McCue’s Stand-Up Comedy Class with Jim McCue

Five hands-on classes plus a live graduation show and a video of your performance. Six Tuesday nights for $299—less than $50 per session. No experience necessary. Only 12 students.

Ever thought about trying stand-up comedy? Now’s your chance to stop thinking about it and get onstage!

Join professional comedian and Boston Comedy Festival founder Jim McCue for a six-week, hands-on stand-up comedy experience at McCue’s Comedy Club in Portsmouth, NH.

Whether you’ve always wanted to try comedy, want to become more comfortable speaking in front of people, or already have some material you’d like to improve, this class is designed to help you find your funny and develop your own comedic voice.

From the very first class, students will get onstage. Over five weeks, we’ll work on finding material, writing and rewriting jokes, setups and punchlines, timing, delivery, stage presence, building a set, and connecting with an audience. We’ll also touch on audience interaction, thinking on your feet, and what to do when things don’t go exactly as planned.

And then we put it all to the test.

• Finding comedy in your own life and experiences
• Turning ideas and stories into jokes
• Setups, punchlines, tags and callbacks
• Developing and strengthening material
• Timing, delivery and stage presence
• Building a polished 3–5 minute stand-up set
• Connecting with an audience
• Developing confidence onstage
• Learning how comedians test, edit and improve material

Limited to only 12 students.

Your $299 registration covers the entire six-week program, including all five classes and the live graduation show.

No previous stand-up experience is necessary.

Come find your voice, find your funny, and take the stage.

And then we put it all to the test.

On Tuesday, October 27, students will perform their own 3–5 minute stand-up set for a live audience at McCue’s Comedy Club.

Students will also receive a video of their graduation performance to keep and share.

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McCue's Comedy in the Roundbout Diner, 580 Portsmouth Traffic Circle, Portsmouth, United States

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