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Chris Head
Comedy & Speaking Coach, Comedy Director
Reviews on Google
CHRIS HEAD teaches comedy at BBC Writersoom, the British Library, Bath Spa University and to writers and performers worldwide on Zoom. He mentors writers with Lucy Lumsden, former BBC Head of Comedy Commissioning, and directs stage comedy shows, including stand-up, plays and character comedy. He is the author of:
Creating Comedy Narratives for Stage and Screen and A Director's Guide to the Art of Stand-up published by Bloomsbury Methuen, as well as the forthcoming (autumn 2024) The Complete Comedy Script Toolkit published by Yellow Door Books.
He runs Zoom and in-person comedy courses in sitcom, comedy drama, sketch and stand-up and works with people on their speaking, pitching and presenting.
One-to-One Zoom Coaching
Browse my range of coaching options here, stand-up, sitcom, comedy drama and speaking. Consultations take place on Zoom and you will receive an mp4 video of the session. I have helped, inspired, emboldened and stimulated hundreds of comedy writers and perfomers. (Along the way fixing problems, enhancing performance, sharpening writing, growing confidence, expanding comfort zones...)
My Books
I have written two very well received books on comedy, published by Methuen Drama (an imprint of Bloomsbury).
Reviews
“Head’s style is refreshingly breezy and simultaneously substantial. He offers practical insights: for example, audiences do not laugh at material, they laugh with or at the performer who discovers a compelling comedic self. A remarkable manual".
CHOICE (USA) reviewing
"A Director's Guide to the Art of Stand-up"
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