BEGINNER COMEDY CLASS WITH JULIET COWAN

JULIET COWAN

BEGINNER COMEDY CLASS

6 CLASSES COMMENCING ON 22/10/25 (hiatus on 05/11/25)

SPECIAL SHOWCASE PERFORMANCE on 04/12/2025 where students will perform a 5-MINUTE STAND-UP SET for friends, family and the general public.

For more information on the class contact: HumorousAffairs@gmail.com

Information about Ladbroke Hall can be found at https://ladbrokehall.com/

CLASS STRUCTURE

The first classes will begin with explaining the process of writing comedy and exploring how to find insights to develop into material and exploit each individual’s experience and imagination to craft jokes. We will then move on to the crafting process where we will take the rough material gathered during the first few weeks and work towards a five-minute set. Although comics can still generate new material, the process of pitching to improve the core set will become more intense. Pitching is where a piece of material is expanded and heightened to enhance the comedy. All students will get this input from each other as well as the teachers. The class members are encouraged to buddy up and work together during the week, as directed by the teachers. After the comics have performed in class, there will be feedback sessions with the teachers and other students. By the sixth week, we will be perfecting the 5-minute sets ready to perform in the end-of-term showcase!

JULIET COWAN is an award-winning actress who has appeared as a regular in some of the most successful shows on TV; Skins, Fresh Meat, The Power, Am I Being Unreasonable, Pulling, Phoneshop, Back to Life and This Life. In 2024, alongside TV shows such as Spent, Brassic, Big Boys and What it Feels Like To Be A Girl, Juliet had three feature films released; Back to Black (directed by Sam Taylor Johnson), where she played Janis Winehouse, Amy Winehouse’s mother; Members Club (directed by Marc Coleman), a comedy horror, and Falling Into Place (directed by Aylin Tezel), which has been taking the film festivals by storm. Juliet began her career as a stand-up, beating Jimmy Carr, Russell Howard and Andy Zaltzman in the So You Think You Are Funny competition, before founding the London comedy club, A Cheeky Night In. Most recently, Juliet performed a solo show to full houses at The Bush Theatre and The Vault Festival.

SARAH SHACKLETON, who will be assisting Juliet, is an actor, stand-up, singer and writer. Sarah has performed and produced stand-up at festivals and venues in Los Angeles.