Stand-up Comedy Essentials
"You should be a stand-up comic!" How many times have your friends and family said that you're SO FUNNY and that you should be sharing your sense of humor onstage with everyone? But trying to do stand-up is a scary prospect, right? Our Stand-Up Comedy class will take all of the scary out of doing stand-up! This five-week class will give you a basic, usable took-kit for creating your own well-received stand-up comedy routines. You can save yourself years of painful experimentation and go straight to the funny.
In five weeks, you'll learn how to take your thoughts, experiences and observations about life and blend them with your unique sense of humor to produce brilliant stand-up comedy. You'll learn stage presence and proper delivery of your jokes as well as how to get your comedy career started. Then you'll finish the class with a live performance or student showcase, along with the Improv class and sketch team. The class is for comedians who are at the beginning of their career to help them get better, as well as someone who has never been on stage.
Stand-up is a valuable showcase for actors, and an empowering form of self-expression. What are you waiting for?
Tuesdays 6:30 - 8:30 PM (5 Classes)
May 20th, 2025 - June 24th, 2025 (No Class on 6/10)- $250
Showcase: Thursday June 26th, 2025
Showtime: 7:30 -9PM
Class Location: The Boott Mills
116 John Street, Suite 102 Lowell, MA
Showcase Location: Sahel Restaurant & Lounge
135 Central Street, Lowell, MA
Improv 101: Intro to Improv
A beginner's class for anyone who's ready to start with the basics of improvisational comedy in order to be funny and interesting on stage and have fun! Students will learn how to be spontaneous, a good listener, and a team player. Classes will explore the unique gifts each person possesses in their voice, body and imagination. We'll create characters, relationships and fun by embracing the power of "yes, and!" The showcase will be a combined venture with members of the Stand-up class and Sketch Writing team.
Next Class: TBD (Contact us if Interested)
Class Location: The Boott Mills
116 John Street, Suite 102 Lowell, MA
Showcase Location: Koto Asian Fusion Restaurant
76 Merrimack Street, Lowell, MA
Improv 102: Creating Memorable Characters
Have you ever watched a sublimely funny comedic character on stage, TV, or in the movies and thought to yourself, "How can I do that?"
In this class we focus on character creation and scene work for a live improv comedy show. Through exercises, watching video clips, and discussion we explore the following fundamentals of a successful improv scene:
* Making bold choices
* Staying committed throughout the scene
* Enhancing acting skill with emotions and physicality
* Creating characters with a strong comedic perspective
* Playing off other performer's characters
* Building on the basics of "yes, and" and "if this is true, what else is true"
This 8- week class culminates with a showcase that will include sketch and stand-up performances
Prerequisite: Completion of an Introductory Improv Course
Next Class: TBD (Contact Us If Interested)
Class Location: The Boott Mills
116 John Street, Suite 102 Lowell, MA
Showcase Location: Koto Asian Fusion Restaurant
76 Merrimack Street, Lowell, MA
Comedy Writing 101 with Rich Talarico
- Rich Talarico (Key & Peele, MADtv, SNL) leads this online writer's room class. Writers will learn comedy writing from the ground up, starting with Jokes, Blackouts, Runners, Desk Pieces, Comic Devices, Brainstorming, Pitching, Writer's Room Etiquette, Character Pieces, Parodies and more. Writing is your conversation with the World. Comedy is hard, but easier when you have the right tools. This class will teach you how to think and write FUNNY.
Class Location: Online
8 Weeks:
Thursdays 7-10PM
June 5th through August 7th, 2025
(No Class 6/19 or 7/3)
$300 per person ($100 to audit the class)