She’s got the jokes, the timing, and zero patience for ableist nonsense. Fats Timbo opens up to Kate Stevenson about how she’s living life fearlessly
Fats Timbo doesn’t just walk into a room – she owns it. As a comedian, author, content creator, and proud little person, Fats is flipping the script on disability, one viral skit at a time.
“Interviews are like my therapy,” she jokes to me at the start of our chat. “I get to vent about everything I’ve gone through and, hopefully, someone out there hears it and feels less alone.” That’s Fats in a nutshell: funny, fierce, and intentional.
JOKE’S ON YOU
Born with achondroplasia, the rising comedy star spent her early years caught between being celebrated at home and judged in public. “I used to think I was ‘special’ because my parents told me that. They always made it feel like I had a superpower,” she laughs. “Then I stepped outside, and the world had a lot to say about me… Mostly rubbish!” That mix of feeling special at home and being judged outside inspired her honest comedy and bold storytelling.
“My biggest issue with my condition is other people’s attitudes,” she shrugs. “It’s not how I feel or look – it’s how people treat me.”
Her viral skits on social media hilariously call out the everyday microaggressions she and many other disabled people face. In one, a woman asks: “Were you born like that?” Fats answers with a deadpan: “Yeah.” The comedy lands because it’s real. “I just thought, let me show people how ridiculous it sounds,” explains Fats. “When people laugh, they reflect. Maybe next time, they’ll think before speaking.”
A COMIC FORCE
But her work is not just punchlines and viral videos. Fats is also the host of Unfiltered Women, ITV’s first disabled-led chat show. “It can be nerve-wracking to be part of something so powerful,” she says. “But I’m walking so others can run. People have never seen this representation – and it’s about time.”
Fats is candid about the responsibility of being one of the few disabled voices in major media spaces. “I used to feel the pressure of representing a whole community,” she admits. “But these days, I remind myself that there are only 24 hours in a day. I can only do so much. I just try to do my best, and leave space for others.”
She doesn’t want to be boxed into “disability content” either. Her comedy cuts across race, culture, gender, and life itself. “I’m a Black, British, Sierra Leonean woman who’s also disabled. There are a lot of ways I can connect to people,” points out Fats. “I’m not just funny for a disabled person. I’m funny. Full stop.”
With her debut book launching and a wedding around the corner (“Please pray for my sanity!”), Fats is just getting started. So she invites you to laugh, learn, and rethink what inclusion really looks like.
And if you’re not ready for that? She’ll be the first to turn it into a skit.