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Stand-up comedian Ashley Blaker highlights his unusual home life - starting with the downside to having a large family

Their morning routine is so challenging it would give Michael McIntyre a heart attack and an almost never ending need to replace phone chargers.

It's a mix of stand-up and observational documentary, all recorded in the Blakers’ unusual home with the voices of his real family, and tackling parenting, adoption and raising children with special needs.

The series brings a whole new perspective to the subject of parenting. That is because as parents of six children, Ashley and his wife Gemma are trying to raise a family in a world that is only really set up for having two.

What's more, the Blakers’ children are not just any kids. Three have special needs – two autistic boys and an adopted girl with Down Syndrome – and Ashley Blaker: 6.5 Children sensitively finds the funny in both raising children with disabilities and adoption.

Written and performed by Ashley Blaker - a comedian who's performed on five continents including tours of the UK, USA, Canada, South Africa, Israel and Australia. The New York Times called his 2018 Off-Broadway run ‘a slickly funny stand-up show’ and, in 2020, he returned with Goy Friendly at the prestigious SoHo Playhouse.

Ashley is joined by:

Shelley Blond
Kieran Hodgson
Rosie Holt
Judith Jacob

Also appearing as themselves are Ashley’s own children:

Ami (17)
Ophie (15)
Simi (13)
Soroh (12)
Sruly (11)
Bina (7)

Producer: Steve Doherty

A Giddy Goat production for ´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4, first broadcast in June 2021.

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