Press Release

Stand Up For Mental Health Comedy Show

What’s so funny about mental health? Culpeper, Virginia – What’s so funny about mental health? As far as Stand Up for Mental Health (SMH) and Encompass Community Supports are concerned– everything! Founded by award-winning counsellor and stand-up comic David Granirer, who himself lives with bipolar, SMH teaches stand-up comedy to people with mental health challenges as a way of building confidence and fighting public stigma. Granirer, in partnership with Encompass has trained six first-time comedians to