Stand-Up Comedy 101Everyone's been told they're funny at some point. This class is where you find out what happens when you say it into a microphone.
Over six weeks, you'll go from a blank page to a finished five-minute set. We start with how jokes work: the setup, the punch line, tags, callbacks, and the rewrite that turns a decent joke into a strong one. We'll dig into why people laugh, whether it's surprise, relief, or recognition, and use that to find material that sounds like you. You'll also train the performance side: timing, pacing, mic handling, and what to do when a joke gets silence.
Every session, you'll write, get on stage, and get direct notes from the instructor and the group. After the final class, we cap it off with a 2-hour live showcase where you perform your set for an audience of friends, family, and the public.
Guarantee: You will leave with five minutes of stand-up that you wrote and performed on a real stage.
What we cover
- Joke structure: setups, punch lines, tags, callbacks, and rewriting
- Humor theory and finding your comedic point of view
- Performance skills: timing, stage presence, mic technique, and recovering from a bomb
- Building and ordering a five-minute set
- A 2-hour final showcase
Details
- Instructor: Kerry Smith
- Sundays, 3 to 6pm
- Dates: 1/03, 1/10, 1/17, 1/24, 1/31, 2/07
- 6 sessions, 3 hours each, plus a 2-hour showcase on Sunday, Feb 21 (20 hours total)
- Super Early Bird $200, Early Bird $225, General $250
- No experience needed. For beginners or experienced comedians who want to brush up on the basics.
Common Comedy Co, 604 W State St, Garland, TX.
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604 W State St, Garland, TX 75040-6329, United States
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