Stand-up-kurs og skoler

School of Hard Knock Knocks · Melbourne, Sydney and Adelaide

Five-evening intensive combining online pre-course material with in-person classes and a graduating performance. Includes a course manual, performance video and one-to-one coaching from Australian comedians.

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School of Hard Knock Knocks

Nine-module video course led by comedian Greg Fleet covering joke structure, content generation, delivery, room control and open-mic strategy, with 12 months of access.

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Improv Theatre Sydney · Sydney

Nine-week course (eight weekly classes plus a graduation show) blending improvisation, storytelling, clown and writing workshops, taught by stand-up Marcel Blanch-de Wilt.

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Sydney Comedy School · Sydney

A range of courses in Surry Hills: a short joke-writing course, a four-week Learn Stand-Up and Perform course ending in a graduation show, a monthly free taster class, a Joke Lab writing room and master classes for working comedians.

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Humber Polytechnic · Toronto

Three-semester, one-year diploma founded in 1999 covering acting, improvisation, writing and social-media comedy, with weekly student stand-up spots at Yuk Yuk's and an industry showcase at Comedy Bar.

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The Second City Training Center · Toronto

The Second City Toronto's stand-up track at 1 York Street, teaching the writing and delivery of solo material.

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Teaterskolen Amager · Copenhagen

A five-month, 45-hour programme combining stand-up, comedy and improvisation, taught by a director and a working comedian with guest lecturers. Ends with individual five-minute sets at an open mic.

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Improskolen KBH · Copenhagen

A six-level improv school in Nørrebro founded in 2018, running Intro to Impro, Impro for Experienced, Theatre Sports, Longform, Show Training and a five-to-six-month masterclass. New courses start four times a year.

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Improv Comedy Copenhagen · Copenhagen

An English-language improv theatre and training centre in central Copenhagen with six levels of classes, including a free Intro to Improv. Classes are offered in both English and Danish.

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DATS - Landsforeningen for Dramatisk Virksomhed · Copenhagen

A bookable group course taking participants from idea to finished comedy performance for stage, audio or screen, covering comedy, improvisation, storytelling and stand-up. Delivered at the booking group's own venue with a DATS subsidy.

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Niels Forsberg · Copenhagen

One-to-one and workshop teaching from a Danish comedian, covering joke construction, building a full set, writer's block, stage fright, stage presence and career management. Booked by enquiry.

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Joutsenon Opisto (Taidekesä) · Joutseno

A 32-hour residential summer course at a Finnish folk high school, covering joke-writing technique plus writing and performance exercises, ending with participants performing short sets before an audience.

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Kuopion kansalaisopisto · Kuopio

A municipal adult-education evening group focused on performance and developing a set through practice, with short stand-up performances in the final sessions.

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Kaisa Pylkkänen · Helsinki

A 12-hour weekend intensive covering joke writing, performance technique and how the Finnish scene works, capped at ten participants and followed by a showcase where everyone performs a five-minute set.

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New Zealand Comedy School · Auckland and Wellington

Four three-hour group classes plus two private writing sessions and a graduation show at a professional club, capped at ten students. The school also runs pay-what-you-can introductory classes and a diversity scholarship.

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Ringerike Folkehøgskole · Hønefoss

A residential folk high school line covering stand-up, revue writing, improvisation, stage technique and character work, available as a full year or a single semester. Described on folkehogskole.no as the only line of its kind in Norway.

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Det Andre Teatret · Oslo

Norway's largest improvisation theatre runs a ladder of improv courses from Impro Basic 1 to 3, plus a teen course and a summer school. The programme is improvisation only, not stand-up.

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Impro Neuf · Oslo

A student-run improv community at Chateau Neuf offering free weekly beginner workshops in English and Norwegian, plus members-only advanced classes and weekly shows. Open to the public.

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Teaterdagene / Norsk Amatørteaterforbund · Lillehammer

A 12-hour weekend course held as part of the Teaterdagene festival, aimed at beginners as well as revue performers and actors. Participants write and perform a five-to-ten minute set.

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MelkevikStandup · Sandnes

A three-hour theory evening followed by an optional workshop and an optional performance night, run by a working Norwegian comedian.

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Reis Deg Komikerklubb · Oslo

A two-day weekend course run three times a year by one of Norway's oldest stand-up clubs, capped at 16 students. Participants develop five to seven minutes of material and perform at two open-mic nights.

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Standup Stavanger · Stavanger

A three-part course covering joke structure, joke writing, stage presence and delivery, spread over three weeks and ending with five minutes of stage time at a club night.

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Panoramateatern · Stockholm

Improv courses at the Tegelscenen stage in southern Stockholm: a ten-session adult introduction, a two-day intensive, and a five-day course for people with stage experience.

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Stockholms Improvisationsteater · Stockholm

A long-established improv school running a graded programme from Bas through Breddning and Fördjupning, plus specialist weekends, senior classes and a free monthly taster.

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Improstudion · Stockholm

The improvisation side of Improstudion's programme: beginner and continuation courses, a one-week summer course, and senior and youth classes.

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Medborgarskolan Väst · Göteborg

A 10.5-hour beginner weekend at Medborgarskolan in Haga taught by a comedian and trained actor, covering finding material, joke writing and building a short set.

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Medborgarskolan Väst · Göteborg

An intermediate weekend course for people who have completed a beginner course, focused on longer sets, comic voice and stage presence, with individual feedback.

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Norra Brunn · Stockholm

A two-day weekend course at one of Stockholm's main comedy venues, taught by the author of Stand up-handboken and ending with a showcase on the Norra Brunn stage.

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Improstudion · Stockholm

An evening stand-up course at the theatre's own venue on Södermalm, covering timing, setup, audience contact and sharpening jokes.

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Skurups folkhögskola · Skurup

A five-day residential summer stand-up course at a folk high school in Skåne. This is a short summer course, not a year-long comedian line.

Lenke sjekket 2026-09-19

Laughing Horse Comedy · Edinburgh, London, Manchester and Brighton

A two-day beginners' course taught by working professional comedians, covering material sourcing, writing exercises, editing and performance, ending in a five-minute graduation show. Also offered online.

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Angel Comedy School · London

A five-week beginners' course at The Bill Murray in Islington taking students from no experience to a first gig, capped at 16 students, with discounted rates for NHS staff, students and the unemployed. The school also runs an intensive, a free writing gym, sketch, clowning and improv classes.

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The Free Association · London

A London improv school running taster classes, Foundation Levels 1-3 and advanced premise-based, organic and narrative pathways, plus writing, sketch, clown and stagecraft classes.

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Hoopla · London

A three-week compering and MC course for people who already have stand-up or improv experience and want to host comedy nights.

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Komedia Brighton · Brighton

The venue listing for the weekly, weekend, one-week intensive and two-hour taster comedy courses held at Komedia in Brighton.

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Logan Murray's Comedy Courses · London

A long-running London stand-up course combining spontaneity and performance exercises with joke-writing work and one-to-one stage technique, ending in a non-compulsory public showcase. Runs in ten-week and six-week formats.

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Jill Edwards Comedy Workshops

A live stand-up course of six evening sessions over video, open to students internationally.

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City Academy · London

A seven-week beginners' course covering the fundamentals of writing and performing a first routine, ending with a live gig at a central London venue.

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Hoopla · London

An eight-week stand-up course of weekly two-and-a-half-hour sessions with an optional end-of-course live performance, no experience required.

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City Academy · London

A five-day intensive stand-up course in London, an accelerated alternative to the weekly beginners' course.

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Jill Edwards Comedy Workshops · Brighton

A ten-week Tuesday-evening stand-up course at Komedia Brighton, running since 1994 and open to all experience levels.

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The Comedy School · London

A six-week evening course in Camden covering material generation, performance skills, comic attitude, stage persona and joke structure, ending in a showcase at Backyard Comedy Club.

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The Comedy School · Bristol

The Bristol run of The Comedy School's six-week stand-up course, following the same format as the London course and ending in a live showcase.

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Bristol Improv Theatre · Bristol

Levelled improv training from tasters through Levels 1-4, plus drop-ins, specialist courses and intensives, with a bursary scheme for course fees.

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Jill Edwards Comedy Workshops · Brighton

A two-day weekend stand-up course covering writing and performing original material, with no experience required.

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Emerson College · Boston

A cross-departmental BFA described by the college as the first of its kind in the US, covering comedy performance, production and writing across sketch, stand-up, television, film and digital media.

Lenke sjekket 2026-09-19

Judy Carter

Live virtual workshops from the author of The Comedy Bible, applying stand-up technique to speaking, storytelling and workplace communication.

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Armed Services Arts Partnership · San Diego, San Antonio, Washington DC, Indianapolis and Hampton Roads

A six-week stand-up class for the military-connected community - service members, veterans and families - taught by professional comics and ending in a public graduation show. Run in several US cities and online.

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Gotham Comedy Club · New York

Club-run classes including a one-day intensive feedback workshop and an industry seminar with working comics, agents and managers, plus a nine-week programme for young people.

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The Second City and Columbia College Chicago · Chicago

A full-time semester programme based at The Second City covering performance, comedy writing across genres, comedy history and satire, with college credit through Columbia College Chicago.

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Columbia College Chicago · Chicago

A four-year BA covering stand-up, sketch writing, clowning and improvisation from the first year, with a capstone semester at The Second City.

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Greg Dean · Santa Monica

Levelled stand-up courses from the author of Step by Step to Stand-Up Comedy - routine building, writing and performing, advanced specialties and an ongoing crowd-work workshop - taught live over video or in person, with showcases at the Hollywood Improv.

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iO Theater · Chicago

A five-level long-form improv programme plus sketch, music improv and a stand-up comedy strand, with summer and one-week intensives.

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MasterClass

A video course on writing, directing, producing and performing comedy for film and television, including a chapter on performing stand-up.

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The Second City Training Center

The Second City's live online programme, including Stand-Up 1 and Stand-Up Lab alongside improv, writing and acting classes, open to students worldwide.

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Jerry Corley / Stand Up Comedy Clinic · Glendale

An eight-week stand-up course built around Jerry Corley's comedy-structure framework, offered both online and in person, with an HD video of the graduation performance. A five-day intensive, crowd-work course and one-to-one coaching also run.

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The Second City Training Center · Chicago

An entry-level stand-up class of roughly seven weekly three-hour sessions in which students write and workshop their own material, ending in a performance.

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The Second City Training Center · Chicago

The Second City's Chicago stand-up track, covering solo material writing and delivery with an improvisational approach.

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Westside Comedy Theater · Santa Monica

A three-level stand-up curriculum in which students write and workshop a set ending in a live showcase, alongside improv, sketch and children's classes.

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The Second City Training Center · Brooklyn

The Second City's New York stand-up track, taught at its Brooklyn training centre.

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The People's Improv Theater · New York

Levelled stand-up courses including Joy of Stand-Up and the Stand-Up Levels, alongside improv, sketch, musical improv and acting classes.

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Manhattan Comedy School · New York

Levelled stand-up classes taught by working New York headliners, offered in person and over video, including women-only and LGBTQ+-only cohorts. All courses end with a graduation show in a professional venue.

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American Comedy Institute · New York

A workshop combining group classes with private writing sessions with founder Stephen Rosenfield, ending in a live show at Gotham Comedy Club plus a streamed online show. Running since 1989.

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The Second City Training Center · Chicago

A weekly single-session drop-in stand-up class for beginners, with no enrolment in a full course required.

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Upright Citizens Brigade · New York and Los Angeles

The UCB Training Center's stand-up track covering material generation, joke structure, set-list building and performance, with an Intro to Stand-Up entry point. Taught in New York and Los Angeles and also offered online.

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MasterClass

A video course in which Steve Martin covers finding a comedic voice, building a persona, joke and act structure, stage fright and editing. Sold through a MasterClass membership rather than per course.

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Magnet Theater · New York

An improv and sketch comedy training centre in Chelsea with levelled improv, musical improv and sketch classes.

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The Annoyance Theatre · Chicago

A levelled improv programme plus written-material classes, musical improv, intensives and electives that include stand-up instruction.

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