We recommend Storytelling!

Humans have been telling stories since the beginning of time. Learn to create your own! Re-examine your life story to find your most unique experiences, then explore the themes and lessons that connect us all. Use your voice to tell the story you know the best: YOURS!

Storytelling has been a tradition as long as humans languages have existed. A great story builds community by using a narrative to explain some universal truth. Whether you are teaching a child a lesson or pitching a product to a buyer, telling a story allows you to establish an emotional connection with your listener. Contemporary, performative Storytelling has recently gained popularity thanks to programs like Ted Talks and The Moth Storytelling Hour.

Dallas Comedy Club’s Storytelling program coaches students through the process of using their own experiences to create compelling stories to tell. Continuing the millennia-old tradition of oral storytelling, students learn to take their stories to the stage!

We recommend Sketch!

Take your funny ideas and turn them into hilarious well-written sketches! Explore the principles and patterns that convey your jokes efficiently so your work gets tons of laughs. Write great content that will help you connect with your audience by using relatable concepts and heightening them to hilarity!

Sketch comedy grew out of vaudeville shows comprised of short, humorous acts featuring slapstick gags. Performers like Charlie Chaplin inspired the next generation of comedy writers who began to experiment with creating content for radio and TV. Starting in the mid-20th century, shows like Monty Python’s Flying Circus, The Carol Burnett Show, SCTV, and Saturday Night Live brought the medium into people’s homes and further established Sketch as its own style of comedy. The rise of short-form content on the internet has pushed Sketch further into the mainstream, and has allowed it to become a cross-disciplinary art form combining writing and performance.

Dallas Comedy Club’s rigorous program give students a well-rounded education in all things Sketch. Whether you’re wanting to make more engaging content for social media, or you dream of producing your own show, taking a Sketch class is a great step towards that goal!

We recommend Improv!

Find the fun in improv class! Learn to create hilarious scenes with your teammates on the spot! Reconnect with your childlike senses of wonder and play!

Improv developed in the mid-20th century out of the experimental theater movement. Drawing inspiration from drama exercises designed for children, the pioneers of Improv explored concepts like “Yes, and…” and began creating improvised sketches from audience suggestions. Through play, a codified set of “rules” developed, and students of the original pioneers began to spread this new form of comedic performance, Improv, around the world!

Dallas Comedy Club’s Improv program is designed to help anyone reach their performance goals! Whether you aspire to perform avant-garde long form sets, or you just want to try something new, we’ve got a class for you!

We recommend Stand-Up!

Our Stand-Up program will teach you everything comics you need to know to go from total amateur to working comic! From writing your first joke to filming your first special, our commitment to helping your comedic growth starts from the very first class. Write and perform jokes that work! This class will leave you with a well-rounded 5-minute set of original stand-up material. You’ll receive performance coaching from working comics who are rooting for your success. This class will get you to the stage!