How to: Do Stand-Up Comedy and Never Be Afraid of Anything Ever Again

A fun, joyful workshop taught by comedian and writer, Viv Groskop, winner of Maestro Improv 2012 and Funny Women Finalist 2012. Until a few years ago Viv had never done stand-up so she knows exactly what it’s like to be terrified – and overcome that feeling. Her book, I Laughed, I Cried about doing 100 gigs in 100 nights (“heroic” – The Times) is all about sticking two fingers up to the things in life you’re scared of. And that’s the true spirit of stand-up. Viv has performed alongside Michael McIntyre, Sandi Toksvig, Lucy Porter and Jenny Eclair and her 2013 Edinburgh show got a five-star review.

Who is this for?
Anyone who wants to have a go at stand-up with no pressure in a relaxed, happy environment – learn the basics of joke writing and find out what’s funny about you personally – learn some tricks of the trade from stand-up comedy which can be applied in work situations – people who want to put a flavour of stand-up comedy into their public speaking- if you can do a minute of stand-up, you can do anything. (This is not suitable for people who know that they actually want to become stand-up comedians).