A former lawyer, who spent seven years working with men on Alabama and federal death rows, is now using stand-up comedy to engage audiences on the subject of capital punishment. He started his legal career at 24, fresh out of law school, and initially had no experience with death penalty cases.
He began performing stand-up and improv in New York City, finding comedy to be an outlet and a community. He later started telling jokes about the death penalty, aiming to help audiences remain engaged with the uncomfortable subject rather than trivialising it.
The lawyer eventually decided to leave the legal profession due to burnout. He then went to France to study at École Philippe Gaulier, a clown school.