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Unleash your creativity and quick thinking with a variety of improv classes in NYC. Learn the art of improvisation, develop your comedic timing, and gain confidence in a supportive and fun environment.

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Advanced Improv: Personal Notes

Brooklyn Comedy Collective @ 137 Montrose Ave, Brooklyn, NY

This class is all about giving students the personal feedback to light their improvisation on fire and burn away whatever fear is holding them back. Drawing on Philip's 20+ years of teaching improvisation, he will customize and organically tailor each class to the needs of the group, with everyone working collaboratively to help each other grow. This class challenges students to step into their unique voice as an artist and make choices from a place...

(4) Advanced 16 and older
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$300

5 sessions

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Advanced Workshop: Learning the Harold (and Keeping It Loose)

Brooklyn Comedy Collective @ 137 Montrose Ave, Brooklyn, NY

Refine your improvisational skills to master the art of Harold. Delve into the intricacies of this renowned long-form comedic structure while honing your ability to stay loose and effortless on stage.

(4) Advanced 16 and older
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$300

5 sessions

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Musical Improv Level 2: Technique

Brooklyn Comedy Collective @ 137 Montrose Ave, Brooklyn, NY

Sharpen your musical improv skills with advanced techniques to enhance your improvisational abilities and stage presence under the guidance of professionals.

(4) Intermediate 16 and older
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$395

7 sessions

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Explore private group events and team building activities ranging from cooking to art, escape rooms, trivia, and more

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Improv Level 3: Advanced Scene

Brooklyn Comedy Collective @ 144 Boerum St, Brooklyn, NY

Refine your improv skills to create engaging and dynamic scenes that captivate audiences. Unleash your creativity and spontaneity in this advanced course.

(4) Advanced 16 and older
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$375

7 sessions

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Improv Level 4: Long Forms

Brooklyn Comedy Collective @ 144 Boerum St, Brooklyn, NY

Learn to create intricate and hilarious narratives while honing your comedic timing and collaboration skills. Unleash your creativity and strengthen your improv performance with this immersive program.

(4) Advanced 16 and older
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$375

7 sessions

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Character Workshop: Crafting Characters

Brooklyn Comedy Collective @ 137 Montrose Ave, Brooklyn, NY

Hone your comedic character skills in this workshop designed for comedians looking to create memorable characters for live performances and filmed content. Whether you're aiming for SNL auditions or TikTok fame, this workshop will teach you the essential skills to make your characters stand out. Prior experience at major comedy theaters or similar training is required.

(4) Intermediate 16 and older
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$300

5 sessions

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Improv Level 2: Intermediate

Brooklyn Improv Training @ 126 10th St, Brooklyn, NY

Deepen your improv skills in Improv Level 2 at Brooklyn Improv Training. Elevate your ensemble techniques with a focus on character development, status dynamics, and mastering medium to long-form scenes. Embrace the spirit of "strong and wrong" as you navigate improv challenges together, leading to a free showcase where you can demonstrate your newfound skills to friends, foes, and family.

(1) Intermediate 18 and older
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$320

8 sessions

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Ongoing Face Off Improv

Face Off University @ 37-02 Astoria Blvd, Astoria, NY

After you show off your new skills at the Face Off Jam, you may decide you need more Face Off! That's understandable! The Ongoing Face Off Improv Class runs in 5 week cycles (like the Intro Class), working different improv skills and formats each time: Short Form Games! Mid and Long Forms! Musical Improv! Theory & Technique! Students of different levels learn and grow side by side at Face Off Unlimited's Global Headquarters. With expert...

(1) All levels 18 and older
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$200

5 sessions

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Intro to Face-Off Improv

Face Off University @ 37-02 Astoria Blvd, Astoria, NY

Our class provides a fun, judgment free, creative environment in which to explore the fundamentals of improvisation. Using group games and exercises that any novice can master, our class is ideal for discovering “what improv is” and unlocking the creative potential inside all of us.  At the end of the five week course, students have the opportunity to demonstrate their freshly honed improv skills and are officially inducted into the ‘Face...

(1) Beginner 18 and older
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$200

5 sessions

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Level 4: Creating Through Improv

Brooklyn Comedy Collective @ 109 Meserole St, Brooklyn, NY

This class builds on the training in Level 3 of becoming an artist with a strong point of view, who creates and produces original work through improvisation. So often we judge our work before it's time to do so.  We will get out of our heads and on our feet in this class to improvise as much content as possible and create through volume. Students will be tasked weekly to come in with original material, ranging from characters pieces to sketches...

(4) Advanced 16 and older
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$275

6 sessions

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Level 3: Ensemble and Long-Forms

Brooklyn Comedy Collective @ 109 Meserole St, Brooklyn, NY

This class builds on the skills in Level 2 to teach students to command the stage as a fearless artist - while also focusing on being a team-player in any long-form ensemble. First, we challenge each student with exercises designed to wake up your individual creativity and ability to attack the stage confidently. We pair this self-empowerment with specific, personal notes to challenge your own artistic roadblocks and help you shape what you and...

(4) Intermediate 16 and older
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$275

6 sessions

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Sketch Thru Improv

Brooklyn Comedy Collective @ 109 Meserole St, Brooklyn, NY

Is your worst nightmare as a writer staring at a blank page? If so, learn how to create content through improvisation. So often we judge our work before it's time to do so. We will get out of our heads and on our feet in this class to improvise as much content as possible and create through volume. Students will be tasked weekly to come in with original material, ranging from character pieces to premises for group sketches. These pieces will then...

(4) Advanced 16 and older
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$295

6 sessions

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Face Off Short Form Gym

Face Off University @ 37-02 Astoria Blvd, Astoria, NY

Drop in for a quick improv session on Sunday Evenings !

(1) All levels 18 and older
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Storytelling 101

CLASS & CO @ 260 Ainslie St, Brooklyn, NY

Are you working on stand up, public speaking or have a solo show idea percolating in your brain? Do you want to inject more vulnerability into your comedy? Are you like me and have had a ton of truly ridiculous dating experiences!? In this writing/performance workshop, you’ll sharpen your skills with writing exercises designed to mine memories, improvisational exercises to define your voice, and personal notes to flesh out your material. By the...

(6) Beginner 17 and older
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$175

5 sessions

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Improv Basics Workshop

Q.E.D. @ 27-16 23rd Ave, Astoria, NY

Michael Short wants to help you learn the basics of improv. Why improv? Because you've wanted to try something new, get better at public speaking, or just have a ton of fun. At this drop-in workshop, we're going to learn about how to start your improv scene from a strong, information-packed place. This class focuses on different ways to start a scene with strength and flexibility. It's easier than you think! Michael has 15 years performance experience,...

(252) Beginner 18 and older
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Try Improv - with The Magnet Theater

Q.E.D. @ 27-16 23rd Ave, Astoria, NY

Brought to you by the esteemed Magnet Theater!  in this improv class, you'll get the perfect introduction to making stuff up.  Learn the basics of improvisation in a comfortable, playful, and supportive atmosphere.  Prepare to get fun and silly, but!--Improv won't just tap into your creative side.  You'll learn to trust your instincts and feel more comfortable on your feet, listening, creating, and building with others. ...

(252) All levels 18 and older
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The Idea Workshop: Improv In Cartooning & Comics

Q.E.D. @ 27-16 23rd Ave, Astoria, NY

In this class, we are going to use elements and principles of Improv to generate ideas for comics and cartoons. Do you like Garfield, Charlie Brown, Spiderman? We will go beyond just technique and find ways to tell stories, create characters and develop the content that goes inside the comics. We will act out, collaborate, and draw comics and cartoons.

(252) All levels 18 and older
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$37.50
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Connecting Onstage

Q.E.D. @ 27-16 23rd Ave, Astoria, NY

Connecting Onstage with your partner is the most important piece in a good improv scene. In this workshop, we will focus on listening to your partner with your eyes, ears and emotional selves to enhance and hone the connection and help bring out a tighter and more cohesive group mind. Using exercises designed to distract and deter, you will learn tools to stay focused and aligned with your partner.

(252) All levels 16 and older
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Burn Your Fear

Q.E.D. @ 27-16 23rd Ave, Astoria, NY

This class aims to light your improvisation on fire. It will help remind you what you love about improv, slap you out of whatever fear is holding you back, and cut out the naysaying voices in your head that cloud your inspiration. We will look at how we sometimes censor or bail on our choices out of a need to make the “right choice" when improvising.  Instead, let's agree that there is no right or wrong choice, only a weak or strong one,...

(252) All levels 16 and older
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Jump on the Bomb

Q.E.D. @ 27-16 23rd Ave, Astoria, NY

What do you do when no one steps out for a scene? When it seems that there are no more ideas? Just jump on the bomb. Get out there. Do something. This workshop explores the generation of organic initiations, trusting our instincts and working off of nothing. Prerequisite: Level 1 at any theater.

(252) Intermediate 16 and older
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