For beginners and intermediate level, receive highly practical and inspiring online coaching via Zoom. STAND-UP IMPROVERS SESSION (See...

Here I offer a model to help you get a strong, funny dynamic between the central characters in your sitcom or comedy drama script. The...

For much more on this see chapter 6 of my new book: The Complete Comedy Script Toolkit Storylines Firstly, think about ABC storylines...

Here are the shows I worked on as director and dramaturge this year and I also decribe how I work on shows as a director. I directed a...

I run a comedy writing course at the British Library in London where you will see original Monty Python scripts! (See above for an...

In this blog I talk about my Write Your TV Comedy Script course and set out advice on structuring your thirty-minutes TV comedy script. Above is an edited clip of a session in action. Note: I run two TV comedy script writing courses. This WRITE YOUR TV COMEDY SCRIPT course is focused on getting the actual script written, with a close focus on getting the structure and rhythm of it right. The other SITCOM & COMEDY DRAMA - ESSENTIAL WRITING TOOLS course is more exploratory. Le

"Chris was excellent (and very patient!) at showing me how to improve my comedy. I learnt a lot in a very short period of time. Friendly,...

They say a test of a podcast is if get to 100 episodes... well, I did 3... So yes I fell 97 short but here are the 3 inspiring episodes!...

I'm doing a series of short videos on stand-up comedy techniques. This one is about telling the audience what the problem is (and getting...

I can help you in a lot of different ways with your stand-up comedy writing - so many different ways in fact that I thought I'd write a...

About Lucy Lumsden: Lucy Lumsden is a producer and director. She runs her own production company Yellow Door Productions based in the UK...

5 x 2 hour sessions on Zoom Monday 12th January 2026 - 9 February 2026 7pm-9pm UK time 8pm-10pm European time 11am-1pm Pacific time (PDT)...

I'm running a two part workshop online for gigging comics to explore their persona. 7pm-9pm UK time, Monday 23rd February & 2nd March 2026 , £70 (On Zoom) BOOK YOUR PLACE A key session in my London stand-up comedy course is where we explore your persona (and in the video above you can hear me talking about persona in the class, where I discuss it from the comedy booker's point of view). Finding this persona is key. It’s your on-stage character; a simplified, exaggerated versi

The course has spawned a book! The Complete Comedy Script Toolkit "I can't speak highly enough of how positive I've found the sessions...

My class in action in a room above a pub in Soho, London I ran beginners and intermediate stand-up courses in London for over 15 years and I am now running Stand-up Comedy Weekend Workshops for anyone who wants to develop stand-up material, learn comedy techniques and get inspiration. The sessions cover topics like joke writing, story-telling, compering and more. Here's the next one. STAND-UP STORYTELLING WORKSHOP 10.45am-3.45pm, Saturday 28th February 2026 @ Theatre Deli , L

Twenty-five years ago I got myself an open-spot at the venerable Bearcat comedy club in Twickenham, greater London. I was at university...

Below is my blog on compering a stand-up comedy show. But first... Stand-up Crowd Work Masterclass January 2026 LONDON Saturday 24th...

Hecklers often believe that heckling is all part of the fun and that comedians welcome it and that it helps them. While there are some...

For this the twenty-second lesson I thought I’d speak to a couple of working comics. To get a broad perspective I spoke to one newer act,...

In the last lesson I discussed Set List, the entirely improvised stand-up night. In this lesson, I’m discussing the use of “games” in...