Standup comedy course for men at risk of suicide wins NHS funding

Comedian Angie Belcher’s course will encourage people to process their trauma in different ways. Photograph: Handout

Standup comedy is regularly listed as one of the toughest jobs in the world, featuring heavily in 90% of people’s top 10 fears.

But a course helping some of the most vulnerable people in the country by teaching them to be comedians is proving so successful that it is being socially prescribed by NHS trusts and private practices across the country.