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A La Carte Classes
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.
Advanced Techniques for Writing the Reverse
The singular joke structure that will earn you respect at the mics, because it’s one of the hardest jokes to write well. In this course you’ll learn to write with heightened expectation and really smash 'em with the punchline.
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13 Comedy Structures & How to Write Them: Part 2
We covered 7 of the structures in Part 1. In this course you’ll learn to write the remaining 6 structures including Benign Retaliation.
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How to Write Comedy Like: Andrew Schulz
Andrew Shulz built his own career and shot his own special. In this course you’ll learn how to apply the exact writing techniques as this mischievous comedian
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Creating Theme-based Comedy Routines
Whether it’s a mystery, drama, thriller or comedy, audiences are attracted to themes. Learn to write thematically generated comedy to help the audience better relate to your persona.
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George Carlin’s 6 Elements of a Joke
In this course we’ll walk through Carlin’s 6 elements necessary for a joke to be funny. Once you learn it, it also will help you understand if a joke is funny before you try it on stage.
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3 “Magical” Strategies That Create Material from Nothing
Have you ever felt like you have nothing creative to write about? This course will have you writing jokes in class from 3 different super inspiring approaches.
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How to Write Comedy Like: Gabriel Iglesias “Fluffy”
Fluffy has to be one of the fastest rising comedians ever. In this course we’ll uncover his methods and apply them to have you writing fast and with focus.
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Building Bits with the Compare & Contrast Structure
Compare and Contrast is a favorite structure of George Carlin, Bill Burr and all the Late Night TV Hosts. In this course you’ll learn to write it and why it’s so effective at getting laughs.
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How Jimmy Kimmel Keeps Politics Funny
Kimmel has succeeded in keeping politics silly and playful, thus engaging a wider audience. In this course you’ll learn the simple techniques he uses to keep it funny.
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How to Write Comedy Like: Wanda Sykes
Wanda Sykes has made millions using her comedy. In this course we’ll study her unique brand and have you writing using her favorite approaches.
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How to Write Strong Hooks
You can’t get the audience laughing until they're interested in what you have to say. In this course you’ll learn how to create magnetic hooks that make that audience sit up and pay attention.
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Punch-up Session: Bring Your Jokes and We’ll Punch Them Up!
A live punch-up session! Bring some of the jokes you are working on and we will use technique and structure to punch them up.
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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
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