Stand-up Writing: Material Generation

Service Description

Stand-up Comedians Writing Group: Material Generation Sessions (Live on Zoom) 5 x 2 hour sessions on Zoom 7pm-9pm UK time/ 8pm-10pm European time 11am-1pm Pacific time (PDT) 2pm-4pm Eastern time (EDT) £135 (repeat fee £125) DEVELOP NEW STAND-UP MATERIAL AND PUNCH UP YOUR EXISTING STUFF! Learn more about your persona, develop your performance and get loads of new comedy tools and perspectives in my online stand-up group for gigging acts. You'll be part of a group with a great bunch of stand-ups working with me, UK comedy director and author of "A Director's Guide to the Art of Stand-up", talking comedy and getting inspiration. I've run it with comics from all over the world and IT WORKS. Everyone ends up with new stuff and loads of ideas. For stand-ups who are already gigging (or are returning to gigging after a break), these sessions will inspire you to write new material, give you comedy tools you will use again and again, as well as punch up your existing material. This is for you if: - You want new material! - You want stand-up writing techniques and inspiration. - You want to have a more focused and effective writing routine or you have got out of the habit of writing. - You want to get more out of your existing material or refresh material that isn’t working as well as it once did. - You want a structured format that will provide tools, inspiration and accountability. - You want to hang out online with other comics with an experienced director and coach who structures the sessions and holds the space. What you'll get out of joining the group: - Find out all the techniques that stand-ups use in their writing that you’re not currently using! We do this by analysing stand-up clips of your choosing to uncover techniques you can use (and you’ll be surprised how looking at these clips with fresh eyes and an analytical lens will uncover techniques you haven’t consciously put a name to). - Discover how to get more out of your existing material.There are always places you can take material that you haven’t thought of – and often this is going into the playful hypothetical space that all top stand-ups explore - and also ways to punch up what you have to make it land more strongly. - Gain inspiration for thinking about new topics for your stand-up and familiar topics in new ways.There will be inspiring online brainstorming in the session and creative exercises to play with that will open up ideas.