‘Maybe everybody feels socially awkward’: the standups turning being autistic into a comedy superpower

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‘Maybe everybody feels socially awkward’: the standups turning being autistic into a comedy superpower

https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2024/mar/16/autism-comedy-superpower-fern-brady-pierre-novellie-joe-wells-charlie-george

From Fern Brady to Hannah Gadsby, a host of comedians have discovered that they are autistic. What is it about standup that lends itself so well to neurodivergent people?

‘Maybe everybody feels socially awkward’: the standups turning being autistic into a comedy superpower

'Guardian' article on autistic standup comedians