LEARN & LAUGH FROM HOME!
Crossroads Comedy Theater’s growing catalog of online comedy arts courses are not pre-recorded, one-size-fits-all videos. Our 6 week courses are taught by real, live humans who actually do the comedy art they are teaching. They will work with you to make sure you understand the material and improve throughout the course.
We know not everyone can make it to one of our in-person classes in Philadelphia or Indianapolis, so let us come to you! Learn something new, expand your friend circle, and have a great time doing it.
Whether it’s improv, stand-up comedy, comedy writing, storytelling, acting, or any of our other amazing online courses – we got your back!
3-WEEK COMEDY WRITING BOOTCAMP
with Key & Peele Writer, Rich Talarico!
In this three week, online course Rich shares insights and techniques from his 30 years experience in comedy and late night TV (SNL, MADtv, Key & Peele, The Tonight Show) and from having co-written five resident company shows for Second City in Chicago. Students will learn: how to write jokes, how to identify and use comedic devices, how to brainstorm, and how develop ideas. The class will teach how to contribute to other students’ pitches and work – a valuable writers’ room skill. If you do not see this class offered on our full class page, click here to express your interest in offering it again soon
RICH TALARICO is a Peabody® Award-winning writer/producer with four Emmy® and four WGA Award nominations, best known for his work on Key & Peele. Rich wrote K&P fave Substitute Teacher, (“…Ay-ay-Ron?”) which in 2024 was added to The Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum Of American History. Rich wrote dozens of K&P faves: Racist Zombies, Karim and Jahar, Hatz, Teaching Center, Obama Greets, Black Ice, and and co-wrote many more.
Other TV credits include MADtv, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Saturday Night Live, and the critically-acclaimed, Review. An alum of Chicago’s Second City and Improv Olympic, Rich also provided punch-up work on Mean Girls and Get Out.
As an improviser, Rich teaches, coaches, and performs with long-form group Dasariski. As an actor, Rich appeared on screen on Late Night with Conan O’Brien, MADtv, the feature film High Fidelity, and in A&W Root Beer’s classic TV ad, “Mr. Dumass.” Talarico’s extensive experience in the comedy industry has made him a sought-after teacher, writer and consultant. Rich is currently teaching and performing stand up comedy around the US.
In this 6 week, online class you will unleash your inner SNL writer by learning the basics of writing sketch comedy in a fun and supportive environment. No experience necessary as our expert instructors will guide you each step of the way. Topics covered in this course include identifying what makes a sketch tick, how to pitch sketch ideas, various types of sketches, editing and re-editing your scripts, and how to give and receive constructive feedback. Students will learn how to use what they know to develop their own ideas, how to turn those ideas into sketches, and how to edit those sketches to be the funniest they can be. Enroll now and to start your sketch writing journey!
If you do not see this class offered on our full class page, click here to express your interest in offering it again soon
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