Comedy Writing 101 with Rich Talarico — SOLD OUT (Audit Spots Available!)
Saturdays, May 10th - June 14th
2-5pm
All Online
This class is SOLD OUT! However, you can still audit (attend as a silent particpant) for just $60!
Rich Talarico (Key & Peele, MADtv, SNL) leads this online writers' room class. Writers will learn comedy writing from the ground up, starting with Jokes, Blackouts, Runners, Desk Pieces, Comic Devices, Brainstorming, Pitching, Writers’ Room Etiquette, Character Pieces, Parodies and more. Writing is your conversation with the world. Comedy is hard, but easier when you have the right tools. This class will teach you how to think and write FUNNY.
About Rich Talarico:
Rich is a Peabody® Award-winning writer/producer with four Emmy® and four WGA Award nominations, best known for his work on Key & Peele. Rich was responsible for K&P fave Substitute Teacher, (“…Ay-ay-Ron?”) which in 2024 was added to The Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum Of American History. Rich wrote dozens of K&P faves: Racist Zombies, Karim and Jahar, Hatz, Teaching Center, Obama Greets, Black Ice, and co-wrote many more.
Other credits include: MADtv, The Tonight Show w. Jay Leno, Saturday Night Live, and the critically-acclaimed, Review. An alum of Chicago’s Second City and Improv Olympic, Rich also provided punch-up work on Mean Girls and Get Out. As an improviser, Rich teaches, coaches and performs with long-form group Dasariski, Rich played in the early casts of Chicago’s The Armando Diaz Show and co-created the shows, Close Quarters, Strap Heads and Trio. As an actor, Rich appeared on screen on Late Night with Conan O’Brien, MADtv, the feature film High Fidelity, and in A&W Root Beer’s classic TV ad, “Mr. Dumass.” Talarico’s extensive experience in the comedy industry has made him a sought-after teacher, writer and consultant. Rich is currently teaching and performing stand-up comedy around the US. — more at www.richtalarico.com
- 6 Week Course
- Time: 2pm to 5pm
- Class size is limited to 10 students
- Pre-requisite: Level 2 grad equivalent
- Discount Codes not available for this Workshop
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