Can You Really Learn Stand-Up Comedy Online? Alfie Noakes on the Clean Comedy Podcast
Dec 15
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Alfie Noakes
There is a question that comes up every time someone considers taking a comedy course. It goes something like: can you actually teach funny?
The short answer is no.
The longer answer is the one worth hearing.
This section of Alfie's interview with JD Creviston on the Clean Comedy Podcast covers why online comedy courses work, who they are for, what each of the three We Are Funny Project courses actually contains, and why the investment of time and money makes more sense than most comedians initially assume.
The pool cue tip story alone is worth six minutes of your time.
Watch the interview below.
If this has raised questions about which course is the right starting point, The Three Tiers of Open Mic Comedy will help you work out where you are in your development.
For a free sample video of what the writing sessions inside Stepping Into Stand-Up Comedy actually look like, Joke Writing: Predictable Twists is available now.
And if you want to understand the broader philosophy behind how the courses are built, Writing for Comedians covers the principles that underpin all of them.
All three courses come with a 30-day money-back guarantee. Nearly 1,000 reviews at 4.9 average.
Stepping Into Stand-Up Comedy is for comedians at the start of their journey, up to around 100 gigs.
Stepping Forward In Stand-Up Comedy is the advanced course for experienced open mic comedians ready to work at a higher level.
How to Be a Brilliant Stand-Up Comedy MC covers everything from setting the tone to crowd work, protecting your acts and understanding how the industry works.
Can you really learn stand-up comedy from an online course? Yes, with an important caveat. A course can teach you the techniques, frameworks and principles that experienced comedians use. It cannot replace stage time. What it can do is make your stage time significantly more productive by giving you a structure to work within and helping you sidestep the most common rookie mistakes.
How long are the We Are Funny Project online comedy courses?
Stepping Into Stand-Up Comedy has 22 sessions and is designed for comedians with fewer than 100 gigs. Stepping Forward In Stand-Up Comedy runs at approximately five and a half hours across around 18 sessions of roughly 20 minutes each. How to Be a Brilliant Stand-Up Comedy MC runs at approximately two and a quarter hours. All three include practical challenges at the end of each session and can be studied at any time, place or pace.
What is the money-back guarantee on the courses? All three courses come with a 30-day money-back guarantee.
Who is the Clean Comedy Podcast?
The Clean Comedy Podcast is hosted by JD Creviston and covers all aspects of stand-up comedy for comedians at every level. Episode 361 features Alfie Noakes of We Are Funny Project discussing online comedy courses, the Cinematic System of Stand-Up, and why comedy skills transfer well beyond the stage.
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