Comedy Camp - for Teens

July 11-15

9 am-1 pm (lunch break 11:30 to 12) Ages 13-17

Teachers- Andrew Frank and Nesil Izil

Whether your teen is interested in trying out stand up, learning joke writing and performing skills for a YouTube or TikTok channel, or recording their own podcast, the Laughs Comedy Class will give them all the tools they need to pursue their passion projects in the comedy world. This 1-week course will introduce students to the basics of joke-writing, performance, storytelling, interviewing, and videography, culminating in a graduation show where participants present their final projects to friends and family — in a real comedy club! The class will promote community and collaboration among students, with individualized instruction adapted to student needs, interests, and learning styles.

Andrew Frank is a professional stand-up comedian and comedy teacher with more than 15 years of experience. He currently teaches Introduction to Stand-Up Comedy at Laughs, and he has successfully run six 5-week courses for more than 100 (adult) students. Previously, he served as a chess instructor for students aged 6-13 at Chess Wizards and a teacher for preschool-aged children at Journey School, Lynnwood.

Andrew Frank is a comedian based out of Seattle, WA. His cerebral, imaginative style and relentless ethic have resulted in twelve tours spanning a total of 285 cities and 11 countries. His love of language, philosophy, sociology, biology, psychology, anthropology, and cosmology are on full display each time he takes the stage. He was a semi finalist in the 40th Annual Seattle International Comedy Competition, the winner of the 2019 Laugh Off at Laughs Comedy Club-Seattle, the winner of Go Bananas Comedy Club's Funniest in Cincinnati 2016, and the runner up of Trial by Laughter 2015. He has performed in the Laughing Devil Festival in New York City, Cape Fear Comedy Festival, Cleveland Comedy Festival, Vancouver Fringe Festival, Edmonton International Fringe Festival, St. Louis Fringe Festival, Pittsburgh Fringe Festival, Midwest Fest, Flyover Comedy Festival, World Series of Comedy, Milwaukee Comedy Festival, and the Edinbugh Fringe Festival. He was recently named one of the Best Undiscovered Comedians in America by Thrillist Magazine, and has toured in France, Germany, Austria, Czech Republic, Slovakia, and Estonia. He has worked with Anthony Jeselnik, Nate Bargatze, Bobcat Goldthwait, Kevin Nealon, Chad Daniels, Jake Johannsenn, and many other great comedic minds throughout his 13 years of performing. His first independently filmed hour special is entitled Macrocosm and may be seen for free on Youtube. His second hour Andrew Frank: Cognitive Goof was performed at all 25 days of the 2019 Edinburgh Fringe Festival.

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