NEW LA SESSION:

4 MONDAYS, JUNE 4-25, 7pm@ Bang, 457 N. Fairfax

SPACE IS LIMITED - REGISTER NOW - ONLY $200

Audit any single class: $20

Develop your most personal, deepest and funniest material for Solo Shows, Standup, Personal Essays, Memoir and/or Pitching.

"This workshop changed my life!"

Focus your point of view

Find your juiciest topics

Hone your performance skills with Beth Lapides & Greg Miller, co-creators of Un-Cabaret, "the mothershow of alternative comedy" (LA Times) and launching pad (or re-invention hot-house) for Patton Oswalt, Julia Sweeney, Janeane Garofalo, Kathy Griffin, Jeff Garlin, Michael Patrick King, Judd Apatow, Taylor Negron, Laura Kightlinger, David Cross and so many more.

REGISTER NOW - ONLY $200!

More about the Comedian’s Way Workshop for Writers, Performers and Other Humans

Personal story-telling is the standup comedy of the 2010s.

All across LA, writers (and other humans) are searching their souls, spilling their guts and trying to get a few laughs along the way.

These days, you can't throw a rock without hitting some kind of word event. Theaters, clubs and restaurants are all hosting shows where people read their personal essay and/or tell their story – and there's a new show starting every week.

Each show has it's own particular vibe, rules and flavor, from serious to sensational, literary to licentious. Professional writers and/or performers often mix with inspired amateurs. Some include music. Some strictly enforce time limits. Some are competitive. Some are a lot like therapy – at least for the people onstage telling the stories.

This is all great news for writers, because these events provide hard deadlines and thematic frames to create focused pieces, encourage productivity, provide a sense of community and offer an interesting new kind of showcase.