Chris Gethard is Less Ego-Driven, More Peaceful, No Longer Losing Teeth

When you’ve had an HBO comedy special, starred in an off-Broadway
show, made a million TV appearances, and headlined comedy clubs
all over the country, the next move is not generally to apply to
grad school to become a therapist or social worker. But that’s
what Chris Gethard found himself doing after his incredibly
stressful career hit some hard stumbling blocks and he was faced
with the issue of how best to take care of his young family
(including himself) and provide things like health insurance.
Before he could enroll, Chris got an opportunity to work with a
non-profit to build a program promoting mental health through
comedy and improv. Chris made radical changes and says he’s in a
better place.


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