Learn the basics of standup comedy in this six-week class 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.
This six-week class will meet on Thursdays: July 11, 18, 25, August 1, 5, and 15. Each session is 3 hours. This class has a graduation show on August 22nd where participants will perform for an audience of friends, family, and the community.
About the Instructors
Melissa Duke is an Air Force (AF) veteran with two children, an AF spouse, and a graduate of ASAP’s first ever Comedy Bootcamp class. She has been doing stand up with ASAP for almost eight years, mentoring/ instructing for over six of those years, and has been invited to perform for Amazon, Gotham City Comedy Club, and President and Mrs. Carter.
Kristen Howard is an Air Force veteran and a graduate of ASAP’s Comedy Bootcamp, Musical Improv, Creative Writing, and Drawing programs. She’s been performing stand-up comedy with ASAP since 2017 and keeps audiences laughing with stories about her life as a mom of four.
