Sketch Comedy Writing
October 14 @ 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm Eastern
This six-week class will meet on Wednesdays: October 14, 21, 28, November 4, 11, and 18.
Unleash your inner-SNL writer in our beginner’s guide to sketch comedy, where you’ll learn how to turn a funny idea into a fully realized sketch. Through writing exercises, read-throughs, and group feedback sessions, you’ll learn how sketch comedy works and develop your own original material. Whether you’re interested in performing, writing, or simply exploring your creativity, this class will give you the tools to start creating comedy of your own.
About the Instructor
Mike Marbach (he/him) is a Philly native and the founder / Executive Director of Crossroads Comedy Theater. Mike has been studying, performing, and teaching improv since 2005. He has taken classes with iO Chicago, The Annoyance Theater, and the UCB Theater in NY as well as numerous workshops from improv instructors from across the country. Mike worked with Philly Improv Theater (PHIT) from 2009 until it’s closing in 2020 due to COVID-19. In those years Mike served as Education Director and Artistic Director as well as director, performer, and instructor. During the pandemic, Mike moved to Indianapolis to be with family and started Crossroads Comedy Theater. Though he is currently living in Indianapolis, Mike oversees Crossroads shows and classes in Philly and travels back and forth when the stars align. Mike is the director / creator of long running Crossroads shows including Study Hall: Comedy Inspired By Lectures and Not Yet Rated: An Improvised Movie and the host of various podcasts for the Crossroads Podcast Network. When not doing Crossroads things Mike likes to watch tv / movies, go bowling, or work on a new celebrity impression.
