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Sam Kissajukian’s “300 Paintings” is an exhilarating one-man show and art exhibition. It’s also a meditation on life as a creative person with bipolar disorder. The Australian former standup comic speaks with The World’s Host Carolyn Beeler about his diagnosis and the six-month manic episode that changed his life.

“In [300 Paintings], the comedy serves the goals of the show. Talking about mental illness can be confronting for people. Comedy is a great way to create accessibility — if you can keep people laughing, it stops their defense mechanisms from going up.” Kissajukian said.

In the hands of a master storyteller, “300 Paintings” is entertaining and inspiring.

“A raw, often funny meditation on creativity, obsession and recovery,” [said host Jared Bowen]