Rosie Jones

About this episode

<p>Rosie Jones is an unstoppable force. Describing herself as a triple threat - disabled, gay and female, she is changing the world. A stand up comic, children’s author, TV writer and actor with cerebral palsy - Rosie challenges perceptions of people with disabilities (and people from Yorkshire). She has appeared on countless TV shows including <em>8 out of 10 cats, Would I Lie to You?, The Last Leg </em>and<em> Live at the Apollo</em>. Her Channel 4 travel show <em>Trip Hazard </em>is BAFTA nominated. She has also written for Netflix’s <em>Sex Education</em>, wrote and starred in Channel 4’s <em>Disability Benefits</em> and has a new documentary for them on the way about ableism and abuse. Her books, the adventures of Edie Eckhart are about a young girl with cerebral palsy. Currently, she is touring the UK with her show <em>Triple Threat. </em>In this beautifully frank episode of Changes, Rosie speaks to Annie about growing up and living with cerebral palsy and how she has dealt with her disability (even as a 4 year old), the impact of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995, activism and comedy, being gay, handling relationships and of course, making change. Please enjoy the legendary Rosie Jones.&nbsp;</p><br><p>You can find out more about Rosie and book tickets to her show here: https://rosiejonescomedy.com/</p><br><p><strong>Changes is a deaf friendly podcast, transcripts can be accessed here:</strong><a href="https://www.anniemacmanus.com/changes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong> https://www.anniemacmanus.com/changes</strong></a></p><br><p><br></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>