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Unleash your creativity and quick thinking with a variety of improv classes in NYC. Learn the art of improvisation, develop your comedic timing, and gain confidence in a supportive and fun environment.

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Adult Beginner Improv - Jackson Heights

FoHi Improv @ 50 Ascan Ave, Queens, NY

“It’s so nice to meet you!” Welcome to all Beginners! This class is for anyone who has ever wanted to try improv before! Through fun exercises and games, students will learn to enhance their listening and communication skills; they will learn tools to improve their memory……and they will LAUGH and have so much FUN! You are guaranteed to make some new friends and connect with neighbors!  Prerequisite: None. All are welcome! 8 Sessions...

Beginner 18 and older
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$295

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Adult Beginner - Forest Hills

FoHi Improv @ 50 Ascan Ave, Queens, NY

This class is a 6 week introduction to the world of long form improv! Long form improv is when a group of people weave stories and scenes together to create an on-the-spot mini improvised play. This class will use collaborative games and exercises to introduce the participant to the beginning skills of long form improv: how to listen better, improve memory skills, speak confidently and from the heart, and how to have better conversations. Improvisational...

Beginner 18 and older
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$210

6 sessions

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Drop-in Clown

Brooklyn Comedy Collective @ 137 Montrose Ave, Brooklyn, NY

Do you want to try out one single clown class? Have you been wondering what this joyful world is all about? Come to the drop-in class! In each class students will practice exercises from some of the greats (Lecoq, Conway, Johnstone) while working on taming their ego and bringing out their true inner clown. Come to just one class, come to all of them, do what your heart desires. This is the perfect place to get your feet wet and learn from...

(4) Beginner 16 and older
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Drop-in Improv

Brooklyn Comedy Collective @ 137 Montrose Ave, Brooklyn, NY

Looking to enhance your improv skills? Join the dynamic Drop-in Improv class at the Brooklyn Comedy Collective and receive expert guidance from the hilarious Micah Sterenberg. With a focus on specific themes and plenty of scenes and notes, this class offers the perfect opportunity to fine-tune your abilities. All experience levels are welcome!

(4) Beginner 16 and older
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Drop-in Sketch

Brooklyn Comedy Collective @ 137 Montrose Ave, Brooklyn, NY

Unlock your comedic potential and learn the art of sketch comedy in this hands-on workshop. Through improv exercises and character-driven techniques, you'll create hilarious sketches in a supportive and fun environment. Embrace your creativity and leave with a fully fleshed-out sketch that will have audiences laughing out loud.

(4) Beginner 16 and older
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Workshop: Get into the Scene with Grounded Play

Brooklyn Comedy Collective @ 137 Montrose Ave, Brooklyn, NY

Discover the art of patient and grounded improvisation at the Brooklyn Comedy Collective. Learn how to build scenes brick by brick with your partner, embracing the journey and playing from a place of trust and patience. Open to all levels, this workshop will help you create impactful and authentic scenes.

(4) Beginner 16 and older
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Adult Improv Open House

Irondale Ensemble Project @ 85 S Oxford St, Brooklyn, NY

Students will get improvised through a series of fun and engaging activities. Come create, learn and be merry with the Irondale Ensemble! These Irondale led free-for-alls are just thing for the improv wallflowers out there. A no-risk, all-fun environment for everyone from the curious novice to the veteran performer. Oh, and did we mention these are free events?

All levels 18 and older
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Stand-Up Level 1: Finding Your Voice

Brooklyn Comedy Collective @ 137 Montrose Ave, Brooklyn, NY

Unleash your comedic potential and discover the power of your voice in the world of stand-up comedy. Join us for a transformative journey where you'll learn to craft your own material, develop confidence, and deliver it with style.

(4) Beginner 16 and older
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$375

7 sessions

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Stand-Up Level 2: Solidifying Your Set

Brooklyn Comedy Collective @ 137 Montrose Ave, Brooklyn, NY

Join us at the Brooklyn Comedy Collective to strengthen your set and refine your comedic voice. Refine your performance skills, develop original material, and gain the confidence to command the stage.

(4) Intermediate 16 and older
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$375

7 sessions

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Improv Level 1

Brooklyn Comedy Collective @ 137 Montrose Ave, Brooklyn, NY

Unleash your spontaneity and creativity on stage with our introductory improv course. Build your confidence while honing your comedic timing. Join a supportive community of fellow comedians and have a blast.

(4) Beginner 16 and older
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$375

7 sessions

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Improvisation: The Need for Impulse & Spontaneity for Stronger Acting

Actors Technique NY Kids & Teens @ 519 8th Ave, New York, NY

One of the most common responses that befuddled parents give when they are told their child is a little shy and reserved, is: “But you should see her at home! She sings, she dances… She’s a rock star at home!” In fact, they have captured the spirit and teaching foundation of our Kids Improv class: We’re all rock stars when we’re at home. Through interactive games that encourage teamwork and group-mind development, the Kids Improv classes...

(7) All levels 7 - 11 years old
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$645

9 sessions

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Teen Improv and Sketch Comedy (Ages 14 - 18)

The Barrow Group Acting School @ 520 8th Avenue, New York, NY

Unlock your teen's creativity in Improv and Sketch Comedy, where they'll explore spontaneous performance and develop theater skills in a supportive environment. From ensemble building to character exploration, students will hone their improvisation techniques and culminate in a showcase for friends and family. No experience required - join us for a journey of laughter and imagination!

(66) All levels 14 - 18 years old
$700

5 sessions

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Improv One Plus Online

Chicago City Limits @ 39 W 29th St, New York, NY

Locked down doesn't necessarily have to mean locked out. CCL's remote improv class is designed for beginners as well as those with some experience who would like some brushing up. If you're going to go stir-crazy, you might as well get some laughs while you're doing it.  Classes are short and sweet: 1 1/2 hours. And they're great stress-relievers, too! Don't stay isolated while you're in isolation. Let's be isolated together, from the comforts...

(10) All levels 18 and older
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$395

8 sessions

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Improv4Business Online

Chicago City Limits @ 353 W 48th St, New York, NY

Enhance Creativity, Collaboration & Communications Ever notice how improv actors effortlessly generate ideas, instinctively build upon each other's creativity and hardly ever seem at a loss for words?  In order to do this they rely on a trove of skills and techniques to help unlock their creativity and become more effective communicators. This class introduces business professionals to tools they can bring right back to the office. And...

(10) All levels 18 and older
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$350

4 sessions

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Improv for Stand Up Comedians

Jeff Lawrence/Laughing Buddha Comedy

This course helps new comedians discover "the funny" anywhere and everywhere, while helping veteran comics liven up their set. This isn't your typical improv class. If you want to learn longform, go to UCB. If you want to learn shortform, go to ComedySportz. But if you want learn the basics of improvisation, and how it can specifically improve your skills as a stand up comedian, this is the class for you. The class covers: An Introduction to...

(1) All levels 16 and older
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The Storytelling & Listening Workshop

The Academi Of Life @ 34 West 28th St, New York, NY

Students will learn about the remarkable capacity of stories – ‘storytelling that has a transfixing grip on our hearts and minds, that can change our shared experience for the better'. A group of strangers walks into a room and forms a circle. They tell their stories. They listen to one another. Something happens.  Experience what participants have called essential, empowering, and utterly transformational.  Whether you are...

(6) All levels 18 and older
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$300
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FUN with Improv! Improv class

Fun w Improv. Improv Now. @ Virtual Classroom

This is for everybody, whether you're a newbie or novice (experienced) improvisers, actor, people who have fear in public speaking and for anyone who is looking for (((FUN))). This will help actors and improvisers to be ready on stage and to always be prepared to do different characters. It is great for those who are shy or just nervous. It is great if you have a fear in public speaking. This is great to do by yourself, with friends, family, or...

(45) All levels 18 and older
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Improv for Personal Development (Remote Live)

West Los Angeles College @ Virtual Classroom

Find the bold, genuine, confident person inside you! Improv training is a wonderful way to overcome social anxiety and your inner critic. Get comfortable expressing yourself—plus enhance your memory, focus, courage, creativity and spontaneity. We'll use games, exercises, and other activities designed to help you express yourself freely, all in a supportive environment. Learn to think on your feet in any situation.  Skills gained are great...

(58) All levels 18 and older
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$99

5 sessions

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Process with Michael J. Gellman

ANDTheatre Company

Veteran director, actor, improviser and master instructor Michael J. Gellman leads an exploration of the acclaimed improvisation techniques he has developed and used to create long scenic pieces and one-act plays. Building on the basics, participants in this workshop will delve into emotional honesty, maintaining a point of concentration within a scene, connecting to your partner onstage, and exploring and heightening to advance story. Based on the...

(149) All levels 19 and older
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An Exploratorium with Michael J. Gellman

ANDTheatre Company

Improvisation is the Jazz of Theatre. It is, very simply, acting without a script. An Exploratorium is an opportunity for both the students and the workshop leader to make discoveries in the art and craft of improvisational performance and story creation. This two-day workshop will allow students to gain practice with their tools, learn new techniques, and enhance their acting skills. In the second half of each day, we'll apply these tools by focusing...

(149) All levels 19 and older
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