“We’re all comedians first,” said Napa native and Sally Tomatoes’ headliner on October 29, Steve Danner, who identifies as a Little Person and is one of the show’s original founders. “Getting to share a stage and headline a show of comedians that represent the humor and the diversity of people in the disability community is the culmination of my comedy career to date. We’re too loud for the microphones.” Jade adds, “I’m stoked to headline Alameda’s wheelchair accessible stage on October 13.”ĭan Smith, who headlines the Sacramento Comedy Spot on October 14, sums up why he and so many others on this tour are excited. I do think the mainstream is ready for Disabled comedy. “We came a long way from crawling up steps and hiding away in homes. As someone with Spinal Muscular Atrophy, Jade uses a wheelchair, but that experience isn’t the only topic she jokes about. Jade Theriault has performed multiple times with the Comedians with Disabilities Act and always brings down the house. “Not a lot of people know that being an addict in recovery is covered under the Americans with Disabilities Act,” Mean Dave advocates. Dave is in his 8th year of recovery from addiction, which he ingeniously weaves into his humor. San Francisco Bay Area favorite at local clubs, Mean Dave, will headline Santa Cruz’s Greater Purpose Brewing as part of the Santa Cruz Comedy Festival. Author, comedian and Disability advocate Nina G, who has been with the Comedians with Disabilities Act since 2011, will host all four shows. In the troupe’s most recent news, the Comedians with Disabilities Act is announcing it will be touring Northern California, featuring four headliners across 4 different venues – just in time for the Disability Awareness Month of October. Nina G notes, “The upcoming lineup of shows includes disability representation from the following experiences: stuttering, dyslexia, Dwarfism, amputation, addiction recovery, OCD, depression, anxiety, PTSD, Autism, Tourette’s syndrome, spina bifida, spinal muscular atrophy, multiple exostoses, hearing loss, cerebral palsy, epilepsy, and blindness.”
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In 2016, O’Connell sadly passed away – but the show he created lives on, spotlighting a variety of Disabled and outrageously funny comedians.
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“The Comedians with Disabilities Act is a fabulous collection of comedians with disabilities, both seen and unseen, who bring forth the humor they find in their experiences,” says Nina G. The comedy troupe is the brainchild of the late comedian Michael O’Connell, who started the group in 2010, and was later joined by Steve Danner and Nina G not long after. California Newswire/ - The producers and contributors of the Comedians with Disabilities Act are pleased to announce the upcoming tour of its wildly popular show in October 2022.