Blind Tiger Comedy’s beginner improv class in Vancouver is the perfect course for anyone looking to try comedy, no experience necessary. You will spend your time laughing, honing your skills, creating hilarious improv scenes and did we mention laughing?
As you go, you and your classmates will build the confidence to play characters, riff and eventually take the stage for your very first show. You’ll make lasting friendships, give your mind a major dose of weekly play, and join one of the most welcoming and supportive communities anywhere.
Each Intro 1 class is led by an outstanding, working comedian who is also an experienced, trained teacher – so you’ll be in great hands. We refine our curriculums and class plans routinely, and customize them to each group, so you can expect a structured, fun, and flexible class experience. Fun guaranteed.
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What You’ll Learn in Intro 1
Our focus at Blind Tiger Comedy is to empower you to be the funniest version of yourself. To support that, in this class you will learn to:
– Confidently share your ideas and make offers;
– Listen to your scene partners and find the fun in their ideas;
– Play characters of all kinds;
– Discover the funniest parts of the scene;
– Expect the unexpected; and
– Celebrate mistakes (mistakes are a good thing in improv)
We focus on making sure students understand where they are excelling and if there are things they can work on. Our goal with our beginner improv class in Vancouver is to help you learn, our students regularly share that the way prioritize feedback is what makes our classes great!
What to Expect
Our students tell us Intro 1 is an absolute joy-ride. They might arrive nervous, but they leave open, playful, and having laughed very, very hard. These classes are so, so fun and you can expect to reconnect to the freedom and fun of almost child-like play on a weekly basis.
Intro 1 classes start all the time as you can see on our class schedule. Our Intro 1 classes can primarily be taken in one of two formats:
– eight weeks of classes, 2.5 hours per class, with a showcase near the end; or
– five weeks of classes, 3.5 hours per class, with a showcase near the end
That’s right, both formats involve a showcase! If that sounds a bit scary at the moment, trust that in the hundreds of Intro 1 classes we have run, students love the shows by the time they get to them.
There are few things in life that feel as good as making an audience laugh, and by the time you’re taking the stage you and your classmates will be supported by a multitude of skills that will ensure you experience that too. Our teachers perform in every show and are there to host and guide your showcases, no “bombing” here!
Our classes are located around Vancouver so you can expect to find one that is reasonable for you to travel to on a schedule that works for you.
One more thing: our class structure and values are very committed to making sure folks who are under-represented in comedy feel as comfortable as possible in our classes and shows. Racialized folks, gender non-conforming folks, folks over 50, folks living with disabilities, and other marginalized groups are explicitly welcome at Blind Tiger Comedy. Read more about our extensive inclusion practices here.
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Who teaches Intro 1
We take the quality of our teachers very seriously at Blind Tiger. Where other organizations teaching improv might have you work with someone who rarely performs professionally, we are proud to have an all-pro, working faculty.
When we add someone to the faculty, it is because they are an undeniable leader in Canadian improv, and we support them with extensive training and ongoing professional development (including training on how to welcome diverse folks into classrooms).
Simply put: the best improvisers in Vancouver work at Blind Tiger Comedy. Check out our faculty page to learn more about each of them, or just head to any place putting on a professional improv show – our people will be there.
How to Get Started
Registering for a Blind Tiger Comedy class is easy!
1. Find the class that fits your schedule best. We run multiple Intro 1s every month, so you can be picky – weekends, weeknights, even the occasional one-week intensive.
2. Click the Register Now button and you’ll be taken to the Eventbrite page for that class where you can enter your details and buy your ticket.
3. From there, we will be in touch within 48 hours with the final, simple registration steps. We require that every student sign a student policies that only take a few minutes.
4. You’re all set! You’ll receive a welcome email 1-3 days before your first class introducing you to your classmates and helping with wayfinding on the first day.
find my classWe also have scholarships in every single class we run, because we don’t want finances to be a barrier to participation! If they are for you, please head to our inclusion page and get yourself all set up.
Oh, and one last thing! Perhaps you’ve cruised through this whole page and thought to yourself: I think what I actually want to do is stand up comedy, not improv. Well, good news: we’re very good at teaching that too. Learn more here.
