How Comedian Fiona Cauley Got Into Standup Comedy While Confronting A Rare Degenerative Disease

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  • Опубликовано: 16 ноя 2024

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  • @sharondevoto9572
    @sharondevoto9572 8 месяцев назад +28

    What an amazing young woman! Thanks for introducing her to us.

  • @catherineanne5379
    @catherineanne5379 8 месяцев назад +16

    Thank you, Dave, for introducing us to new amazing people.

  • @cattoes1609
    @cattoes1609 8 месяцев назад +10

    Great chat will definitely be checking out Fionas work. Way to roll with the genetic punches.

  • @alexp2915
    @alexp2915 8 месяцев назад +117

    I’m really glad to have been introduced to Fiona - she’s awesome and hilarious! I have a disability and agree - it’s so upsetting when people talk to me like I have an intellectual disability (I don’t) or like I’m a child (I’m 40). I also relate very much to what she said about virtue-signaling women (I’m sure men can do it, but my experience with it has been with women) who will try to glom onto you. That happened to me at my old workplace where the culture was all about the appearance of DEI (diversity, equity, inclusion), but it was all just for show. They wanted just enough association with me for what I call “woke points,” but did nothing when I was being discriminated against and held back from advancing, yet they’d help their non-marginalized work buddies to get into higher positions. Anyway, I’m looking forward to checking out more of Fiona’s work 🙂 Ps- I’ve always loved the name Fiona!

    • @lpe655
      @lpe655 4 месяца назад +1

      Ÿyy666⁶666⁶6 amen!!

    • @grnsouth1204
      @grnsouth1204 4 месяца назад +3

      Did you at least get laid from the BS?

    • @kyle1598hffgyfv
      @kyle1598hffgyfv 4 месяца назад +5

      My late sister was special needs, so my mom got involved with the county board of MRDD, so that's the environment I grew up with. I get irritated whenever someone breaks out The Voice when talking to a disabled person. Also irritated when people get all PC about disabilities and are so concerned about offending them, like trying to say a common idiom or phrase that would exclude the disability (like asking a blind person if they saw a movie).

    • @jeremyreid9582
      @jeremyreid9582 4 месяца назад +2

      Agreed 100%
      Fiona is pure gold

    • @jeremyreid9582
      @jeremyreid9582 4 месяца назад +2

      I empathise with your nasty work experience.
      I wish you strength and peace for the future.

  • @deepstatethrombosis
    @deepstatethrombosis 4 месяца назад +134

    She just killed Tony on Kill Tony. Absolutely fantastic!!

    • @trollala_555
      @trollala_555 2 месяца назад

      why is she talking like that? is she really funny or just pitty humor

    • @MrDjoe43
      @MrDjoe43 2 месяца назад

      Her voice is probably due to muscle weakness

    • @deepstatethrombosis
      @deepstatethrombosis 2 месяца назад

      @@trollala_555 she has a degenerative muscle disease. Speaking uses a ton of muscles. Personally I find her hilarious and it has nothing to do with pity (which only has one T, btw "pitty" isn't really a word, unless you count the ebonics slang for pitbull) don't be so dense.

  • @cartdart5599
    @cartdart5599 4 месяца назад +117

    Jesus dude...let her finish her stories!

    • @svalbard01
      @svalbard01 3 месяца назад +17

      No kidding - he needs to quit interrupting. So annoying.

    • @surdams9848
      @surdams9848 3 месяца назад +8

      Ya everytime he asked a question I wanted to hear the answer to she started answering and he just talks over her and switches the subject haha

    • @johnmarkhatfield
      @johnmarkhatfield Месяц назад

      @@surdams9848it’s common for comedians to have adhd. interrupting and changing subjects is typical behavior.

  • @paulfriedrich1686
    @paulfriedrich1686 4 месяца назад +70

    "We're the only minority continually accepting new members". I'll be using that.

  • @guitaard11
    @guitaard11 4 месяца назад +63

    “Destroyed, drunk, and disabled” this girl is gold 😂💚 much love keep it up!

    • @kyle1598hffgyfv
      @kyle1598hffgyfv 4 месяца назад +5

      We now have a name for her Netflix special.

    • @JennaMeyer-zf3bn
      @JennaMeyer-zf3bn 3 месяца назад

      Love her

    • @trollala_555
      @trollala_555 2 месяца назад

      r u sure? why is she talking like that? is she really funny or just pitty humor

  • @kateliness2
    @kateliness2 8 месяцев назад +6

    Definitely want to check her out! She's awesome.

  • @efrenmoreno7706
    @efrenmoreno7706 4 месяца назад +45

    She's so BEAUTIFUL AND POSITIVE

    • @bmqww223
      @bmqww223 2 месяца назад

      yea copper hair women are super beautiful , don't know why people always hype yellow hair too much , with freckels they look the best

  • @Julianneanneanne
    @Julianneanneanne 8 месяцев назад +6

    Another great convo!!

  • @billyalarie929
    @billyalarie929 2 месяца назад +11

    “I was an athlete, volleyball, cross country, soccer, all that…”
    😩😩😩😩😩😩

  • @leevis333
    @leevis333 8 месяцев назад +3

    I love her! I can relate to being a bit different and not fitting in with girls much at high school and college. She's so funny too! Please have her back again soon 🙏

  • @TurquazCannabiz
    @TurquazCannabiz 3 месяца назад +7

    I respect this women so much. Hope she stays with us for a long time.

  • @Axial_Andrew
    @Axial_Andrew 4 месяца назад +22

    Love that little lady...
    Hoping for a positive progression in her life...❤️❤️❤️

    • @kyle1598hffgyfv
      @kyle1598hffgyfv 2 месяца назад +1

      Stem cell research is probably the best bet for a ray of hope. That an absolute pure tenacity.

  • @Sterkleton_
    @Sterkleton_ 3 месяца назад +5

    When i was 5 my mother had an aneurism and nearly lost her. She is now physically disabled but can walk with a limp, and limited mobility of her right side. She was in a wheelchair for over a year before she was able to walk on her own. The positivity that Fiona has warms my heart. She inspires me the same way my mother does. I suffer from depression and all kinds of stuff because of how a grew up. I will never blame mum for how i feel. If anything, she is one of the reasons I burned my suicide note. Fiona Cauley you reinforce my hope in people. Keep laughing and I wish for you to have a life where you may walk on your own again.

  • @DrewKane
    @DrewKane 2 месяца назад +3

    16:17 - "We're the only minority that's always taking new members." That's a super funny bit in the making, right there. I giggled my ass off at that premise.

  • @billsmith2002
    @billsmith2002 3 месяца назад +19

    One of my best friends had Friedrich's Ataxia. Fiona's hand movements, and way of speaking remind me of him. We were friends since middle school, back then he was kind of wobbly when he walked, and it progressed to where he had to be in a wheelchair during high school. Funny guy, and a great friend. He passed away last year. We had lost contact, so I don't know if it was from that disease or not, but I feel immensely guilty that I didn't do a better job of maintaining that friendship. I miss him.

    • @iammichaeldavis
      @iammichaeldavis 3 месяца назад +9

      Forgive yourself of that guilt, brother. There are no maps for these territories

    • @OwnedByFinalBoss
      @OwnedByFinalBoss 2 месяца назад +7

      Life Happens, its noones fault. I wish I kept friends from the past but its hard to. I think in a weird way us and all of our past great friends appreciate each other even when noone talks. memories. So even though you didnt talk to him, he kept those memories and those memories made him laugh or smile at some point :))

    • @ZC.Andrew
      @ZC.Andrew 2 месяца назад +1

      @@billsmith2002 How long did he survive?

    • @billsmith2002
      @billsmith2002 2 месяца назад +1

      @@ZC.Andrew 41 years

  • @williambateman6564
    @williambateman6564 4 месяца назад +21

    Saw her on kill tony, will support her in anyway I can. Come to Cleveland!

  • @Aemirys
    @Aemirys 4 месяца назад +15

    I've just discovered you through Kill Tony and I love your comedy so much! ❤

  • @wi-bama-sols
    @wi-bama-sols 8 месяцев назад +4

    Fiona is an absolute treasure, an inspiration to anyone who tells themselves they can’t do something!

  • @stephenedwardleemusic8997
    @stephenedwardleemusic8997 2 месяца назад +2

    Just Love this lady !!! Thank You

  • @ihcterra4625
    @ihcterra4625 3 месяца назад +3

    I’m super relieved to hear the medication she is on has halted the progression of her condition.

  • @gregdoyon5377
    @gregdoyon5377 2 месяца назад +1

    I love this girl, I love her spirit.

  • @everyhandletaken
    @everyhandletaken 6 дней назад

    Could have watched hours more of this, really interesting & she is an inspiration to so many of us.
    She's funny too!.

  • @LoriClassroomStoriesAndCrochet
    @LoriClassroomStoriesAndCrochet 8 месяцев назад +1

    I will love to see you both at The Comedy Works (either location) in Denver! I understand how difficult it is when your brain works but your body doesn't cooperate.

  • @christinehaydon1745
    @christinehaydon1745 8 месяцев назад +1

    Wow! What an amazing woman she is. Thank you and her for sharing her story with us. ♥️

  • @WarrenPuffet
    @WarrenPuffet 4 месяца назад +5

    I really enjoy this form of interviewing. There’s something about riding in a car having a conversation that feels more intimate. Looking forward to see both of your..progressions

  • @frizzman1991
    @frizzman1991 3 месяца назад +2

    You guys both have beautiful blue eyes, and the soft yet bright lighting does you guys favors on that front for sure.

  • @theReal.JuanDelaCruz
    @theReal.JuanDelaCruz 4 месяца назад +9

    Change playback speed to 1.5×
    This would be her before her MD progressed.

    • @bobbymoss6160
      @bobbymoss6160 3 месяца назад +5

      Personally, I enjoy her cadence. 😅

    • @richspizzaparty
      @richspizzaparty 2 месяца назад

      @@bobbymoss6160not all of us have as much leisure time.

  • @cross-stitchingqueen9464
    @cross-stitchingqueen9464 8 месяцев назад +5

    I really like her. She has a good vibe.

  • @jojox1760
    @jojox1760 Месяц назад

    The best sit-down comedian!

  • @rohanserrao137
    @rohanserrao137 3 месяца назад +2

    "'I'm telling you these Parents are finding new ways to f*@k us up!"

    • @rockets4kids
      @rockets4kids 2 месяца назад

      inbreeding is hardly new

  • @paulkossak7761
    @paulkossak7761 4 месяца назад +3

    She's brave, and funny as hell

  • @In_Case_Im_Fake
    @In_Case_Im_Fake Месяц назад +1

    I think ive seen her on Kill Tony. She's a gem

  • @baundiesel
    @baundiesel 2 месяца назад +2

    Dude made the whole thing about himself. lol

  • @lawrencehobson6848
    @lawrencehobson6848 4 месяца назад +1

    If this doesnt show that everyone should get out there and live there dreams, idk what is. She's fantastic, beautiful, talented, smart, funny af, and has a great attitude at least in public (obv idk her personally). Shes amazing. I want to see how well she can keep doing.

  • @PsychoMuffinSDM
    @PsychoMuffinSDM 4 месяца назад +4

    Fiona should do a show where it seems she is always about to reference the wheelchair, but then it goes a different direction.

  • @DannyKetch-lp8co
    @DannyKetch-lp8co 2 месяца назад +1

    I love her - she’s great

  • @aellaaskew4263
    @aellaaskew4263 4 месяца назад +6

    When it comes to medical cures...its about "can we make money off this"
    A medicine that helps me eat normal has just been discontinued because the company doesn't make enough money on it. I have to get it from medical warehouses and compounding pharmacies.

  • @stevebostick1876
    @stevebostick1876 4 месяца назад +1

    Loved this interview so much. So casual and she's so available to answer anything any able-bodied person might want or need to know what her experience has been like. She's funny as hell and supremely likeable and your laid back interview style let her tell her story while you just set her up. Great stuff. Cheers.

  • @heatherbooker8314
    @heatherbooker8314 8 месяцев назад +1

    You are so awesome Dave and so is your guest. She is hilarious. You both rock 🤣🤩🤣

  • @juliehalverson623
    @juliehalverson623 8 месяцев назад +1

    Fiona is great! Thank you for introducing us to her, Dave. Nice interview!

  • @WickedEdge1
    @WickedEdge1 4 месяца назад +2

    lmao "We're the only minority taking new members." oh my god....

  • @louisechopyak2384
    @louisechopyak2384 8 месяцев назад +2

    Definitely going to check out Fiona’s work. Great chat!

  • @timkbt
    @timkbt 25 дней назад

    She has a nice heart. I hope they come up with a treatment or cure for her condition. I know a woman that has had MS for years and she’s doing fine. My first crush in the second grade came down with MS when she was just thirteen. The medication’s back in those days weren’t very good so she passed away when I was probably 37 years old. I still think of her. There’s a group of us on FB that remember Beth every year on her birthday

  • @John__-ie3od
    @John__-ie3od 2 месяца назад

    I'm a physical therapist in the US and have worked with a few people with Fiona's condition. I'm amazed how she can still speak so good with how that condition progressively gets bad. Kudos to you Fiona.

  • @silentdecay
    @silentdecay 3 месяца назад

    Franklin!! TN ahahahaha. Also , I clicked thinking this interview was Fiona Apple & I rolled the dice. Video started and my heart jumped & warmed up, so much happier for *THIS Fiona interview!!*

  • @jamesbruce1183
    @jamesbruce1183 2 месяца назад +1

    Stand up comics are some of the smartest people I know. Fiona is brilliant.

  • @aellaaskew4263
    @aellaaskew4263 4 месяца назад +10

    I feel exactly the same way! I went from being extremely able bodied as in a former circus arts performer to disabled with a genetic degenerative disorder. It's so striking she said " I always knew I wasn't right but I needed to know I wasn't crazy" it's so many of our experience's and then we are gaslit 😢 OIY 🙄.
    I love that an able bodied audience can't follow by the way😉
    "You can't drive obviously"🤦‍♀️
    "I can"😂❤😊
    Ables and their assumptions you handle them so well!! ❤

    • @FrenchCanadianGuy
      @FrenchCanadianGuy 3 месяца назад +3

      "Ables"???? Why are you so tribal? Not everyone is the same, please don't characterize others with only one factor, especially since you dislike it so much toward yourself.

  • @inerlogic
    @inerlogic 4 месяца назад +27

    I mean.... she's not really a stand-up comedian....

    • @onyemechiekwuribe6937
      @onyemechiekwuribe6937 4 месяца назад

      That's not funny

    • @user-oo8xp2rf1k
      @user-oo8xp2rf1k 4 месяца назад +5

      That's funny ! 🩷

    • @Meme_dad1
      @Meme_dad1 4 месяца назад

      😂

    • @trentbostwick8739
      @trentbostwick8739 4 месяца назад

      ​She would laugh at that... she was on kill Tony getting roasted and laughed her ass off. stop getting defensive over someone you don't even know ​@@onyemechiekwuribe6937

    • @stubinski268
      @stubinski268 4 месяца назад

      😂😂😂

  • @slappynixon
    @slappynixon 3 месяца назад +2

    Drinking Chair LOL

  • @marksalazar7805
    @marksalazar7805 Месяц назад

    I love this interview. I love this girl. I saw her on a kill tony episode (with Roseanne Barr popping in). I'm a new comedy fan,.so,,.For anyone living in NJ, where are the good comedy clubs? Or better yet, where can I find the good, up and coming comedians in NJ??

  • @tonymontana5651
    @tonymontana5651 5 месяцев назад +4

    Just seen her on kill tony and she killed!

  • @lclem417
    @lclem417 8 месяцев назад +1

    You always talk about information and entertainment and Fiona brought a great balance of both!

  • @anhbarker
    @anhbarker 8 месяцев назад +3

    She's awesome!

  • @odoylerules4503
    @odoylerules4503 3 месяца назад +2

    she’s adorable

  • @KABModels
    @KABModels 2 месяца назад

    dear god, i love that lady so much - would love to see you at the Edinburgh Fringe Fiona!

  • @briankieninger
    @briankieninger 2 месяца назад

    I am such a fan of her and we only wish her well!

  • @dloren2010
    @dloren2010 4 месяца назад +2

    Fiona is a gift to us all!

  • @NoName-be2ch
    @NoName-be2ch 4 месяца назад

    she is such a good person nice to hear what she have to say :)

  • @weliketoplay7848
    @weliketoplay7848 3 месяца назад

    I really enjoy her thoughts and witt

  • @dv42300
    @dv42300 2 месяца назад +1

    This is amazing. I'm going to take on the world in a different way tomorrow by putting aside my problems and getting my head out of my ass. Thanks for sharing this........OR!..........stay with me on this........can having my head up my ass be a legit disability? 😊
    You're amazing. Thanks 👍
    BTW red hair, blue eyes and wheel chairs clean my crank LoL
    Apologies to the BF. No disrespect 😂

  • @vincentlabelle7861
    @vincentlabelle7861 11 дней назад

    You mean sat down comedy. That one is for you Fiona 😅

  • @mistergianpaulo
    @mistergianpaulo 4 месяца назад +1

    she's a real one

  • @Nathanaelelliott
    @Nathanaelelliott Месяц назад

    I love this girl. Honestly one of the only females I find hilarious.
    To your point in the video about how people are kinder to disabled people... we could start a government program that gives everyone a disability. Then we might get along better and I'm almost positive the government would love the idea 😂

  • @jasonpotts6490
    @jasonpotts6490 4 месяца назад +2

    She's so funny and gorgeous!

  • @pcproffy
    @pcproffy 3 месяца назад +12

    She's like a prettier Emma Stone.

  • @manna6618
    @manna6618 3 месяца назад +3

    How gorgeous is this lady...piss funny too!

  • @aliciafranco5704
    @aliciafranco5704 4 месяца назад +1

    The Twiggy of Texas just passed ( the great Shelly Duvall ), and i was super sad, but then i discovered Fiona on Kill Tony's show. Texas lost a legend, but with Fiona , it gained a Star ✨️

  • @allisonw74
    @allisonw74 8 месяцев назад +1

    This was amazing!

  • @codythompson7756
    @codythompson7756 3 месяца назад +1

    Dude, you gonna let her finish a story? Holly hell

  • @kristenlandess8805
    @kristenlandess8805 7 месяцев назад +1

    Great interview ❤

  • @indiopeltier9758
    @indiopeltier9758 4 месяца назад

    Oh she's so sweet,much luck to her

  • @michaelbech1132
    @michaelbech1132 3 месяца назад +1

    She is so funny 😆😂

  • @timothy_pitcock
    @timothy_pitcock 4 месяца назад +2

    Shes is Phenomenal

  • @EvilHandyman
    @EvilHandyman 3 месяца назад

    Fiona is adorable, and I agree, her timing is flawless. She's always a couple steps ahead of everyone. Im sure so many are inspired by her, as i am.

  • @scuzzumbaggenz7987
    @scuzzumbaggenz7987 4 месяца назад

    I thought she said free drinks ataxia for a quick second looool

  • @24tnuhknaks
    @24tnuhknaks 3 месяца назад +1

    Play this at x2 speed and she almost sounds normal lol

    • @MrSongwriter2
      @MrSongwriter2 2 месяца назад +1

      You are correct it's easier to understand her, but that's the travesty it's more upsetting to hear how she would have sounded before the condition and the decline started.
      1.75 x is the best.

  • @WHEREAMI42
    @WHEREAMI42 Месяц назад

    $27k a month... not sure they'll be curing that cash cow anytime soon

  • @majorflashback
    @majorflashback Месяц назад

    I'm drawing a character about you. Her name is HOTWHEELS. On the other side thy call her Fiona!

  • @CraigSmith-qq3sr
    @CraigSmith-qq3sr 2 месяца назад

    Fiona is a 💎 Kill Tony experience was fantastic 😊

  • @RobertFixit
    @RobertFixit 4 месяца назад

    needs to be on AGT

  • @zlav9546
    @zlav9546 3 месяца назад

    More like SIT DOWN comedy. Badum tss😂

  • @efrenmoreno7706
    @efrenmoreno7706 4 месяца назад

    THANKS MOM AND DAD

  • @albertorillane7400
    @albertorillane7400 4 месяца назад +3

    Have you ever considered a ketogenic diet? It has been a boon for MS patients who have discovered that the medical community is just about making money from expensive treatments rather than tweaking our nutrition. Sugar destroys mitochondria, especially high fructose corn syrup. So many processed foods contain added sugar. A simple adjustment would be to eliminate processed foods altogether and stick to real food. That's a good start. After that, you might try going completely ketogenic. I would like to hear about your complete recovery. God bless. Keep inspiring.

  • @barbaradelman1928
    @barbaradelman1928 8 месяцев назад +1

    Going to Instagram for Fiona right now

  • @savvysystems
    @savvysystems 20 дней назад

    You can't really call what she does stand-up, it's more sit-down. JK... I love her determination and her joie de vivre.

  • @Orikon25
    @Orikon25 2 месяца назад

    I would unironically date her. She's such a great, gorgeous person with an awesome personality and attitude.

  • @BravosReviews
    @BravosReviews 4 месяца назад

    She’s so charming

  • @seankelly1291
    @seankelly1291 4 месяца назад +1

    Not sure why this is such good cintent. But this is acincersation i wish i was there for. You're both awesome.

  • @alan_yong
    @alan_yong 3 месяца назад

    Uncanny... when you crank it up to 2x speed, she sounded like a normie...amazing woman!

  • @bobu-san7139
    @bobu-san7139 4 месяца назад

    Fiona is awesome! Low key she looks like the undercover boss version of Emma Stone.

  • @mjaybee
    @mjaybee 2 месяца назад

    She’s hilarious

  • @danialhussin7747
    @danialhussin7747 4 месяца назад +1

    There is a stem cell researcher in Nicaragua. You can get an injection of stem cells and which are building blocks of new cells.

  • @lindsaywilliams1311
    @lindsaywilliams1311 8 месяцев назад

    Love Fiona! What an inspiration 👏👏👏

  • @quantum_ocean
    @quantum_ocean 2 месяца назад

    "yeah, I mean"

  • @thewomanwhofelltoearth
    @thewomanwhofelltoearth 4 месяца назад +1

    i need this cap.

  • @Tyson-u3m
    @Tyson-u3m 4 месяца назад

    Awesome

  • @LankanIan
    @LankanIan 4 месяца назад

    She is adorable.