Comedy with a
personal purpose.
1Degree of Separation began with a comedian’s decision to talk openly about something people often keep hidden.
Hundreds of stages. Millions of views.
One deeply personal mission.
Brad Bonar knows how to hold a room.
As a comedian, he performed on hundreds of stages and earned millions of views. Then COVID brought his career—and his life—to a breaking point.
What followed included a psychiatric hospitalization and a period of living out of his van.
Today, the founder of 1Degree of Separation is an in-demand keynote speaker traveling the world, bringing a uniquely personal and wildly unconventional approach to suicide prevention training.
Brad combines comedy, candid storytelling, and his own experience with mental health struggles to open conversations that can be difficult to begin. His story gives audiences a personal reason to pay attention—and an invitation to talk more openly about their own.
For organizations looking for something beyond another annual presentation, Brad brings humor, humanity, and a message grounded in lived experience.
Book Brad to SpeakIf it isn’t you,
it may be someone you know.
Depression can touch our families, friendships, and workplaces. The name reflects that closeness—and the possibility that an honest conversation can begin with someone already in our lives.
Our purpose is to bring dialogue, awareness, and acceptance to people affected by depression, and to strengthen readiness through peer connection.
Bring this conversation to your organization.
Tell us about your audience, your goals, and your event. We’ll help you explore the fit.
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