Voice for Performance - Comedy Workshop
Theatre Deli, London, UK
Recommends
There are so many wonderful, clowns, comedians, organisations and resources out there. Here are some of our favourite. We are primarily based out of London, UK so we’re biased in that direction (last updated 9th January 2024).For specific shows, workshops and events check out our Upcoming Recommendations Page. If any of this information is outdated or contains broken links please get in contact and we’ll change that 👍
Playface - Hey that’s us! Improv and clown workshops and courses as well as Mindful classes for non-performers (London, UK)
Hoopla Impro - Improv school and comedy club, they also run clown, stand-up and sketch courses as well (London, UK)
Free Association - Improv school and comedy club, they also run clown and sketch courses as well (London, UK)
Why Not Institute - Clown school based (London, UK)
Mick Barnfather - Runs clown workshops (UK)
Jon Davison - Runs clown workshops (UK)
Lucy Hopkins - Runs clown workshops (UK)
Phillipe Gaulier - Most infamous clown school in the world, we’ve been and recommend it, but prepare yourself (Paris, UK)
Elf Lyons - Fantastic performer and clown, runs workshops frequently (UK)
Zack Zucker - Clown and host of Stamptown, runs courses every now and then (UK / USA)
Viggo Venn - Clown, winner of Britains got Talent and runs periodic courses (UK)
Julia Masli - Clown and runs workshops (UK)
Spy Monkey - Clown school (travels around, occasionally visiting London, UK)
Garry Starr - Runs occasional clown courses, check socials for when / where (Australia, visits UK)
Peta Lily - Clown teacher (UK)
Marny Godden - Teaches clown (UK)
There's a lot of individual performers who run courses and stuff semi randomly, we often share them on our socials when we spot them. So give us a follow!
Why is that so funny - Great book on clowning games and exercises
The Clowning Workbook - Jon Davison
Hoopla Resources - An improv comedy encylopedia
Get Started in Stand-Up Comedy - Logan Murray
The Art of Clowning: More Paths to Your Inner Clown - Eli Simon
Impro: Improvisation and the Theatre - Keith Johnstone
The NEW Comedy Bible: The Ultimate Guide to Writing and Performing Stand-Up Comedy - Judy Carter
Clown and Improv, differences, similarities, and how they can help each other - Blog post by Steve Roe
Playface Blog - On clown, alternative comedy and more
Clown
Charlie Jackson - Clown, improviser, runs Playface (London, UK)
Viki Jackson - Improviser, character stand-up, clown and runs Playface! (London, UK)
David Hoskin - Comic/Writer/Improviser (London, UK)
Luke Rollason - Amazing clown (London, UK)
Garry Starr - Clown (Australia, and tours)
Viggo Venn - Clown, winner of Britains got Talent (often in UK)
Julia Masli - Clown (often in UK)
Elf Lyons - Clown (London, UK)
Josh Glanc - Clown (travels, often in UK)
Zack Zucker - Clown, runs Stamptown (USA / UK)
Felipe Ortiz - Clown, Improviser and movement teacher (Bogata / Travels)
Natalie Palamides - Clown (USA and tours)
Improv Teams
Kerfuffle - Super fun improv team (London, UK)
Improv the Dead - Improvised zombie movie (London, UK)
RH Experience - Excellent improv team that has a very clowny energy (London, UK)
The Maydays - Great team, they teach and have amazing improv retreats (Brighton, UK)
Shoot From The Hip - Internet short form superstars (London, UK)
See “Where to Gig” for places to gig and apply to. The below our the regular shows we recommend going to watch for alternative comedy.
Modern Art - Alternative comedy variety night (London, UK)
Stamptown - One of our favourite clowny nights (London, UK / USA)
Soho Theatre
The Pleasance
Edinburgh Fringe
Camden Fringe
Brighton Fringe
Leicester Fringe
Museum of Comedy
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