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On Stage With Asperger's

WUNC | By Anita Rao,
Frank Stasio
Published July 12, 2016 at 12:18 PM EDT
Comedy troupe "Asperger's Are Us." From left: Ethan Finlan, New Michael Ingemi, Jack Hanke and Noah Britton.
Asperger's Are Us
Comedy troupe "Asperger's Are Us." From left: Ethan Finlan, New Michael Ingemi, Jack Hanke and Noah Britton.

‘Asperger’s Are Us’ is a four-member comedy troupe that is quickly gaining national traction. While all four men are on the autism spectrum, their comedy is not all about their condition.

In fact, the group says it has no interest in poking fun at Asperger’s, and the men do not make light of their behavioral differences. They get on stage every night to enjoy one another’s company with the hope that their absurd and satirical sketches will make their audience laugh.

They are currently on a national tour and will be performing at DSI Comedy Theater Wednesday, July 20 at 7 p.m.A conversation with comedians Jack Hanke, New Michael Ingemi, Noah Britton and Ethan Finlan.

Host Frank Stasio talks with Jack Hanke, New Michael Ingemi, Noah Britton and Ethan Finlan about their friendship and comedy.

Here's a sample of their comedy:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1p-Kg0ERdZ8

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Anita Rao
Anita Rao is the host and creator of "Embodied," a live, weekly radio show and seasonal podcast about sex, relationships & health. She's also the managing editor of WUNC's on-demand content. She has traveled the country recording interviews for the Peabody Award-winning StoryCorps production department, founded and launched a podcast about millennial feminism in the South, and served as the managing editor and regular host of "The State of Things," North Carolina Public Radio's flagship daily, live talk show. Anita was born in a small coal-mining town in Northeast England but spent most of her life growing up in Iowa and has a fond affection for the Midwest.
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Frank Stasio
Longtime NPR correspondent Frank Stasio was named permanent host of The State of Things in June 2006. A native of Buffalo, Frank has been in radio since the age of 19. He began his public radio career at WOI in Ames, Iowa, where he was a magazine show anchor and the station's News Director.
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