A couple months ago, I started watching clips of The Last Leg on YouTube after watching stand-up videos of host Adam Hills (including a Just for Laughs set he did with The Muppets, which is awesome!).
The Last Leg is like a British version of The Daily Show, but with a large focus on disability. Hills and one of the co-hosts, Alex Brooker, are both amputees, and disabled correspondents/comedians and guests are on the show regularly.
The Last Leg also makes time for a lot of disability-related stories and topics. They've gone all-out for the Paralympics, recently designed a wheelchair for Queen Elizabeth after a report of Her Majesty experiencing some mobility issues (gold-plated, with a robotic saluting/slapping hand and attached corgi balloons), and have discussed more serious issues like England's hospitals and disability benefit system (very educational and relatable for someone from "across the pond.")
Some of the British news goes over my head, but I get their humour and the show brings on guests from Doctor Who, The IT Crowd, and other shows I've watched, so it's pretty accessible.
I just really enjoy the massive amount of disability representation, and the fact that they don't shy away from disability-related jokes, which always seems to be a taboo on screen!
It'd be amazing to see this kind of program in Canada, or even in the States.
Cheers!
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