Lost Voice Guy - The Cerebral Palsy Puppet

Lost Voice Guy is playing the Komedia Basement on Thursday 4 February 2027, as part of his first UK tour in five years. That's the stage name of Lee Ridley, the Geordie stand-up who became the first comedian to win Britain's Got Talent back in 2018.

He performs using a communication aid, and his act leans right into it: armed with his trusty iPad and absolutely no filter, he takes aim at talent shows, dating disasters, Jehovah's Witnesses and the Department for Work and Pensions' hold music. The show is billed as his most personal yet, though he promises it'll still have the jokes, stories and questionable life choices audiences expect.

His credits run from Live at the Apollo, The Last Leg and the Royal Variety Performance to the Radio 4 sitcom Ability. The Guardian has called him funny and mischievous, and The Times has praised how sharply he deals with misconceptions about his disability. If you've seen him on TV, this is a chance to catch him live in a room rather than through a screen.

It's a Thursday night in the basement, so it's a mid-week one. The show starts at 8:00 pm, with doors opening at 7:00 pm, so you've got an hour to get in and settled before he takes the stage. Komedia is at 44-47 Gardner Street, BN1 1UN.