Sketch Comedy Class 101: Comedy Writing Fundamentals

Tue, 14 Jul, 2026 at 06:00 pm to Tue, 18 Aug, 2026 at 08:00 pm UTC-05:00

Big Couch | New Orleans

Big Couch
Publisher/HostBig Couch
Sketch Comedy Class 101: Comedy Writing Fundamentals
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Expand your creative skills with comedy sketch writing!
About this Event

In Sketch 101, you’ll learn the four fundamental sketch types while building a baseline portfolio to showcase your writing. You’ll also develop solo concepts, strengthen brainstorming skills for group sketch work, and refine your critique abilities through collaborative note sessions. Over six weeks, students will write at least four sketches and receive a full round of feedback on each one.

Sketch 101 has no prerequisites, but we do recommend you bring a laptop to classes for writing activities. It consists of six two-hour classes on Tuesdays(July 14, 21, & 28 and August 4, 11, & 18) from 6 to 8 pm at Big Couch's Bywater location at 1045 Desire Street, New Orleans, LA 70117.

About Nick Napolitano

Nick Napolitano is an improviser, writer, and actor based in New Orleans. With over 14 years of comedy experience, he has performed, taught, and coached hundreds of hours of improv and sketch, as well as produced over 250 shows as the Artistic Director of a local improv theater. He is a member of Windbreaker, a local film collective creating short films in New Orleans. Currently, you can catch him in the monthly show Brutal (which takes place every second Friday of the month at Big Couch) or check out nicknapolitano.com for some of his writing. He lives in New Orleans with his three best friends—Janet, Mango, and Saturn.

Scholarships Available
A registration fee of $200 will cover all eight sessions, and scholarships are available to those who identify as Black/African American, Indigenous, Hispanic/Latinx, Asian American Pacific Islander, LGBTQIA+, and/or disabled, as well for those whom English is their second language. To inquire about scholarship opportunities, please email [email protected].

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Big Couch, 1045 Desire Street, New Orleans, United States

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USD 108.55 to USD 215.26

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