No! Everyone already has experience with comedy. You’ve seen it all your life, and you’ve probably even made the occasional funny remark. Everything is approached with a try it first and explain it later.

You can do any style you want. The focus is coming up with ideas and then expanding on them. The ideas can be applied to whatever form of comedy you like: songs, sketches, stand-up, stories. We will also examine the differences of these approaches and how it shapes how you present and organize your material.

Absolutely. I’ve had some students who have taken multiple times (some of them over 10!). I’m always coming up with new writing exercises and because this is a learn by doing approach the classes are never the same twice. There is always the opportunity to learn a bit more and to come up with new ideas!

I’ve been with the music/comedy group, The Arrogant Worms, for over 30 years. I’ve written for radio (most recently The Irrelevant Show), and also published three comedy books. I’ve now taught these courses over twenty times. I’m also a certified teacher and researched humour as part of my Maters’ of Education.