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Toronto stand-up comic is lobbying the federal government for comedy to be considered an art Toronto stand-up comic Sandra Battaglini is trying to convince the Canada Council for the Arts, and the Department of Heritage, that stand-up comedy is a performance art on par with theatre and music, and deserves support from grants.

Albert Nerenberg calls humour therapeutic, says it helps CEOs keep stress at bay He once organised the World Stupidity Awards.

One man's solution for crushing social anxiety: improv comedy | CBC Radio Yitzi Gal's social anxiety was so bad that if he had to make conversation, his fingernails would cut crescent moons into his palms. When his sister enrolled him in improv comedy classes, he resisted, hiding in his car during breaks to avoid the other students. But slowly, the improv began to work.

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Laugh Therapy Mondays!
[NOW WITH HUMMUS]

De-stress with fun Improv games & challenge yourself
while making new friends.

Led by Second City Award-Winning alumnus Brian G. Smith.

Next session of weekly Improv classes starts April 8 at Centre for Social Innovation.

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New study shows the importance of laughter in improving wellbeing Researchers at the University of Derby have developed a new smartphone concept called ‘the Laughie’, which has been shown to significantly improve people’s overall wellbeing through encouraging them to laugh.