Sketch Level Two: Writing Premise Driven Sketch Comedy

Learn to develop and heighten strong premises in sketch comedy! This seven week writing intensive course will build on the principles of comedy writing with a focus on writing premise-based sketches. Students will learn how to develop strong premises and heighten them over the course of a scene.

In the second half of the course, students will edit and punch up their material. This course includes a staged reading of student work. Prerequisite for this class is Sketch Level One at Stomping Ground.

This is a writing intensive course with one to two hours of writing per week expected outside of class. This course will focus on: Establishing and heightening comedic premises in scenes Parody, commercials, and satire Working in a Writer’s Room Editing and punching up material

This is a recurring class for seven weeks on Wednesdays from 7-9:30pm starting Wednesday, July 8. The instructor is Kristal Milazzo. All sales are final. Classes are non-refundable but enrollment may be deferred to a future class with TCD approval. All students must adhere to policies in the Stomping Ground Student Handbook. Must be 18 years or older.