Arts·Q with Tom Power

Sean Towgood shares how he uses comedy as a way to cope

Sean Towgood tells Tom Power about how his show You’re My Hero gives a realistic depiction of someone living with cerebral palsy, the absurd things people say to him in grocery stores, and using comedy as a way to cope.

The creator, writer and co-star of You're My Hero talks about realistically depicting life with cerebral palsy

A man sitting in a motorized wheelchair in front of a microphone.
Sean Towgood in the Q studio in Toronto. (Vivian Rashotte/CBC)

Sean Towgood wears many hats: he's a disability advocate, radio maker — and the writer, creator and co-star of You're My Hero, a new show on CBC Gem.

He tells host Tom Power about how his show gives a realistic depiction of someone living with cerebral palsy, the absurd things people say to him in grocery stores, and using comedy as a way to cope.

The full interview with Sean Towgood is available on our podcast, Q with Tom Power. Listen and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts.


Interview with Sean Towgood produced by Jennifer Warren.