Tom Clark

Comedian, Instructor

TOM CLARK, has been a stand-up comedian for fourteen years and actually began his career by taking a comedy class in his hometown of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Tom has performed all across the country from New York to Los Angeles and around the world, including Cape Town, South Africa. His credits include Comedy Central's Premium Blend, New Faces at The Montreal Comedy Festival, CBS's Late Late Show, NBC's Last Comic Standing and he will soon be appearing in "The Wish List" a made for TV movie  on the Hallmark Channel. Tom has studied improv and sketch with Second City in Chicago, The Groundlings and ComedySportz.

CLASS DESCRIPTION

This stand-up comedy class series has a strong emphasis on writing and stage performance. Classes will focus on members performing their material in front of the class and becoming more comfortable on stage using various improv exercises. Students will be expected to write material outside of class based on exercises provided, and to listen to and watch some of the legends of comedy. Students will develop five minutes of material in preparation for a performance in front of friends and family in the final week. Some experience with stage performance is preferred, but not mandatory.