• This course is  designed for both the absolute novice and those of you in your  “open mic” period. Also for those of you who are more experienced, the class can help you polish your existing material and work on new stuff. Actors want to expand their skillset and  business professionals who wish to spice up their public speaking abilities find this course useful as well. 

  • The overall goal of this class is to provide you with the basic writing and performance skills to develop a five to seven minute stand-up comedy routine that will be performed in a Comedy Cellar Showcase.

  • The course includes 8 - once weekly -“classroom “ sessions, about 3 hours each, and 2 live performances at the Comedy Cellar. DVD’s of your performances will be included.

  • There are 4 classes offered.  Sunday session''s are from 1PM to 4 PM and 5PM to 8PM. The Tuesday and Wednesday sessions are 7PM to 10PM.

  • Classes will consist of your instructor Rick Crom and no more than 10 students.

  • Each student will be given individual attention per class.

  • When available we will have guest lectures from some of the top comedians in the country who perform at the Comedy Cellar. 

  • Our  first class is an "orientation " session. It is a detailed overview of everthing the course will focus on; plus a comprehensive lesson on Point of View and Writing Technique. The following classes  will be "work sessions" with the students performing and developing  their material with the guidence of the instructor. In each class the fundementals will be revisited and re-empasized.





  
  • You will learn the elements of joke structure and comedy writing technique. You will then learn how to take all that clever stuff you think  of all day and turn it into presentable stand-up comedy material.

  • You will learn about different styles of delivery and timing.

  • You will learn the concepts of stage persona, character, and  point of view. This is especially useful to actors who want to learn stand-up. You'll  learn to what to use from your acting training and what NOT to use.

  • You will learn to recognize and highlight elements of your own personality and how to  write from your own comic perspective.

  • You will learn performance technique. For those of you who rarely speak in front of crowds there are simple yet effective techniques you can use to transform your presentation from timid to masterful.




ABOUT THE CLASSES
WHAT YOU WILL LEARN
THE BASICS
“Rick Crom has been making me laugh for over 15 years. Stop being such  an asshole and take his class already"
-
Jim Norton. 
Opie and Antony, Lucky Louie, Tough Crowd,Comedy Central

"Rick is a great performer and a nice guy.  I recommend his class to anybody who wants to
jump in and learn the basics."  -
Jeffrey Ross
Comedy Central Roasts. Author of "I Only Roast the Ones I Love"

For classes call:
646-391-4386 
comedycellarclasses@gmail.com

117 MacDougal Street
   Between  W. 3rd & Bleecker 
ABOUT THE CLASS...
AND WHAT MAKES IT DIFFERENT FROM OTHERS
NO MORE THAN 10 STUDENTS PER  3 HOUR CLASS!!  REAL INDIVIDUAL INSTRUCTION!
Many Stand-up comedy Classes offered in New York City are crammed with up to 20 or more students in a 3 hour session. We believe that leaves insufficient time to acutally work on the material with the instructor after it's presented. We limit or class size to 10 so each student gets ample individual attention while in a group setting.
GENERAL INFO

The cost for the whole package is $400.00  There is a $100.00 deposit required to secure your spot in the class. The remaining balance of $300.00  is collected the first day unless a payment schedule has been arranged.
(all deposits are non-refundable.)

Our currently running classes are full. Our next round of classes begins the first week of January 2012.   We will offer afternoon classes on Sundays from 2 to 5 pm and evening classes on Tuesday and Wednesday   from 7 to 10pm

Our  Sunday  afternoon class takes place at the Comedy Cellar . Our Sunday evening classes, take place at the studio above the Players theater, 115 MacDougal Street, which is adjacent to the Comedy Cellar. Class is also held in other spaces in Manhattan based on availablilty of the Players Theater space.
The Tuesday and Wednesday evening classes are held at 3 of Us Studios at 39 W 19th Street .

The way we do it here is...we have 7 classroom sessions then do a showcase..that we video..then we have our final classroom session where we watch the video and analyze the performances. Then we do our final (graduation) showcase. the dates for the showcases are different depending on which class you take. I can also put you on showcases that are more compatible with your availability.

IF YOU MISS A CLASS
...And people do, a good faith effort is made to have you make up that class during  one of the other  classes.

(LEGAL STUFF:  It is understood that to sign up for the class means you are committing to the entire fee of $400 for 8 sessions whether you attend those sessions or not. There will be a $100.00 deposit required to secure your spot in the class)
  Please go to the website www.comedycellarclasses.com and check out all the info. If you decide to enroll ...and we hope you do...let us know as soon as possible.
Thanks so much.