Abnormally Funny People Show

This month’s guests are Damon Rose and Emma Tracey, creators and producers of #BBCOuch. We ask if Google maps is as accurate as a blind person might need it. We explain what trailing is and the often asked question - is the #Braille signage in the loo on trains actually useful? And is it ok to use your Guide dog or a mobility scooter when you’re drunk? We visit the perennial debate about disability on TV - specialist programmes like Channel 4’s Kitchen Impossible or integrated shows. Emma and Damon explain the origins of BBC Ouch and how some of their more risqué segments came about and there’s clips of their favourite moments. Steve Best as the token non-disabled host questions if the #disability #humour went too far and do you have to be ‘down with the #disability mood’ to appreciate it. Our regular contributor Robin Christopherson of Ability Net talks about accessible tech and Shannon Murray updates us on life in LA. #comedy

This month's guests are actor, #comedian and #disability rights campaigner Liz Carr and actor, model and lawyer Shannon Murray. After the #British members of Parliament rejected the assisted suicide bill, we discuss why and how it happened, plus what it can be like having an impairment and talking with doctors. #DrWho and #GameofThrones actors get a nod and Simon’s new hearing aid runs out of juice as he gives us his moment of the month. Robin Christopherson from Abilitynet calls in to tell us how to remove ads and speed up browsing on your smart phone as well as exploring what futuristic tech predictions have come true from the 1989 film Back to the Future II. And there's a call out for potential sponsors for the next run of podcasts. All in under 60 mins!

The Abnormally Funny People show is back from our month long run at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Steve Day and Laurence Clark, two of the comedians who performed on our show, pop in to the studio to give an insider’s guide to performing at the Fringe. It's a comedy bromance love-in. We talk about it all: the shows that went well and the ones that didn't. The challenge of getting punters in, and the unique experience of a lot of disabled people sharing a flat. How the 'token' non-disabled acts managed our patronising of them. Oh, and the stupidity of doing live improvisation with people who can't hear, can't speak or can't help but talk. We are not the three wise monkeys.

Steve Best & Simon Minty talk about the first 7 days with Tanyalee Davis. They talk about all sharing a flat, how the #comedy show is, #disability and #edfringe2015 and shows they want to see.

It's the show before the show! The last podcast before we go to the Edinburgh Festival....Fringe. Hosts Steve Best and Simon Minty talk comedy and performing with actor Caro Sparks and comedian and TV producer (Big Brother, I'm A Celebrity) Jo Coffey. Jo tells us about her return to stand up and a recent moment when she was called something rather strange by a small child, and for the life of her doesn't know why. Caro tells us about the perils of live subtitling Kanye West and we ask, “Do you get a super sense when you lose another, like Daredevil?” Shannon Murray calls from LA with some troublesome news and has found another use for her wheelchair. Plus lots of Edinburgh Festival chat which is where we are all heading soon.

It’s a big show this month: fantastic guests, smart conversation and our usual silliness. Baroness Jane Campbell, a crossbench Member of the #HouseofLords and journalist Paul Carter, talk with Steve and Simon about the ‘world's best’ card magician who is also blind, forgetting how to dress properly, and mistaking a very famous person as a waiter. Robin Christopherson tells us about some apps to keep you fit and speak foreign languages, Shannon Murray has spotted therapy ponies in Los Angeles, and Helen White tell us what Barclays are up to for their disabled customers.We discuss some of life's pivotal moments - hanging out with other #disabled people for the first time, discovering the social model (and its limitations), making your maiden speech in the House of Lords or your first stand-up #comedy gig. And how being out of your comfort zone can lead to greater things.

It's April 2015, and right before the UK general election we go on our own campaign trail with Phil Friend OBE, formerly of Disability Rights UK, now of the English Federation of Disability Sport, and James Partridge OBE from Changing Faces. We talk about challenging low expectations of disabled people by others and when we limit ourselves, be it singing, guitar playing or performing. We wonder if the diversity of the Eurovision Song Contest contestants means it is now cutting edge. Steve tries to join the disability club (again) with his teenage acne, and Phil and Simon continue their long running debate about the perception of athletes and clowns. Shannon Murray (also on Show #3) reports from LA where she’s now living, and Robin Christopherson gives an update on the latest tech. #comedy #disability #news #tech #sports

The new Abnormally Funny People Show is here, and Kiruna Stamell and Gareth Berliner are this month’s guests. They are married to one another and run a theatre production company together. Gareth discusses having an invisible impairment and asks if, as stand-up, he should make reference to it? He talks about his appearance in Coronation Street and the joy of being allowed to improvise. Kiruna also shares a story about the thrill of improvisation (in her case, a tap dance at Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club in London) and speaks about her role in the National Theatre’s production Great Britain. All the regular spots are there including Moment of the Month, and we review the audiobook ‘Why Are You Pretending to be Normal?’ There’s also a new #technology slot with Robin Christopherson from AbilityNet, who talks about the Apple Watch. As always, there’s a decent amount of silliness and quips as we ponder some important things, like if Braille in the train toilet is useful, and how can you tell if someone calling you cute is a compliment or a bit patronizing? #comedy #disability #comedians #standup #humour

Simon Minty and Steve Best are joined by Mat Fraser (American Horror Story; Beauty and the Beast) and Liz Carr (Silent Witness). Liz and Mat used to present a podcast on BBC Ouch, and this is the first time they've been back in the studio together since they moved on. Both are active campaigners but perhaps now more widely known for their artistic work (including television). They speak about how this affects them, with a wisecrack or two along the way. Non-disabled Steve asks if the new RoboCop is a #disabled person, whilst Simon wonders if a #wheelchair is sacred space but a scooter public property (and should you charge if someone wants a ride?). #BBC Radio New Comedy Act 2014 Lost Voice Guy chips in with his thoughts on The Theory of Everything. It's a good one, tune in now. #disability #comedy #humour

This month's guests are the editor of The Limping Chicken Charlie Swinbourne and stand up #comedian Eshaan Akbar. We talk about getting offered the '#diversity' job just because you tick the right boxes, affection for sweaty hearing aids and getting the lyrics to famous songs wrong. Simon asks if it's ok to ram a person blocking the pavement and Steve wonders if he's joined the #disability gang with his chronic snoring. And is Edward Scissorhands a disabled person? It's all you need to know about the ABCs of little d and big D. #comedy #humour #humor #podcast #funny #disability

This show is dedicated to the memory of Stella Young, 24 February 1982 – 6 December 2014. Abnormally Funny People get out of the studio and in front of a live audience for this special one-off show, recorded on International Day of #Disabled People, 3rd December 2014. We’ve got three mighty guests chipping in with their stories and their wit: TV maker and presenter Paul Carter, world travelling sassy comedian Taynalee Davis and and top comedian/ star of the Barclays cashpoint ads Chris McCausland. For the first time in the #AFPShow there’s some stand up - from Tanyalee, Chris and the fantastically funny Lost Voice Guy. Hosts Steve Best and Simon Minty navigate their way through being asked questions by strangers on the street, eating spaghetti when you have short arms, Christmas shopping when you’re very short yourself and when train assistance gets all a bit too much. We #review three great products: a drinking container where you don’t even have to move to take a slurp, a USB charger which links to your scooter battery and a talking alarm clock. All in front of a live audience. Season’s Greetings from all at Abnormally Funny People. SPECIAL THANKS TO: Barclays production and events team Kat, Steve, Matt, Dieuwer, Louise and Louise Tech support and sound bySaville Audio Visual Photography Keith Dewey Photashoot Social Media Assistance by Rachel Erickson of Narus Productions #disability #comedy #live #london #standup

Simon and Steve are joined by actor/comedian Liam O'Carroll and model/blogger Lara Masters . Liam talks about his uncomfortable coffee encounter and liking the product that was not given to him to review, and Lara bares all (well not quite), and really likes the product not given to her to review. Editor note: competition entry deadline is 15th December 2014 #comedy #podcast #disability #standup

Guests Tanyalee Davis and Juliette Burton talk with Simon and Steve about body image and the difference between cute and ‘cute'. The products we review go down well and include a self-stirring mug and a bracelet buddy. We also discuss having two peepholes in your front door and how to keep hotel housekeeping out of your hotel room. Don't forget to enter our competition each month to win the products we discuss on the show. All you have to do is get in touch and tell us what you what. It's that simple! Comment here or email us: podcast@abnormallyfunnypeople.com or text or call 07756 190 561. Competition closes Sunday 16th November 2014 (UK entries only) #disability #comedy #podcast #mentalhealth #bodyimage #access

A warning: this show contains some swearing. It's October 2014 and we're speaking with #comedian Laurence Clark and Jess Thom from Touretteshero. We chat about doing impressions of #disabled people, breaking an egg when you have random motion control, cycling on a child’s tricycle when you’re in your forties and why dignity can be overrated. We review two products, a humane spider catcher and egg cracker. Hosts Steve Best and Simon Minty talk about how it feels to be left out if you’re the one who isn’t disabled and the difference between waving and drowning. At the end we delve a little deeper when Jess talks about the going to the theatre and the rest of the audience don’t know how to relax. #disability #comedy #standup Links: Laurence’s blog when Jess came to see his show http://www.wow247.co.uk/blog/2014/08/10/laurence-clark-my-best-gig-ever/ http://www.laurenceclark.co.uk http://www.touretteshero.com

This month we chat with actor Lisa Hammond (Grange Hill, Vera, EastEnders) and actor, model and lawyer Shannon Murray. We discuss the differences between being a female and a male #disabled person, and getting pointed at by strangers at in the street. We also get to grips with popping pills and discuss the benefits and drawbacks of pimping your ride.

Guests this episode are Geoff Adams-Spink, former BBC reporter and now freelance journalist and consultant, and Don Biswas, a stand-up comedian and part of the Abnormally Funny People team. Geoff reviews a different pen for people with different hands and Don talks about some time saving shoe laces. And there’s the mystery item that no one has seen...

Hosts Steve Best and Simon Minty try and keep some order as Liam O’Carroll, a blind chap, describes his first impressions when receiving something called a Giddy Bowl; Steve Day, who is deaf, realising that his whispers from the touch line of his son’s football match maybe not so quiet; and Liz Carr, a wheelchair user, is humble about being part of a BBC promotional clip of its stars.