Lizzie Allan Comedian Hilarapy Therapy

Lizzie

Allan

Welcome to my online home. I’m a comedy therapist who uses humor to help people move through fear and reconnect with their light.

My work includes live shows, workshops, courses, and retreats. I write, create, and build experiences that blend honesty, laughter, and real transformation.

You’ll find me on stage, in community spaces, and occasionally on Instagram, where I share humor, truth, and the moments in between, all rooted in love.

my 2026 tour dates are coming soon!

Comedy therapist
founder of hilarapy

Lizzie Allan and Hilarapy
Lizzie Allan and Lovolution at Heritage Playhouse with Maria Shriver
Lizzie Allan

Follow My journey

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  • Lizzie Allan comedy therapist, founder of Hilarapy
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Healing with Humour

Because serious healing should be hilarious.

Play
Presence
Human Connection

Hilarapy and Lizzie Allan

Workshops

Lizzie Allan Comedian Hilarapy Therapy Coach

Healing with Humour
in-person Workshops

Healing with Humour is a gentle, four-hour, in-person workshop designed to help you reconnect with yourself, with others, and with something deeper than the everyday rush of life.

This is not about fixing yourself.
It’s about remembering who you are, together.

Through a carefully held blend of play, intentional connection, and a live performance, this experience invites you to soften, open, and feel more human in a room full of humans.

No pressure.
No performance.
Just a willingness to show up as you are.

What happens in the room

This workshop weaves together three core elements:

Play

Simple, accessible experiences that help your nervous system relax and your defenses soften. You don’t need to “be playful”—the structure does the work for you.

Intentional Connection

Guided connection practices that go deeper than small talk while remaining safe, grounded, and invitational. Sharing is always optional.

Live Performance

A live performance by Lizzie Allan, woven directly into the workshop. This isn’t entertainment separate from the experience—it’s part of the container, offering humor, vulnerability, and a shared emotional language.

Who this workshop is for

This workshop is for you if:

  • You’re curious about personal growth but don’t want anything intense or clinical

  • You value meaningful experiences that balance depth with lightness

  • You’re open to play, reflection, and authentic human connection

  • You want to feel more connected—without needing to “work on yourself.”

No prior experience is required.
You don’t need to be funny, spiritual, brave, or outgoing.

connection

Lizzie Allan performing at a Hilarapy show

People often
leave feeling:

  • More connected to themselves and their inner clarity

  • More at ease around others

  • More grounded, present, and alive

  • Lighter, softer, and more like themselves

  • Reminded of their inherent wholeness

You may laugh.
You may feel moved.
You may simply feel more you.
All of it is welcome.

What This Is
(and What It’s Not)

What to Expect

  • A warm, well-held container rooted in trust, consent, and respect

  • Playful experiences that help you arrive and settle into the room

  • Guided connection without pressure or forced sharing

  • A live performance integrated into the experience

  • Choice and agency at every stage—you decide how much you engage

What Not to Expect

  • This is not therapy, counseling, or crisis support

  • This is not a comedy or improv class

  • There is no pressure to share, perform, or “break through”

  • This workshop is not suitable for those in acute crisis or active addiction

While the experience is often light and enjoyable, you may be gently invited to step outside your comfort zone. The risk is simple—and meaningful: you might be seen. When that happens in small, supported ways, real connection becomes possible.

Join an upcoming Healing with Humour workshop or add your name to the waitlist to be the first to know when new dates are released.

DATES COMING SOON!

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how hilarapy was born

Lizzie Allan at Hilarapy

Hilarapy was born from my own struggles with addiction and mental illness, and my desire to be a comedian.

Long story short, I had a dream to do comedy from a young age, but my life was a mess, and when I got into recovery, the stand-up comedy scene didn’t feel safe. I felt my stories were too vulnerable for a drunk audience, and I WANTED TO GO DEEP. So I thought, f**k it — I’ll create my own shows and invite all the people I love into that space. Somewhere, people could laugh, cry, and heal together.

Over many years of trial and error, through many highs and lows, I’ve discovered a beautiful formula that has worked for me and many others. I teach people how to make friends with their shame, reframe it, and then authentically serve it to the world with humour from a place of wellness. For the last 12 years, I’ve guided extraordinary humans as they navigate their own shame, stories, and struggles.

And that’s how Hilarapy was born.

Watch my TED Talk
to learn more:

Lizzie Allan Comedian Hilarapy Therapy Ted Talk

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