Stand-up and Sketch
RATHER HAVE A SCRIPT?
TRY STAND-UP OR SKETCH!
Taught by industry professionals, our 8-week courses will help you take the leap into performing your own gigs and shows.
Stand-Up 1: Fundamentals
Do your friends keep saying you should be a comedian? Do you love telling a yarn? Just looking to be more comfortable in front of a crowd? Time to get behind a microphone and try stand-up!
Equip yourself with the tools required to crack up your audience, experiment with styles and techniques and discover the secrets behind the performance to transform yourself to be the funniest you can be.
Using skills from improv, storytelling, clowning, and more, you’ll learn how to write and deliver your own material, including in a performance at the end of term.
No experience necessary!
UPCOMING STAND UP 1 CLASSES
Stand up 1 is not running in Term 2 but will be back later in the year. Dates TBC.
Stay tuned!
Stand Up 2: Advanced
How can I make the most of my material? How do I go from open mics to booked rooms to comedy festivals? Delve deeper into the world of stand-up comedy with a class designed to stretch your skills.
Develop your comedic voice and discover new ways to find the funny, with more challenging exercises and more intricate critique. Expand your toolset to get the crowd loving every moment of your act, with a stronger focus on writing, developing material, experimenting with styles and discovering your voice.
This course is for students who have completed Stand-up 1: Fundamentals.
UPCOMING STAND UP 2 CLASSES
Stand up 2 is not running this term. Stay tuned for future classes!
Sketch 1: Fundamentals
Enter the world of weird characters, wild premises, ingenious twists and the silliest of bits, as you learn the ropes of writing and performing sketch comedy.
Some of the finest comedians of the last century have cut their teeth on sketches, and now it’s your turn.
Each week you’ll explore a different genre of sketch, pulling existing sketches apart, developing and critiquing pitches, tinkering with mechanics, and having a great time!
UPCOMING SKETCH 1 CLASSES
Term 2 dates are from 31 March – 1 Jun, with a break in classes from 18 – 25 April due to the public holidays.
Sketch 2: Advanced
Harder, Better, Faster, Funnier! Delve further into the world of sketch and hone those skills.
This course is for students who have completed Sketch 1: Fundamentals.
UPCOMING SKETCH 2 CLASSES
Sketch 2 is not running in Term 2.
Want to dip your toes in first?
Come along to our fortnight free open mic night, Big Swings, to watch some stand-up or even test some of your own material in a chill, safe and supportive group. Or check out our monthly live sketch show, Sketchibition, to get a taste of some of the silly stuff you could get up to in a sketch course!
Want to find your funny bone first? Try our 8-week improv courses or a drop-in class!