2011 Edinburgh Fringe

Learn the skills and art of performing stand-up comedy on this two-day intensive comedy course. Course includes: joke writing skills, generating material, comedy deconstruction, how to find material, lively interactive practice sessions, history of comedy, technical skills and comedy industry tips - plus a graduation show performance in a Fringe show. Tutors, Jojo Sutherland, Kevin McCarron and Jay Sodagar are comedians, comedy writers, and experienced teachers. Further information on all dates is available at www.aboutcomedy.co.uk. The courses run over two days, with two 4.5-hour sessions on each day, followed by the graduation show. **** (ThreeWeeks).