Intro to Writing for Late Night w/ Zackery Alexzander Stephens (Our Flag Means Death, Amber Ruffin)

Name: Intro to Writing for Late Night w/ Zackery Alexzander Stephens (Our Flag Means Death, Amber Ruffin)
Start: 2024-11-09T12:00:00-07:00
End: 2024-11-09T15:00:00-07:00
Location: 1006 SE Hawthorne Blvd, Portland, OR 97214-3611, United States

Schedule

Sat Nov 09 2024 at 12:00 pm to 03:00 pm

UTC-07:00

Location

1006 SE Hawthorne Blvd, Portland, OR 97214-3611, United States | Portland, OR

Intro to Writing for Late Night
DAY / TIME: SATURDAY Nov 9th 11:00 - 2:00 pm (3hrs)
LOCATION: 1006 SE Hawthorne Street, Portland, OR 97214 (ADA Accessible)
PREREQUISITE: Intro to Sketch at Kickstand or elsewhere
NOTE: Participants will be expected to bring in 10 topical jokes, 3 Desk Bit Pitches, and 3 Sketch pitches to work workshop
CLASS DESCRIPTION
This 3-hour workshop is designed to introduce participants to the structure, style, and writing techniques for late-night comedy. It will cover four core aspects of late-night comedy writing: monologue jokes, desk bits, man-on-the-street segments, and sketches. Through hands-on writing exercises, analysis of successful jokes and bits, and group feedback, participants will gain practical skills for crafting punchy, topical jokes and creative, unique segments.
ALL SALES ARE FINAL, AND THERE ARE NO REFUNDS AVAILABLE FOR THIS CLASS AS OF 5/1/2024
Zackery Alexzander Stephens
Zackery Alexzander Stephens is a comedy writer and director. They were most recently staffed on The Amber Ruffin Show (Peacock) and Our Flag Means Death (Max). Zackery is currently developing a broadcast comedy with Malcolm D. Lee's Blackmaled Productions and a sci-fi comedy feature with Lilly Wachowski's Anarchist United. They previously sold a WGA-covered animated sci-fi comedy to Amazon with Will Packer Productions and have also developed with Warner Bros. TV, CBS Television Studios, NAACP, and Ty Burrell's Desert Whale. Before focusing on television, Zackery spent almost a decade performing sketch and improvisational comedy in Chicago and New York. They have come a long way for a kid that grew up on a farm in rural and inaccurately self-titled, "Palm Springs" of Washington State. Zackery is represented by Molly Hurwitz at Thruline Entertainment.