{
  "id": 527346,
  "title": "Paralympic silver, sharp tongue: Ricky Balshaw takes on disability myths with dark humour and zero inspiration gloss",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/paralympic-silver-sharp-tongue-ricky-balshaw-takes-on-disability",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-11T01:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Gulf News",
    "slug": "gulf-news",
    "url": "https://gulfnews.com/entertainment/from-paralympic-best-loser-to-fearless-comic-ricky-balshaw-skewers-disability-myths-without-the-feelgood-spin-1.500636363"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "My conversation with British comedian Ricky Balshaw begins with me doing what many able-bodied people probably do around disability: wondering whether I’m using the right words. Ricky, who has cerebral palsy after the umbilical cord became wrapped around his neck during birth, went on to win a Paralympic silver medal for Great Britain in para-equestrian dressage. He is remarkably unfazed and…",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}