A troupe of comedians with disabilities promises big laughs to benefit the Pacific Pinball Museum. A blind man. A woman who stutters. A wheelchair user. A Little Person. While this may sound like a description of a support group, it is, in fact, the lineup for the "Comedians with Disabilities Act," a comedy tour that the San Francisco Examiner called "The most unconventional comics to pop up in 2011."
Made up entirely of performers with different disabilities, the troupe is bringing their "special" brand of humor to the Pacific Pinball Museum on Saturday, September 14, for a one-night only performance benefiting the museum.The foursome, all of them working northern California comedians, met each other through the Comedy Club circuit and decided to band together to treat audiences to a unique and unforgettable experience."Lots of able-bodied comedians out there tell blind or wheelchair jokes and get the audience to laugh AT people with disabilities," said Michael O'Connell, the group's wheelchair representative. "But we thought wouldn't it be more fun for the crowd to laugh WITH people with disabilities instead? That's guilt-free fun right there."Videos