Chris Head
Comedy & Speaking Coach
Comedy Director
I work via Zoom and in person in London and I can travel. I work with writers on comedy scripts and I teach comedy writing for BBC Writersroom (here's a blog), Bath Spa University and the British Library. I also mentor writers with Lucy Lumsden former BBC Comedy Commissioner. And I work with stand-up comedians on club sets and I direct full length shows - as well as directing sketch and comedic plays. I run Zoom and in-person comedy courses in sitcom, comedy drama, sketch and stand-up. I also work with people on their speaking, pitching and presenting.
Photo: Taken by James Quintin at the Soho Theatre launch of my first book "A Director's Gudie to the Art of Stand-up" (2018)
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"