1. Introduction and Overview
2. Dying is Easy, Comedy is Hard
3. Comedy Perception Test – Are you seeing 20/20?
4. Funny vs. Comic – The difference
5. The Comedy Equation

II. Set-up

THE SIX HIDDEN TOOLS OF COMEDY

1. Winning
2. Non-Hero
3. Metaphorical Relationships
4. Positive (and Negative) Actions
5. Active Emotion
6. Straight Line/Wavy Line

Learn how to use these essential tools in your work.

III. Development

APPLYING THE TOOLS

1. Entire History of Comedy…in 15 minutes.
2. The Commedia Intensive
3. Comedy Structure & Development
4. Comic Premise—The Lie That Tells the Truth
5. Comic Premise Exercises & Analysis
6. The Comedy Paradigm
7. Comedy Writing in Film and Television
8. Jokes and Other Weapons of Mass Distraction
9. Developing Unique Comic Character POVs
   and Personalities

IV. Payoff

COMEDY PRACTICUM

1. Script Analysis (TV and Film)
2. Clips from classic and current comedy TV
   shows and films demonstrating the principles
   and tools of Comedy
3. Exercises and demonstrations of comedy principles
4. Final Q&A