Everyone in the four-man sketch comedy troupe Asperger’s Are Us is on the autism spectrum, but the group’s material doesn’t raise awareness of Asperger’s syndrome. Nor do they self-deprecate or write what one member, Noah Britton, describes as “Hallmark cards”—maudlin sketches that resemble the sports-underdog film Rudy. The company’s website shows Britton wearing a T-shirt that says I DON’T WANT YOUR PITY.
Comedy-savvy audiences, like those in Chicago, understand that troupe names are usually nonsensical. But Asperger’s Are Us are true to their moniker. “Asperger’s [humor] is deadpan, absurd, pun-based,” Britton says. “We produce situations that aren’t just breaking social norms but are impossible.” This aspect of the group’s humor is demonstrated in one scene in which a woman shares news of her pregnancy with her husband, who admits that he’s not a human being—he’s bubble wrap.
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