Lee Ridley (comedian)
Lee Ridley | |
---|---|
Stand-up, television | |
Nationality | English |
Years active | 2012–present |
Genres | Improvisational comedy, observational comedy |
Notable works and roles | Britain's Got Talent (2018) America's Got Talent: The Champions (2019) Britain's Got Talent: The Champions (2019) |
Website | Official website |
Lee Ridley (born 31 December 1980
Early life
Ridley is originally from Consett, County Durham.[1] At the age of six months he was diagnosed with a form of cerebral palsy, brought about by a brain infection that left him in a coma for two months, which affected his movement and rendered him unable to speak.[4][5] His disability in early life made it difficult for him to communicate with people, until the age of eight, when he received his first communication device.[citation needed]
Ridley attended
Between 1999 and 2002, he studied journalism and online journalism at the University of Central Lancashire,[13] achieving an undergraduate degree in the former, and a master's degree in the latter.
Career
In 2006, he worked as a journalist with the BBC and local newspapers,
In 2011, he worked as an online journalist for the Sunderland City Council media team[16] and freelanced for dance and entertainment magazines and web sites.[17][18]
Ridley began performing comedy in 2012.[19]
His decision to perform standup himself came in the aftermath of a show by
In 2014, Ridley won the
In 2015, Ridley began to pursue a professional comedy career,[26] performing a new show titled Disability for Dunces as part of the Edinburgh Fringe that year. The following year, he performed a sequel of the show, titled "Volume 2", and in 2017 he launched a new show titled Inspiration Porn, which made fun of "inspirational" videos and memes about disability.[27]
By 2018, The Sequal Trust asked him to be a patron of their communication disability charity, a role he still plays.[28]
In 2018, Ridley starred in
In 2019, Ridley competed in America's Got Talent: The Champions,[36][37] where he was eliminated in the preliminaries. He also released his first book I'm Only In It For The Parking.[38][39]
In March 2021 he announced he would be working with a technology company, CereProc and the voice-artist Dan Pye to create a Consett accent similar to his family's.[40]
Awards and nominations
Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|
2018 | Talent Recap Fan Choice Awards | Favorite Talent Show Winner | Britain's Got Talent | Winner |
References
- ^ a b Autograph – Lee Ridley, in Living North; retrieved 4 July 2015
- ^ Guide, British Comedy. "Lee Ridley". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
- ^ a b Natasha Sporn (4 June 2018). "Britain's Got Talent winner: Lost Voice Guy crowned 2017 champion". Standard.co.uk. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
- ^ Lost Voice Guy: Heard the one about the stand-up comedian who can't speak?, by Alice Jones, in the Independent; published 11 December 2014; retrieved 4 July 2015
- ^ a b c Lee Ridley: making comedy out of silence, by Gary Evans, in the Guardian; published 6 June 2012; retrieved 4 July 2015
- ChronicleLive. Evening Chronicle. 23 March 2013. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
- ^ Wollaston, Sam (25 February 2019). "Lee Ridley, Lost Voice Guy: 'It's quite ironic if I'm the voice of the disabled'". the Guardian. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
- ^ "about-us". barbara-priestman-academy. ascenttrust.org. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
- ^ "Barbara Priestman Academy". GOV.UK. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
- ^ "Welcome". Barbara Priestman School. Archived from the original on 6 April 2001. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
- ^ "Lost Voice Guy – "We got up to our fair share of mischief"". Teachwire. 14 November 2019. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
- ^ "Who is this guy really?". Lost Voice Guy. Archived from the original on 20 February 2012. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
- ^ "Former Preston student Lee Ridley through to the next round of Britain's Got Talent". Retrieved 23 April 2018.
- ^ CM Admin (20 November 2012), "Finding My Voice" – Lee Ridley, retrieved 23 April 2018
- ^ Lee Ridley: 'Disabled people are either inspirational, or benefit cheats', by Mary O'Hara, at the Guardian; published 15 April 2015; retrieved 4 July 2015
- Telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
- ^ Ridley, Lee. "Who is this bloke?". On my radar. Archived from the original on 4 February 2011. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
- issuu.com. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
- ^ The stand-up comic who cannot speak, by Colin Paterson; at the BBC; published 13 April 2012; retrieved 4 July 2015; "two months ago he did his first show"
- ^ Ridley, Lee. "My Stephen Hawking is better than yours". On my radar. Archived from the original on 4 February 2011.
- App Store. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
- ^ a b Lee Ridley: Stand-up success for 'Lost Voice Guy' comic, by Phil Mawson, at the BBC; published 9 August 2012; retrieved 4 July 2015
- ^ "BBC – The Ouch! Blog: Lee Ridley aka Lost Voice Guy: the communication revolution (technology and disabled people series)". Retrieved 23 April 2018.
- ^ Voiceless comedian in hospital after contracting pneumonia during Edinburgh Fringe performances, by Jane O'Neill, in the Sunderland Echo; published 27 August 2013; retrieved 4 July 2015
- ^ Lost Voice Guy wins BBC New Comedy Award 2014, at British Comedy Guide; published 17 December 2014
- ^ BBC launches its 2015 New Comedy Award, by Andrew Dipper; at GiggleBeats; published 17 June 2015; retrieved 5 July 2015
- ^ a b Peacock, Robert (21 April 2018). "Interview: Lost Voice Guy". The Wee Review. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
- ^ "Meet The Team". The Sequal Trust. Archived from the original on 6 August 2018. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
- ^ Lost Voice Guy (24 April 2017). "Lost Voice Guy chats to Steve Wright about his BBC Radio 4 sitcom". SoundCloud. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
- ^ Lost Voice Guy (5 April 2018). "Lost Voice Guy talks about his new BBC Radio 4 sitcom, Ability". youtube. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
- ^ "Ability". BBC Radio 4. BBC. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
- ^ Hodgson, Barbara (6 January 2017). "Lost Voice Guy Lee Ridley stars in new BBC Radio 4 sitcom". nechronicle. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
- ^ Guide, British Comedy. "Ability - Radio 4 Sitcom". British Comedy Guide.
- ^ Hegarty, Tasha (21 April 2018). "Britain's Got Talent's The Lost Voice Guy has everyone in stitches". Digital Spy. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
- ^ "Revealed: Just how clear was Lost Voice Guy's victory". www.chortle.co.uk. Chortle. 4 June 2018. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
- ^ "America's Got Talent: 9 comedians return for Champions season – ComedyNews.Org :: Comedy News Organization :: CN.O". Retrieved 12 July 2020.
- ^ "Lost Voice Guy honoured sharing stage with Susan Boyle on AGT: The Champions". Metro. 24 January 2019. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
- ^ "Lee Ridley to release Lost Voice Guy book in 2019". British Comedy Guide. 28 July 2018. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
- ^ "Transworld wins Lost Voice Guy's first book | The Bookseller". www.thebookseller.com. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
- ^ "Whey aye, I'm gannin' to be propa Geordie". Lost Voice Guy. 31 March 2021. Retrieved 12 April 2021.