What to Expect:

Our goal is to present a warm and friendly workshop where an artist can feel free to experiment with different styles of humor.
Please be early - classes start precisely at 9:00 AM.
Remember, if you're not there when we start, you'll miss those jokes we'll be telling about you!

What to Bring:

a Pen
a Fresh Notebook
your Sense of Humor!

I've Registered, Now What?

Try to get some sleep and contain your excitement until your first day of class. We know it's very hard to do, but try anyway. Ah Hell, this is Comedy! Go ahead and bang your face in the mirror if you want!
If you're still having trouble waiting for the Boot Camp to start, you can always watch Jerry Corley at A&E's an Evening at the Improv, (see below) introduced by his father, actor Pat Corley.
Finally, if all else fails and that ringing in your ears is double yesterday's volume, visit Jerry's website "for a good time."

Jerry Corley at the Improv

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Comedy Writing Secrets

The Stand Up Comedy Clinic is sponsoring a Boot Camp - in Portland, Oregon - on Comedy Writing Secrets, a 2-day, weekend comedy writing & performing intensive for comedians, writers, actors or anyone who just wants to learn comedy.

Don't miss this opportunity to learn from one of the best comedy coaches in Los Angeles!

"Jerry is one of the funniest comedians working the road today"

---David Tribble
Veteran comedy booker

Taught by Jerry Corley (The Joke Doctor), a 23-year stand up veteran and contributing writer to the Tonight Show with Jay Leno. The Stand Up Comedy Clinic was formed to teach comedians, writers, actors and anyone else who wants to learn comedy, the building blocks to writing funny. In this two-day Boot Camp, Jerry gives you proven, professional advice and exercises that help you:

free your imagination to spot the humor in a situation
master the three fundamental steps of putting a joke together
wield the power of the play on words
make deft use of "reverses" and "triples"
mine the phonetic gold in funny words
effectively exaggerate or understate the truth
learn to write for the twenty basic comic personas
master the skills of comedy performance

Jerry's Boot Camps sell out fast!. Register Now!

Got questions first? No Problem! See our FAQ page.

Portland Comedy Boot Camp
Saturday & Sunday,
January 30th & 31st, 2010

9:00 AM - 5:00 PM (Pacific)

Registering is Easy! Either click the Calendar image or the "Register Now" button below,
and let EventBrite guide you the rest of the way!
(Don't worry! You'll be able to see all the registration info before committing yourself!)

Where:

[To Be Announced]
Portland, OR

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Seats are limited!

Here's what they're saying about Jerry Corley's
"Comedy Writing Secrets":

"I would ask if you are for real, but I experienced it myself...You are gifted and amazing"

---Gerry Katzman
Actor, Comedian, Comedy Coach

"I do what I love to do and make my living as a stand up comedian. I never would have been able to do that if it wasn't for Jerry Corley. I consider Jerry a mentor...over Carlin, over Seinfeld and over Cosby. You can watch those guys and understand funny, but when you work with Jerry you understand how to BE funny"

---Rocky Whatule
Professional Comedian, co-owner RSA Entertainmnet.

"I learned more from Jerry in 2 weeks than I learned in four years on the road..."

---Rick Kunkler
Comedian, Actor, Host VH-1

"I first met Jerry when he ran the Young Friar's Writer's room at the Beverly Hills Friar's Club…Now I tour extensively, working at all the Improvs around the country as well as other 'A' clubs and colleges…"

---Brett Walkow
Comedian/Actor/D.J.

"I loved your Dad on 'Murphy Brown"

---George Carlin