ADULT EDUCATION
Stand Up Beginner
Starts May 14th
Thursdays 7:00 – 10:00 PM
Want to learn the basics of stand-up comedy? Join our Stand Up (Beginner) Class that culminates in a showcase on one of The Crow stages!
Find your personal comedic voice and point of view! This course helps you write your own material and learn the concepts of joke structure, story building, premise, and punchline, all while building confidence in public speaking and communication. We work on stage presence, finding courage to keep going when the going gets rough, thinking on your feet, and finding the funny! This 6-week course meets once a week for 3 hours, culminating in a public stand-up/storytelling show on one of The Crow stages.
Class Schedule
May 14 / May 21 / June 4 / June 11 / June 18 / June 25
Final Showcase Saturday, June 28th at 5 PM
$498.78 Scholarships available
Tuition includes a high-resolution video of the showcase performance
Taught by Nicole Blaine
Stand Up Intermediate
Starts April 20th
Mondays 7:00 – 10:00 PM
This course builds off of the lessons learned in Stand Up Beginner and helps you grow your jokes in length and strength! We work on stage presence, finding courage to keep going when the going gets rough, thinking on your feet, and finding the funny! This 6-week course meets once a week for 3 hours, culminating in a public stand-up show on one of The Crow stages.
Class Schedule
April 20 / April 27 / May 11 / May 18 / May 25 / June 1
Final Showcase Saturday, June 6th at 5 PM
$498.78 Scholarships available
Tuition includes a high-resolution video of the showcase performance
Taught by Esteban Gast
Storytelling 101
Starts April 11, 2026
Saturdays 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM
No previous experience necessary! Got a story you've been dying to tell? We're here to help you develop it into hilarious & heartwarming. The Crow offers you the opportunity to take a story that might have started as a fun dinner party to an immersive, hilarious tale that will be performed! This course helps you write your own material and learn the concepts of story structure all while building confidence in public speaking and communication. We work on stage presence, finding the courage to keep going when the going gets rough, and rounding out all the intricate and important moments of your story! This 6-week course meets once a week for 3 hours, culminating in a storytelling show on one of The Crow stages.
Class Schedule
Apr 11 / Apr 18 / Apr 25 / May 2 / May 16 / May23
Final Showcase Sunday, May 24 at 7 PM
$498.78 Scholarships available
Tuition includes a high-resolution video of the showcase performance
Taught by Laura House
Secrets of Comedy Writing with Brent Forrester
Sunday, April 11th
10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Brent Forrester has written for 6 Emmy-winning comedies including "The Simpsons," "Late Night With Conan," and "The Office"
Brent shows comedy clips and analyzes them with you to share what he has figured out about joke mechanics, comic character, and the secrets of comedy writing. Then he leads a live "writers room" to generate comedy together, mimicing the environment of a working pro TV staff. You will come away not only with the top useable knowledge Brent collected over 4 decades in the top writers rooms of his era, but also the experience of writing comedy with the guidance of a legendary TV Room Runner. This class is for anyone interested in the secrets of writing comedy, and the feeling of creating it at the top level. Aspiring comedy writers of all levels welcomed.
$214.99 Scholarships available
Taught by Brent Forrester
Create Your Star Vehicle with Laura House
2 Dates To Choose From:
Sunday, May 17th -2:00 PM
Sunday, August 9th - 2:00 PM
Ready to write a TV show to star in? This 3-hour workshop helps you create YOUR idea that showcases YOUR funny. It’s a fun, fast-paced class with lots of exercises to generate your lead and supporting characters, the world, stories, episodes, and series. Everything you need before you start your pilot script.
If you’re a self-starter who’s looking for all the tools to hit the ground running on a pilot script, this is the class for you. Note: not everyone will get to share their writing for feedback.
$214.99 Scholarships available
Taught by Laura House
The Standup Special with Cameron Esposito
Sunday, June 14th
1:00 PM
Why let anyone else direct your standup special? Join FOUR PILLS director Cameron Esposito (New York Times, LA Times, NY Mag & Vulture Best of 2025) for a one-day workshop focused on shooting your standup special your way by using original concepts to elevate your material, plan a shot list, and identify ways to get your special made without N*tflx signing on.
About the Instructor: Cameron Esposito is an award-winning stand-up comic, an actor from network TV, indie films, a podcaster, and a bestselling author. She likes to lift weights.
$214.99 Scholarships available
Taught by Cameron Esposito
