Level 2 – The Greg Dean Expresso Class

This Greg Dean Expresso Class is a great class for stand-up comedy students who have already completed a Level 2 class. It is a compressed 3-week course of Greg Dean’s Level 2 course with a performance on the 3rd week. Build or improve a stand-up comedy routine using the Greg Dean Method of stand-up comedy, work out the bugs, get feedback from fellow comedians, and your instructor.

Prerequisites: You must have already completed the Level 2 – Writing & Performing a Show.

• 3-week course – (Classes 4 & 5 from Level 2 + showcase)
• Learn in person with Greg Dean at the Santa Monica Playhouse
• Learn live over Zoom (remote) with Gayla Johnson

Great stand-up comedy performances are developed, refined & practiced. Instead of trying to work out a few bugs at open mics, get in with a group of comedians who care about what you care about: creating a great performance.

What you’ll learn in this Stand-Up Comedy Class

• Writing Jokes, Tags, and Punching Up Your Routine
• Editing, Cutting, Rewriting Jokes
• Adding Funny Stories to your Routines
• Adding Jokes to Your Funny Stories
• Defining & Mastering a joke premise
• Pulling the Audience into Your Comedy “Movie”
• Being Yourself on Stage
• Reading & Interacting with the Audience in Front of You
• Tags & Tag timing
• What to Do When You Go Blank

Performance on week 3

• In-person – On Sunday at the Hollywood Improv on 8162 Melrose Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90046, students arrive at 3:00 pm, showcase is 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm. The Hollywood Improv will sell tickets to the show and each student is expected to bring 3 or more paying guests.
• Zoom – Online performance with Gayla Johnson, tickets required and each student is expected to bring guests to the show. Students are expected to arrive an hour before the showcase. Showcase time to be announced. Guests are required to buy tickets.

Two ways to learn

• In-Person with Greg Dean at the Santa Monica Playhouse
• On Zoom with Gayla Johnson