Comedy Bootcamp®
September 13 @ 1:30 pm – 4:30 pm Eastern
This six-week class will meet on Sundays: September 13, 20, 27, October 4, 11, and 18 with a graduation show on Tuesday, October 20th.
Learn the basics of standup comedy from 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 October 20th.
Comedy Bootcamp® is a legacy program of the Bob & Dolores Hope Foundation.
About the Instructors
Dave McOwen is a DC-based professional museum nerd and amateur science/scifi geek. He is also a retired combat veteran who has the curious distinction of having served in the US Navy, the MD Army National Guard, and Air Force. Dave is a graduate of ASAP’s Comedy Bootcamp and is now an instructor. He also teaches classes for the Wounded Warrior Project.
Dewayne White is a DC-based standup comedian and a combat-wounded Army veteran who served in the Army for 23 years. He’s shared the stage with comedy heavyweights like Josh Blue, Sal Vulcano, Mark Normand, Derrick Stroup, Tony Woods, and many others. Dewayne has performed at iconic clubs like Comedy and Magic Club, The Laugh Factory, The Funnybone, and Carolines on Broadway and regularly tours internationally with Armed Forces Entertainment. His debut comedy special, “A Boy Named Shannon” is out now on Apple TV, Amazon Prime, Spotify, etc. Read more here.
