You can take our classes in whatever order you’d like, whenever you’d like, but we recommend starting here with Talk Show (denoted by the color… what? Yellow? Yellow-ish? Maybe a yellowish-mustard mix of some kind?), and learning first, how to write jokes and then how to construct a pitch—the value of which can’t be underestimated and serves as a good foundation.

Suggested Prerequisite:
None.

Cost: $325

Next Session begins TBD

6:30 p.m. –  9:20 p.m. Central. 

Instructor: Kim “Howard” Johnson

Please be advised, tuition is non-refundable. If you cannot attend the class you registered for, we can roll your tuition to be used during another session as long as you contact thecomedylab.net 24 hours prior to the class beginning. If you reach out after that, we cannot roll your tuition.

Here’s how it shakes out week-to-week:

Class One:
Students learn to write jokes based on headlines.
Class Two:
Students then expand those headline jokes into two separate monologues: character and commentary.
Class Three:
Students create eight separate ‘desk piece pitches’ for a specific host.
Class Four:
Students write an SNL-type sketch, parodying either an existing talk show or the genre.
Class Five:
Students create eight separate ‘remote pitches’ for the host they’ve chosen.
Class Six:
Students create eight separate ‘miscellaneous pitches’ for the missing elements of their show.
Class Seven:
Students rewrite their portfolios, taking into account any and all constructive criticism.
Class Eight:
Students create a business plan that includes a specific letter to a specific agent.