We're moving! Along with the rest of the San Francisco Comedy College, all of the SFCC Sketch classes will now be held at
442 Post Street on the 5th Floor
between Mason & Powell.
Close to MUNI, just a few blocks from BART & two blocks from the Sutter/Stockton garage!
Our Level I classes get you started with the basics so you don't need to have any training or experience before you start. Our instructors are veterans of sketch comedy and they will not only guide your class on its way to a fun, informative 5 weeks and a successful graduation performance, but they'll give you the personal attention you need to improve individually and reach your goals. As the levels go on, the training gets more focused, eventually teaming up the Level III actors and writers to form their own sketch comedy troupe!
So come join us at SFCC and, by the time you're done, your Mom might not be the only person quoting your catchphrase!
Sketch Acting
Sketch Acting I: The Skills
Wednesdays from 6:30-9:30pm
Sept. 8 - Oct. 6 w/graduation show
No prior experience or training required
Taught by Sammy Wegent
$249
Are you a fan of sketch comedy shows like Saturday Night Live, Monty Python's Flying Circus, and Chappelle's Show? Do you do impressions of everyone in your office? Have you always wanted to coin your own catch phrase? Then you need to register for Sketch Acting I right now! This 5 week class will equip you with all the skills to become a hilarious comedic actor as well as introduce you to the amazing art form that is sketch comedy. Not only will you have a great time and learn a lot but you'll also discover what comedic actors you are most like and how you can utilize your own point of view to get laughs on stage and off. You'll play several acting and improv exercises that will teach you how to make strong choices with a script, develop a repertoire of character voices and physical comedy bits, create comedic connections with not only the characters on stage but with the actors you are performing with, and how to let go of your inner critic and take big risks. At the end of the session, everyone performs in an in-class showcase that concludes with evaluations for each actor to steer them toward their individual goals.
Upcoming Sessions:
Oct. 13 — Nov. 10
Nov. 17 — Dec. 15
Sketch Acting II: The Script
Thursdays from 6:30-9:30pm
Sept. 9th-Oct. 7th w/graduation show
Pre-requisite: Sketch Acting I
Taught by Sammy Wegent
$249
Now that you've caught the sketch comedy acting bug and you have a foundation of skills to build off of, it's time to crank it up a notch! In Sketch Acting II, you'll be taught how to develop, improve, and own your process as a comedic actor in order to squeeze the laughs out of any kind of script and maximize your performance potential. You'll learn to tailor your skills to all types of material including character based sketches, genre sketches, topical sketches, and parodies. You will not only continue to develop your stage acting skills but start to develop your camera acting skills as you dive into the ever-growing universe of web based comedy. The group will film a sketch that will be shown as part of their showcase and put online on SFCC's web channel. Each actor will also be instructed on how to create a character reel to be used for marketing themselves to troupes, theater companies, and agencies. At the end of the session, everyone performs in a showcase in one of SFCC's venues that concludes with evaluations for each actor to steer them toward their individual goals.
Upcoming Sessions:
Oct. 14 — Nov. 11
Nov. 18 — Dec. 16
Sketch Writing
Sketch Writing I: The Skills
Tuesdays from 6:30-9:30pm
Sept. 7 - Oct. 5 w/graduation reading
No prior experience or training required
Taught by: Paco Romane
$249
Behind every great comedic actor is a great comedic writer. Will Ferrell has Adam McKay. Seth Rogen has Judd Apatow. And now the SFCC actors have you! If you're more interested in being the comedy mastermind on the page than on the stage, then you need to register for Sketch Writing I right now! This 5 week class will equip you with all the skills to become a hilarious comedic writer as well as introduce you to the amazing art form that is sketch comedy. Not only will you have a great time and learn a lot but you'll also discover what comedic writers you are most like and how you can utilize your own point of view to get laughs on paper and off. You'll learn a series of comedy writing exercises and techniques that will help you brainstorm sketch ideas within a group as well as by yourself, construct a clear premise, develop a strong and unique point of view, identify possible styles and structures for each sketch, write not only for particular characters but for particular actors, and flesh out multiple drafts of a sketch until it is as ready as it'll ever get for primetime! At the end of the session, SFCC actors will perform the writers' work in an in-class reading that concludes with evaluations for each writer to steer them toward their individual goals.
Upcoming Sessions:
Oct. 12 — Nov. 8
Nov. 16 — Dec. 14
Sketch Writing II: The Script
Mondays from 6:30-9:30pm
Sept. 6th - Oct. 4th w/graduation reading
Pre-requisite: Sketch Writing I
Taught by: TBA
$249
Now that you've caught the sketch comedy writing bug and you have a foundation of skills to build off of, it's time to crank it up a notch! In Sketch Writing II, you'll be taught how to develop, improve, and own your process as a comedic writer in order to script laughs out of any situation and maximize your writing potential. You'll learn to tailor your skills to all types of material including character based sketches, genre sketches, topical sketches, and parodies. You will not only continue to develop your stage writing skills but start to develop your camera writing skills as you dive into the ever-growing universe of web based comedy. The group will submit sketches to the Sketch Acting II class that will be potentially filmed and shown as part of their showcase and put online on SFCC's web channel. Each writer will also be instructed on how to create a packet of writing samples that includes sketches, a comedic essay, and a blog to be used for marketing themselves to troupes, theater companies, and agencies. At the end of the session, SFCC actors will perform the writers' work in a staged reading in one of SFCC's venues that concludes with evaluations for each writer to steer them toward their individual goals.
Upcoming Sessions:
Oct. 11 — Nov. 8
Nov. 15 — Dec. 13
Sketch Show
Sketch Comedy III: The Show
Date & Time: TBA
Pre-requisite for Actors: Sketch Acting I & II
Pre-requisite for Writers: Sketch Writing I & II
Taught/Directed by: TBA
Price: TBA
If you've made it this far, there's no turning back now. You are a well-oiled sketch comedy machine and now your only fate is to join forces with the rest of the SFCC sketch writers and actors and form a comedy 'Voltron' fueled by laughs and all night writing sessions. In Sketch Comedy III, you'll go through the entire process of putting on a sketch comedy show from writers pitching sketches to actors being cast in roles to rehearsing the entire show with costumes, props, lights and sound cues to performing the finished product in front of a paying audience. A guest director will be hired to oversee the entire production and he or she will work closely with the writing staff and acting company to put on a full fledged professional sketch show run in SFCC's main venue, The Clubhouse, over multiple weeks. The show will be a mixture of live and video material and the entire production will be filmed and edited together to create a press packet to submit to comedy festivals all over North America. The writers and actors will be evaluated at the end of the process and given the opportunity to form an SFCC house troupe with its own weekly or monthly slot at The Clubhouse.
Upcoming Sessions:
TBA
Contact Rich Stimbra at the San Francisco Comedy College to reserve your space in class now:
info@SFCCsketch.com
(415) 921-2051
