Upright Citizens Brigade Improvisation and Sketch Comedy Training Center
(4753) Sketch 101 Thursdays 7-10pm Ari Voukydis
Sketch 101: Sketch Comedy Writing
- Scheduled
- Thursdays 7-10pm
- Start Date
- Thu March 18, 2010, 7:00pm EDT
- Price
- $350.00
This course is an introduction to the UCB philosophy on sketch comedy, specifically using “the game†to write short comedic scenes. Each week students will engage in writing exercises that will explore different sketch formats. Students will be exposed to different methods for turning funny ideas into even funnier written sketches. Students will leave the class with an understanding of popular sketch formats and a portfolio of writing.
No prior sketch writing experience is necessary – the only requirement for this class is a desire to write and learn. Students should be prepared to work outside of class, preparing sketches for presentation in every class. Students will be required to see two live sketch shows before the end of the course.
Class Size: 12 Students
No prior sketch writing experience is necessary – the only requirement for this class is a desire to write and learn. Students should be prepared to work outside of class, preparing sketches for presentation in every class. Students will be required to see two live sketch shows before the end of the course.
Class Size: 12 Students
Ari Voukydis, Teacher
Ari Voukydis has been performing improv, standup and sketch comedy in New York City since back when there were hookers in Times Square. He has been a member of the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater since 1997 and has been teaching improv and sketch comedy there for ten years.
He is a founding member of the house team Standard Oil, half of the comedy duo “Mark and Ari†and has produced, created and performed in countless shows including “Wicked F***in’ Queeyah,†an annual salute to his home town of Boston, MA.
Ari is a regular on all those VH-1 shows your niece watches, like The Best Week Ever and All Access, and has also appeared on Late Night with Conan O'Brien and Comedy Central’s The Upright Citizens Brigade.
He has written for GQ, Entertainment Weekly, SPY, Esquire, and many other magazines. Mark & Ari’s short, “Small World,†was directed by John Landis and featured on The Tonight Show.
He is a founding member of the house team Standard Oil, half of the comedy duo “Mark and Ari†and has produced, created and performed in countless shows including “Wicked F***in’ Queeyah,†an annual salute to his home town of Boston, MA.
Ari is a regular on all those VH-1 shows your niece watches, like The Best Week Ever and All Access, and has also appeared on Late Night with Conan O'Brien and Comedy Central’s The Upright Citizens Brigade.
He has written for GQ, Entertainment Weekly, SPY, Esquire, and many other magazines. Mark & Ari’s short, “Small World,†was directed by John Landis and featured on The Tonight Show.
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Online Registration is not available.
This Course is Completed.
This Course is Completed.