Friday, October 17th (7-10pm)

SPECIAL ONE-TIME WORKSHOP WITH A SKETCH WRITING LEGEND (YEP, HE WROTE THE “A-A-RON” SKETCH ON KEY & PEELE!)

INTRO TO COMEDY WRITING w. RICH TALARICO
Rich shares insights and techniques from his 30 years experience in comedy and late night TV (SNL, MADtv, Key & Peele, The Tonight Show) and from having co-written five resident company shows for Second City in Chicago. Students will learn essentials: how to write jokes, how to identify and use comedic devices, how to brainstorm, and develop ideas and pitch. We will cover basic scene types. The class will learn story structure, and to contribute to other students' pitches and work, a valuable writers’ room skill.

Beginner - intermediate

Rich is a Peabody® Award-winning writer/producer with four Emmy® and four WGA Award nominations, best known for his work on Key & Peele. Rich was responsible for K&P fave Substitute Teacher, (“…Ay-ay-Ron?”) which in 2024 was added to The Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum Of American History. Rich wrote dozens of K&P faves: Racist Zombies, Karim and Jahar, Hatz, Teaching Center, Obama Greets, Black Ice, and co-wrote many more. 

This workshop will meet in Studio A at The Valentine Theater on Friday night, October 17th from 7-10:00pm.

410 Adams St.

Toledo, OH 43604