Comedy / Alex Gibbon
Bristol Comedy Den to host award-winning non-verbal comedian Alex Gibbon
Five years ago, comedian and former singer Alex Gibbon lost the ability to speak due to a neurological disorder.
They came to the world of standup well after this point, and have therefore always entertained audiences as a non-verbal performer.
Taking to the stage on a mobility scooter dubbed ‘Miss Carriage’, Gibbon’s comedy sits at the intersection between disability and queer culture.
Photo: Alex Gibbon
“I have used comedy to educate, captivate, and titillate my audiences as I demolish society’s stereotypes and expectations of how disabled people are ‘supposed’ to be,” they reflect.
Their solo standup hour Alex Gibbon is: Fat, Femme & Crippled won the Phoebe Waller-Bridge ‘Keep it Fringe’ award in 2023, which enabled Gibbon to take the show up to Edinburgh that summer.
More recently, they made their debut TV appearance, reaching the semi-finals of the BBC New Comedy Awards.
“I prove that being disabled does not mean you can’t live a great life,” they say. “And that queer and disabled are not communities exclusive of one another. I’m both. I celebrate both. And yes, I make jokes at the expense of both.”
Alex Gibbon at the BBC New Comedy Awards 2023 semi final – photo: BBC Phil Mclntyre TV
Bristol Comedy Den presents: Alex Gibbon is: Fat, Femme & Crippled at Sidney & Eden on April 13 at 8pm. Tickets are available at www.headfirstbristol.co.uk. Follow @alexgibboncomedian on socials.
Main photo: Cornwall Pride
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