This is the hilarious moment an autistic comedian who has written for Have I Got New For You brings the house down with his sketch about his non-autistic brother.
Joe Wells, 31, performed the routine at the Top Secret Comedy Club in London where he spoke about all the traits of his ‘severely not-autistic’ sibling.
The young comic, who has has supported Frankie Boyle and Alexei Sayle on tour, joked with the crowd about his own diagnosis with autism in February 2019.
‘I am properly diagnosed and everything. So if you heckle me, technically that is a hate crime’, Mr Wells quipped, to roars of laughter.
He then started cracking jokes about his brother, claiming that his sibling has ‘achieved incredible things for a not-autistic person’.
Joe Wells, 31, performed the hilarious routine at the Top Secret Comedy Club in London where he spoke about all the traits of his ‘severely not-autistic’ sibling
The young comic, who has has supported Frankie Boyle and Alexei Sayle on tour, joked with the crowd about his own diagnosis with autism. ‘I am properly diagnosed and everything. So if you heckle me, technically that is a hate crime ‘, Mr Wells quipped, to roars of laughter
‘He’s very severely not autistic. He’s got all the symptoms. He loves making eye contact. He’s really into loud, sudden noises. S*** at maths,’ he said.
Mr Wells, who has written a book about his experiences of OCD, joked that ‘wasn’t fair’ on non-autistic people – and that they could also be good at maths.
Touch and Go Joe describes the comic’s battle with OCD from when he first started developing symptoms aged nine
‘With the right support you can achieve anything,’ he tells the captivated crowd.
In the video, posted online on September 7, Mr Wells turns round comments typically made to autistic people and uses them to joke about his sibling.
He said: ‘He went to university, which I think is amazing for a not autistic person. I mean obviously he had a specialist course that was adapted to meet his needs. It’s called film and media studies.’
Mr Wells grew up in Waterlooville, Hampshire, and currently lives in Portsmouth with his wife Danika.
He has parents Andrew and Melanie Wells and a sister, Emma Wells.
The comic’s writing career began after his first book – Touch and Go Joe, written when he was 16 – was published in 2006.
His 128-page book describes his battle with OCD from when he first started developing symptoms aged nine and following his diagnosis aged 12.
Mr Wells grew up in Waterlooville, Hampshire, and currently lives in Portsmouth with his wife Danika (pictured). He has parents Andrew and Melanie and a sister, Emma
The comedian’s writing career began after his first book – Touch and Go Joe, written when he was 16 – was published in 2006. His 128-page book describes his battle with OCD from when he first started developing symptoms aged nine and following his diagnosis aged 12
His 128-page book describes his battle with OCD from when he first started developing symptoms aged nine and following his diagnosis aged 12
He opened up about his experiences last year before performing his Edinburgh Fringe show – called Joe Wells Doesn’t Want to Do Political Comedy Anymore!
In an interview with the Star and Crescent, Mr Wells said he always felt ‘different’ to people while he was growing up and ‘didn’t fit in’.
He added: ‘When we talk about mental health, people say ‘It’s OK to feel sad; it’s OK to feel this or that’. But you rarely hear people say ‘It’s OK to feel really angry about things which aren’t anyone’s fault’.
‘I can feel angry about things that happened in the past and there’s rarely an individual I can blame for stuff that’s happened in the past. But I can still feel that anger. And it’s valid. It’s OK to feel really angry.’