A Funny Look at Depression and Suicide
Clean comedy. Personal stories. Honest conversation. A shared experience that gives your audience a practical place to begin talking about depression and suicide.
Meaningful conversations start with connection.
A welcoming space to laugh, listen, and begin an honest conversation.
The audience experience
A conversation you can be part of.
The presentation begins with clean stand-up comedy, giving the audience a chance to laugh together. Then the comedians share their own experiences with depression in a candid panel conversation.
They demonstrate the Five Questions and show what it looks like to listen, ask, and connect. The focus is on understanding a person’s experience and finding a practical starting point for peer conversations.
What to expect
Comedy, lived experience, and connection.
Clean comedy
The comedians open with clean stand-up comedy to create a welcoming shared experience.
Personal stories
A panel of comedians answers the Five Questions through their own lived experience with depression.
Practical peer connection
The audience sees an honest conversation modeled and gains a place to start conversations of their own.
Typically 90 minutes
The format and timing can vary by setting. We’ll discuss your audience, schedule, and objectives during the booking conversation and confirm the plan together.
The Five Questions
Ask. Listen. Understand.
The comedians answer each of these questions from their own experience, modeling an honest conversation.
- 1What does your depression feel like?
- 2What do others do that makes it worse?
- 3What do you do that makes it worse?
- 4What do others do that makes it better?
- 5What do you do that makes it better?
Each person’s experience is different. These questions make room to hear that experience in their own words.
Planning your presentation
A few questions before we talk.
Who is the presentation suitable for?
1Degree has presented for schools and colleges, workplaces, first responders, military and veteran groups, and community organizations. Tell us about your audience, including age range and setting, so we can discuss an appropriate presentation.
What is the format?
The standard presentation combines clean stand-up comedy with a candid panel conversation featuring four comedians and the Five Questions. Presentation details can vary by setting and will be confirmed with your team.
How long should we allow?
Typically, plan on approximately 90 minutes. Share your available time and event schedule during the booking conversation so we can discuss what fits.
What does the venue need?
Tell us about the space, expected audience size, and available sound and staging equipment. The 1Degree team will review the setup with you and confirm the event’s technical and venue needs before arrangements are finalized.
How do we arrange a date?
Share your preferred date or timeframe, location, and audience. We’ll discuss availability and the next steps. An inquiry starts the conversation; it does not reserve a date.
How do we request pricing?
Use “Discuss a Presentation” to tell us about your organization and event. We’ll review the setting, location, timing, and presentation scope with you and provide pricing for your event.
Bring your people together
Let’s discuss a presentation for your audience.
Tell us who you want to reach and what you have in mind. We’ll talk through the format, timing, venue, and next steps together.
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