Stand-up Crowd Work Masterclass LONDON

Service Description

Transform your stand-up crowd work. This is a unique opportunity to learn from one of the best stand-ups at working an audience in the business -and to receive direction and tips from one of the country’s top comedy coaches and live comedy directors. This intensive session, held in the heart of London, is designed for new or established comedians who want to connect with their audience and elevate their crowd work, to enhance their gigs as well as creating clippable stand-up content for social media. This is a highly practical session. Playful and inspiring practical exercises will get you exploring aspects of audience interaction, meaning there will be lots of opportunities to get up onto the microphone in front of the group to practice your crowd work. • In the session you’ll receive feedback and inspiring input from Geoff Whiting, himself a stand-up veteran and acknowledged master of crowd work, who will share experiences from his decades of doing crowd work with literally thousands of audiences. • And you’ll also receive tips and strategies from leading stand-up coach and director Chris Head. The session will sharpen your skills, build your confidence and equip you with new crowd work techniques and strategies. You'll learn about: • Reading the Room: Techniques for assessing who to pick to talk to. • Engaging the Audience: Creating spontaneous interactions, genuine connections and making every show unique. • Persona games: Identify comic approaches that you take with audience members that work with your persona. • Handling Hecklers: Strategies for handling heckling and defusing tense situations. • Building Confidence: Feel more comfortable and capable when interacting with audience members. About the session leaders Chris Head: A respected coach, director and author in the UK comedy scene, Chris has a wealth of knowledge and a proven ability in teaching comedians how to develop their material and performance. Geoff Whiting: Geoff has a host of practical and inspiring insight into how to engage and interact with audiences. A seasoned comedian with years of experience in stand-up and compering, Geoff is known for his mastery of crowd work and has performed in every major club and festival in the country and all over the world, honing his crowd work skills to perfection. Don't miss out on this chance to enhance your crowd work skills and become a more confident and engaging comedian.