Rosie Jones says she gets ‘more hate’ than ‘any other comedian’ as she is disabled

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Rosie Jones has said she gets “more hate” than “perhaps any other comedian” as she is disabled. The comedy star, who recently condemned the “same old ableism” after she was inundated with abuse following an appearance on Channel 4’s Big Fat Quiz of the Year, opened up about living with cerebral palsy in a new interview. While praising the support given to her by her comedy peers, including Katherine Ryan, Nish Kumar, James Acaster and Joe Lycett, Jones reflected on the negative side of her fame, stating: “Of course for all the support I do get, I get an awful lot of negativity and abuse too, perhaps more than any other comedian going right now.” Jones said that being a woman in comedy is challenging enough, but stated: “When you’re disabled like me, with a speech difference, that opens up even more hate.” Reflecting on why this might be, Jones told The Times: “Perhaps when you are disabled, society either feels as though it should feel sorry for you or else celebrate you for being a hero at the Paralympics. So what am I to people?” Jones said that these “trolls” are “angry at the world” and might feel triggered by seeing Jones “being unapologetically myself, swearing, talking about having sex and living my dream”.