Rosie Jones has been pictured for the first time filming her new Channel 4 show Disability Benefits.
The comedy sees Rosie, 34, play a young woman called Emily, who starts her own illegal drugs empire after her state benefits are reduced when she is made redundant.
She was seen on Monday arriving to film the new comedy show, which she wrote with Peter Fellows.
Rosie was spotted with her co-star Ryan McParland, who plays Ewen, as the pair filmed scenes in Manchester.
The comedian was seen laughing while filming the scenes, while wearing a blue coat with jeans and a multi-colored polka dot sweater.
Rosie Jones has been pictured for the first time filming her new Channel 4 show Disability Benefits in Wales on Monday.
Rosie was spotted with her co-star Ryan McParland, who plays Ewen, as the pair filmed scenes in Manchester.
After the six-part comedy was announced, Rosie said of the project: “I’m incredibly excited to be making Disability Benefits for Channel 4.
‘It’s always been my dream to have my own comedy and now it’s coming true! Hit it!!’
The character of Emily (Rosie) is not the typical street drug dealer: she is intelligent, funny, sharp-tongued, very educated, and she also has cerebral palsy.
People have underestimated Emily her entire life. If they don’t patronize her for completing the most menial tasks, they pretend she’s not there. What better disguise could there be for criminal activity than to be completely dismissed by the same failed system that exists to protect the law?
Earlier this year, Rosie also released a documentary called Am I a R*tard? and defended his controversial title while speaking out about the abuse he has received.
The documentary aimed to explore and educate viewers about the online abuse faced by people with disabilities, including Rosie.
However, it later emerged that several disabled contributors were withdrawing from the documentary presented by Rosie because they claimed its title was “harmful.”
The comedy sees Rosie starring as a young woman called Emily, who starts her own illegal drug empire after her state benefits are reduced when she is made redundant.
She was seen on Monday arriving to film the new comedy show, which she wrote with Peter Fellows.
The comedian was seen laughing while filming the scenes, while sporting a blue coat with jeans and a multicolored polka dot sweater.
After the six-part comedy was announced, Rosie said of the project: “I’m incredibly excited to be making Disability Benefits for Channel 4.”
The character of Emily (Rosie) is not the typical street drug dealer: she is intelligent, funny, sharp-tongued, very educated, and she also has cerebral palsy.
But Rosie defended the use of the title, saying that although the word was “abhorrent”, she “wanted to address the issue head-on”.
Rosie, who appeared on This Morning at the time, said: “I needed to be true to my lived experience, which is to say I get said that word online and on the street on a regular basis.”
She explained: ‘Every day I get ableist comments online, ableism on the street and no one knows it.
“So, I felt like no one was taking that seriously, so I really felt passionate about spreading my truth because if we start the conversation about albeism and name-calling, then we can start to really stop it.”
She said she feels “attacked” in different ways and said: “This really has to stop.”
Host Dermot O’Leary continued to ask Rosie about the title, with the star saying: “Well, I understand that a lot of people found the title very disturbing.” And I understand why.
I find that word absolutely abhorrent. And when my own community criticizes me, it hits me harder, but this is my documentary.
‘I really feel like people use that slur and other ableist slurs casually in schools, in pubs, online, on the street, without ever really considering how harmful it is.