Comedians could be prescribed on NHS to help patients struggling with trauma: Bristol Uni

How are they going to get the comedians into those little plastic bottles?

 

I was going to jokingly say 'I wonder if there is a manual'; but it appears there is, or at least soon will be

Improv Comedy Therapy Manual for Clinicians
https://www.comedyistherapy.com/consultationsupervision

 

I'm not going to dismiss this notion out of hand. I do very much believe that humour can be a potent coping mechanism. Even in the saddest circumstances I have been part of, among mourners there can still be that spark of humour that keeps them going and mutually supportive.

There is most certainly not going to be a blanket solution; for some it would work and for others it would not; what works for some would not be the same as what works for others. Great care would be needed to no misapply it, as the mental harm could be significant.

But I do very much believe that humour is an evolved trait for a reason, and not just by happenstance.

 

I wonder if they will employ GJT... i.e. "Graded Joke Therapy." You know... that's where you start with "Why did the Chicken Cross the Road" and then you slowly increase the complexity of the jokes until you wind up with the PACE trial.

 

When patients inevitably deteriorate post Graded Joke Therapy, Sharpe will argue that the jokes were improperly delivered. Need an august and seasoned performer to appropriately administer said jokes.

 

Laughter is considered a form of exercise. What happens if I experience post exertional laughter?

 

I think my interview would probably go like this...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LbzaDt0IbF4