 The Thirteen Million Club

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The 13 Million Club

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13 million people in the UK are disabled. Radio 4 brings you some of the funniest.

13 million people in the UK are disabled. With an all-disabled line-up of acts, Radio 4 brings you some of the funniest.

More than 13 million people in this country can be classed as disabled, often in ways we don’t think or talk about – sometimes in ways which even they are not fully conscious of. The spectrum of mental and physical disability is far wider than most of us have ever thought about. It’s an elephant in the room - we can all see it (unless we’re visually impaired) but none of us talk about it (unless we have Tourette Syndrome).
 
If you’re uncomfortable with these jokes, don’t worry, this show isn’t always going to be comfortable. But it will be subversive, celebratory, and absolutely unlike anything else you’ve ever heard on the radio – or, very likely, anywhere else.

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The 13 Million Club: Lost Voice Guy

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BBC Radio 4 - The 13 Million Club, Lost Voice Guy

13 million people in the UK are disabled. Lost Voice Guy introduces some of the funniest.

13 million people in the UK are disabled. From dyspraxia to impaired vision to Tourette’s, Lost Voice Guy introduces a bill of some of the country's funniest disabled comics.

More than 13 million people in the UK identify as having a disability, and yet half of British adults say they don't know any disabled people. To mark the 25th anniversary of the Disability Discrimination Act, we bring together a diverse lineup of brilliant disabled comics for the first time on Radio 4. 

From the verbal freewheeling of Jess 'Touretteshero' Thom to the sharp tongue of Tanyalee Davis, the one-liners of outstanding newcomer Don Biswas and the barbs of Jamie McDonald, all under the unique MC-ing supervision of national sensation Lost Voice Guy - this is a night of unpredictable mayhem from a fresh set of perspectives. 

These are voices that haven't been heard enough by comedy fans in this country, and they represent one of the most under-represented communities in Britain. But first and foremost, this is a hilarious night of off-the-wall humour from a range of comedians you should expect to hear from a lot more, and a show we can truly say is unlike any other.

Produced by Lianne Coop. 
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