COMICS ON THE BUSES.Byline: BY TOM DOWLING LIVERPOOL comedian Laurence Clark and some of his pals are urging young disabled people to use public transport. Laurence and fellow comics Steve Best, Steve Day Steve Day is Britain's best known deaf stand-up comedian. Stand-up comedy Day was a finalist in the Daily Telegraph Open Mic Award in 2000, and a finalist in the Hackney Empire New Act of the Year in 2002. Paul Betny Chris McCausland Chris McCausland (b. 1977) is a British stand-up comedian. He regularly appears at comedy venues around the UK, including the Comedy Store and Jongleurs chain of clubs. Early life McCausland is originally from Liverpool, and now living in Surrey. , Simon Minty and Tanyalee Davis Tanyalee Davis is an Canadian comedian based in Las Vegas and London. She has the condition of dwarfism, and stands at 3-feet, 6-inches tall. In November 1999, Tanyalee placed 2nd in the Seattle Comedy Competition. , have been performing "stand up" comedy gigs on buses in Manchester, Newcastle, Sheffield, Nottingham and Exeter. The GOJO campaign, run by the Disability Rights Commission, is aimed at the thousands of young people aged between 16 and 25 who have difficulties or fears using buses, trams and trains. It follows changes to the Disability Discrimination Act, introduced last December, which gave disabled people the right, for the first time, to fair treatment on public transport. At the centre of the campaign is the GOJO website - www.mygojo.co.uk - which provides practical tips to increase young people's confidence travelling on public transport and information on special leisure deals and how to travel there. The site will also include information on rights and on how to make a complaint if young disabled people feel they may have been discriminated against. In the last few years more than pounds 6m has been spent by transport providers to make vehicles more accessible to disabled people. CAPTION(S): BUS COMEDIANS: Laurence Clark, centre, with Steve Best and Simon Minty |
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