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A La Carte Classes
In addition to all our core courses and private coaching programs, these A La Carte Courses were selected by our members. If you wish to request a course specific to your needs, place a recommendation here.
Networking for Comics: Collaborating & Building Connections
Success in comedy doesn’t happen alone. This course shows comics how to build real relationships, navigate industry rooms, and create a networking roadmap that turns connections into gigs, opportunities, and long-term careers.
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From Page to Stage - Get Your Material Stage Ready
Great jokes on paper aren’t enough. This course shows you how to shape, trim, and rehearse your material so it lands onstage with confidence, rhythm, and consistent laughs from real audiences.
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How to Write Like Dan Soder
Dan Soder blends sharp observations with vivid character act-outs and impressions. In this course, learn how to turn everyday moments into dynamic stories that explode with personality, perspective, and big laughs.
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Expanding Your Vocabulary for Better Wordplay
Great wordplay doesn’t happen by accident. It comes from having more options on the page. Learn practical techniques to strengthen your language choices, generate sharper punchlines, and create smarter tags.
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How to Write Comedy Like Joe List
Turning personal irritation and quiet discomfort into sharp, relatable stand-up comedy. He's one of the "Podcast Bros" like Mark Normand, Sam Morril and his depth of material seems to know no end. If you want to know how to write deep, this is a can't miss.
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Writing Dialogue for Act-Outs
Act-outs aren’t just voices—they’re scenes. Learn how to write sharp dialogue, exaggerate characters, and craft quick exchanges that turn a simple joke into a fully-acted laugh explosion.
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How to Write Like Ronny Chieng
Ronnie Chieng weaponizes logic, anger, and cultural perspective. This course breaks down how he uses precise arguments, escalating intensity, and razor-sharp punchlines to turn frustration into explosive, intelligent stand-up.
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Finding Your On-Stage Look as a Comic
Your look speaks before your first joke. This course helps you craft an onstage appearance that reinforces your persona, builds instant audience assumptions, and supports the type of comedy you want to deliver.
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How to Write Like Kathleen Madigan
Kathleen Madigan turns everyday life into hilarious storytelling. Learn how she builds long-form bits from relatable observations, Midwestern logic, and conversational punchlines—creating comedy that feels like a funny story told by the smartest friend at the bar.
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Choosing a Topic for Jokes
The best comedy begins with topics audiences instantly recognize. In this course you’ll learn how to choose subjects that hook attention, feel relatable, and create the emotional connection that makes listeners lean in—and laugh.
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Working With Ghostwriters in Comedy
Some comedians quietly collaborate with ghostwriters to sharpen material. This course shows how the process works—sharing ideas, protecting your voice, structuring sessions, and turning outside perspectives into stronger jokes without losing authenticity on stage.
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Now June 8, 2026
10:00am - 1:00pm PST
How to Write Like Brian Kiley
2-Time Emmy award winner and Conan's Head monologue writer for many years, Brian Kiley's joke structure is meticulous. If you want to learn how to write clean, tight jokes, this class shouldn't be missed.
Monday, Jun 1, 2026
10:00am - 1:00pm PST
Giving You a Working Knowledge of Comedy
As a touring professional comedian for 30+ years and as a writer for The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Jerry's approach to comedy comes as a result of a vast amount of hands-on, doing-the-grind type of experience.
From cruises to corporates to clubs, Jerry has performed comedy in all 50 states and in 14 countries around the world. Jerry has taught thousands of comedians and has coached well over a hundred corporate leaders, teaching them how to develop a working knowledge of comedy.
His book Breaking Comedy's DNA has been called the "best book on comedy and comedy writing available anywhere." Jerry's YouTube Channel has more free useable comedy writing content that any other channel online. What we're trying to say is "If you're looking for skills that you can apply in your approach to comedy right now, then you are at the right place!"
Why The ComedyClinic?
Simply put, when it comes to comedy Jerry knows what he's talking about. Whether you want to write for TV or perform stand-up, you're going to learn a science & structure-based approach to comedy that gives you real tools to be as creative with your comedy as you want to be.
Writing for Stand-up
The most successful comedians know how to write their act. Even Bill Burr who writes ideas, then flows them out on stage, started by learning how to write jokes.
Comedy for Scripts
Comedy has structures and all the structures used in stand-up comedy can also be used in television and movie scripts. After all, what is an act-out? It's just dialogue in a one-man show.
Comedy for Speakers
Professional speakers ALL want to include humor in their presentations. Learn specific techniques that can be "plugged-in" to add that extra dynamic to your message.
Late Night TV Writing
You know all the joke monologues performed by Jimmy Fallon or Stephen Colbert are written by professional writers, right? Learn this craft and get one of the highest paid entry-level jobs known to man.
Tons of Classes
Comedy A La Carte offers Tons of Classes on subjects chosen by members of the Comedy Clinic community. Each subject drills down deep in a thoroughly informative 3-hour course.
Creative Collaboration
Each class is like its own writer's room. Students get involved punching up each others jokes creating a super dynamic of creative activity. In my experience it's actually a superior level of creativity than in a live class.
Joke Writing Challenges
One of the things that keeps students creative is a challenge. These courses will introduce 1-word or Random Phrase joke--writing challenges that will help you "show up" in every class.
"Check out my other Comedy Writing a La Carte Courses!"
All the courses that I prepare for the A La Carte Series of Courses come from your requests to cover specific areas of focus in comedy writing, performance or the business of comedy. All courses are done live, then the recordings are made available for purchase so students can still access hard-to-find information and study on their own time using an computer, smartphone, or tablet.
Each semester of A La Carte Classes includes 12 Weeks of topics. Use the links below to learn more about what's available. I hope each course brings value to your day!
--Jerry Corley
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