(CNN) — Last weekend, Shane Gillis took a gamble that didn’t pay off on the stage of “Saturday Night Live,” when he dunked on the LGBTQ and disability communities to a frosty reception — including ...

In November of last year, I was scrolling through my Instagram feed when I saw a post by The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon of a redheaded woman—wearing clothes I wish I owned—coming out from ...

This week on the Disabilities Beat, we explore how the first-ever Funny Bones comedy night, led by disabled people but marketed widely, provided an opportunity to destigmatize disabled experiences, ...

Turn on the TV, you don’t see many people with disabilities, much less comedians. Representation of the Disability experience is a problem, but stand-up comedy is a way to bring authentic voices to ...

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