“My introduction at this point with all of you readers seems redundant. So I’m just going to get into it! I have been asked to write an article about my experience with being in the arts and having a disability. Oh boy, do I have things to say! First, let’s start with the question I get most often as a stand-up comedian with hearing loss: “Does my hearing loss influence my joke writing/material?” As a comedian who is truly incapable of writing and talking about anyone else but myself, YES, of course it does. But I like to hit a healthy balance of many things in my life…”