STAND-UP COMEDY ESSENTIALS
COMEDY CRAFT AND BUSINESS IN 3 SESSIONS
with MARCOS LARA
Tue 7-9 | Feb 9-23, 2021
Location: ZOOM
$35 per session/$90 for all three
STAND-UP COMEDY ESSENTIALS is for anyone interested in entering stand-up comedy as a profession. You will learn the basics of stand-up comedy as a craft, what producers seek in comedians, and how to market yourself and get booked. As part of becoming a business-oriented comedian, emphasis will be given to explaining how shows are booked, promoted, and produced.
SESSION 1 (TUE Feb 9, 2021) - Writing stand-up material that demonstrates quality, integrity, and marketability.
SESSION 2 (TUE Feb 16, 2021) - Stand-up show hosting skills and strategies for getting booked.
SESSION 3 (TUE Feb 23, 2021) - How to produce your own comedy show.
Topics covered:
Comedy writing tools
Setup & Misdirection
Irony/Satire/Sarcasm
Writing what you know vs writing what they know
Physicality
Show Etiquette
Hosting skills
How to work the crowd
Promoting your act
Planning Travel
Establishing your brand & selling merch
Preparing sound and light
Producing Shows
Open Mics
. . . and much more!
3 Sessions: 2 hours each - take one, two, or all three
Dates/Times: 7 - 9pm, Feb 9, 16, 23, 2021
Location: Zoom
Fee: $35/session ($90 for all three)
Age:16+
Cancellation Policy: Cancel up to 2 weeks before class start for a full refund. Cancel up to 3 days before class start for a 50% refund. No refunds if you cancel less than 3 days before class start.
INSTRUCTOR
Marcos Lara
Marcos Lara is a versatile comedian who has performed everywhere from Honolulu, Hawaii to the BMO Harris Bank Center. For over a decade, he has entertained every type of crowd from headlining colleges and churches to performing at burlesque shows and festivals. With Covid preventing Marcos from performing for live audiences, he adapted his craft to the current conditions. While preserving the themes of social justice and celebrating diversity, Marcos omitted the punchlines and replaced them with rhymes returning to his adolescent passion for poetry. In addition to performing, he has produced comedy shows all over Illinois and Wisconsin providing platforms for performers of various ethnicities, religions, genders, and orientations.
Marcos’ poem Respiratory Failure was an official selection of Rockford New Words 2021.