A biography for Rosie Joneshasn’t been written yet.
“As a disabled comedian, often my hecklers are also disabled.”
“I have Ataxic Cerebral Palsy, which happened at birth. I was starved of oxygen and didn't breathe for fifteen minutes, which I really wouldn't recommend.”
“I had an education at a mainstream school, I went to university, I got a job and with my cerebral palsy have been a successful and independent human being and I am proud of who I am.”
“Stop ignoring disabled people, we make up 22 per cent of the population. We're here and we're worth listening to.”
“I think as creatures we're incredibly sociable, and I do think comedy brings us all together.”
“I never came across a character who was brilliant, funny, flawed and just happened to have a disability. That's why I've written 'The Amazing Edie Eckhart.'”
“I pride myself on being excellent at fancy dress, and I have dressed up as Ronald McDonald, Lady Gaga, a Christmas pudding and a crocodile to name but a few.”
“I spent lockdown back in Yorkshire with my parents, which was... tricky! But it did remind me how beautiful my hometown of Bridlington is, with its beautiful beaches, wildlife, and lovely locals.”
“I really think there's a difference between people born disabled and people who become disabled.”
“I just knew I had it, but my mum and dad were always great, and it was always a thing I had but a thing that wasn't bad. It was just saying like, I have brown hair, I have brown eyes, and I've got cerebral palsy.”
“No one finds me as funny as I find myself!”
“Victoria Wood's 'Dinnerladies' is just exceptionally written; every single line is a setup or a punchline.”
“I feel that because I'm disabled, I can say a lot more things than able people perhaps couldn't get away with.”
“A lot of people think stand-up comedy is one person performing to an audience, but I love it more when it's a dialogue, an interaction.”
“My walk. Let's clarify this: you're not allowed to laugh at my walk but I am. Most times I am in control of my leggies, but occasionally they have a mind of their own, and the little flicks can be very funny.”
“By Year 11, I was a shell of myself. My mum was a teacher in my school, so she could see that I was dimming my light there in comparison to who I was at home.”
“School was tough. My 'friend' group consisted of two girls I had known since Year 7. We initially got on well but as the years went on, they'd tell me I was too loud, too in-your-face, that I laughed too much.”
“If I want to do something badly enough, I'll make it work, disability or no disability.”
“It's in the British nature to go 'Where I live is rubbish, I hate it so much.'”
“I feel like the luckiest person in comedy.”