I have a physical disability and let me tell you, I'm so tired of complete strangers coming up to me and telling me that I'm "so strong for dealing with a disability" and that I should "be proud of my differences and never give up on life" it's gotten so exhausting having to deal with that sort of behavior towards me. People with disabilities don't want to be applauded for "making it this far in life" we just want to be treated like you'd treat anyone else.
I remember my high school presented me with an award for participating in the Terry Fox Run, which was, as far as I knew, mandatory for students. "You did it!" Yeah, along with 900 other kids...
Once a complete stranger came up to me legit sobbing about how "brave" I was. I'm not brave for existing. If I was truly brave, I'd've run her toes over with my wheelchair.
I'm visually impaired (partially sighted) and when I go out to eat and the server sees my cane, they either talk loud and slow (I'm not deaf! ) or turn to my friend/husband and ask "what does she want?" Once I was walking down the street and a guy walked up next to me and asked "what's that stick for?" referring to my cane. Without missing a beat I replied "it's a pole, I'm fishing for gutter crabs!" and kept walking. I glanced back and saw him bending over into the street, looking into the gutter 😂😂😂🦀
When i found out that speechless was portraying a real person that is not faking a disability made me love this show more. Its important to show you can do anything you set your mind too
It's the worst thing I've ever seen in my life. I had to spend two hours with my aunt, telling her that no, that's not what spina bifida is like at ALL. And If I recall, the whole movie isn't even 90 minutes long.
The thing that makes the show good is that it isn't parading the fact that it has a disabled character. It's not just some PC check box. They are actually writing characters that feel like real people. People always complain that there aren't enough "________" characters and then complain when studios write them poorly. It's because they are trying to write a "________" character instead of just a character. This show proves that it doesn't matter WHAT the character is, but WHO they are... just like real life. Sorry about my rant lol :D
because people view the individual as not a person but a disabled person, and lump them all into one group? not the worst thing people do, especially if zach gets to fuck with them
i don't think that people think it's "ok" to do that, i think they simply don't know how to react. it's like speaking loudly to someone who doesn't understand english, speaking louder isn't going to make them understand it more... lol, i think it's just something that people do when they have no idea what else to do or how else to react.
You described the show perfectly. I have brother with cerebral palsy. He is nonverbal and in a wheelchair. They show lot of the stuff we have gone through without sugar coating it.
My friend Mark and I used his disability to get out of trouble all the time. I miss him a lot. Watching you makes me want to turn back time. He was smart, funny and handsome too.
You are so funny. I love this show too. My daughter has Autism. A lot of times I feel like Minni Driver being the annoying Mom, trying to get help for her kid.
jackessism I've got Autism myself (Asperger's specifically). I haven't seen the show myself but thought I'd bring up a case of good representation of Autism. Julia on Sesame Street. I literally cried when I see they were making an Autistic puppet, it's show great to see Autistic children being addressed openly as normal people who have their own issues. It's great that children will be introduced to Autism at a really young age and that Autistic children themselves will have somebody to compare themselves too from such a young age.
My twin brother is nonverbal and we watch this as a family. It is so true to the things that happen in our family, specifically the Thanksgiving episodes in which the aunt says to "never give up hope" when JJ's mother says that he doesn't speak. That woman was literally my great aunt and it was painfully funny and true to life.
Woot for them getting it right. I'll have to check this out. I've been hearing good things about it in the disability community. It's so true though about people applauding you and being inspired by the littlest thing. Like sometimes when I go out in my wheelchair (well, which is all the time 'cus that's the only way I can get out lol) and I go the market and I'm reaching for the apple sauce, people will come up to me and say "Look at you. Here you are in your condition, but you're getting out of the house. God Bless." or people come up to me and say "You know just seeing you here is SO INSPIRATIONAL" and all I am doing is sitting in a park. It's like... how low are your expectations that me getting food or sitting in a park ='s amazing?
I absolutely love this show! Speechless is one of the first shows in a while that genuinely made my laugh out loud. I really hope it sticks around. The entire show is beautifully cast and all the actors bring their own charm and personality to their roles. Watching it on hulu now and looking forward to new episodes each week! Thanks for the review!
"Speechless" is one of the best TV shows I ever saw! I'm an actor with a disability myself. "Not Forgotten" was a movie I was an extra for. I got a close-up!
What I like about your review is that you're talking about all the things you like about this show...and those are all the things I like about YOUR show! I love it that you're very real, and don't sugar coat things - but you are your awesome self, with foibles included. :) I will watch this, simply because you asked.
my bf has cp and this show really helps work out some of the specific issues we face together... the ones no one talks about. and its given me ground to talk about those unconventional things.
Super excited for this show. I was hopeful that it would be all the things you said. It's really cool that you enjoyed it enough to recommend it. Thanks for being such a fun and funny guy. Like, I know several people who's day you brighten with your humor and realness. I hope to see you on The View very soon. If not that, maybe you can make it on The Chew!
I'm definitely going to check this show out. I haven't heard about it before because I don't really follow TV much.. but this seems worth it. and I respect your opinion cuz you're one of the funniest people on the internet.
I'm so glad it gets your stamp of approval. It looks great and I thought it seemed to have a really fresh, appropriate take on disability. "I'm just spilling salsa on myself." was the funniest thing I've heard all day. Thank you for reminding us that people with disabilities are still people too.
I have cp and I watched the show it was really funny! When it comes to old people and their comments sometimes it's like really?!?! A year ago I was waiting to catch the train and an elderly lady was there waiting as well and she said are you taking the train? and I said yes and then she was all oh that's so brave. I thought how is that brave I'm doing the same thing you are doing I'm taking the train to go somewhere.
I just watched "Speechless" what a fabulous premier! Thank you so much for suggesting it. It was really awesome. My sister has CP and is mentally retarded. I could relate to SO many things in the show. Can't wait for the show to be on weekly! Thank you again.
There's some real irony about how some people treat people with disabilities. For instance, at the store I work at we have a couple of regulars: one is blind and can get around the store better than people who can see and another that is mute and can still communicate which cigarettes she wants better than most people who can talk.
I looked you up after seeing your wonderful appearance on the show-great job! I thoroughly enjoy Speechless and wish it were a requirement for anyone dealing with the public to watch. I have worked with people of differing abilities for many years, and it never ceases to amaze me how people react to difference-like speaking louder to a blind person...umm, or slowing down and exaggerating speech to a deaf person-maddening! Thank you for this post, and keep up the great work!!! (Hopeful for The View and Star Wars ;) )
Wow! So on point how ppl can act out of their character or make it a point to overly acknowledge someone's disability w/o them knowing it... My step son 5 has cp and I cannot be at wal mart w/o someone coming up saying "god bless you" or trying to pray for him!! Really! Then I look like a doucher just because I'm in a rush trying to get some freaken milk and don't have time to acknowledge whatever it is you're intending!!!
My oldest sister's got spina-bifida and I've been a PCA for years so this show's been on my radar, as well!! I was stoked when the promo initially came out. On a slightly unrelated note, have you seen The Fundamentals of Caring on Netflix? I totally recommend it. Tons of love (and endless patronizing applause) from Minnesota!
I have a 20 year old son with Autism Spectrum Disorder. I am looking forward to watching this show. My son doesn't use a wheelchair but the disability theme may be the same. I'm not sure yet. I hope you do pay a visit to The View. Good Luck Zach!
Zach, you are so right. I use a wheelchair and I hate it when people act like I've done something AMAZING just because I went to Walmart all by myself. Ugh!!! I'm just trying to live my life after a tragic accident which left me paralyzed. I wished more people would just leave me alone. Sorry to rant LOL.
just watched the premiere. I WILL be watching this show. I grew up with skeletal issues and hung out with the other kids that were the different ones in school. I am looking forward to this show.
What an AWESOME video, Zach!! I absolutely loved your Malcolm in the Middle reference and about Minnie Driver, driving! LOL!! You have a very positive and infectious attitude! Thank you for your video, it was AWESOME! Now as I like to always say "you keep on keeping it AWESOME!!" Merry Christmas! Janet
It's so nice to see you putting yourself out there and making videos, like a modern superhero. I know you can't see it but I'm standing and clapping while I type this.
I just watched the show, and I think it was great. My older brother has a physical disability and I agree with a lot of what you're saying and what the show was like. My brother has always handled his disability very well, but It's crazy to think how many looks, comments, and whatever else he gets in the short time we go out to eat or something like that. He get's that "baby voice" a lot and people talking slower for him. It's good to see a show that captures that life well.
I absolutely love the show! I have not laughed that hard in a while. the show hits home with me also because we are in the process of getting my daughter properly diagnosed with CP. it shows what my family may have to go through.
As always Zach you are amazing. I LOVE to listen to your ideas and talk. I will definitely watch the premier in the link. I do not have cable but am hoping that if there are other episodes I am hoping they put them on RUclips. Be well and always be YOU Zach. God Bless
Wow...when I saw the trailer I was kind of suspicious. After watching a few episodes of the Red Band Society I felt like it would be just as terrible. However, after watching your video and your opinion on it I think I might watch it! (Your hypnotic thing worked! jk) I think in reality your opinion as a person with a disability and also as a creator and comedian really sold me on it! Thanks for the video! :D
A couple of years ago, I got the "it's nice to see you out" comment from random stranger at a local store. I had no idea what to stay back because I go out all the time.
As a mother to a daughter with CP this is show is beyond awesome! I love that the son who has CP is not a paid actor but an actual person who has CP. I feel like the mom on the show constantly fighting to get better things for my daughter can't wait to see more from this show :)
I am sorry I didn't proof read my words before I put them up. I meant to say not a paid actor in the sense that he is being payed to act like someone with CP. I know the young man with CP is getting paid and he should.
Zach I love your channel. Workout Wednesdays were what drew me in because you had a flippant, self-deprecating sort of comedy. But you also have interesting opinions on the world around you and I appreciate that you share an angle of life that I don't necessarily see very often.
It is literally the best show on TV ever! I love that they never treat JaY Jay like he's anything but a part of the family and Micah Fowler is great! The entire cast is amazing.
Robot404 See, I'm disabled (brittle bone disease, manual wheelchair), but that was still funny. So many non-disabled people would get, like, offended through the transitive property by that joke. But it's so funny XD
I love this show so I'm glad you got to check it out, Zach! It's my favorite comedy (Modern Family has its moments still but it's worn pretty thin for me). Like you said, it acknowledges people with different abilities without beating the viewer over the head with a saccharine message. It's heartfelt and honest; it's also really damn funny completely apart from that. (I lost it in an ep. where the kids were chanting "Tell us! Tell us!" about a secret the mom and dad had. And the young brother told their dad he had to read the older brother's board, effectively making the dad chant AT HIMSELF) lmao
It is nice to see you out though. I have anxiety and depression and I almost never leave the house lol. It sucks leaving the house when you are different. Even if your differences are on the inside. I have had someone say 'aww did you just call me mom'.. umm no I said my mom works here too. It's embarrassing because I am always me inside but sometimes I can barely talk and what comes out of me is forced and quiet.
Mr Anner, I LOVE Speechless. Great show and I hope it goes for quite a few more seasons. I loved ur appearances also and I hope to see either more of your character in future episodes or you becoming a regular cast member. I had this show on my radar from seeing the promo clips. I will officially place my vote for you to be on the view AND in Star Wars. All the best.
I LOVE speechless. Great show. Ur character was awesome with Minnie Driver. And sweet with J.J. i hope it stays on the air, and u get more episodes. Cheers
Truly amazing video I loved watching it from start to finish, you are a true inspiration to everyone with CP keep up the amazing videos and awesome work. My daughter Georgia also has CP she is 3 years old turning 4 on the 12th February and this is her RUclips Channel. I just subscribed to your channel and I look forward to watching many more of your videos to come. My name is Glenn (Georgia's Dad) We are from Australia
ABC was smart to ask you to promote their show. I'll do anything Zach promotes. Seriously, if Zach gave it an honest thumbs up, i'd even give poop a try...
As a person in a wheelchair, I am excited to watch this show. Side note- I am a paraplegic and I die of laughter almost every time they make a disability joke about Joe on Family Guy.😃
hi Zack hope you have settled in good. Wonderful to see your video! Have been waiting to see you again.Have you been on speechless anymore. I think you were great on there. blessings to you sweetheart!💞
i have a mental disorder, it's pretty common in a more relaxed version but the kind i have is rather extreme...when i tell people about it they almost always say one of two things. 1) they tell me how strong i am and how brave it is of me to tell them about it, or 2) oh i have a nephew who have that so i know everything about it.. the thing is people are just trying to be nice but when it comes up in conversation i'm always telling them in a nonchalant way, so it feels really weird when they start applauding me for existing? and the ones who think they know all about it clearly don't, because then they would know that it unfolds very different for everybody :/
tobi rotten I was born with a mental disability also called Ruebinstien taybi syndrome and when I tell people what I have they say the same thing mine is a mild case of it
Loved the pilot episode. Well written, and excellent characters. The CP bird was hilarious, "That's the finger. It's a work in progress." XD And did I hear "butt-high man candy."? Looking forward to watching the other episodes, and I'm already recommending it to friends.
This is my first time on this channel.. at first i was like "this guy has got some nerve making fun of cerebral palsy" ..and then after looking at some of Zach's videos.. i think that he is actually cool. First youtube channel that's run by someone with a disability that actually pushes the limit and does everyday exciting things without trying to make people feel sorry for them.. just some good interesting content! Keep it up!
CIRUS MEDIA what I will ask is how many other RUclips channels are there of disabled people at all? Zach's is the first one I've come across and I don't know of any other prominent ones.
I'm a DSP and I laughed so hard at the moment in the trailer where J.J. meets his first aide. I've seen people like that in the field and I felt so bad for him.
I guess I saw the police not pulling her over, a little differently. I thought it was because they knew she was over-the-top, and didn't want to deal with her! lol I LOVE this show!!!
Zach, you're so funny. it's so good to see your RUclips channel is doing well. good job. Zach for president. man, it's awesome you can do all this. but seriously, you're a funny dude.
I get what you're saying about how people with disabilities are treated. I don't have a disability other than being near sighted, but I have two things to add: 1. I'm a 46 year old athlete, and I have trained with olympians. Compared to them, I have a handicap. We all have strengths and weaknesses. The fact that an olympian is so much better than me at my sport doesn't diminish me. 2. I get the patronizing thing, but, when you have two normally functioning legs, and you see someone with a disability taking on a challenge, it inspires you to find your own challenge. It's so easy to shy away from challenges, but what does that get you? We need more Work Out Wednesdays. That stuff is gold.
I am a person with a disability and I have to comment about your #2 statement. You are assuming we are challenged every day. We do things because we want to, just like you. We have the same wants and needs as you. We want to go out. We need to go places. We want to be sexual. We need to keep appointments. When you see us, we're not your inspiration. We're just the average Joe/Jane doing our stuff, just like you, no better or worse.
I wasn't clear. I didn't mean that you get a round of applause for crossing the street. I'm talking about people who challenge themselves; like my buddy who is blind, and practices Judo with me. Or someone with a prosthetic limb who runs a marathon. Yeah, these things are inspirational because It's a wake up call that most people make excuses instead of finding solutions. Perhaps these things shouldn't be inspirational. Clinging to excuses may have become so common that people who take challenges on have become uncommon.
It's just as much as a challenge to them as it is to you. Yes, they may (or may not) require different techniques or teaching methods, but it's no more of a challenge as it is to you. As for excuses, sometimes, they're not real at all, but made up by the person creating their own obstacle. Me, I don't create excuses or obstacles. I just do it, unless there is an obstacle that can not be removed at all. Now, if someone creates a false obstacle to stop me, I will remove it and that person will regret it.
This is the first video I have seen that you made. I stumbled upon it when I Googled Micah Fowler. I can't believe how much your voice sound's exactly like my brother! You also look similar to him! I guess it's true that everybody has a doppelganger!
"I'm just spilling salsa on myself, that really doesn't require applause."
This really killed me.
Reading it I thought it said applesauce. Which is possibly the funniest thing I read (or misread) today
I have a physical disability and let me tell you, I'm so tired of complete strangers coming up to me and telling me that I'm "so strong for dealing with a disability" and that I should "be proud of my differences and never give up on life" it's gotten so exhausting having to deal with that sort of behavior towards me. People with disabilities don't want to be applauded for "making it this far in life" we just want to be treated like you'd treat anyone else.
I remember my high school presented me with an award for participating in the Terry Fox Run, which was, as far as I knew, mandatory for students. "You did it!" Yeah, along with 900 other kids...
As a person who also has a physical disability, I completely agree with you. I'm not being strong, I'm just living a normal life like the next person.
Once a complete stranger came up to me legit sobbing about how "brave" I was. I'm not brave for existing. If I was truly brave, I'd've run her toes over with my wheelchair.
I also a person with physical disability I get tired of strangers who think I'm" brave" for doing normal things
I love this!
If someone like Zach gives this show his approval, then I'm content as a cucumber to give it a spin.
that is an amazing simile, i wanna steal it
+Prophetic ShadeZ go right ahead; it's not even mine.
Harrison Myers he was in it too
I'm visually impaired (partially sighted) and when I go out to eat and the server sees my cane, they either talk loud and slow (I'm not deaf! ) or turn to my friend/husband and ask "what does she want?"
Once I was walking down the street and a guy walked up next to me and asked "what's that stick for?" referring to my cane. Without missing a beat I replied "it's a pole, I'm fishing for gutter crabs!" and kept walking. I glanced back and saw him bending over into the street, looking into the gutter 😂😂😂🦀
Best response ever *thumbs up*
Im another kind of visually impaired... im ugly
Ruthlyss Targaryen next time someone talks loudly to you just yell back at them as they must be the one that has a hearing problem. lol
TheSpartiatus hahah! So good 😅
Lol fishing for gutter crabs! I love it.
"Malcolm in the wheelchair"
Brilliant
I'll watch that, oh wait.
Duc Ngo Not in America? me either.
Noah V RIP
Duc Ngo **Plays Funeral March**
When i found out that speechless was portraying a real person that is not faking a disability made me love this show more. Its important to show you can do anything you set your mind too
I would totally watch Malcolm in the Wheelchair.
It's the worst thing I've ever seen in my life. I had to spend two hours with my aunt, telling her that no, that's not what spina bifida is like at ALL. And If I recall, the whole movie isn't even 90 minutes long.
+Astonishment of Africa what
+Docter Fishy it's an actual Disney movie from the 90s or 00s.
The thing that makes the show good is that it isn't parading the fact that it has a disabled character. It's not just some PC check box. They are actually writing characters that feel like real people. People always complain that there aren't enough "________" characters and then complain when studios write them poorly. It's because they are trying to write a "________" character instead of just a character. This show proves that it doesn't matter WHAT the character is, but WHO they are... just like real life.
Sorry about my rant lol :D
You nailed it!
As a mom of a "typical" son and a son with disabilities, I just have to say Speechless was awesome. I laughed so much it hurt.
3:58 One thing I've noticed is that some people use "the baby voice" with people with disabilities. I don't get why people think it's ok to do that?
because people view the individual as not a person but a disabled person, and lump them all into one group? not the worst thing people do, especially if zach gets to fuck with them
i don't think that people think it's "ok" to do that, i think they simply don't know how to react. it's like speaking loudly to someone who doesn't understand english, speaking louder isn't going to make them understand it more... lol, i think it's just something that people do when they have no idea what else to do or how else to react.
Prophetic ShadeZ I know, but it can get annoying at times. And people think you're being rude if you say anything about it.
a pile of dung oh that makes sense.
I hate that so much
You described the show perfectly. I have brother with cerebral palsy. He is nonverbal and in a wheelchair. They show lot of the stuff we have gone through without sugar coating it.
My friend Mark and I used his disability to get out of trouble all the time. I miss him a lot. Watching you makes me want to turn back time. He was smart, funny and handsome too.
You are so funny. I love this show too. My daughter has Autism. A lot of times I feel like Minni Driver being the annoying Mom, trying to get help for her kid.
jackessism My little brother has autism as well. I definitely related to Minnie Driver as a care taker.
jackessism I've got Autism myself (Asperger's specifically). I haven't seen the show myself but thought I'd bring up a case of good representation of Autism. Julia on Sesame Street. I literally cried when I see they were making an Autistic puppet, it's show great to see Autistic children being addressed openly as normal people who have their own issues. It's great that children will be introduced to Autism at a really young age and that Autistic children themselves will have somebody to compare themselves too from such a young age.
I'm addicted to Speechless. Hope they give it a chance and don't cancel it.
My fucking hero when told us that party story
I just cried laughing from the "At Birth You don't succeed" line. Dude. You rock.
My twin brother is nonverbal and we watch this as a family. It is so true to the things that happen in our family, specifically the Thanksgiving episodes in which the aunt says to "never give up hope" when JJ's mother says that he doesn't speak. That woman was literally my great aunt and it was painfully funny and true to life.
Woot for them getting it right. I'll have to check this out. I've been hearing good things about it in the disability community.
It's so true though about people applauding you and being inspired by the littlest thing. Like sometimes when I go out in my wheelchair (well, which is all the time 'cus that's the only way I can get out lol) and I go the market and I'm reaching for the apple sauce, people will come up to me and say "Look at you. Here you are in your condition, but you're getting out of the house. God Bless." or people come up to me and say "You know just seeing you here is SO INSPIRATIONAL" and all I am doing is sitting in a park. It's like... how low are your expectations that me getting food or sitting in a park ='s amazing?
If it makes you feel better, I'm able bodied and my parents applaud me for getting out of the house or getting food
I have cerebral palsy also and I had a guy say.. Well you didn't sound handicap over the phone :) :)
not all disablities are visible
Or audible.
I am going to watch this no matter what! I relate with Zach on many levels. Thank you for talking about this show Zach! Your awesome!
Stay strong and pony on~ (wait is that an mlp term or not? I'm a bit outdated on it, lol.)
Yeah it is
I so love that you were rocking out to Spice Girls at your beer-sundae-pajama party :-)
WOW, this show is hysterical! Thanks for the rec, I'm eagerly looking forward to watching it once it's out properly.
I absolutely love this show! Speechless is one of the first shows in a while that genuinely made my laugh out loud. I really hope it sticks around. The entire show is beautifully cast and all the actors bring their own charm and personality to their roles. Watching it on hulu now and looking forward to new episodes each week!
Thanks for the review!
"Speechless" is one of the best TV shows I ever saw! I'm an actor with a disability myself. "Not Forgotten" was a movie I was an extra for. I got a close-up!
What I like about your review is that you're talking about all the things you like about this show...and those are all the things I like about YOUR show! I love it that you're very real, and don't sugar coat things - but you are your awesome self, with foibles included. :)
I will watch this, simply because you asked.
my bf has cp and this show really helps work out some of the specific issues we face together... the ones no one talks about. and its given me ground to talk about those unconventional things.
Super excited for this show. I was hopeful that it would be all the things you said. It's really cool that you enjoyed it enough to recommend it. Thanks for being such a fun and funny guy. Like, I know several people who's day you brighten with your humor and realness. I hope to see you on The View very soon. If not that, maybe you can make it on The Chew!
I'm definitely going to check this show out. I haven't heard about it before because I don't really follow TV much.. but this seems worth it. and I respect your opinion cuz you're one of the funniest people on the internet.
I'm so glad it gets your stamp of approval. It looks great and I thought it seemed to have a really fresh, appropriate take on disability.
"I'm just spilling salsa on myself." was the funniest thing I've heard all day. Thank you for reminding us that people with disabilities are still people too.
dude, you rock, thank you for being so awesome :)
I clicked the like button to support this poor disabled guy, and you should too!
Isn't it just wonderful how he tries to speak like a human being?
I have cp and I watched the show it was really funny! When it comes to old people and their comments sometimes it's like really?!?! A year ago I was waiting to catch the train and an elderly lady was there waiting as well and she said are you taking the train? and I said yes and then she was all oh that's so brave. I thought how is that brave I'm doing the same thing you are doing I'm taking the train to go somewhere.
I just watched "Speechless" what a fabulous premier! Thank you so much for suggesting it. It was really awesome. My sister has CP and is mentally retarded. I could relate to SO many things in the show. Can't wait for the show to be on weekly! Thank you again.
Zach, you are the most realistic person I know and humor never stops erupting from your mouth, never stop being you man.
There's some real irony about how some people treat people with disabilities.
For instance, at the store I work at we have a couple of regulars: one is blind and can get around the store better than people who can see and another that is mute and can still communicate which cigarettes she wants better than most people who can talk.
I looked you up after seeing your wonderful appearance on the show-great job! I thoroughly enjoy Speechless and wish it were a requirement for anyone dealing with the public to watch. I have worked with people of differing abilities for many years, and it never ceases to amaze me how people react to difference-like speaking louder to a blind person...umm, or slowing down and exaggerating speech to a deaf person-maddening!
Thank you for this post, and keep up the great work!!! (Hopeful for The View and Star Wars ;) )
I saw the previews and was nervous that they were going to mess it up but glad to hear you like it!
Wow! So on point how ppl can act out of their character or make it a point to overly acknowledge someone's disability w/o them knowing it... My step son 5 has cp and I cannot be at wal mart w/o someone coming up saying "god bless you" or trying to pray for him!! Really! Then I look like a doucher just because I'm in a rush trying to get some freaken milk and don't have time to acknowledge whatever it is you're intending!!!
I would love to see you in star wars
My oldest sister's got spina-bifida and I've been a PCA for years so this show's been on my radar, as well!! I was stoked when the promo initially came out.
On a slightly unrelated note, have you seen The Fundamentals of Caring on Netflix? I totally recommend it.
Tons of love (and endless patronizing applause) from Minnesota!
I have a 20 year old son with Autism Spectrum Disorder. I am looking forward to watching this show. My son doesn't use a wheelchair but the disability theme may be the same. I'm not sure yet. I hope you do pay a visit to The View. Good Luck Zach!
Zach, you are so right. I use a wheelchair and I hate it when people act like I've done something AMAZING just because I went to Walmart all by myself. Ugh!!! I'm just trying to live my life after a tragic accident which left me paralyzed. I wished more people would just leave me alone. Sorry to rant LOL.
Thanks for the tip, I enjoyed the pilot and am looking forward for the launch of the series.
just watched the premiere. I WILL be watching this show. I grew up with skeletal issues and hung out with the other kids that were the different ones in school. I am looking forward to this show.
What an AWESOME video, Zach!! I absolutely loved your Malcolm in the Middle reference and about Minnie Driver, driving! LOL!! You have a very positive and infectious attitude! Thank you for your video, it was AWESOME! Now as I like to always say "you keep on keeping it AWESOME!!" Merry Christmas! Janet
It's so nice to see you putting yourself out there and making videos, like a modern superhero. I know you can't see it but I'm standing and clapping while I type this.
I just grabbed and watched the pilot episode and holy CRAP this show is awesome! I am totally hooked, thank you so much for the recommendation!
I just watched the show, and I think it was great. My older brother has a physical disability and I agree with a lot of what you're saying and what the show was like. My brother has always handled his disability very well, but It's crazy to think how many looks, comments, and whatever else he gets in the short time we go out to eat or something like that. He get's that "baby voice" a lot and people talking slower for him. It's good to see a show that captures that life well.
Stumbled upon this now and it’s extra awesome to watch this analysis knowing that you ultimately appear in multiple episodes!! Love this show :)
Loving Speechless so far, it's awesome and hilarious. That skyline in the background is also awesome (but as an "Austinite" i'm pretty biased!)
I absolutely love the show! I have not laughed that hard in a while. the show hits home with me also because we are in the process of getting my daughter properly diagnosed with CP. it shows what my family may have to go through.
As always Zach you are amazing. I LOVE to listen to your ideas and talk. I will definitely watch the premier in the link. I do not have cable but am hoping that if there are other episodes I am hoping they put them on RUclips. Be well and always be YOU Zach. God Bless
Wow...when I saw the trailer I was kind of suspicious. After watching a few episodes of the Red Band Society I felt like it would be just as terrible. However, after watching your video and your opinion on it I think I might watch it! (Your hypnotic thing worked! jk) I think in reality your opinion as a person with a disability and also as a creator and comedian really sold me on it! Thanks for the video! :D
My wife and I have watched the first episode after seeing your recommendation and we both really like it so far and plan to watch more soon.
A couple of years ago, I got the "it's nice to see you out" comment from random stranger at a local store. I had no idea what to stay back because I go out all the time.
As a mother to a daughter with CP this is show is beyond awesome! I love that the son who has CP is not a paid actor but an actual person who has CP. I feel like the mom on the show constantly fighting to get better things for my daughter can't wait to see more from this show :)
He is paid, just like every other actor. Why wouldn't he get paid? Acting is a job. He is a paid actor with CP.
I am sorry I didn't proof read my words before I put them up. I meant to say not a paid actor in the sense that he is being payed to act like someone with CP. I know the young man with CP is getting paid and he should.
Zach I love your channel. Workout Wednesdays were what drew me in because you had a flippant, self-deprecating sort of comedy. But you also have interesting opinions on the world around you and I appreciate that you share an angle of life that I don't necessarily see very often.
It is literally the best show on TV ever! I love that they never treat JaY Jay like he's anything but a part of the family and Micah Fowler is great! The entire cast is amazing.
I cracked up every time you used you "internet powers" .
Thanks for the review. I'm going to check it out!
Haha Zach's so funny! He should do stand up comedy!
oh... wait...
sit down comedy
Robot404 That’s fucked up. He’s a person. Have some respect
Robot404 See, I'm disabled (brittle bone disease, manual wheelchair), but that was still funny. So many non-disabled people would get, like, offended through the transitive property by that joke. But it's so funny XD
Oooooo!! 😄
calm down you are demonized
I love this show so I'm glad you got to check it out, Zach! It's my favorite comedy (Modern Family has its moments still but it's worn pretty thin for me). Like you said, it acknowledges people with different abilities without beating the viewer over the head with a saccharine message. It's heartfelt and honest; it's also really damn funny completely apart from that. (I lost it in an ep. where the kids were chanting "Tell us! Tell us!" about a secret the mom and dad had. And the young brother told their dad he had to read the older brother's board, effectively making the dad chant AT HIMSELF) lmao
Alright, Zach, how many wheelchair vans did ABC give you to hypnotize me into buying cable?
It's on every night on the UK
It is nice to see you out though. I have anxiety and depression and I almost never leave the house lol. It sucks leaving the house when you are different. Even if your differences are on the inside. I have had someone say 'aww did you just call me mom'.. umm no I said my mom works here too. It's embarrassing because I am always me inside but sometimes I can barely talk and what comes out of me is forced and quiet.
Mr Anner, I LOVE Speechless. Great show and I hope it goes for quite a few more seasons. I loved ur appearances also and I hope to see either more of your character in future episodes or you becoming a regular cast member. I had this show on my radar from seeing the promo clips. I will officially place my vote for you to be on the view AND in Star Wars. All the best.
I LOVE speechless. Great show. Ur character was awesome with Minnie Driver. And sweet with J.J. i hope it stays on the air, and u get more episodes. Cheers
Truly amazing video I loved watching it from start to finish, you are a true inspiration to everyone with CP keep up the amazing videos and awesome work. My daughter Georgia also has CP she is 3 years old turning 4 on the 12th February and this is her RUclips Channel. I just subscribed to your channel and I look forward to watching many more of your videos to come.
My name is Glenn (Georgia's Dad)
We are from Australia
ABC was smart to ask you to promote their show. I'll do anything Zach promotes. Seriously, if Zach gave it an honest thumbs up, i'd even give poop a try...
As a person in a wheelchair, I am excited to watch this show. Side note- I am a paraplegic and I die of laughter almost every time they make a disability joke about Joe on Family Guy.😃
I love you!!!!! You make me laugh and smile so much.... You are such a breath of fresh air!
Thanks for the awesome review! Also, absolutely love you and your sense of humor. Can't wait to see your next video :)
Just watched the pilot, really enjoyed it. Hope it does well!
hi Zack hope you have settled in good. Wonderful to see your video! Have been waiting to see you again.Have you been on speechless anymore. I think you were great on there. blessings to you sweetheart!💞
"spilling salsa on myself"- Zach Anner 2016
i have a mental disorder, it's pretty common in a more relaxed version but the kind i have is rather extreme...when i tell people about it they almost always say one of two things. 1) they tell me how strong i am and how brave it is of me to tell them about it, or 2) oh i have a nephew who have that so i know everything about it..
the thing is people are just trying to be nice but when it comes up in conversation i'm always telling them in a nonchalant way, so it feels really weird when they start applauding me for existing? and the ones who think they know all about it clearly don't, because then they would know that it unfolds very different for everybody :/
tobi rotten I was born with a mental disability also called Ruebinstien taybi syndrome and when I tell people what I have they say the same thing mine is a mild case of it
THAT IS SO ANNOYING!! i have heard that so many times to..
That pilot was hilarious. I will tune in to this show every week.
your awesome zach
*You're awesome Zach.
Loved the pilot episode. Well written, and excellent characters. The CP bird was hilarious, "That's the finger. It's a work in progress." XD And did I hear "butt-high man candy."? Looking forward to watching the other episodes, and I'm already recommending it to friends.
Come on everyone, let's give him a round of applause for putting out a new video! Good for you buddy! We're just happy you're up and about!
So courageous. Such an inspiration.
I really love this show because they're very accurate so far with all the things we as disabled people go through ☺️❤️
Just saw the episode you guest stared in! I knew i recognized you from your other videos.
Great video Zach. Will check out the show. Hope you post more on RUclips soon. 😄
We need more movies and shows that have disabled people playing disabled people! Wonderful that you're enjoying this program, I hope it does well.
That kid is so adorable! Of course, Maya is this CP Mom's favorite. I love how she handles the principal!
I like this guy so much! Thanks Zach!
I laughed harder on this video than I have on any stand up comedy hour ever. You are a treasure my friend.
Love this show! I have Cerebral Palsy as well and can really relate to the story lines in the show
How am I just finding you?!? OMG hilarious!
This is my first time on this channel.. at first i was like "this guy has got some nerve making fun of cerebral palsy" ..and then after looking at some of Zach's videos.. i think that he is actually cool. First youtube channel that's run by someone with a disability that actually pushes the limit and does everyday exciting things without trying to make people feel sorry for them.. just some good interesting content! Keep it up!
CIRUS MEDIA what I will ask is how many other RUclips channels are there of disabled people at all? Zach's is the first one I've come across and I don't know of any other prominent ones.
Been looking for a new show to watch! Had not heard of this show before, but now I wanna watch it :D
I love this show and I loved the episode you were in. Can't wait for season 2!!
I LOVED the show, Can't wait to watch the next episodes!! Hope you get on The View Zach!
Can we take a moment to appreciate how Zach can manage to turn an entirely sponsored video into a genuinely enjoyable video?
I'm a DSP
and I laughed so hard at the moment in the trailer where J.J. meets his first aide. I've seen people like that in the field and I felt so bad for him.
I guess I saw the police not pulling her over, a little differently. I thought it was because they knew she was over-the-top, and didn't want to deal with her! lol I LOVE this show!!!
You are so funny! I love your sense of humor. You have great timing. :)
Zach, you're so funny. it's so good to see your RUclips channel is doing well. good job. Zach for president. man, it's awesome you can do all this.
but seriously, you're a funny dude.
I just watched the first episode. It was freakin' funny! This is going to be the next series I watch. Thanks for the recommendation. :-D
I get what you're saying about how people with disabilities are treated. I don't have a disability other than being near sighted, but I have two things to add:
1. I'm a 46 year old athlete, and I have trained with olympians. Compared to them, I have a handicap. We all have strengths and weaknesses. The fact that an olympian is so much better than me at my sport doesn't diminish me.
2. I get the patronizing thing, but, when you have two normally functioning legs, and you see someone with a disability taking on a challenge, it inspires you to find your own challenge. It's so easy to shy away from challenges, but what does that get you?
We need more Work Out Wednesdays. That stuff is gold.
I am a person with a disability and I have to comment about your #2 statement. You are assuming we are challenged every day. We do things because we want to, just like you. We have the same wants and needs as you. We want to go out. We need to go places. We want to be sexual. We need to keep appointments. When you see us, we're not your inspiration. We're just the average Joe/Jane doing our stuff, just like you, no better or worse.
I wasn't clear. I didn't mean that you get a round of applause for crossing the street. I'm talking about people who challenge themselves; like my buddy who is blind, and practices Judo with me. Or someone with a prosthetic limb who runs a marathon. Yeah, these things are inspirational because It's a wake up call that most people make excuses instead of finding solutions.
Perhaps these things shouldn't be inspirational. Clinging to excuses may have become so common that people who take challenges on have become uncommon.
It's just as much as a challenge to them as it is to you. Yes, they may (or may not) require different techniques or teaching methods, but it's no more of a challenge as it is to you. As for excuses, sometimes, they're not real at all, but made up by the person creating their own obstacle. Me, I don't create excuses or obstacles. I just do it, unless there is an obstacle that can not be removed at all. Now, if someone creates a false obstacle to stop me, I will remove it and that person will regret it.
This is the first video I have seen that you made. I stumbled upon it when I Googled Micah Fowler. I can't believe how much your voice sound's exactly like my brother! You also look similar to him! I guess it's true that everybody has a doppelganger!
Sounds excellent. I will check it out immediately!