Live Sketch Comedy Course (STROUD)

Service Description

Get ready to blend the characters and hilarity of sketch comedy with the playful audience interactions of stand-up! In this Live Sketch Comedy Class, led by renowned comedy coach Chris Head, you’ll create, write and perform brilliant comedy sketches and you'll find your comic persona and develop the comedic group dynamic. At the end of the course, you’ll perform the sketches in a show that will have the live immediacy of stand-up. In and around the sketches, you'll ‘break the fourth wall’ to engage directly with the audience. There will be scripted comedy in the group interactions too; for example over disagreements on how best to end a sketch! Perfect for you if you want to have fun, collaborate with a great group, and sharpen your comedy writing and performance skills. More information This is an intermediate level course, so previous experience is needed. Relevant experience includes sketch comedy, stand-up, improv, theatre. If in doubt, contact the tutor Chris Head chris@chrishead.com Here is how it works. Session 1: September 9th Workshop on how sketches work. Character discovery session. Ahead of next session send sketches new and old. Chris will compile them and if needed lightly edit. Session 2: September 16th Go over the material, select sketches agree rewrite and generate new ideas Again, submit writing ahead of next session. Session 3: September 23rd Sketches read through, finalise casting, order and selection. Session 4: September 30th Create linking material and audience interaction around sketches. There will then be an additional meet up to do a dress rehearsal ahead of the show on the 7th. SHOW: 7th November 7.30pm-8.30pm This will be a 60 minute rehearsed reading with the comic linking and framing material.