The Comedy School’s Wellbeing Project, who use stand-up comedy to help support those with mental health difficulties, was awarded £120,000 of National Lottery funding this week. Longtime supporter and 2007 Funny Women Awards winner Andi Osho was on hand with founder and director Keith Palmer to accept the donation.
Andi Osho said: “The Comedy School has made a difference to the lives of so many through its outreach and anti-knife crime projects and now, with this money from The National Lottery Community Fund, they’ll be able to help support those struggling with mental health issues too. I’m thrilled to be accepting this cheque with Keith because with every one of its ventures The Comedy School team have proved, time and time again, laughter really is the best medicine.”
The project aims to improve people’s mental health and wellbeing by using comedy as an educational and rehabilitative tool, the aim is to make the process effective and enjoyable. The National Lottery funding will help the project to build their own tailored mental health recovery toolkit allowing them to better understand their mental health, including possible triggers and day-to-day coping mechanisms. A student of the project said: “It will change your life.”
The Comedy School’s Wellbeing Project began in 2016 in partnership with South London and Maudsley (SLaM) Recovery College and Social Inclusion, Hope and Recovery Project (SHARP).
