Heard the one about the disabled Britain's Got Talent Star? From Mail writer Helen Carroll, a life-affirming tribute …

By Helen Carroll

PUBLISHED: 16:39 EST, 19 April 2013 | UPDATED: 05:23 EST, 20 April 2013

Cheeky chappie: Jack Carroll on last Saturday's Britain's Got Talent

As the sweet-faced young man took to the Britains Got Talent stage last Saturday, creeping on with the aid of a walking frame, you could feel the audience hold its collective breath.

What was he doing there? And how would Simon Cowell and the rest of the judges treat him?

They had no need to be uneasy. The moment 14-year-old Jack Carroll who suffers from cerebral palsy opened his mouth, he had the judges, audience and nine million viewers at home in stitches with his self-deprecating stand-up routine.

Dark-haired and bespectacled, his opening gambit was: I know what youre all thinking: Harry Potter has had a nasty quidditch accident.

The audience guffawed. And suddenly, Jack was on a roll.

Later in the set, he asked: You know what I cant stand?, before adding, Sorry, let me re-emphasise. You know what? I cant stand.

While the crowd were deciding whether to laugh or shed a tear, he added: But look on the bright side, Ive never had to queue at Disneyland, which led to even more hysteria and a standing ovation from the rapt audience.

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