Monday, 11 January 2010
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A Comedian with Aspergers: A Possibility?
It's funny the things I can imagine when watching a stand-up comedy special.British comedian Ricky Gervais was mentioning in his comedy act that he was doing charity work once and decided he wants to take out an autitstic woman for the day. While listening to this, my mind suddenly formed one question: when am I going to see an autistic comedian or a comedian with Aspergers? Just so the ignorant knows, Asperger's is only a certain form of Autism, so no, comrades, it is not the same thing.
Considering the reputation people with Aspergers (like me) get from being brutally honest and lacking "social graces", and the occupation of stand-up comedy didn't seem so farfetched.
Being an enjoyer of stand-up comedy (Chris Rock, Steve Harvey, and George Lopez being three of my favorite comedians to watch), I started seeing a pattern. Comedians like to tell the truth, but sarcasm, scenarios, and downright douchebaggery all stress the thoughts of a comedian enough to make something so mundane seem interesting. Supposedly, you are likely to expect that from the mind of the most opinionated Aspies.
I only considered the idea once. Despite my inability to really perform clean comedy, I practiced an impromptu act in front of my oldest brother, and it worked. I was completely honest about life, and performed with heart and honesty, and made him laugh. The only thing he says I need to work on is timing.
Despite that moment, I am not that interested in performing comedy. Still, it sounds like an ideal career for those who like putting their honesty to full use.
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Many specialists theorize that comedy legend Andy Kaufman was an undiagnosed Aspie.
@SirNickDon@xanga - They also say that about Lenny Bruce.
I am aspie, sometimes I get on a roll, and people say I am very funny. Usually I am just making observations, and yeah, a bit of sarcasm is usually involved. =)
I think I'd like to see a comedian with Aspergers. Like you said, comedy is about truth, and who better to tell the truth than a person who is brutally honest? One of the people I know who has Aspergers would probably make a good comedian, but his sense of humor is of the sort that only about 2 percent of the population would apreciate. But maybe he'd be a good comedian for those two percent.
That sounds so great!
Dan Akroyd and David Byrne both claim to have mild Asperger's
Heres your answer... Australian Autistic comedian Aaron Ducker:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OydVCs_nJYk
(This is an early set of him)
Hello
I have Asperger's and I am making my stand up debut on the 5th September 2010 in a repected comedy club in Manchester, England. I hope to find someone who is willing to record it and will then try and upload it to youtube so that you and other people both on the spectrum and also NT can view it.
Comedy is a major obsession of mine and I have wanted to do this for a long time now, I do not enjoy social situations but hopefully will be able to do ok as I should hopefully be the only one talking when I am on stage, I know I have to expect hecklers and will try to deal with this as best I can. Autism features in my routine, I hope you will enjoy it.
Anwar
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