Why the world needs comedians with disabilities

Doing stand-up comedy isn’t easy for most human beings… So what’s it like for comedians who have a disability like cerebral palsy, amputations, or Tourette's? GUESTS:  Maysoon Zayid: Palestinian-American comedian, actress, and disability activist with cerebral palsy. She is the co-founder and co-executive producer of the New York Arab American Comedy Festival and The Muslim Funny Fest. She’s also the author of Find Another Dream and the graphic novel, Shiny Misfits Danielle Perez: Comedian, writer, and actor. You can see her on the latest seasons of Russian Doll (Netflix) and Curb Your Enthusiasm (HBO). She wrote on “Pitch Perfect: Bumper In Berlin” streaming now on Peacock, and just wrapped on A24’s first musical, “Fucking Identical Twins”. In 2021, Danielle was named a New Face at the Just For Laughs Comedy Festival and a Comedian You Should And Will Know by Vulture. Danielle’s stand-up is also featured on the latest season of Comedy Central Featuring Benny Feldman: Comedian based in New York City, recently named one of the New Faces at the 2022 Just For Laughs Festival in Montreal. Feldman is known for his one-liners and for performing with Tourette’s syndrome Support the show: https://www.wnpr.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.