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Comedy Bootcamp
March 22 @ 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm Eastern
Art Form
Stand-Up ComedyChapter
IndianapolisProgram Type
ClassThis six-week class will meet on Sundays: March 22, 29 April 12, 19, 26, and May 3 (skip April 5) from 1-4 PM.
Learn the basics of standup comedy taught by professional comics. The class ends with a graduation show where you’ll deliver a five-minute comedy set to a public audience. Our 600+ graduates have gone on to perform on some of the world’s biggest stages, including Warner Theater, Gotham Comedy Club, and The White House.
Participants will have weekly writing “homework” to prepare a 5-minute set for their graduation show.
About the Instructors
Chris Cline is a stand-up comedian whose sharp wit and unapologetic humor have taken him from comedy clubs to some of the nation’s biggest stages. He has performed at The Lincoln Center in New York, opened for country music star Craig Morgan, Jordan Rock, and he won the 2024 Red Skelton Comedy Showcase. A proud Marine Corps veteran, Chris was honored as the 2023 recipient of the NFL’s Salute to Service Award, where he performed in Las Vegas after attending Super Bowl LVII. His work has been recognized on a national level, earning him a spot as a finalist in the 2025 America’s Funniest Veteran competition this November. Blending his military background with a sharp eye for the absurd, Chris delivers comedy that is raw, relatable, and refreshingly fearless—earning him a reputation as one of the most authentic voices on stage today.
Andy Malecki is an Army veteran, and has been a comedian and storyteller since taking his first class with ASAP in 2018. He has performed at the National Press Club, and is one half of the inaugural Comedy Bootcamp teaching team in Indianapolis Indiana.
