All the boys need to do is to showcase their skills to the NHS Adviser (Jess Fostekew) and they are shoe in. Born with a genetic condition called retinitis pigmentosa (RP), Chris, a self-proclaimed “geek”, was a web designer until his eyesight began to fail him and he had a go at stand-up.Now more-or-less fully blind, Chris is well-known on the comic scene and has performed at the Comedy Store in London’s West End, the Edinburgh Festival and - most importantly - Liverpool’s well known live music venue and comedy venue, The Slaughter House.Chris, 38, lives with his partner, Patricia, and young daughter, Sophie.He said: “When I finished uni I focused on designing websites, but then my eyesight started deteriorating and I had enough. Find tickets Chris MurrayNew Cross Inn - LondonSep 18 19:00. Sep. 20. Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis present the week via topical stand-up and sketches Join The Now Show team with their unique take on the week's events. Chris is a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. Everything talks these days - they just email me stuff and I listen to it. Chris Murray Retro - Manchester. He regularly appears at comedy venues around the UK, including The Comedy Store.McCausland is blind due to retinitis pigmentosa It’s great.When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Find tickets Chris McCausland: Speaky BlinderThe Exchange - TwickenhamOct 16 20:00. Ourexplains more about how we use your data, and your rights. “He says not being able ot see has made him focus more on his material, but he says he has not yet mastered his adience banter skills.“I always want audible feedback,” he said. I’d never done straight acting before but I enjoyed doing it.
The north west is my favourite place to play, I’m up there as much as possible.A Liverpool crowd is generally just up for it - they’re big laughers. In terms of comedy there isn’t a big distinction between Liverpool and Manchester, not like there is with football.“I think Liverpool, Manchester and the surrounding areas like a home-grown north west comedian. McCausland first gave stand-up a go at a new act comedy night in Between 2005 and 2012, he took six stand-up shows to the Edinburgh Festival and in 2011 was awarded the Creative Diversity Award for comedy by a Channel 4-led panel of broadcasters which also included BBC, ITV and Sky. Chris, from West Derby, has not let his deteriorating eyesight get in the way of a successful comedy careerGet the Liverpool Echo newsletter in your inbox - twice a day, every dayBlind Liverpool comic Chris McCausland, who moved to London as his popularity grew, has revealed that his home city is still his favourite place to perform. On partner site. View the profiles of professionals named "Chris Mccausland" on LinkedIn. Sometimes they’ll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. Oct 17. On partner site. I’d never been a public speaker, I have no drama experience or anything.It was in this venue in Balham, south London. ... Chris McCausland: Speaky Blinder The Exchange - Twickenham. I was unemployed for maybe a year and a half and in the end I got a job doing business sales. Finally it's Accreditation Day. Christopher John McCausland (born 15 June 1977) is a British stand-up comedian and actor, known to TV audiences for his role as Rudi in the CBeebies show Me Too! I knocked it on the head and tried to find something else to do. Listen to Friday Night Comedy from BBC Radio 4 episodes free, on demand. He holds a Masters of Business in Finance, majoring in Funds Management, from the University of Technology, Sydney. Sun 19:30. Find tickets. The Slaughter House is one of my favourite rooms in the country. I didn’t eat a thing all day and just paced around my flat. Sep 20. The Bobbin Brothers are back! Then after that I played some gigs which were so bad that if they’d been my first gig I would have never done stand-up again.Those first few gigs really gave me the stand-up bug and I’ve been doing it ever since.Chris says he loves performing in his home city, even though he now lives away.“I love performing in Liverpool. It’s good to do something as part of a team as stand-up’s quite solitaryI used a computer to learn my lines.
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Chris, 38, lives with his partner, Patricia, and young daughter, Sophie. I was bored out of my head and as a dare from myself I decided to have a go at stand-up.”Speaking about his first gig he said: “I don’t think it could have been scarier.