A note from Wild Card host Rachel Martin: Aparna Nancherla seems to me like someone living between two impulses. One of them pulls her to stand on a stage and tell jokes and take up space and stand ...

Richard Lewis claimed that he abstained from masturbation because he worried he “might give himself something.” It was one of his many comic confessions effectively capturing how anxiety becomes not ...

Gianmarco Soresi’s parents divorced when he was so young that, he says, “My first word was ‘Mama’ … but my next five were ‘told me to tell you.’” In the last three years, Soresi has earned plaudits ...

Recently, I was on an NPR podcast about improv comedy and its psychological benefits, and I made a cardinal error. I scrolled through the Instagram comments. Improv ...

Sarah Silverman is best-known for her comedy. But the new film I Smile Back is a drama, in which she plays a woman who suffers from profound depression. It's a subject with which the comedian is ...

Take any intro-level improv class, and on day one, when everyone is sharing why they're there, you'll likely hear a few say "to build confidence" or "reduce social anxiety." I've encountered this many ...

Depression and other mental health issues affect millions of Americans. Police are especially vulnerable, due to the stresses of the job. One officer in Colorado found an outlet doing standup comedy.