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21 Best Comedy Creative Writing Classes in 2024

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Sketch Writing

Just the Funny

This course teaches students to write effective and funny sketches, covering commercial parodies to full-length scenes. Students will create a minimum of 6 sketches and see them performed in class.

Website: http://www.justthefunny.com/classes

Categories: Comedy

Start date:

Open all year round

Price:

$300.00

Based in Miami

Level: Beginner

Length: 7 weeks (1 session per week)

Class size: Unlimited

Prerequisites: No prerequisites

This 7-week introductory course focuses on improvisational acting, teaching techniques to improvise dynamic scenes and characters. Classes conclude with a student performance, fostering a supportive environment for learning.

Website: http://www.justthefunny.com/classes

Categories: Comedy

Start date:

Open all year round

Price:

$300.00

Based in Miami

Level: Beginner

Length: 7 weeks (1 session per week)

Class size: Unlimited

Prerequisites: No prerequisites

Contrary to popular belief, a “sense of humor" is not a magical “gift" a few special people are born with. Humor and writing are skills anyone can develop. In this online workshop, award-winning humorist and bestselling author Dave Fox teaches you how! Discover the techniques professional comedy writers use to write consistently funny material. You'll learn how to think, write, speak, and be funnier.

Website: https://www.udemy.com/

Categories: Comedy

Start date:

Open all year round

Price:

$55.00

Online course

Level: Beginner

Length: Self-paced, est. 4 hours

Class size: Unlimited

Prerequisites: No prerequisites

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, including public speaking and daily conversation.

Website: https://www.udemy.com/

Categories: Comedy

Start date:

Open all year round

Price:

$50.00

Online course

Level: Beginner

Length: Self-paced, est. 2 hours

Class size: Unlimited

Prerequisites: No prerequisites

Before investing in expensive standup comedy classes, consider this online course as an alternative. Designed to rival paid classes, it offers comprehensive guidance in standup comedy at no cost, ensuring a risk-free opportunity to explore your comedic talents.

Website: https://johnroycomic.tumblr.com/

Categories: Comedy

Start date:

Open all year round

Price:

Free

Online course

Level: Beginner

Length: Self-paced over 12 lessons

Class size: Unlimited

Prerequisites: No prerequisites

Sketch Comedy 201

LIT Comedy

This course is designed for students who have completed Sketch 101. It focuses on writing different types of sketches and refining sketch writing skills in a supportive writers' room environment over four weeks.

Website: https://www.litcomedy.com/

Categories: Comedy

Start date:

September, 2024

Price:

$350.00

Online course

Level: Intermediate

Length: 4 weeks

Class size: Unlimited

Prerequisites: Completion of LIT's Sketch 101 course is required.

Improv 101

Upright Citizens Brigade

UCB's Improv 101 course offers an introduction to the fundamentals of improv and comedy. It's ideal for those seeking to enhance their performance skills, public speaking, or just have fun. The course includes eight 3-hour sessions, a class show, and free access to UCB shows​​​​​​​​​​.

Website: https://ucbcomedy.com/courses/

Categories: Comedy

Start date:

Open all year round

Price:

$500.00

Based in New York

Level: Beginner

Class size: Limited

Prerequisites: No prerequisites

Online Sketch 101

Upright Citizens Brigade

Sketch 101 is an introductory course to sketch comedy writing, highlighting UCB's unique comedic perspective. This course consists of eight 3-hour sessions, focusing on developing, writing, and polishing comedic skills in various sketch formats. There are no prerequisites, and it's available both in-person and online​​​​​​​​​​.

Website: https://ucbcomedy.com/courses/

Categories: Comedy

Start date:

Open all year round

Price:

$525.00

Online course

Level: Beginner

Class size: Limited

Prerequisites: No prerequisites

Writing Humour

University of Toronto

Delve into the art of humor writing, learning techniques from slapstick to satire. The course offers exercises and workshops, aiming to produce comic pieces and connect with fellow humor writers.

Website: https://learn.utoronto.ca/programs-courses

Categories: Comedy

Start date:

Open all year round

Price:

$649.00

Based in Toronto

Level: Beginner

Class size: Limited

Prerequisites: No prerequisites

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