Learn the art of stand-up comedy, find your voice, and own your confidence onstage.
Taught by veteran performers whose credits include Just For Laughs, HBO, Comedy Central, Peacock, Sirius XM, Showtime and perform on stages all of NYC.
Drop-ins & Workshops
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full-length CLASSES
All classes end in a class show for the public.
Level 1
Have you always wanted to perform stand-up but don't know where to begin? In this class, we will breakdown how to get started writing a stand-up routine and find your voice as a comedian. Our methods will include how to mine personal stories for material, how to write one-liners and premises, and how to use improvisation to generate ideas instead of staring down a blank page. Classes will also give students the lay-of-the-land on the NY comedy scene - from welcoming weekly open mics to the best shows to see pros in action. Every class will include stage time to try out original material in front of classmates.
Level 2
Building on Level 1 "Finding Your Voice", Stand-up: Level 2 is all about solidifying your choices to develop your voice and find your niche. By focusing on each individual’s strengths, this course will focus on how to craft a clean set, host and put together a show, and develop tricks to solidify your own voice. We will workshop material as a group and I’ll give personalized feedback every week. If you want to take your sets to a deeper level and have a better understanding of what makes you funny, take this class. Class will culminate in a performance of each student’s 10-minute sets, leading you to the beginnings of your very own stand alone show.
Prerequisite: Completion of BCC Level 1 Stand-Up or equivalent experience.
TESTIMONIALS
“My instructor was an open book and I appreciate her being candid to all sorts of questions I had—what do you do when you get nervous, how to deal with hecklers, etc.”
“Truthfully, I have been doing comedy but never took a stand up class. This class helped me hone in on my "character" and speak more strongly in her voice. Also the instructor’s just so excited and patience with everyone, which is very encouraging to witness and contagious.
“All my comic friends told me not to waste my time and money with a comedy class. But when I told them WHO was teaching it and they said, ‘Oh--Great! She's ACTUALLY funny.’”
Hear from stand-up instructor Sara Hennessey what our curriculum is all about.