Alex Lasarev’s Comedy Therapy
In This Intensive Course You’ll Discover...
- My core mindsets and beliefs about what it means to truly share WHO you are - without guilt, shame, or self-judgement.
- My unique system to discover which parts of your history are “comedy gold” and which parts are a little too heavy and should be left alone! (Yes, the more shitty you think your childhood was, the funnier it is).
- Some powerful exercises that will help you realize that it’s not just YOU that’s fucked up - it’s everyone. And it’s O.K! ;)
- Techniques that will help you overcome stage-fright.
- How to connect with your audience (a group, or an individual) on a much deeper level.
- How to become a great listener.
- How to project your voice so that your story can be heard.
- The fundamental structure of jokes and storytelling - Which parts are funny, and which are not.
- The profound healing power of being present in the moment.
You will feel MUCH less worried about “bombing on stage!” In fact, you might even look forward to it!
I’ll also share with you my super-easy hack to make sure you continually add new material daily!
Who is Alex Lasarev? - A Little Bit of Background
In order to really get into the power and meaning behind Comedy Therapy, I have to tell you a little about myself first.
I had a rough start as a kid. My father left when I was 3, leaving me without a male role model. Physical and psychological abuse from my mother was the norm. I ran away from home at 15, living on the streets for a month until my 16th birthday. From there I lived in youth hostels on and off for a while.
I performed at my first open mic night in April of 1997, pushing through my nerves. It was a success, starting my career as a stand-up comic – which is where I focused my energy exclusively until around 2006.
But I felt like something was missing in my life. Unsurprisingly, with my background I found it almost impossible to authentically connect with members of the opposite sex. My relationship to them was tainted by the one I’d had with my mother.
At first, I was still that traumatized little boy running around talking to women. But as I moved forward and spent more time on my own healing and personal growth, I began to open up.
I started learning everything I could about women: How to talk to them, how to become more attractive, and how to connect with them on an authentic level. I immersed myself in that world just as I had with the comedy.
I discovered that our ability to attract amazing women (and have a fantastic life) is in direct correlation to how much we fully love and accept ourselves. Surprise surprise!
Other men started to see my success - and to make a long story short - I ended up creating my own courses for meeting and connecting with women in day-to-day life, building a global cult following as a dating coach.
As I was healing I was writing newer and more authentic material for my comedy show, and I started to tune more and more into the healing power of authentic self expression and self amusement
I noticed that some of the best comedians out there were using their own pain and trauma as fuel for their routines, turning it from a negative experience into something that spread laughter and positivity.
What is Comedy Therapy?
So, Comedy Therapy just kind of “happened” in 2015.
I was participating in one of Steve Pavlina’s workshops. It was a crazy workshop that was purposefully unplanned. All about trusting the universe and going with the flow!
I offered to teach the participants how to perform stand-up comedy. They were keen, and we went for it.
I shared my own story, told a few jokes, and showed the group how to discover the comedy gold in their lives – specifically in the challenging moments that they’ve been through.
I gave everyone the opportunity to share part of their story to the group. At first only a couple of people volunteered, and they did great. As the night went on, more and more people shared, until eventually everyone had shared a bit of their story.
Everyone was funny… And finally we were able to see the value of sharing our experiences - even the ones we thought were better left unsaid!
Not only was it EXTREMELY funny - the healing experienced by the group was profound. Sharing their shit was so relieving and freeing! EVERYONE laughed their asses off – not only at everyone else’s traumatic, fucked up lives, but at their own! It was like a HUGE weight off their shoulders. Everyone felt it.
I realized that I was on to something… And comedy therapy was born!
After my “fluke” teaching comedy therapy in 2015, something moved in me. I had felt the power of this authentic self expression, and I knew this was something I wanted to bring to the world!
What Are the Benefits of Comedy Therapy?
Comedy Therapy can help to shed some much-needed light (and relief) on our stored childhood and adult trauma. Our tools? Pointing out the absurdities of being led into adulthood by completely unqualified parents.
And trust me, they are all unqualified! Unless your mom and dad were fully enlightened masters, they were imperfect beings with their own limiting thoughts, patterns, traumas, and beliefs.
We are often so vulnerable and eager to learn as children, that we pick up those patterns from our parents - we have no choice!
Traumas happen (as a child, even thinking you’ve lost your mom in a grocery store for half a minute can be an extremely traumatic event!), and adult life is no picnic either. Shit happens, and it affects us.
What is Comedy Therapy?
So, Comedy Therapy just kind of “happened” in 2015.
I was participating in one of Steve Pavlina’s workshops. It was a crazy workshop that was purposefully unplanned. All about trusting the universe and going with the flow!
I offered to teach the participants how to perform stand-up comedy. They were keen, and we went for it.
I shared my own story, told a few jokes, and showed the group how to discover the comedy gold in their lives – specifically in the challenging moments that they’ve been through.
I gave everyone the opportunity to share part of their story to the group. At first only a couple of people volunteered, and they did great. As the night went on, more and more people shared, until eventually everyone had shared a bit of their story.
Everyone was funny… And finally we were able to see the value of sharing our experiences - even the ones we thought were better left unsaid!
Not only was it EXTREMELY funny - the healing experienced by the group was profound. Sharing their shit was so relieving and freeing! EVERYONE laughed their asses off – not only at everyone else’s traumatic, fucked up lives, but at their own! It was like a HUGE weight off their shoulders. Everyone felt it.
I realized that I was on to something… And comedy therapy was born!
After my “fluke” teaching comedy therapy in 2015, something moved in me. I had felt the power of this authentic self expression, and I knew this was something I wanted to bring to the world!
What Are the Benefits of Comedy Therapy?
Comedy Therapy can help to shed some much-needed light (and relief) on our stored childhood and adult trauma. Our tools? Pointing out the absurdities of being led into adulthood by completely unqualified parents.
And trust me, they are all unqualified! Unless your mom and dad were fully enlightened masters, they were imperfect beings with their own limiting thoughts, patterns, traumas, and beliefs.
We are often so vulnerable and eager to learn as children, that we pick up those patterns from our parents - we have no choice!
Traumas happen (as a child, even thinking you’ve lost your mom in a grocery store for half a minute can be an extremely traumatic event!), and adult life is no picnic either. Shit happens, and it affects us.
If you’ve been paying attention to the developments in the fields of healing/spirituality/psychology you’ll know that we’ve been consistently discovering that trauma, along with the stress it produces, is the cause of the vast majority of health problems people experience
Not only that - the constant stress and worry that comes from UNPROCESSED memories/emotions significantly reduce our ability to be in the moment and enjoy LIFE itself.
That’s not useful… so why not let that stuff go in the most enjoyable way possible?
Yes, we truly can relieve *some* of that pain using nature’s oldest medicine. Comedy!
That’s not useful… so why not let that stuff go in the most enjoyable way possible?
Yes, we truly can relieve *some* of that pain using nature’s oldest medicine. Comedy!
Am I Required to Perform???
Some people worry that there will have to “perform” during this course. However, Comedy Therapy is set up in a very relaxed, low pressure way.
Even “shy” people are able to take part!
It is not required to perform or share your story with the full group to complete the Comedy Therapy course. Only those that are eager to do so will be invited to perform at the end of the training.
Some people share more, some less. Sometimes attendees will share just one joke or story, others choose to perform a whole 5 minutes!
It’s up to you, but everyone will practice sharing parts of their story during the course.
Some people worry that there will have to “perform” during this course. However, Comedy Therapy is set up in a very relaxed, low pressure way.
Even “shy” people are able to take part!
It is not required to perform or share your story with the full group to complete the Comedy Therapy course. Only those that are eager to do so will be invited to perform at the end of the training.
Some people share more, some less. Sometimes attendees will share just one joke or story, others choose to perform a whole 5 minutes!
It’s up to you, but everyone will practice sharing parts of their story during the course.
So… if you’ve ever wanted to perform stand up, or simply want to push your boundaries and overcome your fear of public speaking, or simply have a great time and meet some amazing people, Comedy Therapy may be just the thing for you!
If you’re interested in knowing when I’m doing a Comedy Therapy experience in your city, join my mailing list here or email my team. They’ll let you know when I add cities to the tour!
With Love & Gratitude…
Alex Lasarev
With Love & Gratitude…
Alex Lasarev
