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All Shows in May 2024
- Saturday May 4th 06:00PM
- F Comedy Club
- New Talent Showcase
- A hilarious evening of stand-up featuring some of our best up-and-comers! This performance showcases our most promising rising talents, who are getting their shot to perform alongside some of our club regulars. See the comedy stars of tomorrow, today!
- Sunday May 5th 06:00PM
- F Comedy Club
- Brian Scott McFadden's Catch A Rising Star
- For the last 6-weeks, these comics have been working with Brian Scott McFadden to advance their skills as comedians and polish their 5-minute sets. Come have a laugh with them and celebrate their hard work!
- Tuesday May 7th 04:00PM
- F Comedy Club
- Comedy Workshop with Olga Namer
- This Workshop is for comedians of all levels looking to improve their skills and confidence on stage. During the two hours, Olga will review the fundamentals of joke structure, provide time for students to perform and receive feedback on their material, and discuss how to craft punchlines that will leave audiences in stitches.In Addition, Olga will share her insights on finding your unique comedic voice, encouraging students to tap into personal experiences and perspectives to create authentic and relatable material.About Olga Namer:Olga Namer is New York based stand up comedian. She was the winner of the Ladies of Laughter in 2018.She has appeared on Gotham Comedy Live and has toured alongside Chelsea Handler and the late Gilbert Gottfried.She also did America's Got Talent season 18, which lead to touring with Howie Mandel.Olga also had the honor of opening for Louis CK.Policies: Payment is required to complete the registration process; No Refunds, No Exchanges, No Cancellations (No semester roll-overs).We reserve the right to remove anyone from a course and refund their money at any time for any reasonPlease be sure to read through the FAQ page on FUNY Standup for additional policies Currently enrolled students may participate in open mics at WSCC for free, as long as they register in advance - please reach out to [email protected] for a discount code.If you have any additional questions feel free to reach out to us using the contact form or by emailing [email protected]
- Wednesday May 8th 02:00PM
- F Comedy Club
- Acting for Comedians with Avriel Hillman
- Acting for comedy is a very specialized skill. The most incredible comedians know how to translate their stand-up solo skills into scene work that can land them major performance roles.This semi-intensive is an exploration into the fundamental components a comedic actor needs to approach material and auditions, and integrate their unique authentic talent into characters that are outside of them.This six week course will take the comedian through scene analysis, acting fundamentals, voice work, scene study, and audition material, all which are essential for the comedian wanting to understand how to expand their craft, appeal to a broader audience, convert their talent into additional creative opportunities, and to understand how their comedic routines can be enhanced by acting skills.This intensive will be rigorous and lots of fun, building on skills developed in previous FUNY classes, requiring unique focus in class and homework providing opportunities to work with other classmates in a collaborative way.Participant in the class will also get a discount on all private sessions with the teacher which can be dedicated to their routines or other material they wish to work on to prepare them for acting with comedy. Interviews prior to class will be required so proper material can be assigned, suiting the participant’s individual needs. About Avriel Hillman:Avriel is a New York City and LA based acting coach, and the progenitor of the Authentic Acting Approach. She is also a director/choreographer, presentation coach, and creative consultant for writers, directors, and producers developing new work.With beginnings at a very young age as a professional actor and voice over artist in theater, film, and television, known for work in more than one hit television series, Avriel got degrees in theater, film, and cinema at Brown University, NYFA (where she also taught Acting for film and Film technique), NYIP, Digital Cinema NY, London School of Journalism, and more. She has studied coaching technique and acting under master coaches Larry Moss, Micael Howard, Ivana Chubbuck, Tom Toddorroff, Warren Robertson, Slava Dolgachev (the Stanislavski Art School), and Directing with the Lincoln Center Director’s Lab, Atlantic Theater Company, Freehold Theater Company (Bartlett Sher), Earle Gister, Judith Weston, Oscar Eustis, and others. She has worked with Broadway and award winning Emmy and film producers in the development of new work, and is currently develops new work on her own with various screenwriters and playwrights.You can find out more about her at her website: Authenticactingapproach.comSession schedule: Wednesday, May 8th, 2 pm – 5 pm, at West Side Comedy ClubWednesday, May 15th, 2 pm – 5 pm, at West Side Comedy ClubWednesday, May 22nd, 2 pm – 5 pm, at West Side Comedy ClubWednesday, May 29th, 2 pm – 5 pm, at West Side Comedy ClubWednesday, June 5th, 2 pm – 5 pm, at West Side Comedy ClubWednesday, June 12th, 2 pm – 5 pm, at West Side Comedy ClubPolicies: Payment is required to complete the registration process; No Refunds, No Exchanges, No Cancellations (No semester roll-overs).We reserve the right to remove anyone from a course and refund their money at any time for any reason.Please be sure to read through our FAQ page for additional policiesCurrently enrolled students may participate in open mics at WSCC for free, as long as they register in advance - please reach out to [email protected] for a discount code.If you have any additional questions feel free to reach out to us using the contact form or by emailing [email protected]*scheduling subject to change
- Saturday May 11th 06:00PM
- F Comedy Club
- New Talent Showcase
- A hilarious evening of stand-up featuring some of our best up-and-comers! This performance showcases our most promising rising talents, who are getting their shot to perform alongside some of our club regulars. See the comedy stars of tomorrow, today!
- Tuesday May 14th 03:00PM
- F Comedy Club
- Clean Comedy, a Seminar with Jason Salmon
- Clean Comedy is not only a rising subgenre of standup comedy. It is a way to broaden your income, enhance your joke writing, and expand your opportunities in show business. This seminar teaches about how to use clean comedy to multiply your opportunity and income without sacrificing your comedy edge. Jason teaches the X’s and O’s of writing clean jokes as well as the ways it can even help you expand material that might not be clean, all while maintaining your own distinct voice.Even if you think clean comedy is not your style, this seminar will help you learn how to enhance that style to make all of your comedy better.Available to Stream Online About Jason Salmon:Jason Salmon has headlined all over the globe including multiple tours performing for the US troops in Europe, Central America, and AfghanistanHe has two standup comedy albums and two specials. His most recent special - BISCUITS and GRAVitY has over a half million views on YouTubeHe’s been featured on Red Dead Redemption 2, Orange is the New Black, Wu Tang, Amy Sedaris, 30 Rock, Girls5Eva, on HBO & Comedy CentralHe's Texas born, and NYC based and his comedy has been described as “…like getting the best advice you’ve ever gotten…from the dumbest guy you know.”Policies: Payment is required to complete the registration process; No Refunds, No Exchanges, No Cancellations (No semester roll-overs).We reserve the right to remove anyone from a course and refund their money at any time for any reason.Please be sure to read through our FAQ page for additional policiesCurrently enrolled students may participate in open mics at WSCC for free, as long as they register in advance - please reach out to [email protected] for a discount code.If you have any additional questions feel free to reach out to us using the contact form or by emailing [email protected]
- Tuesday May 14th 05:00PM
- F Comedy Club
- Comedy 201 with Wali Collins
- This Advanced 6-week course will focus on writing techniques, stage presence, and help you continue to hone your unique comedy voice. Every week you will have the opportunity to get onstage and receive feedback in order to level-up your 5-minute set. The class concludes with a show at West Side Comedy Club, providing students the opportunity to perform onstage in front of a live audience, and receive a professional recording of their set (please note recordings are subject to be used on our social media platforms). All of our instructors are working comics themselves with credits to their name; they are able to speak directly to the industry as it is today.This course is intended for comedians who are already working at their craft and have a strong understanding of joke writing and a five minute set they are looking to refine and polish. Session Schedule: Tuesday, May 14th, 5 pm – 7 pm, at West Side Comedy ClubTuesday, May 21st, 5 pm – 7 pm, at West Side Comedy ClubTuesday, May 28th, 5 pm – 7 pm, at West Side Comedy ClubTuesday, June 4th, 5 pm – 7 pm, at West Side Comedy ClubTuesday, June 11th, 5 pm – 7 pm, at West Side Comedy ClubTuesday, June 18th, 5 pm – 7 pm, at West Side Comedy ClubPerformance date*: Saturday, June 22nd, 6 pm at West Side Comedy ClubAbout Wali Collins: Wali Collins is an international headlining stand up comedian. One of the original hosts on Comedy Central. Wali performed for 2 American Presidents and1 First Lady. He is also an award winning corporate comedian. Wali is a curator at Lincoln Center. He produces a show called Jokes & Jazz, which is in its 6th season. Wali decided to share his knowledge of stand up by teaching and tutoring stand up comedy. He was also asked to give seminars in other countries including China and Hong Kong.Testimonials From Previous Students:"I took Wali's class around 2014 and have done private coaching with him from 2020 to 2024 and counting, he's one of the winners of many coaches that I tried. Wali is great at joke tuning including burning off fat, recommending better word and sound choices and predicting what the audience will think. He does it all in his head without reading it. Wali also lives to teach; he loves it." - Gregory Hold - Stand Up CEO"Wali is one of THE BEST! Super smart joke writer and hilarious performer. 1 looked up to him when I first started standup and I still look up to him (partly cuz I'm real short, but also cuz he's awesome.)"- Helen Hong (Comedian-Actor)"Wali is very professional, amazingly funny. And kills it with his simple and clean material!"- Jami Gong, (Owner of the first full-time comedy club in Asia)Policies: Payment is required to complete the registration process; No Refunds, No Exchanges, No Cancellations (No semester roll-overs).We reserve the right to remove anyone from a course and refund their money at any time for any reasonPlease be sure to read through our FAQ page for additional policies Currently enrolled students may participate in open mics at WSCC for free, as long as they register in advance - please reach out to [email protected] for a discount code.If you have any additional questions feel free to reach out to us using the contact form or by emailing [email protected]*scheduling subject to change
- Saturday May 18th 06:00PM
- F Comedy Club
- New Talent Showcase
- A hilarious evening of stand-up featuring some of our best up-and-comers! This performance showcases our most promising rising talents, who are getting their shot to perform alongside some of our club regulars. See the comedy stars of tomorrow, today!
- Sunday May 19th 06:00PM
- F Comedy Club
- Comedy 101 for Teens with Joe Matarese Graduation Show
- For the last six weeks, Comedian Joe Matarese has been working with a group of very funny teenagers as they craft their first 5-minute comedy set. This show is their final performce, so come out, have a laugh and support the next generation of Standup Comedians!
- Sunday May 19th 08:00PM
- F Comedy Club
- Clayton Fletcher and Friends
- For the last four weeks, club favorite Clayton Fletcher has been leading our very popular Stand-Up Comedy Intensive. This performance showcases Clayton and his students doing their very best material.