Find Your Funny: A Crash Course on Improv Comedy (Prospect Heights)
Taught by Brittany Brave
Brittany Brave is a NYC-based comedian, actress, writer and host. She possesses 15+ years of theatre and improv experience, having trained and performed at UCB, iO, The Second City, The PIT, Magnet Theatre and more. In 2019, she was named a Best New Talent by the NY Comedy Festival and has appeared on TBS, MTV, SiriusXM and other channels. Brittany performs nightly (and virtually) and produces two comedy shows, Rock Candy and Improvised Tarot. She can be found online at @brittanybrave (Instagram) and @britbrave (Twitter.) For more info, visit brittanybrave.com.
*March 21 session postponed*
In comparison to sketch and stand up comedy, improv is unplanned and unscripted. The most collaborative of the comedic art forms, the dialogue, action, story and characters are born from cohesive group work, spontaneity, grounded scenes and the talent to wield an entertaining world all based off an audience suggestion.
Find Your Funny: A Crash Course on Improv Comedy welcomes students of ALL levels of experience and provides a safe space for those who have an active interest in exploring improv (be it as a hobby or career). Students will receive a comprehensive, working survey of all the fundamentals of comedic improvisation as taught by the world’s leading schools of comedy (UCB, iO, The Second City.) The crash course is filled a brief history of the rise of comedic improv to mainstream success (UCB, Whose Line Is It Anyway?) and filled with supportive, fun and educational exercises to establish confidence to pursue further professional training, find your funny and ultimately command the stage.
Get a better understanding of improv comedy with this video of UCB clips.
