Resources

Comedy & Social Change

The Beyond A Joke report (by Sam Beale) explores how comedy initiatives are building communities, reducing social exclusion and improving mental health, and examines the effectiveness of using humour as part of social justice campaigns.

The report features projects and organisations currently working in the sector, to identify existing good practice, and considers opportunities for expansion and key challenges for the field. It is divided into three themed areas, highlighting the principal ways that comedy and collective laughter can be catalysed for social change:

• Comedy and community

• Comedy, recovery and resilience

• Comedy and campaigning

The report can be found by clicking here