Standup Comedy: Finding Your Voice

Schedule

Sun, 20 Jul, 2025 at 02:00 pm to Sun, 07 Sep, 2025 at 04:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

The Foundry | Cambridge, MA

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Whether you're trying standup comedy for the first time or looking to refine material, join instructor David Thomas and find your voice!
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ABOUT THE CLASS
Whether you're stepping on stage for the first time or sharpening your act, this 8-week workshop is about turning your life into comedy. We’ll focus on mining your unique experiences, perspectives, and quirks to develop a standup voice that’s unmistakably you.

Through writing exercises, performance drills, and supportive feedback, you’ll learn how to:

  • Transform personal stories into compelling, hilarious material.
  • Hone your delivery to match your authentic voice.
  • Refine existing jokes with stronger structure, timing, and originality.
  • Own the stage with confidence, whether you’re tackling fears or leveling up.

No prior experience? Perfect. Got jokes but want to dig deeper? Even better. By the end, you’ll have a tight 5-minute set that sounds like you, nobody else!


At The Nova Comedy Collective, we call this a LAUNCH CLASS - meaning it's the perfect place to start your journey, and absolutely no prior experience is necessary!


CLASS DATES - Sundays from 2-4 PM
July 20
July 27
August 3
August 10
August 17
August 24
August 31
September 7
STUDENT SHOWCASE
There will be a show at the end of class for students to debut their new 5-minute sets! Location and Date TBD but it will be soon after the final class on September 7th.


ABOUT THE LOCATION

This class is located at The Cambridge Foundry, in a room called The Yellow Multi Room. If you head in through the front of the Foundry, you'll see a staircase straight ahead. When you enter, walk forward through the entrance, past the stairs, and look to your right for the door under the stairs. And if you need help, you can ask at the front table - The Foundry staff is ready to help! You can learn more about The Foundry here.


ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR

David doesn't really know what he's doing, but it's worked pretty well so far. Once described as "the greatest living comedic mind" by himself and "not the Wendy's guy" by Dan Mintz, David broke into the Boston standup scene by hosting a weekly show, Stand Up Break In, at The Riot Theater for 4 years. Honing his act of dry witticisms, self-musings and mostly stuff that's weird and stupid, David has opened for Tim Heidecker, Doug Lussenhop and Brent Weinbach of "Tim and Eric" from Adult Swim, hosted for Rory Scovel, performed in the Women In Comedy Festival, and produced The People's Show, ImprovBoston's longest-running weekly standup showcase. David has performed at theaters and colleges in New England, New York, Chicago, Los Angeles and Washington D.C. Taking inspiration from comedians such as Eugene Mirman, Tig Notaro and Demetri Martin, David approaches standup comedy the same way he thinks you oughta approach everything else: by being yourself.
ABOUT THE NOVA COMEDY COLLECTIVE

The Nova Comedy Collective, is a brand new theater group committed to creating new spaces and shows for the Boston comedy community to flourish. Rising from the ashes of spaces lost to the pandemic, this new collective of comedians and creators is embracing radical hope, limitless fun, and uncompromising inclusivity.

Comedy is for everyone. Our mission is to create live shows and other adventures in creativity that are unique, daring, and authentic. We promote belonging and community, encourage collaboration and continuous learning, and celebrate imagination, honesty, and risk-taking. At The Nova Comedy Collective, we’re always laughing with you.

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The Foundry, 101 Rogers Street, Cambridge, United States

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