Creator and star of You’re My Hero portrays the comical side of living with a disability
Day 610:00CBCโs Youโre My Hero creator uses comedy to show the ups and downs of life with cerebral palsySean Towgood created the Canadian comedy series You're My Hero with the intention to show the audience a more complete picture of people living with disabilities, by using humour as a way to portray the ups and downs of life with cerebral palsy, he says.The show premiered on CBC Gem in 2023, with the aim to shake up prevailing views on what it means to be living with a disability in the 21st century.Ian, the lead character played by Towgood, is an angsty, blunt, unfiltered 20-somethingย navigating the social pressures of life in an unforgiving world not designed for wheels. Like the character he portrays, Towgood has cerebral palsy, uses a motorized wheelchair and is very funny."I wanted ...