Beginner's Stand-up Comedy Course - Find Your Comedic Voice!

Thursday 22. January - Thursday 26. February 2026

Optional: 27th February peform to an audience during a comedy showcase

FAMEUS, Antwerpen

This six-week course, taught by writer and comedian Kym Nelson, welcomes beginners and the simply curious - anyone who's ever wondered what it takes to make a room full of people laugh. You'll learn the essentials of joke writing and performance, play with characters and personas, and build material inspired by your own life. With fun weekly homework, supportive practice, and guided exploration, you'll grow your skills week by week until you're confidently delivering a five-minute stand-up set to an audience! 

Week 1: Finding the Funny
Learn the basics of joke structure, explore where comedians get material, and start turning everyday moments into punchlines.

Week 2: Stories Into Sets
Shape personal stories into comedic bits, add punchlines and tags, and build early momentum for your set.

Week 3: Persona & Character Play
Experiment with onstage persona, try character-driven comedy, and discover what version of "you" gets the biggest laughs.

Week 4: Performance & Presence
Practice delivery, pacing, mic technique, and confidence-building skills to make your material shine onstage.

Week 5: Edit, Tighten, Polish
Refine your set, strengthen transitions, sharpen jokes, and prepare a tight, audience-ready five-minute performance.

Week 6: Rehearse and Refine
Run through your full set, get final notes before it’s time to perform.

Time to Perform!
Take the stage in a supportive live showcase to debut your five-minute stand-up set.

About your teacher: (kym_comedyplayground)
Kym is a writer and comedian, trained by one of the UK's leading comedy coaches and by renowned clown master and theatre professor Philippe Gaulier. Her performances blend character work, storytelling, and physical comedy. Described by a theatre critic as "a great and relatable storyteller," she has written and performed two solo shows and performs regularly at comedy clubs and festivals, including the Edinburgh Fringe. She teaches comedy in the UK and Belgium, including how to bring humour into the workplace.

FAMEUS • Zirkstraat 36, 2000 Antwerpen, Vlaanderen, Belgium

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