June 8th and June 14th Bolivian-American comedian Jason Sáenz tapes his hit solo show, The Wheel World, at the Lyric Hyperion Theatre in Los Angeles. In The Wheel World, comedian Jason Sáenz tells the story of when he fell through a skylight onto a flight of stairs during a third date six years ago. This accident and the subsequent month-long battle against spinal meningitis in the ICU left Sáenz paralyzed.
The Wheel World presents all the grim and intimate details of becoming a paraplegic in Hollywood. Sáenz shares his struggles with grief, adapting to changes in wheelchair accessibility, accepting limitations in his new body, his wheelchair-bound TV roles, altering his perception of sex and manhood, accepting his new bathroom routines, accepting love, and finally, pursuing fatherhood. Jason’s previous performances of The Wheel World have regularly sold out and he’s back with special tapings at The Lyric Hyperion. The Wheel World is presented and written by Jason Sáenz and directed by Lauren Adams (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, Greener Grass, Modern Family).
Jason had a 10-year comedy career before he became paralyzed. His web series Ya Killin’ Me! has two seasons available on Comedy Central.com. Jason has written for Comedy Central’s Night of Too Many Stars, Steve Harvey, and MTV’s Ridiculousness as well as other projects on Fox, MTV, IGN, Funny or Die, Above Average, RoofTop Comedy, Time Out NY, HuffPost, Jest, and CollegeHumor. His prank poster project @SaenzSigns went viral numerous times (Hollywood Reporter, MTV, Buzzfeed). Jason is also a founding member of the UCB sketch group, Onassis, winner of the 2011 Friar’s Club Sketch Competition and a Finalist at the 2012 Comedy Central Pilot competition.
Get out in the world as see one taping or see them all!
Mentions: June 8 and 14 @ 7:30 PM. Tickets HERE. Location: THE LYRIC HYPERION THEATRE | 2106 Hyperion Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90027. Give Jason a FOLLOW. Feed the beast.