Chris Head
Comedy & Speaking Coach, Comedy Director
Reviews on Google
Hi, I'm Chris Head. I'm a stand-up coach, comedy writing coach, speaking coach and a director of live shows. In all my roles I help people express their ideas in writing and performance, usually with humour. And I work with all sorts of people from beginners to established writer/performers.
I love working with creative people, have over 20 years experience, and am a supportive and inspiring collaborator. I teach comedy writing at BBC Writers, the British Library, Bath Spa University. I also teach speaking and presenting at all kinds of businesses, including a range of advertising agencies like McCann and BBH.
I also coach writers and performers, including stand-ups worldwide on Zoom. And I direct stage comedy shows, including stand-up, plays and character comedy.
I am the author of Creating Comedy Narratives for Stage and Screen and A Director's Guide to the Art of Stand-up published by Bloomsbury Methuen, as well as the forthcoming (early 2025) The Complete Comedy Script Toolkit published by Yellow Door Books.
Corporate Speaking Workshop
Sitting, Standing, Screen
Unique workshop that coaches your people to be authentic, human and inspiring in speaking and pitching, whether sitting with clients and colleagues, standing in front of them or speaking on Zoom/Teams. Practical and immediately useful. My speaking clients include The & Partnership, McCann, Channel 4 and more.
Image: Me arriving to deliver a pitching workshop at Superheroes Agency, Amsterdam. (They seemed to have a robot receptionist!)
1pm-5pm at your office
Directing You
My comedy/speaking directing for the stage
I direct all kinds of shows for the stage, from stand-up, to character comedy, to science shows, to comedy plays. If you're interested in me directing you, please book a call. And you can see examples of previous shows I've worked on below.
Reviews
Reviews on Google
“Head’s style is refreshingly breezy and simultaneously substantial. He offers practical insights: for example, audiences do not laugh at material, they laugh with or at the performer who discovers a compelling comedic self. A remarkable manual".
CHOICE (USA) reviewing
"A Director's Guide to the Art of Stand-up"
My Books
I have written two very well received books on comedy, published by Methuen Drama (an imprint of Bloomsbury).
Plus the forthcoming (2025) "The Complete Comedy Script Toolkit"
