Blending Improv & Standup Workshop

BLENDING IMPROV & STANDUP
Saturday 9/13 @ 2-4PM
Capacity: 15 students

Are you an improviser who's thinking about building a repeatable comedic act so you'll have something to showcase? Are you a standup looking to add some more excitement and unpredictability to your act? This workshop will focus on how to incorporate improvisational elements into a standup routine, making it the perfect building block for experienced improvisers looking to give standup a shot or for standups looking for something new. We'll discuss the difference in audience expectations for standup and improv, do a number of hands-on improv activities specifically tailored to standup, and then workshop bits. Note: this will be more in-depth than just a "crowd work" workshop, although we'll also discuss those skills.

ABOUT INSTRUCTOR:
Chris Duffy is a standup comedian and improviser who has performed at colleges and festivals throughout the country (including SF Sketchfest, Harvard, Brown, MIT, the North Carolina Comedy Arts Festival, the Cambridge Science Festival, and more). Chris is also the creator and host of You're the Expert, a live show and public radio program on WBUR where three comedians try to guess what a professor studies all day. Don't confuse him with professional bodybuilder Chris Duffy. While they share identical names and physiques, they are different people.