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Sketch 101 — Sketch Comedy Writing

Saturdays 3-6pm starting May 31, 2008
Cost: $300

This course is an introduction to the UCB philosophy on sketch comedy, specifically using “the game” to write short comedic scenes. Each week students will engage in writing exercises that will explore different sketch formats. Students will be exposed to different methods for turning funny ideas into even funnier written sketches. Students will leave the class with an understanding of popular sketch formats and a portfolio of writing.

No prior sketch writing experience is necessary – the only requirement for this class is a desire to write and learn. Students should be prepared to work each week outside of class, preparing sketches for presentation in class. Students will be required to see two live sketch shows before the end of the course.

Class Size: 12 Students

NO CLASS JULY 5

Class meets at MetaTheatre in West Hollywood

Eric Appel

appel, eric
Eric has been performing sketch and improv at the UCB Theatre since 2002. In those past years he created shows like "Buy, Beg, Borrow or Steal," a play about real estate brokers that mysteriously synced up to Pink Floyd's "Dark Side of the Moon," and the wildly popular "Trapped in the Closet" panel discussion show, with Aziz Ansari and Paul Scheer. In the summer of 2006, he moved from NYC to Los Angeles to write for Jimmy Kimmel's puppet prank show, "Crank Yankers." His other credits include writing for "Human Giant" and all three seasons of MTV's "The Andy Milonakis Show."

Eric currently writes, directs, and stars in his own sketch show, "The Subconscious Channel," for the Turner Network's superdeluxe.com, and you can see him performing here at UCB with his Harold team, Powerwalkers.

Also, he has a tattoo of the UCB logo on his left bicep... seriously.