This workshop is designed to test your skills and push you outside of your comfort zone with a variety of exercises exploring your personal strengths in character, emotion, physicality, and vulnerability. Learn how to find YOUR funny faster to keep scenes fun and interesting by knowing when to break the “rules” of improv.

Previous improv experience preferred but not required for this workshop.

This class is one (1) three hour session. The instructor is Stefan Newman. All sales are final. Classes are non-refundable. All students must adhere to policies in the Dallas Comedy Club Student Handbook. Must be 18 years or older to enroll and participate. 

Fourth Saturdays at 4:00pm

Learn the joy of improvisation! Discover the power and delight of “Yes, and!” in a world that often says “No but!” Spend an hour at Dallas Comedy Club for some no pressure, all fun improv! Learn to act without a script and write on your feet with 0% fear and 100% fun! This is the perfect place for absolute beginners to get acquainted with the art of improvisation. All skill levels are welcome, but beginners are especially encouraged to try this class out. So if you’ve ever watched shows like Whose Line Is It Anyway? or Curb Your Enthusiasm and thought, “This looks like a lot of fun…” then come give this whole ‘improv’ thing a try!

Intro to Improv takes place at 4:00pm on the fourth Saturday of each month. The class will be led by a qualified faculty member from the DCC Training Center. Must be 18 years or older to enroll and participate. Students age 15 and up may attend but must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. An RSVP is required as we only have 20 spots available each month.

8-Week Course + Final Grad Show
Sundays, 1:00 – 4:00 pm
January 5th to February 23rd, 2025

There’s nothing more exhilarating, exciting, and confidence boosting than performing stand up comedy! It can be intimidating, sure, but with the right guidance and instruction, it’s something that anyone can do. This goal-oriented course will get you up onstage doing stand up for the first time with confidence, joy, and an itch to keep coming back for more! You will emerge from this class with disciplined writing tools, informative personal feedback and important advice, and a solid 5-7 minute set that you’ll be eager to share with the world.

This class is eight weekly sessions running from January 5th to February 23rd, 2025. The instructor is TBD. All sales are final. Classes are non-refundable. All students must adhere to policies in the Dallas Comedy Club Student Handbook. Must be 18 years or older to enroll and participate. 

CLASS DATES: SUNDAYS FROM 1-4PM, 1/5/25 – 2/23/25

GRAD SHOW DATE: SUNDAY, MARCH 2ND, exact time TBD

8-Week Course + Final Grad Show
Sundays, 4:00 – 7:00 pm
January 5th – February 23rd, 2025

You wrote and performed a five minute set in front of a live audience! You rock! Whether you’re doing open mics, booking shows, or even submitting for festivals, it is imperative to have a well developed set that can be delivered with confidence and ease. Students will receive personalized feedback with a focus on stage presence, storytelling, and joke set up. This class focuses on advanced topics including crowd work, hecklers, marketing yourself, and more! Students will emerge from this class feeling confident and ready to take on bigger shows.

This class is eight weekly sessions running from January 5, 2025 to February 23, 2025. The instructor is TBD. All sales are final. Classes are non-refundable. All students must adhere to policies in the Dallas Comedy Club Student Handbook. Must be 18 years or older to enroll and participate. 

CLASS DATES: SUNDAYS FROM 1-4PM, 1/5/25-2/23/25

GRAD SHOW DATE: SUNDAY, MARCH 5TH exact time TBD

8-Week Course + Final Grad Show
Sundays, 4:00pm-7:00pm
January 5th – February 23rd, 2025

Whose line? Your line! In this class you will learn the quick-fire skills needed to take the “Yes, and” into Short Form Improv! You will exercise skills such as listening, justification, and physicality to heighten the healthy competition that Short Form games are all about. This class explores different genres of Short Form games and the underlying concepts that make them successful and fun for performers and audiences alike. Over the course of eight weeks you will form a team with your classmates. The class culminates with a final grad performance in which you will delight your family and friends with your newfound skills!

This class is eight weekly sessions running from January 5, 2025 to February 23, 2025. The instructor is TBD. All sales are final. Classes are non-refundable. All students must adhere to policies in the Dallas Comedy Club Student Handbook. Must be 18 years or older to enroll and participate.

CLASS DATES: SUNDAYS FROM 4:00PM-7:00PM

GRAD SHOW DATE: SUNDAY, MARCH 3RD, exact time TBD

8-Week Course + Final Grad Show
Mondays, 7:00-10:00pm
January 6th – March 3rd, 2025

Prerequisite: Level Three Long Form Improv + Accepted Application

You’ve learned the rules and tools of improv, so let’s get back to play and put them all together in fun new ways! Level Four Long Form takes the foundation formed in beginner and intermediate levels and builds upon it with fun new forms and structures. Students work toward mastering the Harold as the main form used in the course, which allows performers to give their sets a sitcom-like structure where scenes and beats are revisited to the delight of the audience. Instructor feedback focuses on individualized performance notes designed to call out students’ unique strengths while working to get rid of bad habits. By the end of the class, students become skillful performers who have the skills needed to perform in any show that comes their way!

This class is eight weekly sessions running from January 6th to March 3rd, 2025. Class will not meet on January 20th due to a national holiday. The instructor is TBD. All sales are final. Classes are non-refundable. All students must adhere to policies in the Dallas Comedy Club Student Handbook. Must be 18 years or older to enroll and participate. 

CLASS DATES: MONDAYS FROM 7-10PM, 1/6/25 – 3/3/25

GRAD SHOW DATE: SUNDAY, MARCH 9TH, exact time TBD

8-Week Course + Final Grad Show
Mondays, 7:00 – 10:00 pm
January 6th – March 3, 2025

Prerequisite: Level Two Long Form Improv + instructor approval

Continue your improv journey as we focus on strong listening and reacting without interrupting our scene partners. Being sure that the beginning of your sentence doesn’t interrupt the middle of theirs, you will dive into the world of slowing down- truly hearing the gifts given to us by our teammates, and learning exactly how to play those gifts at the height of your intelligence. Work on first and second beats and group games, while also doubling down on how to pull inspiration from personal stories. Make yourself and your scene partner look like a genius!

This class is eight weekly sessions running from January 6, 2025 to March 3, 2025. Class will not meet on January 20th due to a national holiday. The instructor is TBD. All sales are final. Classes are non-refundable. All students must adhere to policies in the Dallas Comedy Club Student Handbook. Must be 18 years or older to enroll and participate. 

CLASS DATES: MONDAYS FROM 7-10PM, 1/6/25-3/3/25

GRAD SHOW DATE: SUNDAY, MARCH 9TH, exact time TBD

8-Week Course + Final Grad Show
Tuesdays, 7:00 – 10:00 pm
January 7th – February 25th, 2025

You did it! You finished level one and now it’s time to keep up the momentum of your Improv journey! In Level Two, you’ll focus on editing your own scenes by ‘following the foot’ connected to your gut and heart to edit scenes at the height of their hilarity. Learn all about the concepts of ‘game’ and how to heighten and tighten a scene organically and confidently. You’ll also have the opportunity to discover peas in a pod vs voice of reason dynamics within your scene work and even begin the process of extracting inspiration and ideas from personal anecdotes. Don’t delay, say “Yes and!” to following the fun now!

This class is eight weekly sessions running from January 7 to February 25, 2025. The instructor is TBD. All sales are final. Classes are non-refundable. All students must adhere to policies in the Dallas Comedy Club Student Handbook. Must be 18 years or older to enroll and participate. 

CLASS DATES: TUESDAYS FROM 7-10PM, 1/7/25 – 2/25/25

GRAD SHOW DATE: SUNDAY, MARCH 2ND, exact time TBD