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Sketch 201 — Advanced Sketch Comedy Writing

Tuesdays 7:15-10:15pm starting Jul 01, 2008
Prerequisites: Completion of Sketch 101
Cost: $350

In this course students will get to foster their individual voice as a comedy writer. A number of techniques and writing styles will be defined. Students will go from first draft to the mounting a fully realized stage show of sketches written by the class.

Students should be prepared to work each week outside of class, preparing sketches for presentation in class. Students must bring a written comedic sketch to the first class.

Students will be required to see two live sketch shows before the end of the course.

Class Size: 10 Students

No class August 5th.

Michael Delaney

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Michael Delaney has been performing improv and sketch comedy in NYC for over 10 years including The Swarm, The Stepfathers, Gravid Water, Omelet Vision, Asscat, Delaney & Gausas, The Two Andys' Dyad Of Destruction, and Episode One (USCAF, Aspen), Killgore, Tracers, Piledriver, and Delaney & Dave's critically acclaimed Marooned and The Cadillac Of Nightmares, for which they received the 2002 Nightlife Award for best comedy group. Michael has directed UCB Theater shows such as Regina, Harmful If Swallowed, Respecto Montalban's When Amish Attack, The Naked Babies, John Ross Bowie's Paid To Stand Around, Peter Gwinn's The Confidence Ladder, and Rode Hard and Put Away Wet (USCAF, Aspen 2005). Michael teaches comedy writing at Columbia University, is a writer for The Onion's web videos, and is a regular performer on Late Night With Conan O'Brien.

Student Feedback

"Michael Delaney is a brilliant teacher."

"Michael Delaney is an exceptional teacher. Michael Delaney combines stage experience with teaching experience and solid theory to provide an excellent environment for learning."

"I'm a much better improviser than when I started the class. I couldn't ask for more than that."

"Delaney gives notes that are tough as nails, but he does it in a great, positive way, and since his notes tend to be right on the money, they're incredibly helpful."