Comedians with Aspergers

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I can't believe no one has mentioned Zach Galifianakis:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=koJLwurV5x0[/youtube]

i think this is funny.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZMe4ijdmx0[/youtube]

i am feeling very tired today because last night i stayed up to watch a show called "station close", and just when it was due to come on the TV lost reception.
i spent ages trying to get a signal and i finally gave up.

This may have been mentioned, but David Sedaris HAS to be aspie. He's a writer and in his book "Naked" he describes his childhood a little. He talks about how he used to rock and sway back and forth all the time. Listen to songs hundreds of times in a row. Constantly put things in his mouth up until he was in like second grade or something. The way he writes too, is very annalytical and self depricating. He also talks about how he is very uncomfortable in social settings and tells stories about it that are extremely funny. If you're on the spectrum and haven't read any of his books I would suggest you go buy one of them immediately.

I have thought about that, and it seems like a good idea. I have tried it in conversations, and it has worked

George Burns maybe? I think he has ADHD

Though she is not doing stand-up comedy, Marty Murphy makes people laugh by the way she talks about autism in her life.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQT-LMCGfq0

Comedians with Aspergers

Off hand, do not know of any comedians with Aspergers.

Robin Williams, to me, can display symptoms of ADHD (my view), however, he is a very talented comedian and actor and seems to be able to play a wide variety of roles so is Robin Williams really ADHD - ADD - Attention Deficit(s) - Hyperactivity?...don't feel so myself.

At the same time, Robin Williams has said he has chosen not to direct - be a movie director - since he tends to automatically view characters from too many points-of-view vs a definite, fixed character which many directors tend to work with.

I thought this was funny!

I also really liked the Greek guy; (forgot his name already)- these are the types of humor I enjoy. Thanks for posting these!

Unfortunately, I couldn´t watch a lot of the other videos that were posted, for some reason....they´ve all been removed.

Don´t know really which comedians are Aspie for sure- (though I was under the impression that Dan Akroyd was diagnosed?) However, I do know that I like this type of "off" humor. I don´t like everything I see. Many things that most people find funny, I don´t think are that funny.

With some of these "Aspie-ish" comedians, I guess it´s hard to tell how much of it is really "them", and how much is their act? (For instance, Woody Allen sometimes plays Aspie-ish characters in movies, but my guess is that these characters are an exaggeration). This is why I reserve judgment....

not surprised really as the act sucks bigtime

not surprised really as the act sucks bigtime

http://www.orangeville.com/whatson/arti ... -s-foibles

Read this in the news.

I know from his podcast that Jim Jefferies has been diagnosed HFA, though only relatively recently.

As a university lecturer myself, I can attest that the anxiety of speaking to an audience was by far the most significant hurdle, but that passes surprisingly quickly. Being on stage, with prepared material, is an entirely different environment from being at a social gathering.