Ultimate Beginner's Class to Learn Stand Up Comedy

Ultimate Beginner's Class to Learn Stand Up Comedy, available at $54.99, has an average rating of 4.3, with 37 lectures, based on 524 reviews, and has 5232 subscribers.

You will learn about Perform in front of a live audience! Make an audience full of strangers laugh! Learn how to effectively write funny jokes Learn how to hold an audience's interest even under the most dismal circumstances This course is ideal for individuals who are Anyone who wants to improve his or her public speaking! or Curious individuals who want to learn a new skill! or A funny person who wants to be a comedian! It is particularly useful for Anyone who wants to improve his or her public speaking! or Curious individuals who want to learn a new skill! or A funny person who wants to be a comedian!.

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Summary

Title: Ultimate Beginner's Class to Learn Stand Up Comedy

Price: $54.99

Average Rating: 4.3

Number of Lectures: 37

Number of Published Lectures: 37

Number of Curriculum Items: 37

Number of Published Curriculum Objects: 37

Original Price: $24.99

Quality Status: approved

Status: Live

What You Will Learn

Perform in front of a live audience!
Make an audience full of strangers laugh!
Learn how to effectively write funny jokes
Learn how to hold an audience's interest even under the most dismal circumstances

Who Should Attend

Anyone who wants to improve his or her public speaking!
Curious individuals who want to learn a new skill!
A funny person who wants to be a comedian!

Target Audiences

Anyone who wants to improve his or her public speaking!
Curious individuals who want to learn a new skill!
A funny person who wants to be a comedian!

This course will teach you some of the many ways comedians make people laugh with their thoughts and stories.

In turn, you will learn how to make your own thoughts and stories hilarious!

This course is a beginner’s guide to learning stand up comedy and will explain and instruct you how to write and deliver jokes. The advice and tips in this course can be also be applied to many everyday situations and helpful to many different people:

1. Learn amazing public speaking skills (stand up comedy is the easiest way to get speaking time in front of people). I will tell you how to get stage time and how different shows are structured.

2. Learn how to make your stories funnier in everyday conversation. This course will go into detail about what you should write about and the different writing devices used to make your ideas funny.

3. Spice up your current public speaking skills with joke writing and comedy writing devices. This course will explain all the components needed to make an audience laugh.

4. Conquer a fear of public speaking.

5. Learn the beginning process involved in stand up comedy and the what it takes to perform stand up on a regular basis. Most people are huge fans of stand up comedy but they have no clue what the process is like.

6. You will also learn timing and delivery techniques that will allow you to speak with conviction and maximize the amount audience members pay attention to you!

7. Also, there are some specific ways that you should network and market your abilities in the comedy world. This course will explain some of the most effective methods.

Course Curriculum

Chapter 1: Overview and Preparation

Lecture 1: Stand Up Comedy Terminology

Lecture 2: Initial Preparation and Your First Time On Stage

Lecture 3: Getting Stage Time

Lecture 4: Assignment: Find Your First Show

Lecture 5: How Do You Become Good? – Comedian Quotes

Lecture 6: Stand Up Comedy Goals

Lecture 7: Assignment: Write Down Your Goals

Chapter 2: Stand Up Comedy Writing

Lecture 1: Comedy Writing Introduction

Lecture 2: What Should You Write About?

Lecture 3: Styles Of Comedy

Lecture 4: Assignment: Write For An Hour

Lecture 5: Joke Structure

Lecture 6: Assignment: Transcribe Jokes

Lecture 7: Comedy Writing Devices

Lecture 8: Assignment: Edit Your Material

Lecture 9: Callbacks and Transitions

Lecture 10: Joke and Set Editing

Lecture 11: A Few Words On Clean vs. Dirty Material

Chapter 3: Stage Time

Lecture 1: Open Mics

Lecture 2: Assignment: Perform At Different Open Mics

Lecture 3: Showcases and Comedy Clubs

Lecture 4: Assignment: Watch Headliners Live

Lecture 5: Open Mic and Show Etiquette

Chapter 4: Performing Stand Up Comedy

Lecture 1: Public Speaking Basics

Lecture 2: Advanced Public Speaking: Comedic Timing And Delivery

Lecture 3: Assignment: Copy Delivery

Lecture 4: Joke Evolution

Lecture 5: Set Organization

Lecture 6: Audiences

Lecture 7: Crowd Work

Lecture 8: Assignment: Crowd Work

Lecture 9: Dealing With Hecklers

Lecture 10: Bombing – How To Handle Failure

Chapter 5: Comedy Networking

Lecture 1: Networking With Comedians and Bookers

Lecture 2: Comedy Marketing

Chapter 6: Hosting Comedy Shows

Lecture 1: Hosting Comedy Shows

Lecture 2: Progressing Forward and Good Luck

Instructors

Philippe Schafer
Stand up comedian. Coach. Teacher.

Rating Distribution

1 stars: 15 votes
2 stars: 25 votes
3 stars: 93 votes
4 stars: 160 votes
5 stars: 231 votes

Frequently Asked Questions

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You can view and review the lecture materials indefinitely, like an on-demand channel.

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