Stand Up Comedy

If you can stand up in front of an audience and make them laugh it means that you can give an amazing presentation. A comedian needs to be able to relax an audience, be liked and be interesting. This is exactly what you need to do in a presentation or an interview. You’ll learn to present yourself well, how to be relaxed on stage, how to develop material and conquer your fears so you can express your own unique sense of humour on stage and make people laugh. You will leave the stage with an amazing natural high….. and an inner confidence which will be with you for life.

Participants of Stand Up Comedy can expect to:

• How to be comfortable on stage
• Audience rapport
• How to make your audience laugh (whether audience is one person or a thousand people).
• How to lead an audience
• How to relax your audience
• How to be likeable on stage
• How to develop material
• How to present yourself with effective movement
• How to deal with stage fright
• Storytelling
• How to become a better comedian faster
• Personal psychology
• Improvisation, on the spot thinking
• To be in control even when outside your comfort zone.

Days: Mondays
Cost: €250
Age: 18+
Location: Temple Bar, Gaiety School of Acting

Times

7pm - 9pm

Term 1

Monday 7th November - Monday 5th December 2011

Graduation Wednesday 7th December 2011

Term 2

Monday 5th March - Monday 2nd April 2012

Graduation Wednesday 4th April 2012

Term 3

Tuesday 8th May - Tuesday 5th June 2012

Graduation Wednesday 6th June 2012