Target group and prerequisite skills
This course is for you who are 18 years old and up. No previous experience is required. The course will be conducted in English but you can attend it even if you are performing in another language.
Course content
We will focus on the authentic expression of the individual and put it into practice on stage. In these six weeks, we will go through the basic tools of writing jokes, some comedy theories, the unspoken rules in the comedy business and practical stuff, like, how to hold a microphone and how you get your first gig.
Educational format
Every week the participants will get homework. It could be a writing practice or to research and find inspiration for your own set. And then there will be feedback. The aim of this course is to have your first standup comedy piece written and ready to try out on a real stage
This course is made up of six sessons, four of them is held at Folkuniversitetet, Kunstensgatan 45 in Stockholm and the remaining two consisting of a field study and an optional performance in front of an audience. The date and location for this will be decided by the students and teacher during the course.
Kursledare
Yechidah Jessica Karlén
Yechidah Jessica Karlén har kört standup i Sverige sedan 2008, skrivit manus för humorserier på teve och även gjort program för Sveriges Radio. / Yechidah Jessica Karlén has been a standup comedian since 2008 and is also a screenwriter for television and radio.
Jessica har även en dubbel kandidatexamen, den ena i kreativt skrivande och den andra i filosofi, med fokus på skrattets metafysik.
Hon har även en magisterexamen i internationell scenkonst från Stockholms konstnärliga högskola. Jessica har internationella erfarenheter och har uppträtt på scener i ibland annat Kapstaden, Johannesburg, Tokyo, Tel Aviv, Los Angeles, New York och Moskva.
In English:
Jessica has a bachelor’s degree in creative writing and another in philosophy with a focus on the metaphysics of laughter. She also holds a master’s degree in fine arts in international performing arts from Stockholm University of the Arts. Jessica has international experience and has performed in English since 2015, primarily in Cape Town and Johannesburg in South Africa but also in Moscow, Tokyo, Tel Aviv, New York and Los Angeles.
Foto: Ulrika Campbell
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