Dojo Foundations: 4-Week Beginner Stand-Up Comedy Class | Comedy Dojo Toronto
About this Event
WHAT IS DOJO FOUNDATIONS?
Don't know where to begin? Start here.
If you can make yourself laugh, we can teach you the rest. Dojo Foundations takes you from your first joke to your first three-minute set in 4 weeks, on a real comedy club stage. No experience needed.
THE 4 WEEKS
- Week 1: Find your funny. Watch a pro set, break it down, and find what you should be talking about.
- Week 2: Build the joke. Try your joke, get notes, and learn how to make it shorter, clearer and funnier.
- Week 3: From jokes to a bit. 2-on-1 coaching, delivery, and what to do when a joke goes quiet.
- Week 4: Graduation set. Your three-minute set on the Backroom stage, in front of your friends and family.
WHO THIS IS FOR
First-timers, and people using comedy to get sharper at sales, business and speaking. Plenty of our students have full-time jobs and real lives. That's the point.
COHORTS
Choose your start date at checkout. Each cohort runs 4 Thursdays. No classes over the holidays (Dec 21 to Jan 3).
- Oct 29, 2026 (Oct 29, Nov 5, 12, 19)
- Dec 3, 2026 (Dec 3, 10, 17, then Jan 7 after the holiday break)
- Jan 21, 2027 (Jan 21, 28, Feb 4, 11)
- Feb 25, 2027 (Feb 25, Mar 4, 11, 18)
- Apr 1, 2027 (Apr 1, 8, 15, 22)
- May 6, 2027 (May 6, 13, 20, 27)
🕕 Thursdays 6 PM · 15 students per class · Backroom Comedy Club, 814 Bloor St W
PRICING
🎫 $225 full program
🎟 Or hold your spot with a $112.50 deposit (50%). We'll reach out to arrange the balance before your first class.
No refunds. Transfers to a future cohort may be considered.
WHAT'S NEXT
Finish Foundations, then take Dojo Premiere: four more weeks, a five-minute set, and your Initiation Showcase at Backroom.
LED BY
Brandon Sobel & Ariel Kagan, Senseis. Club owners, producers, and working comedians at Backroom Comedy Club.
We are the gym, not the greenroom.
Where is it happening?
Event Location & Nearby Stays:
CAD 121.84 to CAD 242.19
