Healing through Comedy!
Comedy Beginner Course
No previous experience required.
Speak your truth in a safe and supportive environment.
Your first 3-5 minute set without struggle.
Mental Health Benefits
Physical Health Benefits
Boost confidence, Overcome fears
Perfect for business professionals
Laughter Therapy That Heals
Laughter therapy has been scientifically proven to reduce anxiety, depression, blood pressure, and muscle tension—boosting both mental and physical health.
Rise Up Comedy offers healing through laughter in inclusive, uplifting spaces—free from racism, sexism, prejudice, and audience shaming.
What We Offer
Workshops & Classes
Available online or in person, our courses often lead to a performance. Open to everyone—from professionals and entrepreneurs to comedy lovers and first-timers.
Therapeutic Programs
We bring laughter to trauma and recovery spaces like women’s shelters, treatment centers, and residential programs, offering healing through participation or simply being in the audience.
Corporate Programs
We host workshops at offices, conventions, and retreats to improve morale, confidence, and connection.
Formats Include:
5-week courses (Beginner & Level 2)
Weekend Intensive Intro Courses
Seminar & conference workshops
Wellness retreat integrations
Hire Us for Your Event
Want clean, conscious comedy? We provide compassionate performers for community events, corporate gigs, and fundraisers—globally.
Mental Health Awareness Shows
These events combine comedy, education, and community. Featuring a mix of seasoned pros and emerging talent, proceeds support nonprofits. Shows are filmed to support performers’ careers and the Rise Up mission.
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Our Founder: Paula Jane Newman
Known as the “Real Deal”, she couldn’t be fake if an Oscar depended on it.
An an international clean comic, MC, event host, inspirational/motivational wellness speaker, voice over/improv artist, theatrically trained actress, meditation instructor, and non-profit founder.
She appeared on Fox, ABC, CBS, ITV, BBC but you may know her best as the cheeky maid in Pirates of the Caribbean.
She delivers quirky clean comedy with a viewpoint of the ridiculous fusing wisdom, inspirational gems, various voices, silliness and act outs that do deserve an Oscar.
Topics cover; being an immigrant in America, dyslexia/neurodivergent, living in chronic pain, a teeth sucker, body dysmorphia, raising an African American step daughter, and being a down to earth meditation teacher all in a lovely English accent.
She has performed on line ups with Margaret Cho, Darrell Hammond, Alonzo Bodden and Kvon. International highlights include; Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Sydney Comedy Club, Comedy Joint Bangkok, Laugh Factory (Hollywood), Comedy Store (Hollywood), House of Comedy, 3E’s Comedy Club, Flappers to name a few.
She went through a “Dark Decade of the Soul,” (as she refers to it) and came out with a shifted perspective of life. “It wasn’t my body that was the problem, it was my mind.” Now, she fuses all of her life experience and talents to help diminish the suffering of others.
Whether you are a wishing to try comedy as a healing modality for your organization or as an individual reach out to us.
If you are comic that wishes to have us come to your city (international may apply) and are enthusiastic to participate in creating a comedy show for a cause please email us at:
with:
- A link to a five-minute set
- The city you are located in a paragraph
- Location ideas.
We will get back to you shortly.
Looking to chat?