Crippled With Laughter
Disabled-led comedy night at Aviva Studios — Jack Carroll headlines a sharp, fearless bill.
Crippled With Laughter is a disabled-led comedy night at Aviva Studios, with Jack Carroll headlining a bill that keeps the jokes sharp and the punchlines fearless. The stereotype is the setup. The laugh is what happens when someone who actually lives the joke takes it apart. Carroll has been doing that on big stages for years. Here he is at the top of a lineup built the same way.
Water Street, 10 November, from half seven. Aviva Studios is the Factory International building on the river, a short walk from Deansgate. Check tickets before you go. The night works if you are willing to be surprised by where the laugh comes from, and the room is big enough for a proper crowd without swallowing the comics. Leave the tidy version of the subject at the door. The material is funnier than the caution around it.