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Mentors

Our teachings come from a number of different principles. We offer multiple tools for you to choose from. We do not believe that there is one right way to achieving funny. Simply, we offer you all the comedy skills that we know and allow you to develop and nurture your own unique sense of humor on stage. Here are some of our partners and people that have guided us and continue to guide us in providing you with the best mix of comedy tools in the business.

Bill Hicks

All great comedians are teachers. I was fortunate in my career to be Bill's friend. Personally, I can't remember a comedian that created more thought provoking material and awe amongst his peers. He wasn't "trying" to be a comedian. He was just speaking his truth. Bill taught me a lot about being present onstage and never once mocked me for the poor habits that I picked up from years of working and performing in Hollywood. Like Richard Pryor, you may not agree with his opinions but the fact that he laid it all out onstage is an inspiration. He died in 1994 and he is still missed.

Greg Dean

I consider Greg to be the king of "process based" comedy training. Greg has spent the last 20 years figuring out what funny people do that the unfunny do not. At first I thought he was a bit of a loon. However, over the years I have seen him take 1000s of people from Unfunny to Funny. He believes that becoming humorous is a learned skill and can be taught to anyone that wants to be funny and has normal mental faculties. In terms of a comedy teacher that will give you skills that you may have never had before and explain to you how comedy works, I believe he has no equal.

Jeff Jena

I consider Jeff to be the best "technique based" comedy teacher in the business. He knows how the Stand Up comedy industry works. He has multiple television appearances and an impressive working resume.  He knows all the decision makers in the industry and how to successfully work the scene. He is a great comedian, teacher and the manager of the Irvine Improv. You can't find better real world comedy experience then from a 20+ year veteran in the business.

Stephen Rosenfield

A great teacher in NYC. His method is much different than ours but very effective. He is an exceptional comedy writer and great leader to many NYC comedians. If you are on the East Coast and want to do comedy... it's a great place to study.

Eddie Brill

Eddie Brill, for the past ten years and counting, has worked on the Late Show with David Letterman. He is the audience warm-up and Talent Coordinator for the comedians who appear on the show.
He started stand-up comedy in the late 70's in college, but moved back to NY and was a copywriter for an advertising agency for a short while. But in July of 1984 he got back into doing stand-up when he started, booked and hosted the very successful Paper Moon Comedy Club in the west village of NYC and hasn't stopped since. Since then he has become an international comedian who can work most anywhere in the world...anywhere in the world where they speak English of course. He has taped more than 100 television shows in six different countries. He is also a 3-time MAC Award Winner (Manhattan Association of Cabaret and Clubs) for Best Male Stand-up Comic in NYC.

National Comedy Links


Shecky Magazine

HumorMall

Comedy Zone

The Onion

Funny Times

LaughNet

Comedy on Tap

Comedy.com

Comedyspeak

Uncabaret (LA)

Comedy Soapbox (NYC)