Bench Characters

THE WORKSHOP

WE OFTEN FIND OURSELVES COMING BACK TO CHARACTER ARCHETYPES IN IMPROV: THE WIZARD, THE PSYCHIATRIST, THE ZANY WAITER, THE HOLLYWOOD PRODUCER. SURE, THEY HAVE DIFFERENT NAMES BUT HAVEN’T WE MET THEM BEFORE? THESE ARE OUR BENCH CHARACTERS. THIS WORKSHOP AIMS TO NOT ONLY EXTEND YOUR REPERTOIRE OF RELIABLE FOUNDATIONAL FOLKS BUT ALSO TO FALL IN LOVE WITH THEM AS YOU GIVE THEM NEW DEPTH AND DIMENSIONS. YOU’LL LEAVE THIS WORKSHOP FULL OF POTENTIAL CHARACTERS FOR YOUR NEXT SHOW AND FEEL COMFORTABLE KNOWING THEY’LL ALWAYS BE THERE FOR YOU.

INTERMEDIATE – ITS LEVEL 3 OR EQUIVALENT, BUT ALL EXPERIENCE LEVELS WELCOME.

THE TEACHER

MARCEL IS A COMEDIAN, IMPROVISER, WRITER, AND DIRECTOR. HE HAS WON AWARDS FOR HIS WORK ON-STAGE AND BEHIND-THE-SCENES. HE HAS PERFORMED IN EVERY CAPITAL CITY IN AUSTRALIA AS WELL AS NZ, USA, AND THE UK.
MARCEL PERFORMS ALONGSIDE HIS WIFE IN THEIR IMPROV DUO, THE NEWLYWEDS. HE HAS BEEN TEACHING A RANGE OF PERFORMANCE STYLES SINCE 2015. HIS SPECIALTIES INCLUDE IMPROVISATION AND STAND-UP BUT ALSO LOVES CLOWNING, AND CHARACTER COMEDY. HE HAS TRAINED WITH JOE BILL, DR BROWN, ZACH ZUCKER, PATTI STYLES, ANDEL SUDEK, STEEN RASKOPOULOS, AND MORE.
MARCEL IS AN IN-DEMAND DIRECTOR AND HAS BUILT SEVERAL SHOWS ALONGSIDE A HEAP OF TALENTED FOLKS INCLUDING LIZZY HOO, STEPH BROADBRIDGE, TING LIM, AND ELEANOR STANKIEWICZ.

Find them on Instagram, @amarcelthecomedian

SUNDAY 16th November, 2:00Pm – 5:00pm At Improv TheAtre Sydney.

This workshop is part of the ITS Comedy Festival 2025. Check out the full program here!