Review: BBC New Comedy Award Final 2014

One thing I can't help mentioning upfront is that if my social media pages are any guide Lost Voice Guy, alias Lee Ridley, must be the ante-post favourite (this bit is being posted before the competition starts). It may just be my timeline, but I've seen more appeals for people to vote for him on Twitter and Facebook than I've seen for any of the others. It may not affect the result but then maybe if it does that's appropriate - Ridley has cerebral palsy and cannot talk. He delivers his jokes via a text-to-speech app on his iPad so he certainly harnesses new technology in his act more than any of the others...

Lost Voice Guy interview

Lee Ridley is a stand-up who can't speak. The Newcastle comedian - who was diagnosed with cerebral palsy at six months old and has never been able to talk - tells jokes using a text-to-speech app on his iPad, with hilarious results. This week, he performs in the final of the prestigious BBC New Comedy Award, competing alongside five other stand-ups for the chance to win £1000 and their own BBC Radio pilot. How does he fancy his chances at beating the odds once again? Andrew Dipper finds out.

Lost Voice Guy steps in as fellow comic takes ill

When Lee Ridley (a.k.a Lost Voice Guy) was rushed to hospital during last year's Edinburgh Fringe, he nearly died of pneumonia. Yesterday things went full circle when, at The Stand in Edinburgh, Ridley jumped onstage to save the day when fellow comic Martin Mor took ill during his show, [Kuh-MEE-deeunh].

Seven Questions With... Lost Voice Guy

Lee Ridley, aka Lost Voice Guy, is a funny man with a unique comic voice: being that he literally has none.

Interview: Lost Voice Guy

Newcastle-based comedian Lee Ridley has cerebral palsy and uses a communication aid to perform stand-up. Under the stage name Lost Voice Guy, Ridley is quickly establishing himself as one of the circuit's unique acts.

Armed with his iPad, Ridley wins over audiences with dark and self-deprecating stories about growing up without a voice. Here Ridley talks about his move into stand-up, his comedy heroes, the taboos surrounding disability, and his new show, Laughter Is The Worst Medicine.

Lee Rigby: Does this article make you feel awkward?

On Sunday, the charity Scope is launching a national television campaign to get people talking about why they might feel "awkward" around disabled people. Comedian Lee Ridley, known as Lost Voice Guy, regularly experiences public awkwardness.

Lee Ridley cancels shows due to hospital stay

Voiceless comic cancels shows after contracting pneumonia.

Meet Lost Voice Guy: the stand up comic who can't speak

Mute cerebral palsy sufferer Lee Ridley provides some hearty laughs at Edinburgh Fringe 2013.

Lost voice Guy: A new type of silent comedy

Lee Ridley has no voice, so his stand-up comedy is spoken via an iPad app.