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ââDisabled entertainment,â jokes comedian Steve Day, âis a dog-eat-dog world.â He does some dog-guzzling himself at Abnormally Funny Peopleâs latest gig, roasting one after another the comics with disabilities who will (and wonât) feature later in the show. But what comes across most strongly in this Zoom cabaret â which closes the Southbank Centreâs Unlimited festival â is the sense of community among the strikingly varied acts. Their affectionate mutual mockery binds this mixed-bill gig together; it feels more like a family than a chance gathering of funny people.
It takes a while to get going, mind. The first 10 minutes are a tech shambles, before co-host Simon Minty finally accepts that the online audience must be muted â then promptly mutes himself. Is âmuteâ even an acceptable term, by the way, in a show by (mainly) disabled comedians? Thatâs the stuff of one sketc