Stand-up comedian Nina G has found a way to work her stutter and dyslexia into her act as a source of jokes. But it’s not all about getting laughs — she’s also all about representation in arts and performance in general.

“It’s really nice to have that mix of advocacy and comedy at the same time,” said Nina G, who is based in Pleasanton. “Most of all, being funny. That is the most important thing.”

Nina G produces the Comedians with Disabilities Act, a group founded in 2010 by Sacramento comedian Michael O’Connell, who was known around town as “the wheelchair comedian.” O’Connell died in 2016 from complications of muscular dystrophy. A small monument to his memory can be seen locally at Sacramento Comedy Spot, where owner Brian Crall built a ramp onto the stage for O’Connell in 2012.

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