What’s so Funny? Comedy Workshop

M﻿aggie's pioneering workshops aim to raise confidence levels, generate humour; improve performance skills and become better improvisers.Maggie’s classes teach people to take risks and connect with others through playful activities. She asks that you remain open to experience the absurd and the ridiculous, embrace chaos and silence – and engage with your own physicality and self-awareness.This is a brilliant opportunity for people to up-skill and engage positively with self-awareness, their own physicality and lived experiences. The best thing about the workshops is that they are suitable for anybody: Actors, teachers, bankers, the butcher the baker, the candlestick maker - and it's a lot of fun.Who are they for?Absolutely anyone who would like to give stand up comedy a go, or for those wanting to write/update material and improve their set; anyone who wants to bring more humour into their lives - professionally or personally or both!What can you expect?Group and individual activities that encourage openness and playfulness.Learning how comedians create comedy. Discovering your personal and preferred style of comedy. A build in professional humour-making skills.I love these classes!! Can't believe I stood up and sang a song and it was funny. Credit to Maggie and her incredibly warm and kind and inspirational energy and teaching style.""Thank you for all the fun, embarrassment, stress, confidence building and TLC. I’m a new person! You rock!  - love Shakti xx""Thank you for helping me face my fear. Josh xox"

Maggie Irving Comedy

Humorous treatment of some serious stuff: Laughter as ‘best medicine’
with Maggie Irving

Ocean Exmouth - The Engine Room

<h3>Why attend a workshop on crafting comedy out of serious stuff?</h3>The writer Mark Twain remarked “Humor equals tragedy plus time.”People have been crafting comedy out of serious material for ever. This workshop is a rare chance to get creative, let your hair down a little and find the funny in this pilot workshop's topic of 'Climate Change.'If your recycling bin or a plastic bottle could talk: what might it say regarding climate change, you, or its life in general? Creating a character from an inanimate object is just one of the fun activities we explore in this specialist comedy workshop. <h3>Aims:</h3>Get people engaged in crafting humour from specific areas like recycle, reuse, reduce.Learn some tips of the comedy trade.Build confidenceVoice your creative and/or ridiculous ideas!Generate a little joy and transformation.Note well: There is no pressure to be funny – you will be supported by specialist comedy coach Maggie to help you develop your comedy voice. This safe and inclusive workshop will also help with public speaking and wellbeing.It is well known that laughter is the best medicine, so come and give yourself a humorous treat, while collaborating and opening lines of communication.Places on the workshop are limited so please book early. Start time 6pm.Adults only. Please complete the form when booking. Thank you.IMPORTANTThis workshop is a pilot event to ascertain the impact and effect of how this humour workshop can support how humans might feel and respond about changes within the environment. Can a little playfulness and joy help us cope a little better? Out of the creative and relaxed setting, will we generate ideas to combat climate change?A big shout out and thanks to Exmouth Town Council – Climate, Ecological and Emergency - for funding the event and Exmouth Chamber of Commerce for additional financial support. Tickets £15 full admission priceLow Income (limited tickets available) £8

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