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Schools for Comedy Writing

If you are serious about comedy and have decided to study comedy writing in order to be a comedian, then America and the United Kingdom are the two places to be. From stand-up to sketch and script writing, you will be trained on every aspect of comedy writing. The following schools offer short and full-time intensive courses to choose the one that suits your needs.

  1. Comedy Institute

    • The American Comedy Institute specializes in comedy writing and performing and it is in the heart of New York City. It offers short workshops to year-long programs to help you at any stage of your training as a comedian. The institute's one-year professional comedy program intensively prepares students for their future careers in comedy and opens doors in film and TV comedy writing.

      American Comedy Institute

      The New Yorker Hotel

      481 8th Avenue,

      Suite 736

      New York, NY 10001

      212-279-6980

      comedyinstitute.com

    Manhattan

    • The Manhattan Comedy School suits performers that are mostly interested in stand-up comedy writing and performing. It offers workshops and drop-in classes to help with any part of your training. Professional comedians provide tuition and give you the chance to develop your writing to a stage level.

      Manhattan Comedy School

      Ansonia Station

      PO Box 230048

      New York, NY 10023-0001

      212-462-3200

      manhattancomedyschool.com

    Humber

    • The Toronto-based Humber School of Arts of North America offers many different types of courses, from a two-year full-time degree to short courses and even comedy writing by correspondence. Professional comedians teach every course and give you the inside information on how to break into the comedy writing industry.

      Humber School Of Creative And Performing Art

      205 Humber College Blvd.

      Toronto, Ontario

      Canada M9W 5L7

      416-675-6622 ext. 3464

      creativeandperformingarts.humber.ca

    UCLA

    • The University Of California Los Angeles has a large range of full-time and part-time courses. These range from writing for half-hour comedy, romantic comedies and satire to writing a comedy noir feature film and sketches.

      University Of California Los Angeles

      Intersection of Le Conte Ave and Westwood Blvd

      Los Angeles, CA 90024

      310-825-9971

      uclaextension.edu

    Film Institute

    • The American Film Institute in Los Angeles has a well-known screenwriting department with two possible directions for you to choose: drama writing and comedy writing. From the history of comedy writing and the study of the best comedy screenplays of all times, you move on to discovering your own unique voice and getting trained in writing alone as well as a part of a team.

      American Film Institute

      2021 N. Western Avenue

      Los Angeles, CA 90027-1657

      323.856.7600

      afi.com

    Southampton

    • The Southampton Solent University offers a full-time bachelor degree of three years in Comedy writing and performance. During this course you will study comedy's history and approach comedy from a theoretical angle but most importantly you will have the opportunity to write comedy for stand-up, TV and radio sitcom. You also get the chance to perform.

      Southampton Solent University

      East Park Terrace

      Southampton, Hampshire, U.K. SO14 0YN

      011-44-23-8031-9000

      solent.ac.uk

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