Why do I start stuttering when nervous?
When you are nervous, your attention is dispersed. A part of your attention may be on the situation at hand, but other parts of it are on self-perceptions, your perception of others’ perception of you, previous negative experiences, and negative thoughts and hypotheses. When your full attention is not on speaking, there is a likelihood that your words will not come out as intended. Moreover, when you’re nervous, your breathing can become irregular, directly impacting the air-contact coordination. Considering that speech is a delicate dance between airflow and interior mouth contact, it requires awareness, control and balance.
Samuel L. Jackson is a Black actor who stutters. He reports that he was able to overcome it through acting.
As airflow is the foundation of speech, when the airflow is obstructed due to tension and uncontrolled closing of oral muscles, the sound produced is compromised.
Craig Skistimas, also known as Stuttering Craig, the co-founder of ScrewAttack which is a production company for video games.
The adored pig from Looney Tunes, Porky Pig, has a stutter. It has been found that he stutters 23% of his spoken words and uses a wide variety of stuttering types.
Stuttering affects around 70 million people worldwide, so yes of course there is going to be a comedian who stutters.
The National Stuttering Association (https://westutter.org/) is a good website to find news about stuttering. The ‘Stuttering Foundation’ is another website that provides the most up to date news (https://www.stutteringhelp.org)
News reporter John Stossel is a news reporter who stuttered. News reporter and journalist Byron Pitts also stutter.
There are two general philosophies of stuttering treatment: Fluency shaping, and Stuttering acceptance
When an individual stutters, the voice may change as there is additional tension on the vocal folds and on the musculature surrounding it.