CLASSROOM COURSE – $175

8 sessions, 2 hours each | 7:00pm-9:00pm
Prerequisite: None | Students: 14

This eight-week Improv 101 course is the perfect fit for everyone! We teach you all the basics of improv. Basically, you are going to laugh for two hours each week and play like a kid! You will learn how to create comedy scenes off the top of your head, with no preparation or planning, inspired by students’ true stories. You will learn basic improv skills, like accepting and building on other student ideas, establishing and playing the pattern of the scene, and heightening your pattern from grounded to crazy town. You want to just have fun? You want to perform someday? This class is for everyone! Okay, let’s do this. Register. Stop messing around. Annnd, go!

CLASSROOM COURSE – $195

8 sessions, 2 hours each | 7:00pm-9:00pm
Prerequisite: Improv 101 | Students: 16

Improv 201 is all about scene work and giving you the confidence to stop thinking and let it rip! This class will focus on characters, improving your scene initiations, reacting in the moment, finding and playing fun simple patterns, and supporting your scene partner. Round two! Let’s make this happen. Register! Do it!

CLASSROOM COURSE – $195

8 sessions, 2 hours each | 7:00pm-9:00pm
Prerequisite: Improv 201 | Students: 16

Improv 301 will give you some new tools for your improv tool belt. You will learn all the skills needed to perform the Helix improv form. Helix is a long-form improv structure in three beats, featuring characters, physicality, and strongly improvised scene work. Helix provides structure, but also allows for open, creative play, so it is good for performers who are still developing skills and is accessible to audiences. Helix was created by Comedy Spot founder Brian Crall, and 15 years of student and performer feedback and experiences. Students who complete Improv 301 are eligible to audition for a Harold team and the opportunity to perform in our weekly show, Improv Wednesdays.

ONLINE COURSE – $80

4 sessions, 2 hours each
Prerequisite: None | Students: 12

In this 4-week online Improv Games class, students will learn and play a variety of short-form improv games perfectly fitted for you at home! This class is designed for everyone, from the beginner to the advanced. There is absolutely no previous improv experience necessary to take this class. Are you ready to laugh and have fun? Sign up today!

 Things to Know: This class meets online using Zoom. Please download the app to your phone, tablet, or computer ahead of time. We will be sending you a link to join the class prior to the first day.

CLASSROOM COURSE – $175

4 sessions, 2 hours each | 7:00pm-9:00pm
Prerequisite: None | Students: 8

Have you ever seen a comedian perform and thought, “I can do that!”? Have your friends ever told you that you were hilarious and you should try stand-up comedy? Or do you just love making people laugh and want to give stand-up comedy a try? Our Stand-Up 101 class will give you the skills, practice, feedback, and motivation to perform a five-minute comedy set. This class and instructional environment encourages constructive feedback, sharing, time-tested lessons and tips, and you’ll have a lot of fun in the process. You will gain the skills you need to perform a five-minute comedy set at an actual open mic graduation show at the Comedy Spot, and learn how to continue performing at the various venues in the area once you’re done!

For more information on how to get started, read our article, “Become a Comedian: The First Seven Steps“.

ONLINE COURSE – $150

4 sessions, 2 hours each
Prerequisite: None | Students: 12

This 4-week Comedic Storytelling class trains you in the art of comedic storytelling. In the first week of this class, participants learn the basics to good story structure and then learn how to incorporate comedic strategies into their own true personal narratives. In weeks 2, 3, and 4, participants hone their skills as they tell their own stories in front of the class and get constructive feedback. The class is offered in partnership with Capital Storytelling.

 Things to Know: This class meets online using Zoom. Please download the app to your phone, tablet, or computer ahead of time. We will be sending you a link to join the class prior to the first day.

ONLINE COURSE – $80

4 sessions, 1.5 hours each
Prerequisite: None | Students: 10

This 4-week Satire Writing course is for comedy writers of all levels. In this class we will analyze satirical pieces from websites like McSweeney’s Internet Tendency, Reductress, and Slackjaw. You will learn the basics of online satire writing (from generating topic ideas to revising your drafts) and get a chance to practice writing in two different genres of satire: the list and the character monologue.

Click here to check out works from recent students!

 Things to Know: This class meets online using Zoom. Please download the app to your phone, tablet, or computer ahead of time. Click on the "Sessions" tab for upcoming dates and the link to RSVP for the class.