Stand Up Class: Intro to Stand Up Comedy
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Learn to write and perform stand up while developing your unique voice!
This class will focus on techniques and methods to help increase public speaking comfort while cultivating general writing and creativity, finding your voice, and discovering what style of stand up you enjoy and want to pursue as your craft.
We will also focus on learning how to be respectful in comedy, punching up instead
of down, and how to best avoid common mistakes. The class would be a combination of instruction and performance, with more instruction at the beginning of the class to more performance at the end in preparation for the graduate showcase.
of down, and how to best avoid common mistakes. The class would be a combination of instruction and performance, with more instruction at the beginning of the class to more performance at the end in preparation for the graduate showcase.
YOUR INSTRUCTORS: AIMEE SINCLAIR & ALLY J WARD
Aimee Sinclair is a queer Portland comedian, born and raised in the mystical land of Florida. A featured performer on Ha Ha Harvest Festival & ComedyFort Festival, Aimee focuses on merging her bizarre Florida-Catholic upbringing with her feminism and her commitment to being silly. Aimee has been running joke workshops focused on bringing new comedians into the fold for the past few years and previously has taken classes with UCB, Reductress, & ACI to lay the foundations of their comedy writing techniques. They run a women-focused open mic called Tits Up & a panel style show called You Oughta Know where comedians get passionate & goofy about their niche special interests. Aimee is very excited to meet the new stars of the Portland comedy scene and impart any wisdom she has to offer!
Ally J. Ward is a stand up comedian, improviser, and storyteller based out of Portland, Oregon. Her comedy style can be described as dry in delivery with a mischievous energy, subverting societal expectations with a queer and trans lens all through a strategic narrative approach.
She produces and hosts several shows in Portland including Hear You Loud & Queer, Lady Killers, and Punchlines & Piledrivers. She is a cast member of the improv competition the Gauntlet, and the kink comedy education show Giggle Bottom. She also organizes and hosts Portland’s Comedy Pageant an annual comedy competition at Curious Comedy.
In her short time doing comedy she’s earned honors including winning a Moth Story Slam, in 2024 she was named one the hottest queer comedians of today by Out Magazine, and in 2025 she was named one of the Undisputed Geniuses of Comedy by the Portland Mercury and Portland’s Funniest Person by the Willamette Week.
The class will be offered on Sundays, 6-8:30pm on the following days:
Sunday, March 16, 2025
Sunday, March 23, 2025
Sunday, March 30, 2025
Sunday, April 6, 2025
Sunday, April 13, 2025
Sunday, April 20, 2025
Sunday, April 27, 2025
- SHOWCASE: Sunday, April 27th
EARLY BIRD (ENDS 3/02) $295.00
REGULAR TUITION: $325.00
ATTENTION:
COVID POLICY:
As of 10/1/22 - At this time we are not requiring proof of vaccination or masks to attend our shows and events. We strongly encourage those who can get vaccinated to do so for your safety and the safety of others. If you feel more comfortable wearing a mask, we encourage you to do so. Many of our staff are still choosing to wear masks, so it's likely you will not be the only one in a mask. We support you taking whatever precautions feel right to you!
- All classes at Curious Comedy are anti-racist, anti-misogynist, anti-ableist, anti-homophobic, anti-transphobic, anti-ageist class that strives to be inclusive of all experiences. We are always learning and aim to keep the class safe for everyone.
- Class minimum is 6 people. Class maximum is 15 people.
- All sales are final and Curious will be unable to issue a refund for class purchases. Curious reserves the right to change the Instructor of a class at any time, and doing so will not result in a refund.
- We do not want money to be an obstacle. If you need financial assistance, email our Director of Education at curiouscomedytc@gmail.com
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Curious Comedy Theater
5225 Northeast Martin Luther King Junior Boulevard
Portland, OR 97211
Portland, OR 97211