A storyteller in action. (My policy with AI is to do the complete opposite of generating a photo realistic image!) Work on your stand-up storytelling on my Zoom Stand-up Comedy Writing Sessions for gigging comics - I run the course regularly throughout the year - and every class is different. Here are the latest dates. Storytelling is a key part of stand-up. A story can be anything from 1 minute, to 5 minutes to, on occasion, an entire show. Telling a story (usually from your

My splendid new book The Complete Comedy Script Toolkit has just been released. It’s a highly practical and inspiring collection of...

I teach crowd work and compering with top comic and MC Geoff Whiting. A subject that comes up in both contexts is responding to heckling. We have regular crowd work sessions on Saturdays in London. Here are some thoughts from Geoff and me on dealing with heckles. Chris Head says: Firstly, if a heckler shouts out something genuinely funny, and the audience laughs, then the best reaction is to laugh along with the audience. Allow them their ‘win’. If you can go on to add to the

Here's a clip from the Zoom class: "The persona zoom sessions were a game changer for me. Really well organized sessions which made me much funnier on stage right away." Mustafa Saeed I'm running a two part workshop online for gigging comics to develop their persona. 7pm-9pm UK time, Monday 1st & 8th June 2026 From £50 (On Zoom) BOOK YOUR PLACE Are you a stand-up comedian looking to develop your authentic comedic voice? To understand your persona (that on stage version of you

Stand-up Crowd Work Masterclass July 2026 LONDON Saturday 11th July 2026, 10.45am-3.45pm at Theatre Deli, 5 Greenwich View Place, Isle-of-Dogs, London E14 9NN Develop your stand-up crowd work skills with top MC Geoff Whiting and comedy director Chris Head. £95 BOOK YOUR PLACE Many comedians will jump into audience interactions with nothing planned. And with the right persona, mindset and experience, this can work. However, especially when you're newer to crowd work, you can g

An AI imagined image of a Rebel-Jester created in messy hand drawn style in line with my AI image policy! I run a two part workshop online for gigging comics to explore their persona. NEXT DATES When I help comedians (and all kinds of speakers) develop their persona, I work with Jungian archetypes. By using these archetypes as a starting point, stand-up comedians can gain a better understanding of themselves and their comedic potential, ultimately leading to a stronger and mo

Pro Tips on Compering a Comedy Show (Or Hosting any Event) Geoff Whiting has compered literally thousands of comedy shows and events. I spoke with Geoff to get his thoughts on compering a comedy night, ahead of running a one day workshop on crowd work with Geoff in London in January: Stand-up Crowd Work Masterclass, regular Saturdays in LONDON Next dates Geoff, what is the role of a compere on a show? The compere has several roles. The compere should interact with the audienc

Describe your thought processes or mental health using a comic analogy The video is an excerpt from my Zoom Stand-up Comedy Writing Sessions for gigging comics - I run the course regularly throughout the year - and every class is different. Here are the latest dates. In my Zoom stand-up class recently, everyone got to try out describing their thought processes or mental health using comic analogies. I made a video discussing this where I use a couple of the clips we looked at

My daughter is graduating from secondary school in the UK and has been asked to write a quote for her yearbook. Firstly, I didn't realise...

Boss, striver and fool characters - here, in the comedy drama I just made up (okay ripped off from Sharon Horgan), entitled "3 Sisters" , the boss is in the middle, the striver on the right, and the fool on the left! Chapter 3 in my new book The Complete Comedy Script Toolkit gives the most complete guide to creating your characters... CHECK OUT MY NEW BOOK THE COMPLETE COMEDY SCRIPT TOOLKIT! Below is a taster... How do you create funny characters that drive narrative? Charac

Lucy speaking at the Royal Television Society I am delighted to be run a unique (and uniquely authoritative) course for small groups of 4...

Here's what I offer as a unique speaking coach, live and on Zoom. A Zoom speaking session! My speaking training is unusual because it...

Here I am watching a writer/ performer ready to give feedback and notes after the show! Working with a director as a stand-up comedian,...

For beginners and intermediate level, receive highly practical and inspiring online coaching via Zoom. STAND-UP IMPROVERS SESSION (See below for beginners) 1 hour session on Zoom IMPROVERS SESSION BOOKING Book the session via Calendly Improve your stand-up performance and material This is the session for you if: - you have started doing stand-up - you want to improve your writing and performance You can send me a video of a gig and a script if you have one ahead of the sessio

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 relationships between your characters is absolutely central to your sitcom or comedy drama script. Get the dynamic between your central characters right and they will naturally be an engine for comedic situations and stories. There are many models of comedy characters that you can draw on, and I have one of my own to offer. I’ve used it for ye

WRITE YOUR TV COMEDY SCRIPT COURSE! Write your script in six weeks (following this structure) FULL INFO AND NEXT DATES This is one of my most popular blogs on comedy scriptwriting. So I have decided to update it with more detail and three example scripts you can look at. Read on for the new and improved version! As a writing coach and mentor, I read a lot of thirty-minute TV comedy scripts. One thing that is often lacking is structure. Now, you can of course have a script tha

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...

6 Week Guided Process to Write Your TV Comedy Script The course is now one week longer meaning we can review your act 3s in a final session! "This is the best comedy writing course I've done. It was organised, incredibly thorough and well designed. I managed to complete my first draft of my sitcom in 5 weeks which I didn’t think was possible! Chris’ feedback was also very positive, encouraging and specific. I absolutely loved this course and I got a lot of value out of it. I

"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,...