Comic · Actor · Writer · Humor Educator · Gerontologist
Laugh deeply.
Live joyfully.
Karen Williams has spent more than four decades turning truth, resilience, and lived experience into laughter that heals.
“Ferociously funny, with perfect pace, timing and structure.”
— Sydney Morning Herald
— Sydney Morning Herald
“A laugh riot!”Curve Magazine
“The funniest motherfucker I know.”Whoopi Goldberg
One life. Many stages.
Comedy that tells the truth—and makes room for joy.
The first openly lesbian Black comic in the United States, Karen has built a life in stand-up, teaching, writing, acting, social activism, and the healing arts.
HaHA Institute
Healing with humor is serious joyful work.
Founded in 1988, the International Institute of Humor and Healing Arts activates compassion, wisdom, vitality, resilience, and life force through humor and healing practices.
Programs
Bring joy into the room.
Available onsite or virtually, Karen’s programs combine research, stories, conversation, and laughter. Organizational sessions can be adapted to your people, goals, and context.
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