WHO IS THIS GUY?

Lee Ridley AKA Lost Voice Guy may not be able to talk but he definitely has something to say and his comedy will leave you speechless. He is the first stand up comedian to use a communication aid.

He won the BBC New Comedy Award 2014 and has been commissioned to write a sitcom for BBC Radio 4, which is titled 'Ability'. This is due to be broadcast in 2018. You can listen to the pilot episode on his radio showreel.

Since making his first stand up performance in February 2012, Ridley has already gained quite a reputation for being both very funny and very unique. He has been described as “a wonderful comedian” by Little Britain’s Matt Lucas and has warmed up for the likes of Ross Noble, Patrick Kielty, Jason Manford and Jason Cook.

He has gigged all over the UK at places like The Stand, Manford’s Comedy Club, Jongleurs, The Frog and Bucket, The Glee Club, The Comedy Store as well as many independent clubs. He has featured on the BBCCNNThe IndependentThe Sun and The Mail on Sunday. An article about him in The Guardian said that finding humour in strange places was one of his strengths. His first comedy sketch premièred in December 2012.

In 2013, he took his first ever solo show to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe and has performed a show there every year since.

He has also acted and appeared on many television and radio programmes including BBC One’s The One Show, The One Show’s Edinburgh showcase, and Scot Squad. Watch these on his showreel page. You can also listen to his radio appearances on Soundcloud.

He has performed for a range of charities and other similar organisations including Barclays, Scope, Motability, Communication Matters, Find A Voice, the Royal College of Nurses, Percy Hedley School and the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists.

He is also a patron of Smile For Life Children's CharityFind A Voice,Communication Matters and The Sequal Trust.

Find out about the man behind Lost Voice Guy – Lee Ridley

To get in touch, go to his contact page.

He also likes talking in the third person….

"A very funny guy"

— ROSS NOBLE
 

"A wonderful comedian"

— MATT LUCAS
 

"Tremendous"

— GREG PROOPS
 

"Everyone will love Lost Voice Guy."

— PATRICK KIELTY
 

"Lost Voice Guy is fantastic"

— SEAN HUGHES 
 

"A great talent!"

— JASON MANFORD
 

"Lost Voice Guy is amazing! He’s so fresh, unique and very very funny!"

— PATRICK MONAHAN
 

"Finding humour in strange places is one of Lost Voice Guy’s strengths."

— THE GUARDIAN
 

"Funny, personal, occasionally shocking and frequently mischievous."

— THE INDEPENDENT
 

"An Edinburgh Fringe one-off. Think Stephen Hawking reading the BBC News in the 1950s via a device programmed by the writers of the Viz."

— THE EDINBURGH HERALD
 

"The funniest comedian at the Edinburgh Fringe. His banter with the audience is one of the best I have witnessed."

— BROADWAY BABY
 

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