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Chris Head

Comedy & Speaking Coach, Comedy Director
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Hi, I'm Chris Head.  I help people express their ideas in writing and performance, usually with humour.  I love working with creative people, have over 20 years experience, and am a supportive and inspiring collaborator. In my work, I wear three (metaphorical) hats:   

Stand-up Coach

I run courses in person and online, and coach stand-ups worldwide on Zoom.

Speaking Coach

For individuals and groups, I teach speaking and presenting. Business clients include McCann, BBH and Allen & Overy.

Comedy Writing Coach

I teach comedy writing at BBC Writers, the British Library, Bath Spa University. I help writers develop ideas on Zoom and hone scripts and also mentor writers with TV producer Lucy Lumsden. I also teach comedy writing to creatives.

Books

I am 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 (early 2025) The Complete Comedy Script Toolkit published by Yellow Door Books.

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Photo: book launch at Soho Theatre

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"His understanding of comedy is captivating, encyclopaedic."

Will Gompertz, former BBC Arts Editor
(writing in the Guardian)

Directing You

My comedy/speaking directing for the stage

I direct all kinds of shows for the stage, from stand-up, to character comedy, to science shows, to comedy plays. If you're interested in me directing you, please book a call. And you can see examples of previous shows I've worked on below.

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Comedy

Courses

I run a range of comedy courses live on Zoom in stand-up and scriptwriting that are attended by creative people from all over the world.

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Corporate Speaking & Writing Workshops

Business Training

I deliver unique workshops for business that coach your people to be authentic, human, humorous and inspiring in speaking and pitching, whether sitting with clients and colleagues, standing in front of them or speaking on Zoom/Teams.

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I also coach comedy writing for creatives. And your team can learn stand-up for incredible speaking skills!

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Practical and immediately useful training. My business clients include The & Partnership, McCann, Channel 4 and BBH.

Image: Me arriving to deliver a pitching workshop at Superheroes Agency, Amsterdam. (They seemed to have a robot receptionist!)

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Zoom Coaching

Inspiring and practical one-to-one coaching in stand-up, comedy scriptwriting and speaking on Zoom.

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Photo: I'm about to come out with an insight in a Zoom session!

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“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".

All my courses

If you're looking for all my upcoming courses, covering stand-up and comedy scriptwriting all in one place, here they are!

Zoom coaching

If you're looking for all Zoom coaching options. across stand-up, scriptwriting and speaking, here they are!

Free 15 Mins Zoom Consultation

Want some quick advice on your comedy or speaking? Wondering how I can help you? Want to find out  more about what I can offer?

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Call 

+44 7814962687

Email 

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