Are You Trying To Be Funny - Notes for Comedians Trying To Be is freely available to teachers participating in Comedy Festival education programmes and Class Clowns.
These notes, prepared especially for Class Clowns by Ian McFadyen (The Comedy Company) cover:
- Comedy in history, comedy today.
- What does it take to be a comedian?
- What is good comedy?
- Styles of comedy
- Developing comedy, creating comedy material
- Dos and don'ts
Please email Bridget Bantick bridget@comedyfestival.com.au to request a copy.
They're most useful to school groups in the process of the Class Clowns competition, as an in-class support. If that's not you, but you are interested in getting involved nonetheless, you might find a developmental workshop or some other activity more productive. Email Toby to ask about it.
The Comedy Gig How To Kit
The Comedy Festival, in association with FreeZA has prepared a concise "How-To" kit for young people interested in putting on their own comedy gig.
(The FReeZA programme funds local groups of young people to run local drug and alcohol-free live band and dance parties and cultural events for people aged 12 to 25.)
If you're thinking of putting on a gig, you might find some useful advice in this kit.
Download the kit.
More about FreeZA
Class Clowns Video
We can send you a documentary that takes the viewer through the whole Class Clowns process from audition to National Final, filmed in 2002.
We also have copies of the 2006 National Final for sale, if you want to see more of the kind of work presented as part of this programme.
We charge $16.50 for each of these titles, to cover duplication and postage costs. The recordings are on VHS video tape. Please email kate@comedyfestival.com.au to buy copies.
