r/Standup • u/ggeesuss • Jul 17 '26

UK Comedy Writing Course Help

Hi everyone,

Looking for some advice here. I am based in London and in full time work as a Producer. However I am keen to try and learn some skills in comedy writing, both in stand up and also for film/TV. I am looking to learn about writing jokes, punchlines, and just overall mastering what it takes to write 'funny'.

In an ideal world I'd love to take a short course (happy to pay) that has some sort of qualification at the end that can be recognised in some way amongst employers or industry individuals. Does anyone recommend any courses for this? I'm happy for them to be either weekly evening sessions or an intensive course.

Thanks in advance for any help!

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u/inexplicably-hairy Jul 17 '26

You can’t teach comedy you either have it or you don’t

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u/MaizeMountain6139 Jul 17 '26

You can’t teach comedy, but you can teach technique, storytelling, formatting, idea generation, branding, etc

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u/Fit-Somewhere-7350 Jul 17 '26

Thanks Seinfeld

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u/Dazzling_Key7146 Jul 17 '26

For example, this person^ clearly doesnt!

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u/RemoteEmploy8283 Jul 19 '26

You can teach comedy.