I have added a few days to the start date! 
New Start Date:  January 21st Tuesday at 6.30pm 

Whether you're a seasoned comedian or just looking to try something new, this workshop is perfect for anyone looking to put together a brand new set and perform it at the end of the course. Led by experienced comedian and comedy workshop facilitator Ciaran McMahon, (that'd me!) you'll get top tips for creating and building raw material, crafting jokes, then structuring a complete polished set, with top tips for delivery, stage presence, and more.

The best part?

The workshop ends with a live performance where you can showcase your new set. Don't miss out on this opportunity to laugh, learn, and maybe even discover your inner comedian! This also provides a brilliant course for anyone who would like a fun environment to build confidence, learn the skills, attitude and knowledge that applies to any public speaking discipline. Ciaran has brought hundreds of people through his courses for over 15 years and has always been a great source of inspiration for anyone to take to the stage.

6 weekly 3hour workshops with a showcase performance at the end.

18hours in total plus 2hour showcase.

'Ciaran has taken me from a long winded storyteller with no punchlines, to great delivery and making gags short, snappy and powerful on stage.'

Breda Hegarty

Winner of the Dublin International Comedy Film festival Comedy Competition Dec 2024

“I always wanted to try stand up comedy, but I didn’t know where to start. The workshop teaches all the performance, stage presence, and  needed to get started in comedy. Ciarán combines a huge passion for comedy with years of experience and a great instinct for drawing out the best performance from each person.” - David, University Lecturer

6 weekly workshop with a live (optional) showcase at the end.

Pricing:

Early Bird : 200€ Until Jan 19th

Late Bird: 300€ After January 19th

Secure your place! - Only 5 places left- 10 people max. Small classes best results.

Sign Up: Pay the Deposit - receive a link for the remaining amount.

by Revolut/ or bank transfer/paypal - details provided when you reserve your place.

* Remaining Fee * must be paid by Jan 12th 2025 to avail of early bird price.

All Fees must be paid by January 12th 2025 or risk losing your place!

6 weekly workshop with a live (optional) showcase at the end.

January Dates

Tuesdays

6.30-9.30pm January 21st & 28th

February Dates

Tuesdays 4th, 11th, 17th, and 24th

PLUS

SHOWCASE GIG DATE MARCH 1ST~

Saturday March 1st  6.30pm to 10.30pm Dublin City Centre * Nealons Pub, Capel Street, Dublin 1.

This showcase is optional for anyone attending the course, and forms a great focus during the course, and This showcase is optional for anyone attending the course, and it crystallises your material and forms a great motivator during the course with a brilliant pay off at the end, giving you the best start you could have!

'New Years Resolution' Stand Up Workshop Online:

Never done stand up before?

Is this the year you said , 'Right, that's it, I'm doing it this year!'

It's not going to get easier than this!

In the comfort of your own home, learn the skills and put a set together 1-2mins per week. Until you are gig ready for your first performance.

Perfect, this is ideal for beginners who have never done stand up or for people who might want to write a brand new set.

These progressive workshops begin as a fun creative writers workshop

Gradually it moves into Presentation then Performance.

Write 1-2 minutes per week for your 5-7minute final performance at the end!

Test your material every week with feedback - then prepare your first stand up set!

Starter Pack Notes in Advance of Workshop: You get a starter pack of notes to get you thinking and prepared before the workshops begin. Ideas and themes to write your first 'raw material' before it starts!

Ciaran at You Talk Funny Comedy Workshops has been teaching workshops in Dublin and abroad for over 15 years. With many graduates still performing and rapidly climbing the comedy ladder, Ciarans reputation for a great foundational course goes before him.

A QQI Certified Trainer, Ciaran holds a Masters in Facilitation and Adult Education and is an Assistant Human Dynamics lecturer in TU Dublin.

Regularly gigging, and running clubs, Ciaran has been teaching and performing stand up and improv for over 15years.

Experienced Comedians/Graduates of the course: 2nd Album blues? Write a new, tested gig-ready set for competitions and comedy clubs.(2 places max.)

Try it out !

4 in a row - Award Winning Graduates!*

Course Description:

It takes you from the very beginning of many different ways to start your set, how to choose the best opener that suits you, where to begin, how to begin, the mentality for gathering the raw material, audience expectations, weekly structure and writing exercises, the best mindset.

Weekly trigger exercises with themes/areas/topics to think about and ... helping you write your first set, with constant feedback from the workshop. It comes together quickly.

Don't worry its great fun, no pressure and you will be surprised how many ideas you get once you see where the ideas come from...you get trigger exercises every week to build your material.

I just need 6-8 people to start this and get it going -

Sign up while there are still places left!

A fun interactive workshop with notes, slides and videos that you get to work on with weekly writing exercises to build raw material to kick start your stand up set!

Here are the perks!

• Putting together the 'raw material' each week and then come back again to develop it into a set...

• Notes, slides, video exercises to view and trigger themes and ideas to write about...

• A professional video of your showcase performance to share with promoters or your grandchildren.

• A life achievement.

• Raw Material writing (Week 1-2)

• Develop the structure and Presentation (Week 3-4)

• Prepare for the final presentation and performance (Week 5)

Live performance in a perfect room for comedy hosted by your MC and comedy Facilitator with a special guest headliner!