Comedy is perhaps not the first thing that comes to mind when you think of potential treatment for mental illness. But comedian Mark McConville is hoping to change that. In this episode of Remarkable Tales, the renowned comedian with more than two decades of experience on the professional speaking circuit tells how a chance meeting on a cruise ship led to a dramatic career change of direction, into research for Griffith University’s Australian Institute for Suicide Research and Prevention. Mark is now also a recent Masters graduate of Griffith University, and adjunct lecturer, specialising in suicideology. He has taken his Laughter Clinic to organisations around Australia, exploring the power of laughter to soothe the troubled soul, and lessen people’s stress and depression.