April Cowgur on laughter being the best medicine.

Stand-up comic April Cowgur shares her journey from Springfield, Illinois – where even as a youngster she knew she wanted to make people laugh – to working at The Second City before moving out to Los Angeles. A true optimist, she tells us how the comedy community came together to help each other get through the past 12-plus months, the lessons learned, and why laughter really is the best medicine.Stories of Survival in the Modern Age features honest conversations about resilience, reinvention, and being human in a complicated world.