Lee Ridley
- 43 years old
- English
- Actor, writer and stand-up comedian
Press clippings Page 5
Lost Voice Guy recalls his most memorable gigs
'Clearly by choosing to be disabled, I have taken the easy way out'
Lee Ridley, Chortle, 8th August 201930 funniest jokes and one-liners from the 2019 Fringe
Thousands of comedians gather in Edinburgh every August to tickle the ribs of crowds at the world's largest arts festival. We asked them for the very best lines from their 2019 Fringe shows.
The Telegraph, 7th August 2019+3 interview: Lost Voice Guy
"I'm worrying about seeing my flyers being trampled into the cobbles on the streets of Edinburgh while my hopes and dreams come crashing down on me."
Dan Lentell, Edinburgh49, 2nd August 2019Review: I'm Only In It For The Parking by Lee Ridley
He's honest about his life without being mawkish or over-dramatic; emphasising his consistent point that disabled people are not intrinsically different from the non-disabled (or, probably more accurately, the 'not-yet disabled').
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 4th July 2019Lee Ridley: TV can change people's minds
Seeing more people with disabilities on screen is key to transforming attitudes, says Lee Ridley.
Lee Ridley, Broadcast, 29th May 2019Hal Cruttenden, Lost Voice Guy, Angelos Epithemiou
What do you get when you mix a Britain's Got Talent winner, a misfit, and an apparent Mr Tumble look-a-like? Well, that would be a pretty good night of comedy.
Annabal Bagdi, The Shropshire Star, 13th May 2019Gilded Balloon adds another 150 Edinburgh Fringe shows
Gilded Balloon has announced another 150 for this year's Edinburgh Fringe.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 17th April 2019Review: Jerk, BBC Three
BBC Three has come up with a pocket-sized gem in Jerk. Following a one-off pilot in 2016, this is only a four-part series but there's a surprisingly pleasing arc to it as we go from squirming at the main character Tim's behaviour to cheering him on at the end. As they say, we laugh and we learn.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 1st March 2019Lost Voice Guy interview
The Britain's Got Talent winner, who has cerebral palsy and uses a voice box in his standup act, talks about ditching his day job - and the thorny issue of being inspiring.
Sam Wollaston, The Guardian, 25th February 2019Lost Voice Guy interview
'I'm now used to sounding like a posh version of RoboCop'
Brian Donaldson, The List, 8th February 2019