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SUMMARY:Beginner's stand up comedy course
LOCATION:The Bill Murray
DESCRIPTION:This course is for people who have never done stand up comedy o
 r new comedians looking to sharpen their act. We will look at the very bas
 ics of stand up\, from learning how to write a “pull back and reveal” 
 joke to applying for gigs on the London circuit and the course culminates 
 in your own gig at Angel Comedy!\n\nThis is a 5 week course\, running on S
 undays from the 19th of October to the 15th of November. The course includ
 es a final showcase at The Bill Murray - additional to the five class date
 s. The tutor will also arrange additional 1:1 time with each student to su
 pport with working on material.\n\nPrevious alumni have gone on to place 2
 nd in the Amused Moose and 3rd in So You Think You're Funny\, and have bee
 n finalists in the Leicester Square New Comedian competition and in Prides
  Got Talent. 4 alumni have got to the semi-finals of So You Think You're F
 unny and 2 Beat the Gong at the Comedy Store. This could also be you in th
 e year after you take this course!\n\n**Who is teaching?**\n\nBen Target i
 s an award-winning comedian and critically acclaimed artist. He won the na
 tional stand-up accolade: Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year\, and was
  nominated for the prestigious Edinburgh Comedy Award - Best Newcomer. He 
 has written and performed for Comedy Central\, Channel 4\, All 4\, BBC2\, 
 BBC3\, BBC Radio 4 and Absolute Radio.\n\nBen has taught stand-up comedy f
 or Soho Theatre's Young Company\, Angel Comedy\, Battersea Arts Centre and
  The Albany Arts Centre. Previous alumni have gone on to receive Edinburgh
  Comedy Award - Best Newcomer and Funny Women Stage Award nominations. He 
 has also worked as a creative consultant for comedians including: Jamali M
 addix\, Joe Lycett\, Kieran Hodgson\, Richard Gadd\, Adam Riches\, Joz Nor
 ris\, John Hastings\, Sammy Hannah and Bryony Byrne.\n\n**Notable Alumni o
 f Ben's courses:**\n\n**Janine Harouni**: Edinburgh Comedy Award - Best Ne
 wcomer Nominee\n\n**Jordan Grey**: Edinburgh Comedy Award - Nominee\n\n**S
 uchandrika Chakrabarti**: Funny Women Stage Award - Finalist (also mention
 ed the course on Brian Logan’s podcast)\n\n**Dominic McGovern**: Finalis
 t - Onlyfans Comedy Creative Fund Prize\n\n**Salma Lyons**: So You Think Y
 ou’re Funny! - Finalist\n\n**Rhoni Cash**: So You Think You’re Funny! 
 - Finalist\n\n**Eliza Cass**: Man Up! Competition - Finalist\n\n**Ros Watt
 **: Man Up! Competition - 2nd Place\n\n**Kevin Bennett**: Shakespeare’s 
 Globe - Director\n\n**Louisa Keight**\n\n**Adam Flood**\n\n**Lou Taylor**
 \n\n**Quotes:**\n\n**Andrew Lacey:** I had the most incredible time. My co
 nfidence grew immeasurably. Ben’s ability to give a genuinely practical 
 set of lessons is astounding. Ben is excellent at being a mentor and I fee
 l very lucky to have met him.\n\n**Toby McInnis:** For anyone slightly ner
 vous at the prospect of taking a stand up course\, Ben is the perfect teac
 her. He makes the entire process feel safe\, natural and fun.\n\n**Monica 
 Del Prado**: Ben is an incredible teacher. If you’re thinking about sign
 ing up\, absolutely do it. His course is thoughtful and provides the tools
  and space to explore and discover your comedic style. I left the course f
 eeling confident and excited to continue performing standup!\n\n**Andy Hun
 ter**: I loved this course. It was really well designed\, inclusive and su
 pportive. Ben broke the process down into manageable and easy steps that m
 ade writing and performing my first set surprisingly easy and lots of fun.
 \n\n**Dates:**\n\nSunday October 18th-15th November plus a showcase (Octob
 er 22nd)\n\nTime: 10 am - 1 pm\n\nVenue: The Bill Murray\, 39 Queen's Head
  Street\, N1 8NQ\n\nCost: £294.99 or £224.99 (NHS\, student and unemploy
 ment discounts available - just ask).\n\nBoletos: https://dice.fm/event/eo
 nvqy-beginners-stand-up-comedy-course-18th-oct-the-bill-murray-london-tick
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