Incorporating Stand-up Comedy in Drama Therapy as a Narrative Model

Author

Mario DávilaFollow

Date of Award

Spring 5-22-2021

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

MA - Master of Arts

Department

Expressive Therapies

Advisor

Laura Wood

Abstract

Stand-up comedy is the purposeful use of humor while telling personal thoughts, experiences, and vulnerabilities to an audience. This literature review will explore what constitutes humor, its benefits to psychotherapy, how it exists in drama therapy, applications of narrative therapy, and applying stand-up comedy to drama therapy. By combining stand-up comedy and drama therapy, the author will argue how this combination can provide an additional viewpoint for drama therapy techniques and an alternative and therapeutic aspect to stand-up comedy.

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Recommended Citation

Dávila, Mario, "Incorporating Stand-up Comedy in Drama Therapy as a Narrative Model" (2021). Expressive Therapies Capstone Theses. 406.
https://digitalcommons.lesley.edu/expressive_theses/406