Positively Cosmo Alley - Fall 2011 Comedy Lab Promo

Join Michael McCarthy for the Comedy Lab Writing Classes at the iO west theatre for writing classes beginning the weekend of September 17, 2011:

Register by phone: 323-962-7560

iO west website: http://west.ioimprov.com/

Course Signup: http://store03.prostores.com/servlet/...

Class Descriptions:

Talk Show Portfolios -- (7 weeks) -- $350

The GOAL of this class is a four-page, state-of-the-art talk show portfolio suitable for submission to both literary agents and TV producers alike—and to that end the student has complete access to all that The Comedy Lab and The iO West has to offer, including the performance of his or her material live on stage every Sunday night in what's called The Comedy Lab Live.

Saturdays 11am -- 3:30pm (Begins 9/17) -Michael McCarthy (WR)

SNL Sketch Packets -- (7 weeks) -- $350

The GOAL of this class is an SNL sketch packet, comprised of at least eight separate sketches, suitable for submission to literary agents, TV producers as well as SNL itself—and to that end the student has complete access to all that The Comedy Lab and The iO West has to offer, including the performance of his or her material by The Comedy Lab Players (a rotating cast of 15 talented sketch actors), every Sunday night during 'The Comedy Lab Live.'

Saturdays 3pm -- 6:30pm (Begins 9/17) -Michael McCarthy (WR)

Sitcom Spec Scripts -- (7 weeks) -- $350

The goal of this class is a sitcom spec script of a currently running show, whether single-camera, four-camera, single-camera (cable) or animated—suitable for submission to literary agents, network executives and/or TV executive producers; and to that end the student has complete access to all that The Comedy Lab and The iO West have to offer, including a live staged reading of the student's completed script during one of The Comedy Lab Live performances on any given Sunday evening.

Sundays 11:30am -- 3pm (Begins 9/18) -Michael McCarthy (S2)

TV Pilot Presentations -- (7 weeks) -- $350

The goal of this class is a collection of deftly written documents: treatment(s), character descriptions, episode scenarios, promo script, pilot script—the overall goal being a thoroughly thought through concept from beginning-to-end that can be read and defended in a pitch meeting, and to that end the student has complete access to all that The Comedy Lab and The iO West has to offer, including a live staged reading of the student's completed script during one of The Comedy Lab Live performances on any given Sunday evening.

Sundays 3pm -- 6:30pm (Begins 9/18) -Michael McCarthy (S2)

iO west website: http://west.ioimprov.com/

Course Signup: http://store03.prostores.com/servlet/...

• Category

  Comedy

[Michael McCarthy]

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[Michael McCarthy]

Rob... John remarked how he liked how after "Wind Blows" the actual card got blown... plus, I can't believe we didn't have more cars. Thanks again for a great job!

[Michael McCarthy]

Rob... John remarked how he liked how after "Wind Blows" the actual card got blown... plus, I can't believe we didn't have more cars. Thanks again for a great job!