A DISABLED comic has shared a hilarious video of him stage diving into the group at his closing present on the Edinburgh Competition Fringe.

Aaron Simmonds was born with cerebral palsy, which implies that he ceaselessly has to depend on using a wheelchair, however has maintained a profitable full-time comedy profession since 2019.

The 33-year-old has appeared on the Fringe since 2018, and this yr fronted two totally different stand-up routines – Harry Potter or My Girlfriend…Who Do I Love Extra? and Child Steps.

The latter sees Aaron from Watford, Hertfordshire carry out his complete hour-long routine with out his wheelchair – and for his efficiency on Saturday, he determined to complete with a flourish.

The video begins with Aaron on-stage addressing the viewers: “I do an hour of stand-up comedy on my ft, it’s a ridiculous choice, I’m going to lose my advantages.”

The viewers erupts with laughter as he continues: “However, seeing as my advantages are already out of the window, I’d as nicely do a f***ing stage dive, are you up for it?”

The group cheer as Aaron then says: “Are you prepared? Are you guys f***ing prepared for this?

“I’ve been Aaron Simmonds, thanks very a lot.”

One girl could be noticed wanting very nervous within the front-row because the comic makes his option to the rear of the stage.

One girl could be heard saying “No, no, no” as Aaron defiantly runs previous his stationary wheelchair and leaps with out hesitation onto the group.

Two males catch the comedian and maintain him aloft earlier than lifting him additional up into the air and passing him backwards while the group cheer amid a spherical of applause.

Simmonds shared the video to Instagram yesterday with the caption: “And we’re carried out. This Edinburgh Fringe run began with a ridiculous thought, do a present standing up for the entire present.

“After 26 exhibits in 27 days with out sitting down as soon as, throw in 24 Potter exhibits and 15 different gigs and I’m carried out.

“Final yr felt like an enormous achievement to do an Edinburgh run, this yr much less so and I feel that’s only a signal of the expansion I’ve made this yr.

“I feel I’m going to take the yr off from performing a brand new present in Ed subsequent yr to deal with directing, having a greater work/life steadiness and being happier and more healthy than ever.

“The spotlight? Gigging with Eddie Freakin’ Izzard is one thing I’ll always remember. However it is a shut second.. till subsequent time x.”

One consumer replied: “Stage diving when it’s not only a crowd stood up however a crowd sitting at tables with glasses is tremendous daring.”

One other commented: “EPIC.”

A 3rd wrote: “Woo you went for it!”

One other mentioned: “Find it irresistible.”

Talking right now Aaron mentioned: “I’m actually happy with the present. I’m planning on sleeping for a month, I’m so drained.

“Standing for an hour daily, day after day, was probably the most tough factor bodily that I’ve ever needed to do.

“I can’t really stand for an hour with out being on stage, It’s the adrenaline and the concentrating on the present which means I can do it.

“I’ve at all times needed to do a stage dive, it was a sold-out room, why the f**okay not?

“What’s the worst that might occur? I’m already in a wheelchair! It was tremendous enjoyable; I went all the way in which to the again of the room.

“A great deal of individuals got here as much as me to inform me they beloved it, after which one girl got here as much as me to apologise for punching me within the mouth.

“My agent noticed and instructed me to fill out a backdated threat evaluation kind however I feel he was joking.

“Fringe is hard as a disabled performer however It’s been made lots simpler by driving the previous couple of years.

“However the pageant shouldn’t be designed for wheelchairs. Numerous venues are nonetheless inaccessible, however I’ve to present an enormous shout out to the Pleasance and Bannerman’s bar the place each my exhibits had been.

“They had been each nice with not solely my necessities, however the necessities of disabled viewers members.

“However I really like doing the Fringe, and I’m very completely satisfied how each the exhibits went. I don’t assume I’m going subsequent yr although; I’ve carried out a brand new present yearly since 2018 – I would like a fallow yr.”

Aaron added: “I’ve beloved [comedy] since watching Eddie Izzard’s Costume to Kill on VHS

“I by no means dreamed that I’d ever do it, not to mention do it as my job after which this Fringe I received to gig with Eddie, which was so surreal, it was insane.

“I feel that’s most likely received to be one of the best second in my comedy profession up to now, it’s definitely up there together with how The Russell Howard Hour went, though I believed that was the tip of my profession, I picked a blind man out within the crowd!”