Simon Minty's recent thoughts and more

The latest Phil and Simon Show is out. We chat about post-Brexit UK, music to listen to when you're having an MRI scan, Chilcot and the Iraq Inquiry, accessible motor homes, Aspergers, the disabled employment gap, our next Prime Minister and hip surgery. In about 35 mins. We have no boundaries.  Hope you like it and thank you for listening. Audioboom link iTunes link

Not entirely sure how this is happening but I find myself acting as a conduit a lot these days. It might be arranging the line up for comedians with Abnormally Funny People, or getting actors who have disabilities to help make a training video and now, it seems I'm becoming a recruitment agency. Below are some cracking jobs with the BBC, all in the comedy department. At the time of writing the deadlines for two are tight, today and tomorrow. Or you could apply for the bigger role of commissioning editor of comedy and have a little more time and hopefully become a big cheese in the funny world. Good luck if you go for any of them. P.S. I've also added a request from Channel 4, via Disability Rights UK who are looking for people to help promote their Paralympics coverage. Info at the bottom of this and deadline is midnight on 7th April. Rehearsals for Abnormally Funny People Edinburgh show with Laurence Clark, Gareth Berliner and Don Biswas Commissioning Editor, ...

I was interviewed by Mary O'Hara from The Guardian. We talked about my work, about disability both personally and professionally and about the employment of disabled people. This was all linked to the new podcast I co-host as part of Abnormally Funny People. Click the link below to read the full article: http://www.theguardian.com/society/2014/sep/10/simon-minty-disablism-comedy-abnormally-funny-people-changing-attitudes