Funny Women regularly attracts nearly 200 women each year to enter its unique competition, the NIVEA Funny Women Awards. We recognise that this remains a leap of faith for many of the women who enter but know that the nurturing environment which we provide has played a major part in encouraging more women to have a go at stand up comedy.
We've been running an informal programme of workshops as an introduction to comedy for over a year. These are organised to meet demand or we can recommend trainers who will work with you one on one. Even if you don’t want a career as a comic, some knowledge of how to perform stand-up will empower you professionally and personally. Enhanced self confidence and the knowledge that you can overcome certain life situations with humour is a powerful skill.
Funny Women Workshops start with basic elements such as “What is a joke?” before exploring the mechanics of what makes a gag funny. “Go on then, tell us a joke!” deals with stagecraft and delivering humour through performance and “It’s not what you know...” explains to the wannabe comic the etiquette and insider tips of being a gigging comedian. Even if you decide that being a comedian isn’t the life for you, finding out how to use humour in your every day life is a powerful and brave life skill to master.
So, if you think you could be this year's winner of the NIVEA Funny Women Awards but don't quite have the confidence to give it a try, we shall be holding Funny Women Comedy Workshops between 5.00 and 7.00 p.m. before our shows as part of the NIVEA Funny Women Live Tour and selected dates during the NIVEA Funny Women Awards. This is your chance to give stand-up a try under the expert eye of the Funny Women team.
We are now taking bookings for our first workshops as part of the NIVEA Funny Women Awards 2008.
£45 per head or discount for group bookings of 10 or more. Special workshop and show combined tickets also available - see venues for details.
Our next workshop takes place before the Birmingham showcase of the 2008 NIVEA Funny Women awards on on Thursday 10th April 2008, 5.00-7.00 p.m. To reserve a place please email cecilia@funnywomen.com
10th April - Birmingham
18th April - London
22nd April - Newcastle
23rd April - Glasgow
26th - Plymouth
30th April - Dublin
9th May - London
14th May - Manchester
25th May - Bristol
31st May - Liverpool
To reserve your place now, please email your name, address and contact details to cecilia@funnywomen.com.