The London Comedy Course

I finished the 5 week course in early February and was driven to choose this one over others because of the glowing reviews - here is mine.

Harry is a great teacher; we were shown a myriad of ways to gather material. He is knowledgeable and generous when it comes to helping you with your set. He is also very honest - which I respected and admired. This also means that when he laughs you know it is real! I bombed in class a few times but it was with such a great group that it was ok. Don't be afraid to bomb! Harry won't let you perform unless he thinks you are ready.

There is homework and I really encourage you to do it - you will just get more out of the course.

There were 5 of us in the group fro different backgrounds and we all performed very different sets. This is a testament to Harry letting us find our style and boosting our confidence to really own the stage. I had a group of friends come to watch the showcase (which was equal parts terrifying and exhilarating) and they were really impressed by the standard of everyone.

I have already encouraged 2 friends to give it a go and I hope that you will too.

Quick recap:

PROS:
Well worth the money
Easy enough to get to
Great pace for learning
You feel supported
Harry knows his stuff and explains things really well
You are encouraged to go beyond the course and start on the circuit

CONS:
Monday night can be tricky (but still worth it!)

Thanks again Harry!

I've just completed the course and did my showcase at Up The Creek last night! It was amazing.. such a good group of people and I can't believe that in 6 weeks I went from having no clue as to what I wanted to do or say to having a polished (just under!) 5 minute set!


The tutor is great and is really honest about what works and what doesn't which I love... and the other students were really supportive!


Up The Creek is a great venue to do your first performance in!


I would highly recommend this course to anyone! Do it! Do it! Do it now!

I did the course back in May 2010, then went on to do the advanced course which involves MC training, I am now running my own comedy club with great success! Highly recommended.