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Comic D.J. Demers jokes a lot about hearing loss — but won't be 'the hearing aid guy'

NPR

By Elizabeth Blair

Published November 26, 2024 at 5:18 AM EST

Comedian D.J. Demers is hard-of-hearing. He stars in a CBC sitcom he created and recently dropped his fourth comedy special.(Story aired on All Things Considered on Nov. 25, 2024.)

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Elizabeth Blair

Elizabeth Blair is a Peabody Award-winning senior producer/reporter on the Arts Desk of NPR News.

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