How To Kill In Comedy

Learn your persona, funny writing formulas to get great comedy material

What you'll learn

How to discover your authentic "comedic character" or persona; learn to be funny.

20 of the best joke-writing formulas developed over 30 years in our Comedy Workshops in LA

Performing techniques; how to connect with an audience, create a conversation, do's and don'ts of performing

How to put a set together, how to do transitions, dealing with live audiences.

Have more confidence in front of groups of people.

Requirements

No experience needed, just a desired to make people laugh

Current stand-up comedians or beginners with no comedy experience

Description

Join the fun, learn comedy writing formulas, learn how to do Stand-Up as a comedian – not a comic, learn how to have "the conversation" with an audience, learn the magic of being a great performer, or just a funnier person.  The course goes back and forth between Steve North the Comedy Coach explaining the ins and outs of comedy; and actual students executing the concepts.  You will get opportunities to write new comedy material, just for you, based on easy-to-understand comedy formulas. You will also learn performing tricks and techniques that take the "scariness" out of performing.  These techniques are also great if you want to be a better speaker, or just a funnier person in everyday life.  Learn from Steve North the Comedy Coach has been voted #1 Comedy Coach at over 12 national comedy festivals, and has appeared on TV and seminars all over the world.  And, most importantly, you will learn that your greatest comedy resource is … you.  Steve will help you find and convert  your own unique traits, behaviors and attitudes into great comedy material.  There is a feeling of joy when you realize that your flaws and what you think of as your limitations turn out to be your greatest asset when you do comedy.  It's simply a matter of taking these "shortcomings of behavior", exaggerating them, and presenting them to an audience through your "blind spot."  And, Voila, Comedy !

Overview

Section 1: Introduction

Lecture 1 Welcome to the comedy course !

Section 2: Stand-up comedy is a Conversation

Lecture 2 Connect with the audience, have the conversation

Lecture 3 Use your material to reach the audience as a conversation

Section 3: Writing Formula, "Exaggeration"

Lecture 4 Break reality, exaggerate

Lecture 5 Exaggerate, watch students execute

Section 4: It's all about you.

Lecture 6 We have to laugh at you

Section 5: Writing Formula: "If Only I Hadn't"

Lecture 7 Get laughs by messing up

Anyone who wants to learn to be funny for standup comedy, speeches and presentations, or just funnier socially;