Rising comedian Alexandra Hudson, who lives with cerebral palsy, has faced many obstacles to getting on stage during her career – literally, in the case of a TEDx talk she gave about disability.

“It was a beautiful theatre, but there was this spiral staircase to get down onto the stage,” she recalls. “It was rickety and shaking; I was so nervous. I found having to go down that staircase incredibly nerve-racking, but I’m really glad I did it.”

Increasingly, however, comedians living with disability or neurodivergence are bypassing a sometimes-oblivious industry, creating their own shows in accessible venues and sharing their stories with candour and humour.

This year, the Sydney Fringe Festival is again featuring the Limitless Comedy Gala, a showcase of some of Australia’s best d/Deaf, d

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