:24.0

That's the mistake I made on the email and it's why Pete can't come and film it.

1:28.0

The 30th of May to the 3rd of June at Soho Theatre.

1:31.0

Use the discount code Vera Vere VE R A, all in capitals

1:35.0

to get your ComCom listener discount on the tickets.

1:38.0

And remember as well that Joe Brand is my guest

1:40.0

at the final live Soho Theatre podcast of this year on the 8th of June.

1:44.6

Soho Theatre.com for all of those things.

1:47.1

And today in a very special episode I am going to be talking to Lee Ridley

1:52.0

in a form, a conversational form in which I have never spoken to anyone on this show before.

1:57.0

Lee has cerebral palsy and speaks with the aid of a communication aid, the iPad screen that he uses for his gigs at least, he performs as well,

2:07.0

the iPad screen that he uses, I've actually, he was kind enough to give me some screenshots

2:11.0

of, so I will put them on the Twitter at ComCom Pod or the Facebook group.

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