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Yvonne Hughes: Absolutely Riddled
★★★★ ‘Every 1 in 2’500 people have cystic fibrosis in the UK. Every 1 in 4 people in Scotland is ginger, so I got lucky’. So Hughes explains, mixing facts…
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Tomás Bepalo: What Gets Better?
★★★ You’re invited to a party, because as Tomás says, when you’re Columbian, every minor occurrence means you have to have one, and you’re getting authentic Columbian lollies too! And…
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Abnormally Funny People
★★★★ Now in its twentieth year, this mixed bill show has had many illustrious names grace their line-ups, including many of our own previous nominees and winners! And it’s no…
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Pierre Novellie: You Sit There, I’ll Stand Here
★★★★ I wasn’t sure what to make of Novellie’s show at first. Opening with a story about moving from one part of London to another, didn’t seem exciting or particularly…
Breaking into Pink Eyeshadow with a Hammer
Autistic performer Paul Vickers (or Twonkey) on the task of dragging up for this year's show Twonkey's Zip Wire to Zanzibar I started thinking about the best way to make things fun and…
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Hannah Gadsby: Woof!
★★★★★ I often refer to Hannah Gadsby as ‘our autistic Pope’, because I feel their mix of detail about the absurdity of the human condition mixed with a befuddled expression,…
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Barbara Fernandez: Singing, Sagging and Shagging
★★★ Barbara has always wanted to be a stand-up comedian. And now in her sixth decade she’s been living her dream. Her show isn’t just stand-up, but in fact a…
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Zac Zac Zoom: A Story of Wheels and (F)eels
★★★ Zachary Loram’s DIY musical is a charming and entertaining riposte to the way disabled people are made to present themselves for an audience. Starting with a very silly song…
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Alex Mitchell: Tics Towards Puffection
★★★★ For someone who had never watched Britain’s Got Talent, I came to Mitchell’s comedy fresh. But I can see why they made it to the final. With an energy…
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Mark Nicholas: This Is Not the Autistic You Are Looking For
★★★★ I feel it takes an autistic reviewer to fully appreciate an autistic stand-up, and the reason is simple. There are so many details to Nicholas’s hour that will be…