Stand-Up Comedy

Learn the art of making people laugh by writing jokes, developing a persona, and mastering stage presence. Craft your own comedy set and learn how to perform it effectively.

19 courses

Stand-Up Comedy for Beginners: Write and Perform Your First Five Minutes

Learn the mechanics of joke writing, stage presence, and mic technique to confidently perform your very first five-minute stand-up comedy routine.
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Comedy Writing and Producing: Crafting Sketches, Web Series, and Screenplays

Learn the structural secrets of comedic storytelling to write engaging sketches, web series, and short scripts that capture modern audiences.
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Stand-Up Comedy Writing and Performance Poetry

Master the mechanics of joke structure, narrative poetry, and stage preparation to confidently write and share your own original material.
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Humor Fundamentals for Professional Communication

Learn professional comedy techniques to build trust, boost creativity, and foster strong connections in modern remote, hybrid, and in-person work environments.
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The Art of Comedy: Exploring Genres, History, and Why We Laugh

Analyze the evolution of comedic storytelling across literature, drama, and modern media to understand the psychological and structural mechanics of humor.

Functional Mobility: Seated to Standing Transitions

Master the essential movement patterns to transition smoothly between the floor and standing with strength, balance, and ease.

Standup Comedy and Humorous Public Speaking: Crafting Comedy for the Stage

Learn how to write original jokes, master stage presence, and use professional standup comedy techniques to engage any audience with humor and confidence.

Verbal Ability: Master Odd One Out and Paragraph Questions

Learn step-by-step strategies to identify logical inconsistencies and solve paragraph-based verbal ability questions with precision.

Understanding Comedy: History, Structure, and Literary Analysis

Explore the mechanics of humor, trace the history of comedy from ancient Greece to modern satire, and learn how comedic writers subvert social norms.

Comedy Across Media: Introduction to Performance Studies

Learn how humor translates across theater, digital platforms, and text, and understand the social impact of comedic performances.

Testing Fundamentals: Guide to Mocking, Stubbing, and Faking

Learn to isolate your code and write reliable unit tests by mastering mock objects, stubs, and fakes through clear written explanations and conceptual quizzes.

Humor and Levity for Remote Teams

Learn how to use structured levity, rituals, and shared stories to build a connected, highly effective, and psychologically safe remote work culture.

Stand-Up Comedy Foundations: How Jokes Work and the Path from Page to Stage

Build a clear, beginner-friendly understanding of stand-up comedy including how jokes work, the writing process, and the path from page to open mic.

Practical Stand-Up: Writing Material, Doing Open Mics, and Building a Tight Five

Walk through practical stand-up comedy including writing material, doing open mics consistently, and building a polished tight five-minute set.

Joke Writing Basics: Crafting Short Comedy and Punchlines

Learn the fundamental mechanics of humor to write your own short jokes, understand comedy structures, and connect with any audience through written comedy.

Stand-Up Comedy Beyond First Sets: Voice, Community, and Sustained Practice

Develop the longer-horizon practices that sustain stand-up comedy beyond first open mics including voice development, community, and decision points about commitment.

Writing Comedy Sketches and Late-Night Talk Show Scripts

Craft engaging comedy sketches, monologues, and late-night segments with a practical introduction to script structures and comedic timing.

Comedy Writing for Stand-Up: Craft Your Debut Short Set

Master classic joke structures, comedic premises, and routine formatting to write your first stage-ready short stand-up set.

Understanding Silent Film Comedy: From Slapstick to Sophisticated Cinema

Explore the history, techniques, and cultural impact of early silent comedy, from physical gag-work to refined narrative storytelling, designed for cinema enthusiasts.