Writing and illustration on mental health by and for the comedy industry

An Intro

By Martin Willis. In August of last year, our production company produced, printed and handed out 3500 copies of a Small Book on Mental...

Aliveline

By Shirley Halse. This year I have a deadline. It’s not an application deadline, it’s not the skin-of-your-teeth, got to finish the show...

TO NOT TALKING ABOUT IT

By Louisa Keight. tw: Eating disorders The Shakespeare’s Head, Holborn. Stood by the fruities with a pint of Blue Moon and an orange...

Being Bad At Your Job

By Dan McKeon. Illustrated by Michael Julings. Whenever I’ve been in a restaurant or bar, I always turn a blind eye to bad service. You...

IT’S A MOVIE INNIT

By Sikisa Bostwick-Barnes. Illustrated by Jenan Younis. I’m not going to lie. When I first heard about Covid-19, I kind of brushed it...

Lovin’ The Lockdown Loca

By Kathryn Mather. Illustrated by Michael Julings. There is a secret community of us. We speak in hushed tones, lest anyone know our...

The Song Of Purple Summer

Anon. Illustrated by Richard Todd. I’ve been thinking about regret and preventability a lot, mainly while wishing I’d bought a Nintendo...

Stand Up to Trauma

By Ania Magliano. Trigger warning: sexual assault/rape I have survived three incidents of sexual assault. Two sexual assaults and one...

Chancers of the Exchequer: Soothing News for the Self-Employed

By Jess Aszkenasy. Coronavirus has burnt a hole in pretty much everyone’s pocket. Live stand-up comedy seems like a distant memory from...

We Are So Lucky Because We’re Not Dead Yet

Written and stitched by Emily Woods. This is a time where I am happy to be depressed. It feels like I’ve been training to be quarantined...

Pep talk for the Perpetually Anxious

By Alice India. Illustrated by Eddy Hare. Isn’t it ironic. We sit alone in our rooms, with only the newsfeed and the Thursday Clap to...