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Comedy Bootcamp®
October 4 @ 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm Pacific
This six-week class will meet on Sundays: October 4, 11, 18, 25, November 1, and 8 with a graduation show on November 17.
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 on November 17.
Comedy Bootcamp® is a legacy program of the Bob & Dolores Hope Foundation.
About the Instructors
Originally from the East Coast, comedian Geoff Grooms now calls San Diego home. As a paid regular at Mic Drop Comedy, Geoff can be found flexing his muscles on stage across the west coast. When Geoff’s not entertaining audiences with tales about his unique encounters, and experiences growing up as a military brat; he’s in the gym pumping iron or exploring life as a Navy veteran. Geoff was in the 2024 Netflix is a Joke Festival and was the winner of the 2023 Best Medicine Brigade’s Operation HEAL*arious comedy competition as seen on VetTv. He has opened for comics such as Troy Bond, Alignon Mitra, Willie Macc, Zach Noe Towers, Big Irish Jay Hollingsworth, Drew Dunn, Kalea McNeill, Rena Calm, Joe Hill, Ty Barnett, Keon Polee and more.
Originally from upstate New York, Annie Isaac now lives in San Diego with her husband and two dogs. A lifelong comedy fan, she jumped into stand-up in 2023 and quickly fell in love with making rooms full of strangers laugh. Annie is an Army Veteran, TBI survivor, and the girl next door with a loud, vivacious laugh, and her greatest joy is bringing a smile to your face. Annie performs around San Diego and in Merida, Mexico. She also produces comedy shows and runs a weekly open mic. She has opened for Dewayne White, Renee Percy, Jenn Sterger, Myles Weber, and Patrick Keane.
