On Demand Stand Up Comedy Courses
Stand Up Comedy courses that you can do in your own time and in your own place.
On Demand Stand Up Comedy Courses
Stand Up Comedy courses that you can do in your own time and in your own place.
Introduction to Stand Up Comedy
Work at your own pace
Greg Dean is your instructor in “An Introduction to Stand Up Comedy” On Demand Course.
In this course, Greg introduces you to some of the basic and advanced techniques of stand up comedy, including ways to simplify joke writing that professional stand up comedians use to create their stand up comedy routines.
You’ll also get introduced to mic techniques, building routines, funny story telling and performing.
You will learn valuable skills and techniques that you can use to make your own routines produce more laughs, such as riffing and ranting and crowd work. This is an introductory class and not the complete Greg Dean System. You’ll come away from this class with some valuable skills that you can immediately use to build better routines and interact more competently with audiences.
This class contains 10 training videos, 8 quizzes, and one eBook. Estimated time to complete the course is approximately 14 hours.
Your on-demand class is provided through a separate training platform. After your payment has been processed you will receive an invitation to your on-demand class, please allow up to 12 to 24 hours for us to send you the invitation.
$37.00

Joke Writing Made Simple
work at your own pace
In the “Joke Writing Made Simple” On Demand Course, Greg teaches you how to identify and create jokes using his famous joke prospecting system.
Greg deconstructed a system to teach humor to anyone who wants to learn stand up comedy. He’s taught his process to over 40,000 people, proving that being funny is a teachable skill-set no matter your background, age or gender. This is the exact system Greg Dean taught to over 40,000 students around the world.
This class contains 13 training videos and one downloadable, printable workbook. Estimated time to complete the course is approximately 20 hours.
The class is broken down into five sections:
- Introduction
- Comic Structure
- Joke Prospector Writing System Part 1
- Joke Prospector Writing System Part 2
- “Outroduction”
You can repeat the class or individual lessons within the class as many times as you like. In fact, Greg recommends reviewing the class many times because each time you go through it, you will improve your joke writing skills.
Your on-demand class is provided through a separate training platform. After your payment has been processed you will receive an invitation to your on-demand class, please allow up to 12 to 24 hours for us to send you the invitation.
$97.00
Greg Dean is The Professor of Stand-Up Comedy. He’s been teaching stand up comedy for 45 years. Greg has taught such notable Hollywood celebrities as Whoopi Goldberg, Kevin Pollak, Sherri Shepherd, Robin Williams and so many more. Greg’s best-selling book “Step By Step to Stand-Up Comedy” has sold over 175,000 copies and been translated into 4 languages.
Live Online & In-Person Training
Level 1: How to Build a Stand Up Comedy Routine Class
Santa Monica Playhouse 1211 4th St., Santa Monica, CALevel 1: How to Build a Stand Up Comedy Routine class is a 4 week class taught in person by Greg Dean. You'll learn the fundamentals of the Greg Dean method, which has helped to launch the careers of thousands of comedians over the past 4 decades.
Level 1: How to Build a Stand Up Comedy Routine Zoom Class
Online Via ZoomLevel 1: How to Build a Stand Up Comedy Routine Zoom Class with Gayla Johnson. Join Gayla on Zoom as she teaches you the fundamental principles of the Greg Dean method of stand up comedy. Gayla is an Actress, Stand Up Comedian, and Certified Instructor in the Greg Dean Method. In addition to the numerous Comedy Contests she has won, she was honored as a Finalist in the Las Vegas World Series of Comedy where 300 contestants competed.
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!”
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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.
Multiple Training Mediums - Multiple Class Times
In person classes, live zoom classes, ongoing groups, workshops, on demand classes
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”!

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