A 60-MINUTE HUMOR WRITING WORKSHOP WITH ZOE ROGERS

Cracking the Joke: A Humor-writing workshop for the comedy curious

 

Thursday, September 10th at noon MT / 2 pm ET

Do you wish your writing was funnier but you don’t know where to begin? Have you thought of hitting a comedy open mic but don’t want to embarrass yourself? We can help. Join stand-up comic and comedy producer Zoe Rogers and writer/comic Steph Smith for an inside look at what actually makes a joke work. Zoe will break down the formulas stand-up comics use to build laughs from the ground up, and Steph will translate those same structures into humor writing for essays, blog posts, and storytelling. Together, they'll share tips and techniques for generating joke ideas — whether you're headed for the stage or the page. The workshop will include humor technique examples, freewriting exercises, a list of do's and don'ts, and examples of both stand-up bits and humor writing passages. 

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You'll come away with:

  • A clear understanding of what makes a joke land — from the setups and structures stand-up comics rely on to the techniques that translate humor onto the page. 
  • Practical tools for generating joke ideas, models for building comedic timing into their own writing
  • An understanding of how to identify your personal brand of funny
  • A detailed look at how humor works across formats, whether for stand-up, humorous essays, blog posts, or live storytelling.
 

Meet your instructor

Zoe Rogers 

Zoe Rogers is a stand-up comedian, writer, producer, and teacher based in the Boulder area. She founded the Boulder Comedy Festival to highlight women and diverse voices. Zoe began performing stand-up in Los Angeles around 2011, and has performed at The Comedy Store, The Ice House, Laugh Factory, Jimmy Kimmel's Comedy Club in Las Vegas, Edinburgh Fringe Festival, She Devil Comedy and Laughing Skull Comedy Festival. She has appeared on NickMom and Disney Babble. In Los Angeles she produced inclusive shows such as Token Straight White Dude before moving to Colorado in 2018, where she hosts monthly comedy at the Dairy Arts Center. She also teaches stand-up classes focused on personal, vulnerable material and draws much of her own comedy from the realities of parenthood.

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