Stand-Up Comedy 101
Comedy Class Syllabus:
- Learn the basics of stand-up comedy in a structured class setting
- Mold topics into an original routine through a weekly on-stage performance workshop
- Translate your ideas into a crafted act through proper joke structure and editing techniques
- Experiment with elements of improv and acting to create a unique and organic performance
- Hone your joke-crafting skills with a focus on writing content
Comedy Classes Include:
- Six two-hour-long comedy class sessions at Cap City Comedy Club, Tuesdays from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
- A Graduation Showcase at Cap City immediately following the final class session (schedule permitting) in which participants perform for an audience of friends and family in a supportive, positive, and controlled environment
Upcoming Class Dates
April - June Session (Tuesday Classes)
- Class Dates: 4/30, 5/7, 5/14, 5/21, 5/28, 6/4
- Class Time: 7 PM - 9 PM
- Grad Show 6/6 at 8:30 PM
Instructor: Mac Blake
After a couple of non-starting toe-dips, Mac Blake dove head-first into stand-up comedy in 2009. A past winner of the Funniest Person in Austin contest, Blake has performed at the New Faces of Comedy Showcase at Montreal's Just for Laughs Festival, the Moontower Comedy Festival, Funny or Die’s Oddball Festival, and more. Blake has opened for John Mulaney, Bo Burnham, Dave Attell, Marc Maron, JB Smoove, Rachel Feinstein, magicians, pro wrestlers, bands, drunken company holiday parties (including one on a bus) and Steve-O. Blake has been a part of numerous improv and sketch comedy projects and is a regular performer with the award-winning movie mocking group Master Pancake Theater. His two albums on Sure Thing records and his action movie podcast Punch Mountain are available on whatever you use to listen to things like that.
PLEASE NOTE: Due to the fact that all our instructors are working comedians, some classes may be covered by a substitute instructor