Joe Wells
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Joe Wells discusses his experiences with mental health, neurodiversity, and the impact of parenthood on comedy.
Joe Wells is known best for his shows exploring mental health and his neurodiversity being autistic, while before that he first made his name as a political comedian with shows like Night of the Living Tories. Joe also hosts the podcast Neurodivergent Moments with Abigoliah Schamaun, of which their book is out today! We discuss: how performing for a neurodivergent audience can change the mechanics of live comedy the impact parenthood has on the kind of comedy you want to make how comedy can be a tool for processing your neurodivergence writing a book about OCD at 15 how focusing on personal experiences stops your material becoming dated the problem with saying “ we're all on the spectrum ” and how Joe's viral clip didn't change his approach to making stuff Join the Insiders Club at Patreon.com/ComComPod where you can instantly WATCH the full episode and get access to exclusive extras including: The Dark Room how Joe takes extra beats to make reveals land harder flipping the script for neurodivergent audiences and how being unfunny can be a secret power move in a club 👉 Sign up to the ComComPod Mailing List and follow the show on Instagram , YouTube & TikTok . Catch Up with…
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