My mother drugged me at 9 months with ritalin trials and it fried part of my brain so I have horrible eye tics and when super stressed I get auditory Tourette’s. I know for a fact when I watch a video and see the blinking tic my eyes will literally blink so much and get stuck in my head giving me a massive migraine. It’s refreshing to see people embracing these things now because growing up I was bullied beaten and mocked for it relentlessly to the point I got too afraid to leave my house as a adult. Seeing people laughing and being understanding to each other brings tears to my incessantly blinking eyes.
@@madiArabella i hate it when people make fun of my concentraition problems and forgetfullness. Just because i feel despair like it will never get better.
Same here. I had to pause the video and send the link to the people who spend the most time around me. I live near a very famous comedy club but have never gone for fear of being a disruption (which of course just makes the tics that much worse). I will say that I have a bit more confidence in it now 💜 Beautifully done
Don't have Tourette, but teared up. It is one of the worst feelings to fight yourself in public and losing. What realy got me, was him not making a big deal out of it. I hate that spotlight moment when I'm losing it and then someone makes it a big deal. Checking: Fine. Should I leave: Also fine. But a whole lecture: NooooopleaseNoooooo
Right?? My tics are mostly motor, the verbal ones are mostly coughing and low volume hums, so mine’s a little different from the woman in the show’s Tourette’s, but his “let it out, who cares” still hit me with all the force in the world
@@juliamdp 100% agreed. Mine are mostly chirps and clicks. I will say that it is sometimes funny in stores to see people look up for a bird after a series of chirps. That would be mortifying in this setting. "Who cares" can be some really strong words
@@princesspandar lol, hope u don’t mind if I ask: it’s common for other people’s tics to often trigger one’s tics, but anything related mostly, like, for me, if someone’s coughing because they have the flu, my Tourette’s don’t care that I don’t have a flu or that they’re not ticking, I will cough along… so, if you don’t mind me asking, does actual literal birds chirping trigger your tics as well?
Why do so many comedians act like you can only be funny if you’re mean and insulting? Drew’s hilarious AND kind. I’d rather laugh at someone who isn’t hurting anyone. Thanks for your thoughtfulness, Drew! It makes for better comedy.
i feel like you'd have a better time if u weren't judging everyone on their words when their primary/only goal is to make you laugh, but it's true being thoughtful and clever does make for a better comedian, and drew seems to be both :)
When I was training for my MOS in the army, we had a guy with tourettes. It was the best. We'd all be in formation, standing silently at attention while the drill sergeant was talking, and you'd just randomly hear him shout, "fuck." It was so hard not to laugh, I loved that guy.
I'm shocked they let him in. Tourette's is a disorder that could easily be a liability in the field, giving away your position prematurely for example. Also, I was banking on the fact that if a draft were instituted, I'd be passed over due to having Tourette's...
@@flamerollerx01 Plenty of non-combat roles to fill, my friend. You can scream obscenities all day in supply or finance. I'd love to be a fly on the wall at those FRG meetings.
I feel like this interaction helped normalize both through humor. Seeing them play off each other in good fun helps me (as someone without much experience with both) more easily relate.
So does that mean you use a lot of Tik Tok and love tic-tacs. Ha ha. Just joking. (Coming from a disabled Rheumatoid Arthritis guy. Ha ha. Gotta look at the hilarious to stop from slipping into the depression and pain. Ha ha.)
I have the motor version and not the verbal ones and it's hard to explain cause Tourette's is when you have both but if I say motor tics people get confused so I have to go "Tourette's without the vocal ones" 🤦🏼♀️😂 It's nice for it to be represented more though, makes me feel less alone about it
This was hilarious. I bet the lady felt much better after you said it was fine for her not to hide the tics. I can only image how mentally taxing and stressful it must have been to try and hide and be insecure about how people may react if she couldn't hide them. Especially at a comedy show. The interaction between the two of you was hilarious. God, my sides hurts now. lol
It's torture trying to stop/hide it. I mean it's basically just always torture but soo much worse when you feel like you're bothering... no, when your *condition* is bothering other people too.
@@RosettaAllen Another horrible thing is I can't stand other people's tics because I can't ignore theirs and mine getting worse, so I have to like leave and not be okay with it while knowing what they are going through. I can't hang out with anyone that suffers the same thing. :( I need people to be okay with mine but me not doing that for others. I feel like such a horrible hypocrite for it.
What an awesome demonstration of acceptance! Your "permission" allowed the woman and the audience to relax and enjoy the spontaneity that unfolded. LOVE YOUR WORK!!
Years ago one of my neighbors children was always home from school. They were very new immigrants so I had to inquire gently. Turned out they thought he was possessed, but he really had Tourette’s. So I got a social worker who spoke their language, and we solved the problems over time. I thought that was a miracle.
It's so great when you seek help from people within the other person's community. It can make a massive difference. For example in this case what some people would have done instead is just pushing for the authorities to take the child away from the family.
Thank you ao much for letting her know that she can "carry on." As someone with Tourette's and social anxiety, I really appreciate the effort you made to make sure she was comfortable
It's so great to see a kind, light-hearted audience and to see Drew handle things so easily because of his knowledge of different neurological disorders. THIS is why awareness is so great
Its nice to see a professional comedian handle crowd control with respect, dignity and calm yet keep it fun and enjoyable for, including the comedian! Brilliant Show.
Please just say disabled, it’s not a dirty word. Stop using these euphemism, as they actually cause more harm than good for us- the disabled community.
@@nealorr5086you can become disabled at any point in your life, you don’t have to be born disabled. An accident or an illness can make you disabled at anytime from childhood to adulthood. Disabilities don’t discriminate on age. The disabled minority group is one of the few you don’t have to be born into & can become part of at any point in your life.
as someone with severe vocal/breath tics that can cause a disturbance, i can’t express how much i appreciate drew’s understanding of tourettes. we need more people like you dude 🙏
I cannot begin to guess how many places I have avoided diligently because of my tics. Comedy shows are the #1 place to avoid because I never aim to be the focus of attention. You handled that so well. That is amazing. You rock 💜💜
I have Tourette’s Syndrome (verbal and physical tics) and to hear someone say to just let it out and who cares is honestly one of the best things you could hear.
As someone who openly has Tourette’s, you could NOT have handled this better. The whole disorders triggering other disorders is so funny though. Although I love talking about my disorder and being open about it with my friends, but it’s like thinking about Tourette’s is what triggers them. That’s why whenever I’m with my friend who isn’t diagnosed, but has really prevalent tics, we always seem to dive into each other’s brains and bring out each other’s tics. Thank you for keeping your environments safe for everyone, and still incorporating her without being rude or disrespectful. :)
You handled this beautifully! I am a public speaker (priest) and when this kind of thing happens, kids, Tourettes, gassy old men, you fold it in rather than ignoring it (because yeah, like that ever works). It brings the room together into the situation rather than dividing and hiding it. Like I said, that never works. One destroys the atmosphere, the other uplifts. Thanks Drew.
My daughter has tourettes diagnosed when she was 11 now she's 19, she totally owns it we've always said never suppress and loud and proud, love the way you handled this, it's can be very funny when two of you start feeding off each other.
❤ "pay close attention to the fact that my stutter is starting to emerge and then get worse because I believe at this time our respective disorders are triggering the other's disorder."
I like that you explain how you manage to sway the situation in a way that "benefits" the audience member whose attention you brought. Like you said nobody was laughing AT her or insulting her, they were laughing at the scenario at hand.
its awesome that you treated her nicely! I knew a girl in my school when i was little who had to leave public school because the kids at her lunch table kept triggering her tics on purpose. so IT SUCKS WHEN PEOPLE WITH ISSUES LIKE THAT ARENT TREATED KINDLY
I was in that show, also sitting in the right section. With everything that was going on in the crowd even before the lady started speaking, it was probably not meant to be to go through the jokes you were planning to deliver. You've managed the show very professionally. 🎉 And coincidentally, there were a few things she was saying that worked well with the jokes somehow. I had tears in my eyes from laughing so hard. 😂 Hope you'll come back to Dublin. 🎉
As someone with a few minor tics, who has a brother who grew up with Tourette's Syndrome, and who's partner has vocal tics (non-coprolalia), thank you for putting the effort in. You're amazing.
Ability to pull off “good set” with an “interruptive” member is class. Props to you my friend and to her for enjoying life. Class act, hope to see you live one day soon!
Ballsacks No SEX I'm laughing. I love the way you play off the crowd and your respectful but funny at the same time. If you do a show in Orlando Florida, I want to try to get tickets. She's going to Tourettes her way into me stuttering again .
as someone with stutter you are always a great inspiration, and i especially love the way you handled this situation.. most other comedians would've been unnecessarily rude and spend the next hour making fun of their audience.. love your shows!
I love how this really demonstrates your empathy and your wit. Kind and funny and yet also fearless and edgy, you're quickly becoming one of my fave comics
The way you handled that made me feel so good inside. I don’t have vocal tics. But I do have them. Such as snapping my head or slamming my foot really loudly. But I do have my adhd which makes me sometimes make random noises because it calms me down when I’m stressing out. So just the “let it out no one cares” is wonderful.
His laugh is so cute and contagious, every time he started to giggle i couldnt help but go along 😂😂 I love how he made sure she was having fun and didnt feel judged
I LOVE this!!! My son has a stutter and I love finding people that display confidence through their stuttering so he can hear that it’s normal for other people too. I’m going to have to preface the bad words he’s gonna hear. Lol! But he’ll survive. He’s heard worse. And this is such a great show of compassion, acceptance, and inclusion as well as a great example of how people who stutter can stand confidently in front of hundreds, if not thousands of people, and still be great communicators. He’s a bit shy at speaking in public. He doesn’t stutter when he sings and has a beautiful voice but is too shy.
I go in and out of the comedian corner of youtube, but my word it’s cool popping in on you years later and hearing how much your stutter has improved. Happy to see you succeeding here on TH-cam, with your comedy on tour, and with your disability❤️
I've noticed this when I've been around other neurodivergent individuals, in particular my fellow autistics. It's like, even if we don't know, I swear we fuckin' sense each other's autism and it just becomes one big stim-fest. Like, certain disorders do just seem to set off other disorders.
I noticed this too when I'm meeting other people on the ADHD or autism spectrum, even if I don't really know them that well, we get extra "loose" around each other.
I gotta say the progress of how Drew handles his stutter is just amazing. Like him now staring in front of the camera with no stutter is just unbelievably amazing. Anyone who doesn’t know him would watch this and won’t believe it if he has ever had a stutter. 👍👍👍
Kinda a comfort to see your reaction is very decent, I have had undiagnosed tics a long time, that the doctors finally diagnosed as tourettes recently. I love your comedy and booked tickets to your show in September, but also booked tickets for a friend of mine that is a professional carer, so that he can help keep it from getting as bad.
This is BEYOND awesome. You made light of a difficult situation that included someone who was normally awkward to make it fun. You, sir, are a magician and a gentleman. I LOVED this. You and her are both awesome.
Drew your a amazing person!!!! You inspired me to joke about my brain tumor and because of that I never felt it was a losing battle. Thank you very much
She probably wouldn't feel as comfortable going to other comedy shows, but knows you would be understanding. Really cool that you can provide that sort of friendly, unjudging atmosphere for people.
If I were a comedian, my first instinct would have been to capitalize and make content out of it, like blood in the water, not maliciously but just to tease and joke because tourettes creates tense but funny situations, but now seeing drew handle it so sweetly, considerately, and affectionately, I'm ashamed of myself. Like, motion 1: "oh, continue", then motion 2: "no, I'm serious. Youre so sweet for trying to suppress it, but just open up, its okay to be yourself." Then motion 3: "Holy fuck this just got so much funnier." Such a soft and kind and gentle and yet strong man to be willing to face the storm with a smile and say "It'll be okay". Not only not afraid of derailing the show and letting her open her tourette's, but also not afraid of retriggering your stutter and just falling into it. Strong, yet gentle.
Tourette's totally can create funny situations, but it's generally best not to comment on tics at all, unless the specific person involved tells you what they are comfortable with. Commenting on tics can make the tics worse, and not everyone is comfortable with people making comments or jokes at all. As for your feelings of shame, it's not a bad thing. In fact it's a positive quality to recognize harmful tendencies and to work to be better. So use those feelings as a motive for self improvement, rather than self hatred. ❤❤❤
I was in a museum last weekend and it was so hard to hold in my vocal tics. Everyday is a struggle. I just have to laugh at them and brush off the dirty looks. When it is quiet it’s like hell. I feel like I’m in a constant battle. Holding them in feels like torture. It’s so relieving when people empathize and understand. Contextual tics can be hilarious but also terrifying when in public😂 It really feels like another person answering for me.
One of my best friends as a child had Tourettes. At first I thought it was disruptive and rude but once it was explained to me I never thought about it again honestly. People with Tourettes are awesome!
Drew, you being you with the thing you are going thru is what brings the type of crowd that's not a bunch of bullies. A crowd of people with their own quirks that also feel accepted when at your shows.
I have chronic tic disorder, although it's mostly physical tics, my verbal tics are mostly just random noises, but according to people that have heard me sleep, I do say random words in my sleep
This is what we need more of in the world tbh, being able to laugh with each other and not at each other- not taking insult or trying to insult another person- just having good humor in any situation
This is the kind of response that makes a show so unique and so much fun to go back to. I love that the audience was really open about it too and you can hear the tension easing up over the course of the rest of your show. It's nice to create environments like that and hopefully she will feel encouraged to go to more shows. I like to call my stutters vocal obstacles like my brain has been trying to do like a double dare 2000 obstacle course after my accident and so sometimes it catches up to me and I forget what to do next lol but I love how everyone can have a good laugh. I enjoyed this so much and it really is so difficult to concentrate on your material once you hear something to throw it off but that made such a fun transition to lean into so nicely done!
❤ I couldn't WAIT to see this. I just already knew that Drew's show was the BEST possible place she could be. He probably made her confidence go through the roof. What a class act!
Drew please come back to Dublin! This show was insane, I haven't laughed this much in such a long time. Thank you so much! (I was in the same row as the lady with Tourette's and I basically got two shows in the price of one, I was CRYING laughing)
I have Tourette’s and I really appreciated this. Your commentary on where your jokes were directed helped to make sure everyone was having a good experience
Wow. You've come such a long way with your stutter. Congrats brother. Been a few years since i seen one of your videos and its night and day. Awesome stuff. Also this video was great and im glad you were able to have a wholesome fun with the audience member.
Verbal tourette, also known as Irish! This is the best thing I have seen in a long time! And now I really want to see a collaboration between stutter guy and tourette girl!
I don't have either but can totally understand how tourettes could make a stutter worse! They almost seem completely opposite. In one case words are getting stuck and in another case words are getting through!
What an awesome experience for everyone in the audience. You all handled the situation with such kindness and acceptance. I wish I was there. Much love to you all.
You handled this so well and made it funny for everyone without being demeaning. Also it is fascinating to me how my word finding and speech patterns, accents, and stutter will change depending on who I’m interacting with. I unintentionally mimic accents and often lapse into various southern accents when I’ve never lived in the south. When I talk to another neurodivergent person I will develop their ticks both physically and vocally be it a word or a stutter or a hum. My stutter gets worse too. It’s interesting because when I’m around other autistic people we will eventually stop for a moment and laugh because we realize we’ve begun mirroring one another and flapping our hands or clapping between sentences or flicking our hair (or imaginary hair) over our shoulder just mimicking the other compulsively 😂
Takes some unbelievable intelligence and sheer will power to make that work. She has her involuntary responses which no matter what the source has to be very distracting so to make that work with that level of compassion. Just top tier stuff
I totally understand the disorders triggering other peoples disorders, I have a really strong tendency to echo what people say because of my autism and I have a friend with tourrettes and he will tic and I will repeat the tic back at him and then loop. whoops. I try really hard to suppress my echolalia around him but alas 😅
Your crowd work is great man! Love the respect and way you deal with people in your audiences. Keep it up man!! Would love to see ya in Canada sometime.
Funny story involving me and someone I worked on a fan project with. He has a stutter, and I have Tourette's. He was stuttering during a voice chat on Discord while discussing said project with me and some others (or it was a chill chat about nothing within the fan project server) and his stutter was REALLY setting off my tics. It didn't help that one of my main tics is echolalia, aka copying what others say, so I was copying his stutter. While most people in the voice chat knew of both of our situations, someone thought I was mocking him (fair assessment) and was trying to bring attention to one of the higher ups. Fortunately, I was friends with said higher ups/knew what was really going on without my having to explain it and quickly let the person know I was, in fact, not mocking him lol! But yeah, stutters definitely set off tics, but now I know I was probably setting off his stutter accidentally 😅
My friend had verbal tourettes and her and her family had to stop going to church because people couldn't handle hearing her uncontrollable tics. It was ridiculous. I get with kids around if you are cussing a bunch uncontrollably. But still. I felt really bad for her. I'd go hang with her and talk back to her tics. The conversations would get pretty hilarious from quaking to some other stuff. But once she started getting overwhelmed, we'd take some time to just sit quietly so he could relax.
“Oh… well carry on.” Was honestly such a sweet response.
It is so so wonderful he said “oh…well carry on” so so so so sweet.
Yeah no it was great, it went from "oh are you a he- wait nvm it's just a disorder nvm"
Well it's not like she was gunna stop... lol
Agreed ... Drew's a good guy
Yes! ❤
“I believe our disorders are triggering each other’s disorders”
BRO IT IS, MY TOURRETTES IS ON SOME SHIT WATCHING THIS VIDEO
ME TOO. Although I don’t know if I have tourrettes, but I do have tics, lol
bro same my neck hurts like all hell
My mother drugged me at 9 months with ritalin trials and it fried part of my brain so I have horrible eye tics and when super stressed I get auditory Tourette’s. I know for a fact when I watch a video and see the blinking tic my eyes will literally blink so much and get stuck in my head giving me a massive migraine. It’s refreshing to see people embracing these things now because growing up I was bullied beaten and mocked for it relentlessly to the point I got too afraid to leave my house as a adult. Seeing people laughing and being understanding to each other brings tears to my incessantly blinking eyes.
@@RyanSmith6644💛
Same! my tics were acting up during this
The way he completely loses his train of thought after "BALLSACKS" kills me lmao
3:13
I LOVE when people make fun of my TOURETTE, not me
Yesssssss!! I love when people make fun of my autistic traits but not me as an autistic person ❤
@@madiArabella i'm also a autistic😀
@@madiArabella i hate it when people make fun of my concentraition problems and forgetfullness. Just because i feel despair like it will never get better.
@@falconcourt8740 that’s totally valid. I have memory issues and I find people take advantage of it and will gaslight me a lot because of it
@@falconcourt8740 drama king 🔥
Oh man I have verbal Tourette’s and broke into tears when you said “let it out, who cares” that seems so simple but means so much!!!
Same here. I had to pause the video and send the link to the people who spend the most time around me. I live near a very famous comedy club but have never gone for fear of being a disruption (which of course just makes the tics that much worse). I will say that I have a bit more confidence in it now 💜 Beautifully done
Don't have Tourette, but teared up. It is one of the worst feelings to fight yourself in public and losing.
What realy got me, was him not making a big deal out of it.
I hate that spotlight moment when I'm losing it and then someone makes it a big deal. Checking: Fine. Should I leave: Also fine. But a whole lecture: NooooopleaseNoooooo
Right?? My tics are mostly motor, the verbal ones are mostly coughing and low volume hums, so mine’s a little different from the woman in the show’s Tourette’s, but his “let it out, who cares” still hit me with all the force in the world
@@juliamdp 100% agreed. Mine are mostly chirps and clicks. I will say that it is sometimes funny in stores to see people look up for a bird after a series of chirps. That would be mortifying in this setting. "Who cares" can be some really strong words
@@princesspandar lol, hope u don’t mind if I ask: it’s common for other people’s tics to often trigger one’s tics, but anything related mostly, like, for me, if someone’s coughing because they have the flu, my Tourette’s don’t care that I don’t have a flu or that they’re not ticking, I will cough along… so, if you don’t mind me asking, does actual literal birds chirping trigger your tics as well?
Why do so many comedians act like you can only be funny if you’re mean and insulting? Drew’s hilarious AND kind. I’d rather laugh at someone who isn’t hurting anyone. Thanks for your thoughtfulness, Drew! It makes for better comedy.
i feel like you'd have a better time if u weren't judging everyone on their words when their primary/only goal is to make you laugh, but it's true being thoughtful and clever does make for a better comedian, and drew seems to be both :)
I think a lot of comedians fall on "butt of the joke" situations instead of simple funny situations
A lot of comedians are lazy and punching down is easy
im sorry everyone is not as perfect as you are.
@@hgriff14 bro can't make a joke without hurting someone💀💀💀
When I was training for my MOS in the army, we had a guy with tourettes. It was the best. We'd all be in formation, standing silently at attention while the drill sergeant was talking, and you'd just randomly hear him shout, "fuck." It was so hard not to laugh, I loved that guy.
That sounds like just the kind of comic relief you would need during a stressful bit of training!
People with tourettes can serve in the military?
He seriously sounds like a guy I would love to get a beer with.
I'm shocked they let him in. Tourette's is a disorder that could easily be a liability in the field, giving away your position prematurely for example. Also, I was banking on the fact that if a draft were instituted, I'd be passed over due to having Tourette's...
@@flamerollerx01 Plenty of non-combat roles to fill, my friend. You can scream obscenities all day in supply or finance. I'd love to be a fly on the wall at those FRG meetings.
As someone with motor and verbal tics, I'm glad to see more tourette's representation
Yeah!
I feel like this interaction helped normalize both through humor. Seeing them play off each other in good fun helps me (as someone without much experience with both) more easily relate.
So does that mean you use a lot of Tik Tok and love tic-tacs. Ha ha. Just joking. (Coming from a disabled Rheumatoid Arthritis guy. Ha ha. Gotta look at the hilarious to stop from slipping into the depression and pain. Ha ha.)
I have the motor version and not the verbal ones and it's hard to explain cause Tourette's is when you have both but if I say motor tics people get confused so I have to go "Tourette's without the vocal ones" 🤦🏼♀️😂
It's nice for it to be represented more though, makes me feel less alone about it
This was hilarious. I bet the lady felt much better after you said it was fine for her not to hide the tics. I can only image how mentally taxing and stressful it must have been to try and hide and be insecure about how people may react if she couldn't hide them. Especially at a comedy show. The interaction between the two of you was hilarious. God, my sides hurts now. lol
I can attest trying to suppress tics or having them in public can be humiliation galore. It really does help when people are accepting.
@@RosettaAllen That makes perfect sense.
@@RosettaAllenAgreed
It's torture trying to stop/hide it. I mean it's basically just always torture but soo much worse when you feel like you're bothering... no, when your *condition* is bothering other people too.
@@RosettaAllen Another horrible thing is I can't stand other people's tics because I can't ignore theirs and mine getting worse, so I have to like leave and not be okay with it while knowing what they are going through.
I can't hang out with anyone that suffers the same thing. :(
I need people to be okay with mine but me not doing that for others. I feel like such a horrible hypocrite for it.
What an awesome demonstration of acceptance! Your "permission" allowed the woman and the audience to relax and enjoy the spontaneity that unfolded. LOVE YOUR WORK!!
Years ago one of my neighbors children was always home from school. They were very new immigrants so I had to inquire gently. Turned out they thought he was possessed, but he really had Tourette’s. So I got a social worker who spoke their language, and we solved the problems over time. I thought that was a miracle.
It's so great when you seek help from people within the other person's community. It can make a massive difference. For example in this case what some people would have done instead is just pushing for the authorities to take the child away from the family.
"Oh, well, carry on!" Class fucking act man, class act!
Thank you ao much for letting her know that she can "carry on." As someone with Tourette's and social anxiety, I really appreciate the effort you made to make sure she was comfortable
It's so great to see a kind, light-hearted audience and to see Drew handle things so easily because of his knowledge of different neurological disorders. THIS is why awareness is so great
"You might just be Irish" That line made me laugh way harder than I've laughed in a while
Its nice to see a professional comedian handle crowd control with respect, dignity and calm yet keep it fun and enjoyable for, including the comedian! Brilliant Show.
As a mom to a now special needs Adult, this gives me hope for the next generation. I want my kid to be embraced, not bullied, for their differences.
"now"?
@@nealorr5086 As in a former special needs child...🤦♀
@@nealorr5086Maybe they became disabled now or something?
Please just say disabled, it’s not a dirty word. Stop using these euphemism, as they actually cause more harm than good for us- the disabled community.
@@nealorr5086you can become disabled at any point in your life, you don’t have to be born disabled. An accident or an illness can make you disabled at anytime from childhood to adulthood. Disabilities don’t discriminate on age. The disabled minority group is one of the few you don’t have to be born into & can become part of at any point in your life.
What a night and what a legend! 🇮🇪 I told her afterwards that I was at the show for her and don't even know who Drew Lynch is 🤣🙌
#JustTheFookinVerbal
"Just so you know, I don't have Tourettes." LMAO 😂
Love how he’s also spreading awareness and explaining it truthfully
as someone with severe vocal/breath tics that can cause a disturbance, i can’t express how much i appreciate drew’s understanding of tourettes. we need more people like you dude 🙏
Same, I ended up in one of his videos, and not sorry at all, I was so glad to go somewhere where people were kind and understanding of my tics.
I cannot begin to guess how many places I have avoided diligently because of my tics. Comedy shows are the #1 place to avoid because I never aim to be the focus of attention. You handled that so well. That is amazing. You rock 💜💜
I have Tourette’s Syndrome (verbal and physical tics) and to hear someone say to just let it out and who cares is honestly one of the best things you could hear.
As someone who openly has Tourette’s, you could NOT have handled this better. The whole disorders triggering other disorders is so funny though. Although I love talking about my disorder and being open about it with my friends, but it’s like thinking about Tourette’s is what triggers them. That’s why whenever I’m with my friend who isn’t diagnosed, but has really prevalent tics, we always seem to dive into each other’s brains and bring out each other’s tics. Thank you for keeping your environments safe for everyone, and still incorporating her without being rude or disrespectful. :)
you are a sweetheart of a guy ..rooting for you bud
You handled this beautifully! I am a public speaker (priest) and when this kind of thing happens, kids, Tourettes, gassy old men, you fold it in rather than ignoring it (because yeah, like that ever works). It brings the room together into the situation rather than dividing and hiding it. Like I said, that never works. One destroys the atmosphere, the other uplifts. Thanks Drew.
My daughter has tourettes diagnosed when she was 11 now she's 19, she totally owns it we've always said never suppress and loud and proud, love the way you handled this, it's can be very funny when two of you start feeding off each other.
❤ "pay close attention to the fact that my stutter is starting to emerge and then get worse because I believe at this time our respective disorders are triggering the other's disorder."
I like that you explain how you manage to sway the situation in a way that "benefits" the audience member whose attention you brought. Like you said nobody was laughing AT her or insulting her, they were laughing at the scenario at hand.
its awesome that you treated her nicely! I knew a girl in my school when i was little who had to leave public school because the kids at her lunch table kept triggering her tics on purpose. so IT SUCKS WHEN PEOPLE WITH ISSUES LIKE THAT ARENT TREATED KINDLY
I was in that show, also sitting in the right section. With everything that was going on in the crowd even before the lady started speaking, it was probably not meant to be to go through the jokes you were planning to deliver. You've managed the show very professionally. 🎉 And coincidentally, there were a few things she was saying that worked well with the jokes somehow. I had tears in my eyes from laughing so hard. 😂 Hope you'll come back to Dublin. 🎉
As someone with a few minor tics, who has a brother who grew up with Tourette's Syndrome, and who's partner has vocal tics (non-coprolalia), thank you for putting the effort in. You're amazing.
My daughter has Tourette’s. Thanks for being so kind and understanding to this woman!
Ability to pull off “good set” with an “interruptive” member is class. Props to you my friend and to her for enjoying life. Class act, hope to see you live one day soon!
Drew Lynch proves that one can be ethical and polite and *HARD CORE* simultaneously. 👍🏽👍🏽
Ballsacks No SEX I'm laughing. I love the way you play off the crowd and your respectful but funny at the same time. If you do a show in Orlando Florida, I want to try to get tickets. She's going to Tourettes her way into me stuttering again .
You handled that like a champ, it’s much appreciated that you made it part of the show without making fun of her
as someone with stutter you are always a great inspiration, and i especially love the way you handled this situation.. most other comedians would've been unnecessarily rude and spend the next hour making fun of their audience.. love your shows!
Even though I’ve been to hundreds of your live shows, I’m amazed by what you’re able to do to make the whole audience feel included ❤
I love how this really demonstrates your empathy and your wit. Kind and funny and yet also fearless and edgy, you're quickly becoming one of my fave comics
You are a class act, Drew!
The way you handled that made me feel so good inside. I don’t have vocal tics. But I do have them. Such as snapping my head or slamming my foot really loudly. But I do have my adhd which makes me sometimes make random noises because it calms me down when I’m stressing out. So just the “let it out no one cares” is wonderful.
I love this back and forth, and how you’re adding commentary about how you’re handling it
His laugh is so cute and contagious, every time he started to giggle i couldnt help but go along 😂😂 I love how he made sure she was having fun and didnt feel judged
I LOVE this!!! My son has a stutter and I love finding people that display confidence through their stuttering so he can hear that it’s normal for other people too. I’m going to have to preface the bad words he’s gonna hear. Lol! But he’ll survive. He’s heard worse. And this is such a great show of compassion, acceptance, and inclusion as well as a great example of how people who stutter can stand confidently in front of hundreds, if not thousands of people, and still be great communicators. He’s a bit shy at speaking in public. He doesn’t stutter when he sings and has a beautiful voice but is too shy.
As somebody with Tourette’s, thank you Drew. You’re the man!
I loved that “yeahhh” “we got the approval, we can move on” at the end, so silly :3
I go in and out of the comedian corner of youtube, but my word it’s cool popping in on you years later and hearing how much your stutter has improved. Happy to see you succeeding here on TH-cam, with your comedy on tour, and with your disability❤️
I've noticed this when I've been around other neurodivergent individuals, in particular my fellow autistics. It's like, even if we don't know, I swear we fuckin' sense each other's autism and it just becomes one big stim-fest. Like, certain disorders do just seem to set off other disorders.
I noticed this too when I'm meeting other people on the ADHD or autism spectrum, even if I don't really know them that well, we get extra "loose" around each other.
Feels like you have permission to just be and vibe. 💕
I gotta say the progress of how Drew handles his stutter is just amazing. Like him now staring in front of the camera with no stutter is just unbelievably amazing. Anyone who doesn’t know him would watch this and won’t believe it if he has ever had a stutter. 👍👍👍
Man I love this editing style, haven't seen it before in your typical videos like this.
Kinda a comfort to see your reaction is very decent, I have had undiagnosed tics a long time, that the doctors finally diagnosed as tourettes recently. I love your comedy and booked tickets to your show in September, but also booked tickets for a friend of mine that is a professional carer, so that he can help keep it from getting as bad.
This is BEYOND awesome. You made light of a difficult situation that included someone who was normally awkward to make it fun. You, sir, are a magician and a gentleman. I LOVED this. You and her are both awesome.
Drew your a amazing person!!!! You inspired me to joke about my brain tumor and because of that I never felt it was a losing battle. Thank you very much
I love how he manages to stay kind and not only keep himself kind but he makes everyone laugh at the situation not the person it’s incredible
She probably wouldn't feel as comfortable going to other comedy shows, but knows you would be understanding. Really cool that you can provide that sort of friendly, unjudging atmosphere for people.
If I were a comedian, my first instinct would have been to capitalize and make content out of it, like blood in the water, not maliciously but just to tease and joke because tourettes creates tense but funny situations, but now seeing drew handle it so sweetly, considerately, and affectionately, I'm ashamed of myself. Like, motion 1: "oh, continue", then motion 2: "no, I'm serious. Youre so sweet for trying to suppress it, but just open up, its okay to be yourself." Then motion 3: "Holy fuck this just got so much funnier."
Such a soft and kind and gentle and yet strong man to be willing to face the storm with a smile and say "It'll be okay". Not only not afraid of derailing the show and letting her open her tourette's, but also not afraid of retriggering your stutter and just falling into it. Strong, yet gentle.
Tourette's totally can create funny situations, but it's generally best not to comment on tics at all, unless the specific person involved tells you what they are comfortable with. Commenting on tics can make the tics worse, and not everyone is comfortable with people making comments or jokes at all.
As for your feelings of shame, it's not a bad thing. In fact it's a positive quality to recognize harmful tendencies and to work to be better. So use those feelings as a motive for self improvement, rather than self hatred. ❤❤❤
This could’ve been so embarrassing for her, and you made it so fun and unique for everyone. Amazing work.
I was in a museum last weekend and it was so hard to hold in my vocal tics. Everyday is a struggle. I just have to laugh at them and brush off the dirty looks. When it is quiet it’s like hell. I feel like I’m in a constant battle. Holding them in feels like torture. It’s so relieving when people empathize and understand. Contextual tics can be hilarious but also terrifying when in public😂 It really feels like another person answering for me.
One of my best friends as a child had Tourettes. At first I thought it was disruptive and rude but once it was explained to me I never thought about it again honestly. People with Tourettes are awesome!
Drew, you being you with the thing you are going thru is what brings the type of crowd that's not a bunch of bullies. A crowd of people with their own quirks that also feel accepted when at your shows.
I have chronic tic disorder, although it's mostly physical tics, my verbal tics are mostly just random noises, but according to people that have heard me sleep, I do say random words in my sleep
this makes me remember of a very old youtube video about a old man that have tourette’s and his favorite word is Bob Saget
This is what we need more of in the world tbh, being able to laugh with each other and not at each other- not taking insult or trying to insult another person- just having good humor in any situation
This is the kind of response that makes a show so unique and so much fun to go back to. I love that the audience was really open about it too and you can hear the tension easing up over the course of the rest of your show. It's nice to create environments like that and hopefully she will feel encouraged to go to more shows. I like to call my stutters vocal obstacles like my brain has been trying to do like a double dare 2000 obstacle course after my accident and so sometimes it catches up to me and I forget what to do next lol but I love how everyone can have a good laugh. I enjoyed this so much and it really is so difficult to concentrate on your material once you hear something to throw it off but that made such a fun transition to lean into so nicely done!
❤ I couldn't WAIT to see this. I just already knew that Drew's show was the BEST possible place she could be. He probably made her confidence go through the roof. What a class act!
Drew please come back to Dublin! This show was insane, I haven't laughed this much in such a long time. Thank you so much! (I was in the same row as the lady with Tourette's and I basically got two shows in the price of one, I was CRYING laughing)
I have Tourette’s and I really appreciated this. Your commentary on where your jokes were directed helped to make sure everyone was having a good experience
I don't think I've laughed this hard at something this wonderfully wholesome in a LOOOONG time. I'm still smiling, and plan to for some time
Wow. You've come such a long way with your stutter. Congrats brother. Been a few years since i seen one of your videos and its night and day. Awesome stuff. Also this video was great and im glad you were able to have a wholesome fun with the audience member.
HAHAHAHAHAA IM CRYING LAUGHING ALSO UR LITTLE GIGGLE 😂😂😂😂😂 @5:15 😂😂😂😂😂
My neighbor with tourettes would shout f*cksh*t 😂😂
Verbal tourette, also known as Irish! This is the best thing I have seen in a long time!
And now I really want to see a collaboration between stutter guy and tourette girl!
My daughter has TS. I love the way you handled this. It was fun to watch. ❤
Yup.... that is comedy gold Drew never supress the laughter.
I don't have either but can totally understand how tourettes could make a stutter worse! They almost seem completely opposite. In one case words are getting stuck and in another case words are getting through!
What an awesome experience for everyone in the audience. You all handled the situation with such kindness and acceptance. I wish I was there. Much love to you all.
this makes me want to see a collab / interaction between you and sweet anita (she also has tourettes, for those who dont know who she is)
Yes, Drew and Anita could have some fun with Terrance
oh that would be great
@@Stitchxavi Oh wait, does she have a name for her tics? xD
@@thederpydude2088most everyone I know with crass and outlandish verbal tics does.
@@RosettaAllen Ah lol, fun fact
This is legitimately the sweetest & most weirdly wholesome exchange. Love ya Drew 😊
I really dont think anyone could have handled this better , quite the array of skills you pulled out there !! Keep killing it Drew 🤙
Awe! The way you reacted and responded was so loving and kind, Drew!
"Have you ever seen a stutter meet Tourette's? It's about to get crazy!" I love this comedy material! 🤣😂🤣
You handled this so well and made it funny for everyone without being demeaning. Also it is fascinating to me how my word finding and speech patterns, accents, and stutter will change depending on who I’m interacting with. I unintentionally mimic accents and often lapse into various southern accents when I’ve never lived in the south. When I talk to another neurodivergent person I will develop their ticks both physically and vocally be it a word or a stutter or a hum. My stutter gets worse too. It’s interesting because when I’m around other autistic people we will eventually stop for a moment and laugh because we realize we’ve begun mirroring one another and flapping our hands or clapping between sentences or flicking our hair (or imaginary hair) over our shoulder just mimicking the other compulsively 😂
Kindness always wins and Drew is an awesome example of this.
Takes some unbelievable intelligence and sheer will power to make that work. She has her involuntary responses which no matter what the source has to be very distracting so to make that work with that level of compassion. Just top tier stuff
That interaction with that lady was not only wholesome but also freaking awesome! Both of you were so funny!
5:04. That was it. I died.
This was handled so well by you. If you got a good comedian on stage, a comedy show might be the best place to have verbal Tourette's. Well done!
I admire his level of social awareness and compassion. He’s truly on another level with it.
I almost spat out my coffee! First time seeing one of your videos. Love it.
This had me crying and laughing. Much respect my man.
I totally understand the disorders triggering other peoples disorders, I have a really strong tendency to echo what people say because of my autism and I have a friend with tourrettes and he will tic and I will repeat the tic back at him and then loop. whoops. I try really hard to suppress my echolalia around him but alas 😅
Your studder is the best part of your work man. And you got a ridiculous laugh which is awesome. I have a terets laugh
Your crowd work is great man! Love the respect and way you deal with people in your audiences. Keep it up man!! Would love to see ya in Canada sometime.
Funny story involving me and someone I worked on a fan project with. He has a stutter, and I have Tourette's. He was stuttering during a voice chat on Discord while discussing said project with me and some others (or it was a chill chat about nothing within the fan project server) and his stutter was REALLY setting off my tics. It didn't help that one of my main tics is echolalia, aka copying what others say, so I was copying his stutter. While most people in the voice chat knew of both of our situations, someone thought I was mocking him (fair assessment) and was trying to bring attention to one of the higher ups. Fortunately, I was friends with said higher ups/knew what was really going on without my having to explain it and quickly let the person know I was, in fact, not mocking him lol! But yeah, stutters definitely set off tics, but now I know I was probably setting off his stutter accidentally 😅
I can't begin to express just how happy this makes me. Tourette's is so misunderstood.
Love it🎉.
Carry on...let it out... who cares.
So sweet and compassionate.
awe bles you for beign kind to the lady in he audiance :)
My friend had verbal tourettes and her and her family had to stop going to church because people couldn't handle hearing her uncontrollable tics. It was ridiculous. I get with kids around if you are cussing a bunch uncontrollably. But still. I felt really bad for her. I'd go hang with her and talk back to her tics. The conversations would get pretty hilarious from quaking to some other stuff. But once she started getting overwhelmed, we'd take some time to just sit quietly so he could relax.
Nooo it ended too soon I want to see the whole show with this lady’s Tourette’s! ❤