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In addition to all our core courses and private coaching programs, these A La Carte Courses were selected by our members. If you wish to request a course specific to your needs, place a recommendation here.
Writing Reverses Like Anthony Jeselnik:Part 2
The Reverse Joke structure can bring a comedian great laughs and respect. It is also one of the most difficult jokes to write. But if you can write a good reverse, it's money! In this course, we'll dig deeper to uncover even more ways to write with the reverse.
The LIVE course has concluded. Available as a stream anytime course.
Setting Up Your Comedy Skill-Building Calendar
No matter the skill, experts agree that regimented practice is the fastest way to develop your expertise. Want to automatize your comedy? Set up your own practice schedule to get better at your comedy more efficiently.
The LIVE course has concluded. Available as a stream anytime course.
The Writer's Room: Compare & Contrast
Bill Burr's number 1 go-to is analogy and incongruity. His number 2 is Compare & Contrast. The reason? Big laughs! This brainstorming trains your brain to find them, write them, and nail them.
The LIVE course has concluded. Available as a stream anytime course.
How to Write Comedy Like Rita Rudner
When it comes to consistency and success, few comedians have seized success and consistency like Rita Rudner. Few comedians have the writing and performing chops like Rita Rudner. Every one of her jokes is ironed out to perfection. Laugh out loud funny for decades and still going strong.
The LIVE course has concluded. Available as a stream anytime course.
How to Develop Your Own Conversational Comedy
Humor can be found anywhere of you know what you're looking for. Humor in conversation is elusive to most. This course will give you 6 secrets you can use today to train yourself to be funnier in the moment, in a meeting or on a date just by applying a little effort.
The LIVE course has concluded. Available as a stream anytime course.
How to Write Comedy "On the Fly" Like Craig Ferguson
Craig Ferguson is an all-around funny guy who has made a career out of unexpected candor, authenticity, and a punk rock mandate to do the kind of comedy that he wants to do. Barely a sentence goes by where he doesn't find a way to make it funny. Learn what he does and how he does it in this course.
The LIVE course has concluded. Available as a stream anytime course.
How to Write Comedy Like Sarah Silverman
Want a lesson in staying on top and staying relevant in comedy? Sarah Silverman is your comedian. She thrives on controversial topics and makes them funny. Even if you're not a fan, there are terrific lessons to learn from this Emmy-winning star.
The LIVE course has concluded. Available as a stream anytime course.
Social Media for Comedians
From booking work to developing a following, most comedians go about social media the wrong way. Learn from some of the most successful comedians on how they use social media to promote themselves without being too pushy and cloying.
The LIVE course has concluded. Available as a stream anytime course.
How to Deliver Dark/Blue/Emotionally-Charged Material
We live in an unprecedented time of the PC police, but that doesn't mean you can't be edgy, dark or blue. You'll learn some really cool techniques to take the onus off of you while still delivering the joke you want to deliver.
The LIVE course has concluded. Available as a stream anytime course.
The Ultimate Guide to Memorization for Comedians
One of the biggest obstacles comedians face is memorization. In this 3-hour class I'll give you techniques to improve your memorization while showing you ways to call up your jokes and bits, even while you're performing.
The LIVE course has concluded. Available as a stream anytime course.
How to Get Gigs on Cruise Ships
I've done lots of Cruise ship gigs. They pay really well! So how do you get gigs on these floating hotels? I'll walk you through a couple of different ways you can get one of these well-paying jobs so you can be cruising by next summer.
The LIVE course has concluded. Available as a stream anytime course.
The Writer's Room: Expectation, Superiority & Surprise
The most potent ingredients in comedy.
A joke targets 3 primary emotions from an audience in order to get a laugh. Learn how you can enhance these ingredients and watch your laughs increase exponentially.
The LIVE course has concluded. Available as a stream anytime course.
Giving You a Working Knowledge of Comedy
As a touring professional comedian for 30+ years and as a writer for The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Jerry's approach to comedy comes as a result of a vast amount of hands-on, doing-the-grind type of experience.
From cruises to corporates to clubs, Jerry has performed comedy in all 50 states and in 14 countries around the world. Jerry has taught thousands of comedians and has coached well over a hundred corporate leaders, teaching them how to develop a working knowledge of comedy.
His book Breaking Comedy's DNA has been called the "best book on comedy and comedy writing available anywhere." Jerry's YouTube Channel has more free useable comedy writing content that any other channel online. What we're trying to say is "If you're looking for skills that you can apply in your approach to comedy right now, then you are at the right place!"
Why The ComedyClinic?
Simply put, when it comes to comedy Jerry knows what he's talking about. Whether you want to write for TV or perform stand-up, you're going to learn a science & structure-based approach to comedy that gives you real tools to be as creative with your comedy as you want to be.
Writing for Stand-up
The most successful comedians know how to write their act. Even Bill Burr who writes ideas, then flows them out on stage, started by learning how to write jokes.
Comedy for Scripts
Comedy has structures and all the structures used in stand-up comedy can also be used in television and movie scripts. After all, what is an act-out? It's just dialogue in a one-man show.
Comedy for Speakers
Professional speakers ALL want to include humor in their presentations. Learn specific techniques that can be "plugged-in" to add that extra dynamic to your message.
Late Night TV Writing
You know all the joke monologues performed by Jimmy Fallon or Stephen Colbert are written by professional writers, right? Learn this craft and get one of the highest paid entry-level jobs known to man.
Tons of Classes
Comedy A La Carte offers Tons of Classes on subjects chosen by members of the Comedy Clinic community. Each subject drills down deep in a thoroughly informative 3-hour course.
Creative Collaboration
Each class is like its own writer's room. Students get involved punching up each others jokes creating a super dynamic of creative activity. In my experience it's actually a superior level of creativity than in a live class.
Joke Writing Challenges
One of the things that keeps students creative is a challenge. These courses will introduce 1-word or Random Phrase joke--writing challenges that will help you "show up" in every class.
"Check out my other A La Carte Courses!"
All the courses that I prepare for the A La Carte Series of Courses come from your requests to cover specific areas of focus in comedy writing, performance or the business of comedy. All courses are done live, then the recordings are made available for purchase so students can still access hard-to-find information and study on their own time using an computer, smartphone, or tablet.
Each semester of A La Carte Classes includes 12 Weeks of topics. Use the links below to learn more about what's available. I hope each course brings value to your day!
--Jerry Corley
"Check out my other A La Carte Courses!"
All the courses that I prepare for the A La Carte Series of Courses come from your requests to cover specific areas of focus in comedy writing, performance or the business of comedy. All courses are done live, then the recordings are made available for purchase so students can still access hard-to-find information and study on their own time using an computer, smartphone, or tablet.
Each semester of A La Carte Classes includes 12 Weeks of topics. Use the links below to learn more about what's available. I hope each course brings value to your day!
--Jerry Corley
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