Greg Dean’s Stand Up Comedy Classes
Hands-On Instruction.
Real Training with Real Results!
He's Known as the Professor of Stand Up Comedy
Greg has taught over 40,000 students, has six best selling books, and more than 40 years of experience.
He’s the Professor of Stand Up Comedy
Greg has taught over 40,000 students, has six best selling books, more than 40 years of experience, and has helped to launch numerous careers.
Greg Dean’s “Building Routines” Basic Class Begins on January 10 in Santa Monica & January 13 for the Live Zoom Class. Seats Are Filling Fast! Get Signed Up Today.
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Free Webinars & Seminars
How to Build a Stand Up Comedy Routine On Demand Zoom Webinar
Want help building a stand up comedy routine? Greg & team show you the basics to making your jokes better, how to write jokes, interact with the audience, tell funny stories, and so much more.
Building Routines In-Person Seminar - Santa Monica Playhouse
Join Greg Dean live at the Santa Monica Playhouse to learn how to write better jokes, interact with the audience, tell funny stories, and so much more. Stay Tuned for Next Date.
Online Open Mics
Join Us Every Week for Our Online Open Mics with Kevin Comstock!
Question & Answer Hour
Join Greg, Gayla & Kevin once a month and get your Stand Up Comedy questions answered.
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Zoom Classes & In-Person Classes
ZOOM
How to Build a Stand Up Comedy Routine 101 Classes
5-week class
Join Greg & Team on zoom. In this live, interactive zoom class you’ll learn how comedy routines are built, how to write truly funny jokes and stories, how to connect with an audience and so much more!
ZOOM
Advanced Joke Writing & Performing 201 Classes
6-week class
Prerequisite: How to Build a Stand Up Comedy Routine 101 Class.
Join Greg & team on Zoom as you build on the basics you learned in Building Routines and take your Stand Up Comedy skills to the next level in this live, interactive zoom class.
Santa Monica Playhouse
Building Routines
5-week class
Join Greg at the Santa Monica Playhouse to learn the basics of Stand Up Comedy. Joke writing, stories, audiences, and so much more.
Bring a mask.
Santa Monica Playhouse
Advanced Joke Writing & Professional Performing Classes
6-week class
Prerequisite: How to Build a Stand Up Comedy Routine 101 Class.
Join Greg at the Santa Monica Playhouse as you build on the basics you learned in Building Routines and take your Stand Up Comedy skills to the next level in this in-person class. Bring a mask.
Greg Dean’s Stand Up Comedy Classes run in six-week cycles and fill up fast!
Register as early as you can to guarantee your spot.
Greg Dean’s Stand Up Comedy Classes Greatest Hits
Greg Dean has helped shape the careers of countless successful personalities and fast-rising stars. When Greg teaches you how to build a routine, the world of comedy opens up! Here are just a few whose comedy careers began with Greg’s classes:
Whoopi Goldberg
Oscar®-winning actor-comedian with over 100 movies and countless television appearances to her credit. Currently a regular on ABC TV’s The View.
Anthony Jeselnik
Star of his own Comedy Central series, motion pictures, stand-up specials, and host of NBC TV’s Last Comic Standing.
Sherri Shepherd
Has appeared in several prime time sitcoms, and starred in ABC’s Less Than Perfect. Won an Emmy for her work on ABC’s The View.
Sean Carrigan
Actor, producer, and stand-up comedian known for his movie roles (John Carter, The Single Moms Club) and for his starring TV turn on The Young and the Restless.
Gayla Johnson
Actor and comedian who has appeared on CBS, ABC, Fox, Netflix, Showtime, snd Comedy Central. She also has a comedy CD, Black Wives Matter.
Richard Villa
Has starred in specials for HBO and Comedy Central; wrote, produced and starred in Refried Comedy; has had roles in several major-studio movies.
Loni Love
Was the runner-up on Star Search, named one of the “Top 10 Comics to Watch” by both Variety and Comedy Central, and is currently one of the hosts of The Real talk show.
Tamer Kattan
Popular stand-up comic who regularly headlines in Los Angeles and around the U.S. Winner of The World Series of Comedy in 2015.
Hanna Dickinson
Toured with Pauly Shore; a regular at L.A.’s Comedy Store; appeared in Comedy Central’s Comics to Watch L.A. Showcase; third place in The World Series of Comedy; first place in the San Diego Comedy Festival.
David Blatter
The comedy-magic duo of David and Leeman (Blatter and Parker) was a finalist on America’s Got Talent in 2014, as well as scoring “Bests” at the L.A. Comedy Festival and the Hollywood Fringe Festival.
Why Learn with Us?
Greg Dean is The Original Stand Up Comedy Teacher
He was the first to codify, formulate, and develop techniques that could be used to create humor across cultures and languages.
Over 10,000 Graduates
Thousands have graduated the Greg Dean Method and moved on to have very successful careers.
Online Zoom Training - Multiple Class Times
All classes are taught in a video conferencing classroom environment with multiple times to choose from.
Certified Greg Dean Instructors
Greg Dean’s Instructors are all certified by Greg Dean himself.
Greg Dean Is Your Best Choice
for a Stand Up Comedy Instructor
- ONLY GREG DEAN has been directly involved in the careers of the comedians he names.
- ONLY GREG DEAN has been teaching comedy for over 40 years with a unique, proven technique.
- ONLY GREG DEAN has written the definitive text on stand-up, used by comics throughout the world.
- You will never get an opinion of what we think is funny. You will only be taught real techniques and fundamentals so that you can develop your own “funny”!
The Best Training You'll Ever Get!
Learn from the Professor of Stand Up Comedy - He's got 40 years in the trenches teaching students how to maximize their "funny! with his tried and true techniques. Other comedy schools have tried to copy his methods, but they just don't get it right. Don't get a copy — get the real thing!