Mental Illness and Friends combines stand-up, improv, and open, honest dialogue with other artists dealing with mental health issues. Nyer Mendlowitz, who lives with anxiety and suicidal ideation, seamlessly weaves mental illness, real life, and laughter together.

Each month she invites other comedians, improv artists, actors, and often a musical guest to perform and share a bit of their own mental health history, in a show that closes with an improv set based on topics discussed that evening. The results are hilarious, honest, enlightening, empowering, inspiring and leave both the performers and audience feeling a little more connected and understood.