David Granirer counsellor, stand-up comic and author of The Happy Neurotic: How Fear and Angst Can Lead to Happiness and Success, created and leads Stand Up For Mental Health (SMH). David teaches stand up comedy to people with mental illness as a way of building their confidence and fighting public stigma, prejudice, and discrimination.

Our shows look at the lighter side of taking meds, seeing counsellors, getting diagnosed, and surviving the mental health system. We perform at conferences, treatment centers and psych wards in partnership with numerous mental health organizations. SMH performs in Prisons, on Military Bases and University and College Campuses, at Government, Corporate and Community fundraisers and Forums, and Most Importantly, for the General Public across Canada and the US.

David, who has depression says: If you have bipolar disorder, depression, schizophrenia, obsessive compulsive disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder or other mental health diagnoses, you're a perfect fit for this program!

Laughing at Mental Illness Read the article

Award Winning CBC PASSIONATE EYE Documentary "Cracking Up" Click to view video clip

Where Depression Suicide and Street Sex Work are Laughing Matters Click to read the Globe & Mail article.

SMH Goes to London School of Economics, UK Read Andi Cuddington's Master Thesis about SMH.

Clinical Counselor Kirsteen Moore Writes

Featured Media Stories "A Funny Thing Happened to Me on the Way to Mental Illness" Click Here to Listen to Our UNBC Campus Radio Interview

David Granirer on Studio 4 with Fanny Kiefer Watch Part 1 & Part 2 on Youtube

We are Proud to Call the Legendary Mike MacDonald Our Friend Click here to view comedy clip.

Canada Post Partners With Stand Up For Mental Health Read Preliminary Press Release. Follow Wayne Stremel Ride Across Canada for Canada Post!

Listen to J. Peachy SFU Radio Interviews

Alumni Comic Mike Coss's Triumph Over Traumatic Brain Injury Read about Mike's Amazing Journey

The Serious Side of SMH Comics