If Laughter is the best medicine, why don't we use it as medicine?
Sep 12, 2025
Frank Chindamo
If Laughter is the best medicine, why don't we use it as medicine?
Prof. Frank Chindamo, CHP, founded LaughMD, Inc. to answer the question, “If Laughter is the Best Medicine, why don’t we use it as medicine?” LaughMD has conducted 5 studies showing that its comedy video app lowered stress and pain in over 90% of patients, in one study, by over 60%. Frank began his media career in comedy writing and production at SNL, and as an assistant on Ghostbusters.  He's won 30+ awards for writing/producing comedy videos for HBO, Showtime, CBS, PBS, Comedy Central and more. He launched the world’s first mobile comedy channel, featured on the front pages of Forbes, the LA Times, and in the Wall Street Journal and the NY Times. Former Adjunct Professor in Web Video at USC, UCLA and Chapman University. Certified Humor Professional through the Association of Applied and Therapeutic Humor.