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Humour in the Arts

Humour in the Arts

Dr Emma Sullivan

  1. Humour in the Arts
  2. Tag: Speechless

Tag: Speechless

Visually countering the complexly embodied disabled character

Watching three recent comedies which feature characters with disabilities, I notice a similarity in the techniques which seek to address a mainstream, able-bodied tension around the disabled body. Speechless is an ABC sitcom about a white family with a teenage son – J.J – with cerebral palsy, who needs an aide to communicate. Kenneth, his […]

10th September 2019 0

British drabness vs American glamour

The US sitcom Speechless is one of a groundswell of recent television shows with a disabled main character. Special on Netflix and Jerk on BBC3 were created by and star actors with cerebral palsy, while Don’t Forget the Driver on BBC 2, also has a central character with the condition. All are billed are comedies, […]

10th September 2019 0

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