Deaf Audience Member vs. Stuttering Comedian 

You guys, he was the nicest, kindest person ever! So amazing to let me teach him some signs and not make fun of the fact that I am deaf!

"They're bluetooth, so I can ignore my husband!" "Amazing, and this is your boyfriend?" 😂😂

THIS is how to work a crowd, do improv, and joke about disability WITHOUT ever punching down. All comedians, take notes. Drew's the real deal and always has been.

The way he got excited like a child when he found out she was listening to him from the phone was adorable. 😍

I swear crowd interactions are always hilarious-

As someone who is hearing impaired i want to say this is just very very nice. The respect you show her is fantastic, but also your willingness to not make fun of her, but make fun of the scenario which happens to involve her deafness is grade A respectful comedy. You included her in the bit and didn't walk on any eggshells, treated her just like any other person in the room. This goes without saying really, but i felt like saying it anyway. And how nice of you to hold the phone. You did a great thing that evening.

Improv aside, drew is really sweet for all of this, keeping her phone right next to him for the whole show because it helps her hear better

this is fucking iconic drew lmfao you probably made their week with this

Automatic proof that Drew is the coolest comedian on the planet. Other comedians might allow her to leave the phone on the stage but no one else would pick it up and finish the set with it just so she can hear even better

@drewlynch thanks for an amazing memory that I will cherish forever 🤟🤟🤟🤟🤟

This is some of the best audience work ever. But the part when he said "how many people are connected to this? no wonder there's a delay when you guys laugh" killed me. Also I learned that there's a bluetooth app for hearing aids?? that's super cool. I didn't know this technology existed

I saw a show where a woman put her prosthetic legs on the stage... He was so kind. As he was incorporating it into his jokes... He asked, "is this okay? I mean, are you okay with me doing this? Please say no if not." And, not missing a beat, she replied, " I put my legs on your stage." I think what sets him apart is having his own challenge, he can make something funny without making fun of the person.

I am continually impressed with how fucking fast you are with the crowd. It's incredibly impressive and so much fun to watch. Can't wait to see more.

Drew is one of the most humble comedians out there, love this dude!

Ah yes the disability community coming together

The fact that drew let a phone sit on his stage not knowing what it was and later finding out it was for a deaf person to hear him is so remarkable and humble. Times like these are giving me slight hope in humanity, when the world seems to be crumbling. If there is a God, bless both Drew and the Deaf girl.

The skill and practice it takes to improv this well and actually make callbacks to your previous written jokes with the crowd work is insane. And drew makes it look so easy. I will forever be proud of you my dude you came so far and you are an inspiration so people who haven't found they're voice yet.

Him hiding behind the mic stand made me laugh so hard lol. Like a little kid that cover his face and thinks he's hiding 😂

Drew is awesome. The hardest I've ever laughed was when Drew said "can you imagine a cop with a stutter pulls over someone with a stutter?" That was the best story ever.

i love the pure joy of this guy on stage when he meets people

I would have told a silly joke just in the phone, not the mic to see if she’d laugh

Drew, I found you while I was recovering from a pretty bad accident and learning how to talk and walk again. Learning to adjust to a small circus of disabilities was a challenge, but still having a wicked quick sense turned out to be an equal gift and curse because while it lightened the situation for me, it made many people "uncomfortable". Even though I tried to rein it in, I lost a few peeps on that journey. Your comedy, legit, gave me a safe place to sealbark laugh in surprise, find joy, and share in the absurdist glee at the overall weirdness of the world and life. These last few weeks have been dense and full of tension, but your unadulterated excitement when you first found Bana's phone and were running back around the stage...OMG. I could not even. I laughed so hard [I mean full on *wheeeeeezzzze, CACKLE, breathe, repeat* laughing] until I cried and then, honestly, I cried a bit because it had been too long since I laughed so deeply about something that was so crazy beautiful and full of joy and love. You've been an inspiration and source of solace for years. Thank you so much for sharing your talent; it's so very appreciated. :)

The fantastic of Drew is that he learned from being stutter to not get into gray area with any other people who have a condition, even being a jokes machine gun! Cheers from Brazil.

drew's speech is sounding better and better as the days pass! loved that he could connect with her so easily and make it a highlight of the night.

I love how he just took this all in stride, actually used it for what turned out to be a wonderful education experience for everyone in the audience.

I love how you still laugh at your own jokes😂 ever since your first audition on America's Got Talent, I've been watching and following your content. I remember when watching it, my dad and I could not hold it together we were in tears laughing so hard. Man, I'll never forget how that made me feel lmao

Drew's interactions with audience is what makes him so unique and such a funny stand up comedian.

I have one of the worst studders ever and everytime I see drew it makes my day

Best adlib comedian right now.... He's so fkn hilarious and he's not even doing a set, he's just going along w/ the audience. 🤣

It explains their delayed laughs. That was great! Lmao Can’t wait to catch a live show.

Hearing aide removal if husband is annoying reminds me of my college boyfriend and I. He was in a wheelchair and I used a walker. I'd had a bad day and he, clearly raised in a functional household, wanted to be sweet and talk about it with me. I, not even kinda raised by anyone at all and being 75% sure my mom did not know how babies were made even though she was 36 when I was born, am a retreat, cry, eat, and comeback kinda person. So I explain this and he's still being the amazing functional guy he was and then I snap. I started crying about needing 10min of alone time and swore if he didn't back off, especially since his chair went faster than I could walk, I would sit in the middle of a stairwell until I felt better. He started laughing and "stairs" became our code for "I can't take this. Do you want to escape too?" A little like the look you give your partner when you've decided you have exactly 5min left in your soul before you need to get away from everyone because, people. BTW Someone tell Patti LuPone this is how you handle a cellphone hearing device in a theater please.

I love how he teases and has fun without crossing into disrespectful.

You're crowd interactions are always amazing but this is got to be my favorite of all of them by far

I love how exited he immediately got when he realized that was their phone haha

The timing of this was great! Had a very long week where the Murphy’s law said hi a couple of times. Just grabbed a cigar and some whisky when I saw you posted this. I laughed my ass off, this was great! Feel more relaxed already!

This is how the world should treat one another with love and compassion…PERIOD!!! Well Done Drew!!!

My sister wears hearing aids with a super cool app as well and I'll never forget the time I was visiting with her one night and she just suddenly takes her hearing aids out and says, "Have fun talking to yourself" and went to sleep. SO FUNNY! I have to send this to her. She will love Bana!

Fantastic how you smoothly looped back from signing and deafness to 'wolf' and 'otter' of gaydom!

last time i watched you your stutter was way worse it’s crazy how much you improved❤️

This entire clip is fantastic. Loved every second of it

I love that Drew always seems so excited when interactions like this occur.

We CaN't MaKe JoKeS aBoUt AnYtHinG aNyMoRe! Well obviously Drew can, and I am here for it. This is a great lesson you can take, if you are an aspiring comedian, how to do comedy around disability. The joke is never the disability, because things that people can not change about themselves are not funny. The funny thing is how people act towards another. Disability changes the dynamic between people and there can be found a lot of comedy in this situations that would not be there without disability. An other thing what is great in this bit is how Drew took hints from Bana what topics are ok to joke about. Comedy wins a lot with diversity and inclusion, and we should try to learn from those who do it well.

it all circles back to bananas lmfaoo

Drew you are a legend. Seriously probably one of the best comedians of this generation.

The fact that after he understood the phone thing he actually held the phone so she would understand better is just amazing. I love him for it.

My mom was deaf and much like the audience member has a real love of humor, in all it’s forms. It was cathartic for her and made me into who I am today. She also had a full drum kit. Hearing loss didn’t stop her. She could count into any song, with confidence. She could feel the rhythm, didn’t need to hear it. Mom was always the one you wanted to be sat next to at any dinner table. Anywhere we went as a family a mini race to place yourself ensued. Why? Back in the late 1950, early 1960, the prevailing medical theory at that time was she needed to learn how to look “normal”. So lip-reading was taught, rather than ASL. Fast forward a few decades and mid meal she’d suddenly whisper, “On your 7, two from the back. That is NOT his wife.” Thanks for seeing & embracing a solid work around. And on behalf of my mom, lost a bit too early, may I just say, she would’ve loved this impromptu bit.

I have watched you ever since you were on AGT. I really love these crowd interactions. You honestly have a lot of respect for people and when someone is out of line you say the perfect thing without being an A$&. Loved this interaction with you and the lovely woman in the audience. I didn’t even know you could do that with your phone. So cool 😎

Okay but I’m actually dying when he goes this is the sign for “I’m straight” and it was actually the correct signing for “vagina”

bro i pressed on this vid randomly and his laugh is so contagious i love it

I watch most of your standup and old vlogs, but this one had me dying honestly. This is so funny but also somehow wholesome at the same time

Tears of laughter… thanks Drew (and your accidental sidekick)!

I can't thank you skyfulz enough for the belly laughs and giggles you have given me on my 52nd birthday!! Hugs you Drew! 🤗 ur my favoritest of all time!! ❤️🥰❤️

Hey, I just came across this video and I just want to say you are an amazing and empathetic person. My son is losing his hearing (13 years old) and we are navigating the world of hearing aids and phones and text-to-speech and to see something like this just really hit me in the feels. I guess a lot of adults sometimes walk on eggshells a bit when they learn about his condition (kids just roll with it), which is understandable because it sucks and he's such a nice kid, but really he just wants to be included as much as the next person in the fun. And it's hard to explain but the way you include her in your comedy without making fun of her, but aren't afraid to ask, talk, learn about her condition while having a great time is just really special. Thank you!

I respect this man more and more just at the simple fact that he treated someone with so much respect and decided to hold the phone the rest of the show to help her

Drew you are so hilarious,I can’t even.😂😂😂😂

The amount of fun he was just having with this made me smile so much!!!

Seriously mate, I've been a huge fan since I came across you on IG, but this clip is just so bloody beautiful it brings a tear to my eye. I love the fact that you just say you'll hold the phone like it's no big deal, but I'm 100% sure it means the world to Bana and the hearing impaired community!

I love that there is this app for people who are hearing impaired!! Just another thing to be inclusive, it’s amazing😊😊

Omg, this is freaking adorable! That little excited walk back and forth with the phone. Too good.

Saw this on Instagram about 20 minutes ago, wished it was longer, and here we are. NICE.

This interaction was so wholesome and hilarious

As a deaf person that’ll lowkey be me when I’m married, I already take out my hearing aids when my family is annoying me 💀

it's CRAZY how good Drew is at making jokes on the spot like this!! all while being kind and respectful to the person.

One of the few signs I know is dirtbike. You know, because that's EXACTLY what elementary-aged boys are going to ask when you bring a hearing-impaired person into the classroom. 😂

Just noticed you signing "thank you!" at 3:00. So cool! 💞💜

Drew and Bana, this absolutely delighted the hell out of me. I'm not deaf or hard of hearing specifically, but I have a bit of a lifelong medical circus act going on and i figure if I can't escape it, I might as well get some great laughs out of some of the absurd situations it puts me in. Laughter is medicine after all, nothing feels more healing to me than making jokes and being around people who make jokes about my bizarre medical situation without the punchline being disrespectful or only about the downsides. Theres so much of my life that provides good content for humor, and I'm disabled 24/7 so of course there's things to be said that aren't depressing. Lots of people just don't seem to recognize that. It's always a delight when someone gets it.

I've been having some really shitty days recently but Drew never fails to cheer me up for at least an hour. Or two...Thank you man. Cheers.

i feel like every comedian either does or should have a specialty when it comes to their stand up style, like Steve hoffseter (i know i fucked the spelling super bad on that one) is dealing and shutting down hecklers in a non hustle and VERY funny matter that never fails to make him considered the best heckler burner around today, yours is DEFFINATLY crowd work/interactions. i fell in love with you (not in a gay wolf kinda way lol) during America's got talent, and i have a stutter problem as well so you and your story was very endearing to me and i connected with you that way and then never not laughed at anything you posted but one thing i came to learn about you is your clear love for fans and the people who come out to see you and the fact that you could and probably should at some point just fuck the bits and just do a whole show JUST crowd work, just nothing but the fun back and forths you always have with your audience. like i really could watch a whole special of you just doing crowd work, you are truly the best at it and as a life long comedy fan, you have become on the list along side the likes of dice, bill burr, robin Williams, George Carlen and so on of iconic and obviously legendary comedians. i hold you up with them. love ya man and hope you come to long island/new york soon.

“Oh the sign for gay is this? Yeah that makes a lot of sense.” Dude I was DYING!!! 🤣🤣🤣

This made me both laugh out loud and my heart so happy 😊 Drew is seriously one of the best comedians on this eartg

Putting aside the hilarious and respectful crowd work, Drew’s speaking has gotten so much better! I haven’t seen a video of his in around two years and the improvement is so clear that’s so amazing 🥰

@Drew Lynch, you are so genuinely funny and you make it look so easy. Thumbs up dude! What incredible improv and grace too!

Dude this is awesome! Much love and MAD respect Drew!

this was freaking awesome. absolutely love the interaction between you two

I absolutely love this! So wholesome the whole way through and I couldn't stop smiling!

Confusing charades with sign language cracked me up!!

This is the funniest one yet, Drew! Bloody marvellous!

as a deaf person no one ever made me laugh so much before I needed this thank you for being so kind with her and learning about it!

Ahaha this is one of the best audience interactions you've done imo, I love this so much!

This is one of the best standups I’ve seen in a long time props !!!!

This is the most amazing thing I’ve ever seen plus you’re funny af!!! But seriously this puts all those I know who are deaf in a whole new way now!! How exciting!! ❤

The grandpa joke took me a full second to compute cause I just wasn’t expecting that 😂

This phenomenal crowd work got my sub!

Thank you. I needed that laugh

This was the sweetest funnest most amazingest thing I have seen all week! Great improve, heart-warming interaction, loved that she was in on it an making jokes, all around many points to Hufflepuff!

This was amazing! So happy it was caught on camera for our enjoyment.

You are so funny dude, one of my favorite comics to ever be on stage! Every single one of your videos is loaded with great jokes. You can come up with something hilarious on the spot and make it look so easy. I love your stand up, I wish I could see you live some day!

Clicked on one of your clips on accident, and now i am clicking on all the ones i see. Love your comedy and how you handle hecklers, you rock

Dude, that was the funniest thing I've seen in a while lol I'm wiping tears 😂😂

I LOVE this guy ever since seeing him on AGT. It has always amazed me how singing, or standup comedy...seems to occasionally trump the worst stuttering. LOVE THE APP! OMG so happy for her, and everyone else who has one!!! And yeah, I get the otter/wolf thing, LOL. There is a furry in the family. Such a great stage interaction!

Loved this interaction! 🤣🤣🤣🤣

It started so random, like how she just shouted "I'm deaf" for no real reason at all.

This was great. Loved it Drew.

You are freaking HILARIOUS!!!

This was so much fun to watch

this is the best video i have ever seen!!!!!! loved your crowd interactions drew youre very sweet and so hilarious

Drew, I would like to nominate you for the best improve comedian that ever lived. Unquestionably!

Absolutely incredible

How much material do you actually need to prepare? Your audience interactions and on the fly stuff is gold. You are so quick, and that isn't something you can just learn. You've been honing this all of your life, and it shows. EVERYTHING I have seen of yours is smart, honest, and nothing less than hilarious. I hope you have immense success.

I just stumbled across your channel via the algorithm about 30 videos ago. Dude, your crowd work is top of game. When you come to Vegas, I'm bringing everyone I know.