Do you want to make people laugh? Here’s your chance. In this crash course, you will go from the fundamentals of comedy writing and performance technique to constructing your own stand-up set. Material will be workshopped in a supportive, constructive environment led by stand-up comedian Dan Crohn, who has appeared on Last Comic Standing and the popular WTF podcast with Marc Maron. With years of experience teaching and performing stand-up, Dan will help you work through 8 sessions in January and towards a final graduation performance, MC-ed by him and scheduled for Friday, January 30 with a dress rehearsal Wednesday, January 28.

This IAP crash course is open to the MIT community (students, staff, faculty).  Applicants should complete and submit this application by December 26 explaining why they want to take this series. Participants must commit to regular attendance (see list of dates below, all workshop sessions are from 2-4pm) and to the final performance on the evening of Jan 30.

• Jan 5, 7, 12, 14, 20, 21, 26,  and 28 (8 workshop sessions)
• Jan 30 (final graduation performance)

Prepare to amuse! Funded by the De Florez Fund For Humor. If you have any questions, please email: deflorezapplication@mit.edu