Normal Schmormal: My occasionally helpful guide to parenting kids with special needs (Down syndrome, autism, ADHD, neurodivergence)

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Savitsky, Sasha (23 July 2018). "Orthodox Jewish comedian Ashley Blaker works in show business but he can't own a TV". Fox News. a b c Richardson, Jay (2 January 2018). "The comedians who are putting their faith in jokes". iNews. Finally, on 7th September, he will begin a UK theatre tour of his ‘Normal Schmormal’ show, again produced by Mark Watson’s Impatient Productions. On 4th August, BBC Radio 4 will begin broadcasting series two of ‘Ashley Blaker: 6.5 Children’. This is the comedian’s acclaimed show about his family, and the new series is focused entirely on the issue of parenting children with special needs. The four-part series will be broadcast on Friday mornings at 11:30am. He smiles: “Maybe it brought us all together a bit closer as a family. We got to see the children in a new light and spent a bit more time with them – and we got to have a year off from all the birthday parties.”

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In 2017, he was commissioned by the BBC to create a show called Ashley Blaker’s Goyish Guide To Judaism, which was described as “an insider’s view of his religion”.For cost savings, you can change your plan at any time online in the “Settings & Account” section. If you’d like to retain your premium access and save 20%, you can opt to pay annually at the end of the trial. The idea for Blaker’s latest radio show – and a national tour inspired by it that launches next year – came about after he heard “gasps” from audiences each time he mentioned he had half a dozen children. Ashley Blaker is a comedian and writer. He has performed two Off-Broadway shows and several programmes on BBC Radio 4 including his family comedy Ashley Blaker: 6.5 Children, which has been renewed for a second series due in 2023. He will be debuting a new comedy show inspired by the book, also called ‘Normal Schmormal’, at the Edinburgh Festival in August this year. Produced by Mark Watson’s Impatient Productions, the show will then tour around the UK.

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Jewish News holds our community together and keeps us connected. Like a synagogue, it’s where people turn to feel part of something bigger. It also proudly shows the rest of Britain the vibrancy and rich culture of modern Jewish life. Blaker went to Haberdasher’s Boys’ School in Elstree with Matt Lucas and went on to produce his popular comedy series, Little Britain New comedy from stand-up comedian Ashley Blaker about his unusual home life. In episode two, Ashley tells the story of how the Blakers came to add to their already hectic home by adopting a two-year-old girl with Down Syndrome. The story of how he came to adopt a child with Down syndrome is deserving of its own episode – the second programme in the series. His love for Soroh is obvious – in fact he heart-warmingly admits he loves her more than his biological children. Between endless meetings, countless therapists, public humiliations, failed playdates, surreal monologues and occasional violence, it's certainly not what anyone would call a 'normal' household – but would Ashley want it any other way?Thank you for helping to make Jewish News the leading source of news and opinion for the UK Jewish community. Today we're asking for your invaluable help to continue putting our community first in everything we do. Great insights and advice for any parent, from a unique and fascinating family and their brilliantly funny dad.’ Katy Brand MORE INFO Ashley Blaker said: ‘Being a parent is tough and raising kids with special needs is even tougher. That’s why I am delighted to share our story with readers and hopefully provide some much-needed light relief. Thankfully this book was very easy to write since our kids provide so much comic material it could have stretched to five volumes.’ Audiences, particularly non-Jewish ones for instance, just seemed so surprised and interested,” says Blaker, who went to Haberdasher’s Boys’ School in Elstree with Matt Lucas and went on to produce his series Little Britain.