Stand-Up Comedy Course (2026)

This stand-up comedy course will help you to master the art of storytelling, joke-writing and presenting on stage.

Course Overview

Dive into stand-up comedy and be a better storyteller on stage, at work, and socially!

This course is extremely practical and will give you a lot of joke-writing tools to use straight away.

You will learn the science behind jokewriting, explore your personal style of humour, learn a large number of joke structures and writing techniques, and begin to put together your own set.

Stand-up comedy can help you to grow your stage presence, confidence, and ability to wow others in a range of settings.

This course is the most POPULAR stand-up comedy course in Sydney.

Note: We run two courses. This course specifically focuses on joke-writing and you'll be writing jokes nonstop in this course.

If you're interested in performing, please see our Learn Stand-Up + Perform Course.

What we will cover

➤ Joke-writing

➤ Storytelling with humour

➤ Stage presence

➤ Scriptwriting

➤ Using humour in public speaking settings

Duration

➤ This course includes 5-hours of coursework.

➤Note: It is listed in eventbrite as a 1-day or 2-day course. When it is a 1-day course, it is held for 5.5 hours on a weekend from the morning. When it is a 2-day course, it is held for 2.5 hours over two consecutive weeks. Ie the day and time listed, and the exact same day and time 7 days later.

➤ Eventbrite makes it hard for us to list the above information clearly, so please double check that you are aware as to whether you've purchased the 1-day or 2-day course.

Reviews

"I have had the best experience with Sydney Comedy School!" -Hannah

"Great fun! Dave is a really nice and supportive facilitator, and really knows his stuff" -Joshua

"What a fabulous experience to discover some ideas about myself that maybe useful in comedy. Thanks Dave." -Ruth

About Us

➤ For additional info, please visit our website www.sydneycomedyschool.com.au

➤ The Sydney Comedy School runs corporate team-building workshops, improvisation classes, science comedy programs, and run numerous weekly comedy shows in Sydney including the Improv Comedy Cagefight and the Sydney Stand-Up Comedy Championships.

➤ All courses are developed by David Crisante, a former journalist and political speechwriter who runs comedy events and communication workshops.

Direct links to Eventbrite tickets

We have the following events available on Eventbrite:

➤ Comedy Show + Comedy Class Combo: Mondays in Newtown

➤ Improv Comedy Cagefight: Mondays in Newtown

➤ Free 1-hour stand-up comedy class: Tuesdays in Newtown

➤ Sydney Stand-Up Comedy Championships: Tuesdays in Newtown

➤ Improv comedy class: Every Wednesday.

➤ Public Speaking Course: Held every 4-6 weeks.

➤ Stand-Up Comedy Course: Held every 4-6 weeks.

➤ Future Science Talks: Monthly Science Talks in Darlinghurst

Festivals throughout Australia

We run events in festivals across Australia. For more information please visit www.sydneycomedyschool.com.au or www.futuresciencetalks.com.au