Laughter League

08/25/2026

Live in or near Seattle? Please join us at our first Laughter League Seattle Benefit on October 25th!

08/23/2026

Our 2026 Healthcare Clown Workshop is in the books! It was an incredible gathering of humans who are all invested in finding ways to use their talent and gifts in service of empowering others through laughter and authentic engagement. It was an amazing week!

08/08/2026

We are proud to be doing this work at Hassenfeld Children’s Hospital at NYU Langone. 💗

07/25/2026

Attention healthcare clowns!

Register today for the Meeting of the Noses.
October 5-8, 2026 in Stony Point, NY.
Details can be found on our website:
www.nafhco.org
Space is limited - so check it out soon!

07/14/2026

Hospitals, memory care, pediatric centers and more all benefit from the work of healthcare clowns. This fall Laughter League will be bringing our exceptional training to a cohort of actors, improvisers, clowns, and playful spirits ready to deepen their craft and make an impact in their community.

Last call for early registration (discounted tuition) ending July 15! Limited spots remain, we look forward to making laughter together!

06/10/2026

Thank you Boston Children’s Hospital for your support and for amplifying our therapeutic humor work.

06/10/2026

What does it take to be a healthcare clown? Laughter League artists work in a variety of healthcare facilities - pediatric care, child life, memory care, and more!

Join our intensive training for actors, improvisers, clowns, and playful spirits ready to deepen their craft and make an impact. Develop the tools to become an eccentric physical comedian while learning how to bring joy to: Pediatric hospitals, Dementia care centers, marginalized communities, alternative performance spaces.

Featuring faculty members Michelle Matlock, Tiffany Riley and Dick Monday with special guest Hilary Chaplain

Aug 18-22 at Brooklyn Art Haus, 24 Marcy Avenue, Brooklyn
www.laughterleague.org

05/26/2026

The world has lost a giant in the healthcare clown world. Karen McCarty meant so much to so many clowns in the world. She brought the light. She brought the fun. She brought silliness. She brought the unwavering commitment to the world of hospital clowning. She brought the passion to keep moving forward. She brought the belief in the often misunderstood work of clowns who take their gifts into children’s hospitals and other environments where joy and laughter are true commodities. It is hard to find a hospital clown around who was not in some way connected to Karen. She will be sorely missed and remembered with great fondness by all of us clowns, and so many other people.
Rest in Peace Dr. Ginger Snaps. ❤❤❤❤

05/21/2026

Join our intensive training for actors, improvisers, clowns, and playful spirits ready to deepen their craft and make an impact. Develop the tools to become an eccentric physical comedian while learning how to bring joy to: Pediatric hospitals, Dementia care centers, Marginalized communities, Alternative performance spaces.
August 18-22, Brooklyn Art Haus

www.laughterleague.org/clown-training

05/07/2026

you helped us hit a RECORD fundraising goal of 15K! Thank you to all of our donors, clowns, and supporters for all your help