Frank King Speaker Biography
Corporate Entertainer, Impersonator, and Mental Health Comedian
Frank King, aka The Mental Health Comedian, is a Suicide Prevention and Postvention Public Speaker and Trainer who turned a lifelong battle with depression into a keynote worth spreading. After writing for the “Tonight Show” for 20-plus years and performing corporate comedy, King’s attention changed to a focus on mental health. His mission is to end the stigma surrounding mental health by sharing his insights with anyone and everyone who will listen in an effort to “start the conversation.
Mental Health Comedian
King has thought about killing himself more times than he can count. Like many of us, depression and suicide run in his family. He addresses his own trials and tribulations using a tool people from all walks of life can relate to, humor. In his TED Talk “A Matter of Life or Death,” he openly addresses topics considered taboo in today’s society.
Keynote Speaker
As a Motivational Public Speaker and Trainer who travels the world, King uses comedy and personal life lessons to help break the ice and start an engaging conversation among those struggling with mental and emotional stability. This act of faith helps those struggling to find a voice to express themselves. Additionally, it helps create a pool of common knowledge where those who suffer and those who care about them can swim.
Suicide Prevention
He believes that where there is humor, there is hope. And where there is laughter, there is life…Nobody dies laughing. He’s recently combined his skills as a speaker, comedian, and writer, with his lifetime battle with depression to create comedy as a vehicle for social change. He uses comedy to give mental health consumers a powerful voice and help reduce the stigma and discrimination around mental illness. The idea is that laughing at our setbacks raises us above them. It makes people go from despair to hope, and hope is crucial to anyone struggling with adversity. Studies prove that hopeful people are more resilient and also tend to live longer, healthier lives. Customized presentations are available for healthcare groups, corporations, associations, colleges and universities.
King is originally from North Carolina and now spends his off days in the Pacific Northwest. He travels the United States and beyond spreading his message, hoping to end the stigma surrounding mental health and influencing the general public to start the conversation.
Frank King Speaking Topics
Funny as a Heart Attack
Laugh and Learn How, When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Joking
The Creation Theory
Laugh and Learn How to Tap into your God - Given Source of Creativity and Innovative Thinking
Who Moved My Trophy
Laugh and Lear n the 6 Secrets to Recruiting, Retaining, and Rewarding the 3 Generations in Today’s Workplace
Bareknuckled Networking
Laugh and Learn the Top 10 Traits of a Master Networker
Shift Happens
Laugh and Learn the 5 Stages of Change and How to Use Humor to Survive ‘em
Bypassing the Bypass
Laugh and Learn the 5 Secrets to Living Happily Heart Healthy Other Laugh & Learn Programs
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Frank King Speaker Testimonials
Frank King was great, the group really enjoyed it! Now I need some help with ideas for next year. Each year it gets more challenging to find someone as good, or better than the previous year.
- Human Resources | Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
I received wonderful comments, most of which said that this was the best staff meeting we have ever had and that who ever has to do the next one will have a tough act to follow.
- Support Services | Environmental Health-Central District Health Department
We have heard all kinds of positive comments about your performance. Great job, Frank!
- Vice President | ACEC Washington
