Neurodivergent Minds in Comedy
hosted by Jen deHaan
Neurodivergent Minds in Comedy with Jen deHaan is a podcast about neurodivergent (such as autistic and ADHD humans) performing in or creating comedy. It’s is hosted by Jen deHaan and is released here and on its own website.
This podcast also has supplemental resources offered on the NeurodiversityImprov.com website.
On this podcast, Jen talks about the intersection of comedy and different forms of neurodivergence, focusing mostly on autism and ADHD. Comedy is neurodiverse! You are doing comedy, improv, acting, performance, or writing with neurodivergent minds (or have one yourself).
This podcast is relevant to you if you are doing comedy, improv, characters, acting, or other forms of creative performance or writing/scripts and are autistic, ADHD, or otherwise neurodivergent.
Note: This podcast was formerly called “Neurodiversity and Improv” – the podcast changed its name in October 2024 on the one year anniversary of its release! New name, same kinda stuff.
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Answer THREE QUESTIONS about your experience as a neurodivergent human in comedy.
Episode surveys are listed below:
- Episode 20: Survey on Icebreakers
- Episode 18 & 19: Survey on Alexithymia/emotions
- Episode 16 & 17: Survey on Characters in Improv
- Episode 15: Survey on Notes in Improv
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Jen deHaan
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Jen deHaan founded StereoForest in 2024 to focus on creating comedy podcasts and audio dramas and audio fiction series that blend scripted and improvised material. Jen has taught long form improv classes at/with World’s Greatest Improv School (WGIS), Compass Improv, Highwire Improv, and Queen City Comedy. She was also the WGIS Online School Director.
About the Show / Credits
Neurodivergent Minds in Comedy with Jen deHaan is a podcast about neurodivergent humans working in comedy and performance, and is released on its own website with bonus resources released at NeurodiversityImprov.com. This show was created by, written, edited, produced and hosted by Jen deHaan of StereoForest.com, who is autistic and ADHD.
