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.
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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 finding your voice as a comedian.
Stand-Up: Finding Your Voice
Class limited to 12 students.
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.
7-Week Class: Wednesdays, 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM, October 21st - December 9th, 2026
Note: Class may end between 9:30 PM - 10:00 PM depending on the number of enrollments.
This class skips November 25 for Thanksgiving.
You will receive a welcome email with your room assignment. Our classes meet at BCC Pig Pen or BCC DogHouse in East Williamsburg.
Class Show: Friday, December 11th. Eris MainStage (167 Graham Ave). 7:00pm.
Bio:
Sara Hennessey is an acclaimed Toronto comedian who now lives in Brooklyn, New York. Sara has performed at Just For Laughs Montreal multiple times, and has 3 comedy albums available: Huge Bitch, They Know Too Much & Trouble in Saradise. Sara writes and performs for television when possible, and has a whirling affinity for live comedy & making indie projects with her incredibly talented friends.
Testimonials:
Truthfully I have been doing comedy but never took a stand up class. Sara helped me hone in on my "character" and speak more strongly in her voice. Also she's just so patient and excited with everyone which is very encouraging to witness and contagious.
Sara couldn't have done a better job teaching this class! She struck a perfect balance between holding our hand in the early stages of the process while knowing when to push us and how much. She was kind and approached comedy without being pretentious or gatekeep-y.
She 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.
If this class is sold out, sign-up for the wait list here.
![[Oct-Dec] Stand-Up Level 1: Finding Your Voice w/ Sara Hennessey (Oct-Dec '26) (Sunday)](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a789921cd39c389ed01baa0/2f424413-254e-4bce-bb05-dd98f7a2f6cf/sara.webp)
Stand-Up: Finding Your Voice
Class limited to 12 students.
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.
7-Week Class: Sundays, 3:00 PM - 6:00 PM, October 25th - December 14th, 2026
Note: Class may end between 5:30 PM - 6:00 PM depending on the number of enrollments.
This class skips November 29 for Thanksgiving.
You will receive a welcome email with your room assignment. Our classes meet at BCC Pig Pen or BCC DogHouse in East Williamsburg.
Class Show: Class Show: Sunday, December 20th. 8:30pm. Eris MainStage (167 Graham Ave).
Bio:
Sara Hennessey is an acclaimed Toronto comedian who now lives in Brooklyn, New York. Sara has performed at Just For Laughs Montreal multiple times, and has 3 comedy albums available: Huge Bitch, They Know Too Much & Trouble in Saradise. Sara writes and performs for television when possible, and has a whirling affinity for live comedy & making indie projects with her incredibly talented friends.
Testimonials:
Truthfully I have been doing comedy but never took a stand up class. Sara helped me hone in on my "character" and speak more strongly in her voice. Also she's just so patient and excited with everyone which is very encouraging to witness and contagious.
Sara couldn't have done a better job teaching this class! She struck a perfect balance between holding our hand in the early stages of the process while knowing when to push us and how much. She was kind and approached comedy without being pretentious or gatekeep-y.
She 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.
If this class is sold out, sign-up for the wait list here.
![[Oct-Dec] Stand-Up Level 1: Finding Your Voice w/ JoAnn Schinderle (Oct-Dec '26) (Tuesday)](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a789921cd39c389ed01baa0/80869fd2-ddbd-4585-962b-6a262224fcc0/JoAnn_Schinderle_headshot.webp)
Stand-Up: Finding Your Voice
Class limited to 12 students.
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.
7-Week Class: Tuesdays, 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM, October 20th - December 8th, 2026
Note: Class may end between 9:30 PM - 10:00 PM depending on the number of enrollments.
This class skips November 24 for Thanksgiving.
You will receive a welcome email with your room assignment. Our classes meet at BCC Pig Pen or BCC DogHouse in East Williamsburg.
Class Show: Saturday, December 12th. Eris MainStage (137 Montrose Ave). 7:00pm.
Bio:
JoAnn Schinderle is a Brooklyn-based standup, actress, and writer. Getting her start in Portland, OR she was voted PDX's Funniest Person by peers and industry, as well as an ‘Undisputable Genius of Comedy’ by local papers. A seasoned opener for touring acts including Fortune Feimster, Tom Papa, and Lena Dunham (‘14 book tour), JoAnn has also been featured nationally in festivals such as; SF Sketchfest, Bridgetown, Bumbershoot, B4UDIE, & 10,000 Laughs.
In 2019, JoAnn wrote and produced an album of period jokes titled ‘Dark Jeans', as a middle finger to the notion that 'period jokes aren’t funny'. Turns out, they are? Dark Jeans sat #1 on iTunes during the week of its release with Comedy Dynamics. From there, she's a proud featured talking head on the 2024 MSNBC documentary 'Periodical' featuring Gloria Steinem. Schinderle serves her day job duties as a live audience host for network TV, Venue Manager for UCB LA (‘22-’23) & UCB NYC (‘23-24’), and her most favorite job of writing commissioned erotica under her not-yet-famous company, ‘JoJosNosNos’.
If this class is sold out, sign-up for the wait list here.
LEVEL 2
By focusing on each individual’s strengths, this course will focus on how to craft a clean a 10-min set, host and put together a show, and solidify your own voice.
Prerequisite: Completion of BCC Level 1 Stand-Up or equivalent experience.
![[Oct-Dec] Stand-Up Level 2: Solidifying Your Set w/ JoAnn Schinderle (Oct-Dec '26) (Mondays)](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a789921cd39c389ed01baa0/4a02b162-00d5-4af8-91e6-a518a6b425fa/JoAnn+Schinderle.webp)
Solidifying Your Set
This class is limited to 12 students.
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 students who have taken at least one full-length stand-up course at a major comedy theater (UCB, PIT, Magnet, Squirrel, Second City, iO, Annoyance, etc.) or have similar prior training or performance experience can begin at this level. Please write your prior experience in the form when registering.
7-Week Class: Mondays, 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM, October 26th - December 7th, 2026
Note: Class may end between 9:30 PM - 10:00 PM depending on the number of enrollments.
You will receive a welcome email with your room assignment. Our classes meet at BCC Pig Pen or BCC DogHouse in East Williamsburg.
Class Show: Wednesday, December 9th. Eris MainStage (167 Graham Ave). 7:00pm
Class Show: Wednesday, December 9th. Eris MainStage (167 Graham Ave). 8:30pm
Bio:
JoAnn Schinderle is a Brooklyn-based standup, actress, and writer. Getting her start in Portland, OR she was voted PDX's Funniest Person by peers and industry, as well as an ‘Undisputable Genius of Comedy’ by local papers. A seasoned opener for touring acts including Fortune Feimster, Tom Papa, and Lena Dunham (‘14 book tour), JoAnn has also been featured nationally in festivals such as; SF Sketchfest, Bridgetown, Bumbershoot, B4UDIE, & 10,000 Laughs.
In 2019, JoAnn wrote and produced an album of period jokes titled ‘Dark Jeans', as a middle finger to the notion that 'period jokes aren’t funny'. Turns out, they are? Dark Jeans sat #1 on iTunes during the week of its release with Comedy Dynamics. From there, she's a proud featured talking head on the 2024 MSNBC documentary 'Periodical' featuring Gloria Steinem. Schinderle serves her day job duties as a live audience host for network TV, Venue Manager for UCB LA (‘22-’23) & UCB NYC (‘23-24’), and her most favorite job of writing commissioned erotica under her not-yet-famous company, ‘JoJosNosNos’.
Testimonials:
Jo created a supportive and fun environment in which to explore ideas that feel too intimidating to try out in other stand up contexts!
JoAnn is awesome!
If this class is sold out, sign-up for the wait list here.
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.’”
Workshop limited to 12 students.
Character. Persona. Perspective. POV.
These are all things many comedians discuss and debate, but what do they even mean? How do you identify your character? And, more importantly, how do you apply it to your act?
Comedian, Baron Vaughn (Comedy Central, JFL, HBO) will help you answer those questions in a specialized 2-day weekend intensive at the Brooklyn Comedy Collective.
A brief review of joke writing basics will steer into Baron’s one-of-a-kind exercises and techniques designed to help you identify your character, integrate those qualities into your material, and embed them into both your content and delivery with intention.
Through a combination of dialogue and intuitive feedback, Baron will bring you to a new understanding of how to approach your comedy that’ll feel like it was always there waiting for you to take it on vacation.
Prerequisite: You must be available both days of the workshop and have completed at least Stand-Up 1 at BCC or equivalent experience.
Workshop: Saturday, November 7th, 11:00am-3:00pm. Sunday, November 8th, 12:00pm - 3:00pm
Where: Location will be sent to students in welcome email, class & show are at 137 Montrose Ave, 130 Graham Ave, or 144 Boerum Street
Teacher: Baron Vaughn
Bio:
If this class is sold out, sign-up for the wait list here.