Learn from the best minds in standup comedy! We're bringing national headliners and industry professionals together to teach comedy!About this Event
Have you always wanted to learn stand-up comedy but don’t know where to start? Have you started comedy, but you’re looking to grow your skills and learn how the business works from professionals? Are you interested in giving the gift of comedy to someone you love who may be interested in comedy? We got you. We are here to help with Cozy Comedy’s Standup Class!
We will not only teach you everything you’ll need to know to get started in one month, but you’ll be more than a year ahead of anybody starting out on their own. This is a jump start for new comics, and a leap forward for experienced performers aspiring to work professionally.
We are bringing a unique opportunity to learn from some of the best comedians in the Pacific Northwest as well as Cozy Comedy owner, Travis Sherer! Our professional instructors team bring together more than 100 years of industry experience collectively. We will teach you the business of standup comedy, joke writing, stage presence/performance, and help you on the journey of finding your creative comedy voice!
The class will consist of 4 classroom sessions at Seattle Central Community College on consecutive Tuesday evenings, and one classroom graduation live show at the prestigious Unexpected Productions Theatre in downtown Seattle! Classroom instruction will include mics, lighting, sound systems, everything to simulate the stage experience in a private space, and the support of industry professionals in the classroom audience providing creative feedback and professional guidance as you develop your skills!
A little about each of your teachers:
Ricci Armani: For over 42 years, Susan Rice has been making people laugh.
Ricci Armani is a stand up comedian, writer and the creator of the monthly sold out show “My Straight Friends” playing out of The Comedy Store in LA and Seattle. He has been featured in Forbes article “Top AAPI Comedians To Watch” and Business Insider to discuss why getting laid off was the best thing to happen to him.
Ricci’s comedy performance is quick and witty. Covering topics from his extensive retail experience, life as a gay millennial, and stories from his past. Excellent crowd work comedian as well.
He has featured in comedy festivals including Just For Laughs in Montreal, New York Comedy Festival, MoonTower Comedy 2026 in Austin Texas and Netflix Is A Joke 2026 in LA.
Kermet Apio: Kermet Apio has performed in 47 states, 7 Canadian provinces, as well as Hong Kong, Israel, New Zealand, and Pakistan. As well as military bases in Qatar, Jordan, Bahrain and across the US.
He has appeared on television shows such as "Star Search," "Evening at the Improv" and "Comedy Showcase with Louie Anderson." He has also been heard on national radio shows like the "Bob and Tom Show" and "Rewind" on NPR, and can be heard regularly on Sirius/XM satellite radio.
He is a past winner of both the Seattle Comedy Competition and the Great American Comedy Festival, a national competition held in Johnny Carson’s home town of Norfolk, Nebraska. He has his own special on Dry Bar Comedy. And he has showcased at comedy festivals in Aspen, Vancouver, Grand Rapids and Las Vegas.
Andrew Frank: Andrew Frank is a comedian based out of Seattle. They started writing and performing stand up at the age of 14 and has relentlessly toured the United States, Canada, Scotland, France, Germany, Austria, Vienna, Czech Republic, Bratislava, and Estonia over the course of they’re career.
He was named one of the “Best Undiscovered Comedians in America” by Thrillist Magazine, and has just recently completed a 25 show run of his hour entitled Andrew Frank: Cognitive Goof at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival!
Cory Michealis: After teaching high school for 12 years, Cory Michaelis "retired" to do comedy full time because he wanted to try out both of the lowest paying jobs in America. Now in his 12th year as a comedian (he's not THAT old...there was some overlap), he headlines all over the U.S and Canada (if he can sneak through with his DUI).
Cory has a Dry Bar Comedy Special -"Bad Teacher" - that snagged over 80 million views. His debut album, "The Collage Dropout," was released by 800 Lb. Gorilla Records and charted at #1 on iTunes & Billboard (because it was the only album released that week). Cory was a finalist in the Seattle International Comedy Competition which means he didn't win and was in Season 2 of Netflix's "Huge in France" with Gad Almelah.
In addition to headlining comedy clubs all over the U.S. and Canada, Cory has taken his act global, doing tours in Dubai, Abu Dhabi, and Pakistan. He also produces Everett Comedy Night in hometown which has had 14 straight years of nearly sold out shows.
His act is sharp and irreverent and not suitable for the high school students he used to teach.
Travis Sherer: An award-winning humor columnist and lifelong Seattleite, Travis Sherer has been performing comedy for almost 10 years.
Travis is a regular performer in Los Angeles, Las Vegas, and New York. He's performed in clubs, casinos, festivals, theaters, wineries, breweries, and backyards across the country. And even a cornfield, where he was paid in corn.
In 2022, Travis started Cozy Comedy, which now produces shows in more than 30 venues, including 15 theaters across the Pacific Northwest. Cozy Comedy. has worked with some of the top names in comedy, including Marc Maron, Maria Bamford, and Gary Gulman.
Travis also founded Washington's Funniest Mammal, a Washington state-wide comedy competition in its 4th year.
He's opened for Christopher Titus, Kevin Nealon, and Kyle Kinane. Impressed? He even lost at poker to Ray Romano once.
Classroom Sessions are weekly, on Tuesday evenings, at 7 p.m. at Seattle Central College:
March 2nd, 9th, 16th, & 23rd
Graduation Show:
March 30th at Unexpected Productions!
Event venue
Seattle Central College, 1701 Broadway, Seattle, United States
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