Workshop - MCing Open Mike Comedy with Alfie Noakes
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This will be a small class, no more than 10 students. I have found that this brings the greatest value and we can get into detail while answering specific questions. Also, ensuring everyone twice "gets up" for performance review.
The key focus of this friendly one day workshop is to give new(ish) comedians a clear understanding of the role of the comedy compere, or MC, and how not just get the most laughs and maintain the energy in room, but how to run the night itself.
"Early Bird" Price of £65 is available until 11pm Monday February 24th and then the price rises to £85 "Late Booker".
Alfie Noakes is the creator and promoter of the We Are Funny Project and has MCed over 1000 gigs.
This workshop will provide the essential information as what is expected of an MC, best practices, pitfalls to avoid and how best to mine your comedy in this all essential role. Many of the skills and lessons also apply to public speaking outside of a comedy club.
New MCs won't typically be earning their stripes in a paid comedy club, but on the open mic circuit alongside other fresh talent and duties go far beyond simply saying who's up next......
The day will be part straight class and lecture, part performance and review with tailored advice for each and every attendee.
Matters of how to stay "in the room", house-keeping, crowd work, dealing with hecklers, having responsibility to the show, introducing acts, working in material and more are covered.
By understanding the role of the open mic MC, students will gain insight on what grass roots promoters look for, and also seek to avoid, best practice to gain stage time as an MC (and as an act) and quite simply get a handle on the scene from a point of view that is not simply that of a performer running 5s and 10s. It's really rather illuminating stuff......
The final Q&A session will open the day up to asking about issues of promoting, managing a room, identifying and securing a venue to run your own night well and frankly, almost anything else you wish to know about running quality open mic, the launch pad for every stand up success story.
Private tuition is available, email alfie@wearefunnyproject.com for more info.
Comments from previous students of this Workshop:
Eamon Goodfellow
So what did I do yesterday? Well I basically got a brain dump about how to host an open mic night from Alfie. It was fun, informative (I mean really feckin informative, I have pages of notes and tips that will improve my stand-up, presenting at work and most importantly how to leave a mic stand) and so enlightening. I heartily recommend it to anyone who wants to MC any night be it comedy or corporate.
Rachel Carroll
Brilliant day of comedy learning with the brilliant Alfie.
Lou LaBelle
Thanks for a great day! Info-packed, loads of notes, lots to take away & think about before coming back to put it into practice! Really looking forward to it!
Mandy McCarthy
Cannot recommend the MCing open Mic with Alfie Noakes highly enough, high energy teaching, proper constructive feedback. Packed a lot in to 5 hours. Came away with lots of insights. Its good fun too. Thanks Mal Alfie Noakes Wharton
Giuseppe Gib
I have attended several workshops and this was maybe the best. Well structured, with loads of useful information and tips you can apply straight away, from room management to audience interaction, and time for performance and individual feedback. Alfie is honest and will let you know what you are doing well and what you are doing wrong, no bulls**t! Highly recommended if you are interested in becoming an MC.
Will Preston
Superb!!!!! Thanks again!!!!
Kathryn Taylor
Thanks for an enjoyable and informative day. X
Rudy Ilyas
What a lovely afternoon, informative and fun. If only school was such fun... Thank you to our brilliant teacher, Alfie, and fab classmates.
Eva Bindeman
A thorough, useful and fascinating course that teaches real and relevant skills in order to MC effectively. It was the right balance if challenging and supportive and would urge anyone wanting to MC for the first time, or those who simply want to improve, to sign up to the next one.
Luke Mcgibbon
Excellent value for money. insightful, practical and useful for new and experienced promoters/mcs alike. Would recommend.
Chris Jones
Very enjoyable, informative and great value for money. Would recommend.
Vanessa Marcié
Very insightful day, full of really good tips. Definitely a good idea for anybody who wants to start MCing.
Rob Mayhew
Brilliant one day intensive MC training last Saturday with Alfie. If you ever want to know the secrets to being a great comedy MC, this one day course should be your first stop.
Chris Brown
Very fun day I learnt a lot about mcing... Well worth the money.. Looking forward to do a nigth of mc at the we are funny project.. Thank you very much.
Carl Richard
Fun day and worth the price and I feel like I have now got the nuts to have a go at MCing
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