SF Comedy College presents Crowd Work University

Somewhere between Improv and stand-up is the world of crowd work. Crowd work is a necessary skill for comedians and speakers!
About this Event

Somewhere between Improv and stand-up is the world of crowd work. Crowd work is a necessary skill to possess for any stand-up comedian working the craft in 2026. It’s also a handy tool for speakers, team leaders, and project managers. In its purest form, it’s connecting with an audience to find out who they are and how they think on any given topic.

In this 5-hour seminar, participants will learn multiple methods to generate laughs, topics that stimulate an audience, and learn from videos of accomplished comedians. Participants will also be given exercises and stage time to work with the newly presented skills.

The class is taught by Kurtis Matthews, who is one of only two instructors in the United States who offer the “process-based” comedy training that anyone can use to be funny. His seminars have been widely applauded by the National Speakers Association of Northern California, The Harvard Club of Silicon Valley and San Francisco, Laugh Lovers of Oakland, multiple Bay Area Rotary clubs, The Great American Comedy Festival, and the Scottsdale Comedy Festival. As well as being a great comedy teacher, Kurtis co-authored the book Comediology and tours the country working corporate gigs, conventions, and rehabs. He can also be seen nationwide as talent on the Addicts Comedy Tour and in reruns in the UK as the star of BBC1's “Find Me the Funny.”