Following his first show, Ridley adapted his routine by selecting material that had received favourable audience reaction, and adopting a style of improvisation in which he occasionally created new material onstage through his synthesiser in real time. To formulate his routines, Ridley purchased an iPad Text to Speech app called Speak It!, which he pre-programmed with sentences based on material he created. His decision to perform standup himself came in the aftermath of a show by Ross Noble, after which Ridley encountered the comedian and challenged him on the quality of Noble's impersonation of Stephen Hawking, claiming he could do a far better impersonation of the renowned physicist. In 2011, he worked as an online journalist for the Sunderland City Council media team and freelanced for dance and entertainment magazines and web sites. In 2006, he worked as a journalist with the BBC and local newspapers, before taking on the role of online content manager for the city of Sunderland in 2007. īetween 19, he studied journalism and online journalism at the University of Central Lancashire, achieving an undergraduate degree in the former, and a master's degree in the latter. Ridley attended Percy Hedley School for disabled children, in Newcastle, until 12, then, until 16, the Barbara Priestman Academy for autistic children, and the mainstream school, Thornhill Academy, in Sunderland. His disability in early life made it difficult for him to communicate with people, until the age of eight, when he received his first communication device. At the age of six months he was diagnosed with a form of cerebral palsy, brought about by a brain infection that left him in a coma for two months, which affected his movement and rendered him unable to speak. Ridley is originally from Consett, County Durham. Disabled since early life, and unable to speak, he rose to prominence in June 2018 after winning the 12th series of Britain's Got Talent. Lee Ridley, better known by his stage name the Lost Voice Guy, is an English stand-up comedian. Improvisational comedy, observational comedyĪmerica's Got Talent: The Champions (2019)īritain's Got Talent: The Champions (2019) Lost Voice Guy performing stand-up at the Northern Stage, Newcastle
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