Our Sketch Writing curriculum is intended to give anyone the tools and theory to start writing sketch comedy for the stage and screen in the tradition pioneered by respected American comedy schools like The Second City and the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre.

There is no prior experience required to get started.

Each week students will watch and analyse sketch comedy videos as a group, do table reads of student-written sketches, and discuss possible ways to improve them via rewrites in a collaborative writers' room environment. Each week will feature a different homework assignment (e.g. topical current events sketches, character-based sketches, genre parody sketches, etc.) and a discussion of best practices to ensure that everyone is well-equipped to tackle the assignment.

Students who do their homework each week will leave the course with at least six original sketches, at various levels of polish depending on how much time they spend on their recommended rewrites.

As this is a pure writing class, there is no end-of-term performance associated with this workshop.

  • Workshop Session #1
    Sunday, September 22, 2019
    1:00–4:00pm
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Course Fees

$525 Full / $475 Concession

Plus online booking fee of $5

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Course Prerequisites
This course has no prerequisites
You are eligible for this course
Bookings
This course has been cancelled

Important dates, venues & times

Course calendar

Workshop Sessions
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  • Workshop Session #1
    Sunday, September 22, 2019
    1:00–4:00pm
  • Workshop Session #2
    Sunday, September 29, 2019
    1:00–4:00pm
  • Workshop Session #3
    Sunday, October 6, 2019
    1:00–4:00pm
  • Workshop Session #4
    Sunday, October 13, 2019
    1:00–4:00pm
  • Workshop Session #5
    Sunday, October 20, 2019
    1:00–4:00pm
  • Workshop Session #6
    Sunday, October 27, 2019
    1:00–4:00pm
  • Workshop Session #7
    Sunday, November 3, 2019
    1:00–4:00pm
  • Workshop Session #8
    Sunday, November 10, 2019
    1:00–4:00pm

Meet your teacher

Instructor Profile

Simon McCulloch

Simon McCulloch started improvising with The Improv Conspiracy in 2013. Since then he has performed with a number of shows and teams at the theatre including his current Harold team Peter Helliar. He has trained with the iO Theater and the Second City in Chicago, and is one-fourth of sketch comedy group Trillcumber.

Our community watering hole

Enjoy some good times downstairs at Theory Bar

Fancy a beverage after your next show or class session? Our ground floor bar is open Wednesday–Sunday.

Community members and ticket-holders get 10% off*

(* Sundays and Public Holidays excepted)

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