Ways to learn how to be engaging, smart and funny about stuff that matters
Warning: Learning may include belly laughing, transformative insights, and meeting delightful, like-minded people
Ljubljana
Let's make important ideas funny
When
Course from February 19 to March 28.
Live, online classes
Tuesday, February 19, 26, March 5, 12
6-715pm (Ljubljana time).
Online coaching Includes thirty minutes of individual, online coaching about your set.
In-person classes Friday March 22 and Saturday March 23, both 4-7pm. Both at Kucha, Mašera - Spasićeva ulica 8, 1000 Ljubljana.
Reflection class Thursday, Mar 28, 6-645pm, online.
Show
Sunday, March 24. Starts at 7pm. (We get there earlier). At Pritličje, Mestni trg 2, 1000 Ljubljana. 5 euros at the door.
Where
Online via Zoom.
In-person class venue tbc shortly
Show at Pritličje
How much
Early bird (ends Jan 25): 300,00
Regular rate (ends Feb 12): 320,00
Late worm (if there is space): 350,00
Pre-course webinar on January 15 at 6pm CET. To sign up, use this link. Webinar attendees will be offered a special reduced price for this course.
Use Paypal below or if you would like to arrange for a SEPA/wire transfer instead, contact us.
Berlin, Germany
Let's make important ideas funny
When (All in-person classes)
Course from Feb 20 to April 3.
In-person classes
Wednesdays Feb 20, 27, March 6, 13, 20, 27
5-7pm. Please be on time.
Live, online, post show refections for work and life session: April 3, from 5-545pm.
Show
March 29, doors open at 6pm, for a 630-730pm show at Cosmic Comedy.
Where
Classes and show are at the Cosmic Comedy Club next to Rosa Luxemburg U-Bahn.
How much
280 euros plus UST (€333,20) regular price.
Alumni price is 140 euros plus UST (€166,60)
For whom
Change agents, sustainability & CSR professionals, humanitarian workers, and anyone else trying to make a positive difference in the world.
If you have any questions, or would like to arrange for a SEPA transfer instead, please contact us.
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Brussels
Let's make important ideas funny
When
Course from March 4 to April 8.
Live, online classes
Mondays Mar 4, 11, 18, 25 from 7-815pm.
Online coaching Includes thirty minutes of individual, online coaching about your set.
In-person classes
Saturday April 6 and Sunday April 7, both 11-1330. Address: 184 Rue Haute, 1000 Brussels
Reflection class
Monday, April 8, 7-745pm.
Show Sunday, April 7, starting at 8pm (we get there earlier). The show is at the same venue as the in-person classes.
Where
Online via Zoom.
In-person class venue
Show at
How much
Regular (ends Feb 3) | 320,00
Late worm (starts Feb 4) | 350,00 / if there is space
São Paulo, Brazil
Let's make important sustainability ideas funny, powerful, and compassionate - especially now.
When
Course from 29 April to 20 May, 2019.
Live, online classes On April 29, and May 3, 6, and 10 at 12pm-115pm local time.
Online coaching Includes thirty minutes of individual, online coaching about your set.
In-person classes Saturday May 18 and Sunday May 19.
Show Sunday May 19th in the evening.
Where
Online via Zoom.
In-person class venue to be announced shortly.
Show venue to be announced shortly.
How much
Regular rate: R$3,500. We have discounts for multiple bookings.
For more information, and to book your place, email our local partner Markus here.
Melbourne, Australia
The show of this course will be part of the
Sustainable Living Festival
IN PROGRESS
When
Course from January 17 to Feb 11, 2019
Live, online classes January 17, 24, 28, 31, all 730-845pm local time. February 11, 730 - 815 reflections session
Online coaching Includes thirty minutes of individual, online coaching about your set.
In-person classes Sunday February 3 10:30am to 1pm, and Monday February 4, 7-9pm
Show
New Stars course show is Saturday, February 9, starting at 7pm.
We also have three Seasoned Stars shows, on Wednesday February 6, Thursday February 7, and Friday February 8 all starting at 7pm. Tickets are here.
Where
In-person classes, on the University of Melbourne campus.
Online via Zoom
The show will be at the Butterfly Club.
How much
Regular rate: 550 AUD.
Special theme
This course is proud to be part of the Sustainable Living Festival for the second time. As such, we are looking for participants to tackle at least one of the following topics in some way in their sets and make it funny (we'll help you):
- Raising awareness about the dangerous climate impacts and risks
- Presenting a solution that is part of the rapid transition to 'below zero emissions'
and/or
-Proposing ways to mobilise large numbers of people for a safe climate transition
For whom Change agents, sustainability & CSR professionals, humanitarian workers, and anyone else trying to make a positive difference in the world.
If you have any questions, please contact us.
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Singapore
Let's make important ideas funny
JUST FINISHED
When
Course from December 17 to January 27.
Live, online classes December 17, January 3, 7, 14, all at 8 - 9:15pm local time. Reflection course January 27, 8-845pm.
Online coaching Includes thirty minutes of individual, online coaching about your set.
In-person classes Friday January 25, 8-1030pm, and Saturday January 26, 10am - 12:30pm.
Show Saturday, January 26, doors open at 6pm for a 630-730pm show at the Merry Lion (participants to show up earlier). Link for tickets is here.
Where
Online via Zoom.
In-person class venue is at 62b South Bridge Road
Show at the Merry Lion. For tickets to the show, click here.
How much
Early bird rate: 510 SGD
Regular rate: 590 SGD
Conferences. Got a big cool or boring sustainability-themed conference?
Let us bring relevant material, laughter, and lightness to your event
I do keynotes
Getting people to think differently in an enjoyable way
Humour is so important to our psychological well being, especially when we face difficult and often overwhelming concepts. Sometimes what we need is for someone to speak the truth about how hard the human side to all this is, while being wildly funny.
I do highly engaging conference keynotes.
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And so do some of our awesome alumni
Subject matter experts from around the world
We can put together a few wonderful, and very funny subject matter experts for your conference.
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Four things
Our project does 4 things...
Courses
We create inspiring courses where you discover a safe environment and new friends. Where you develop and hone stand up material, in a loving, clear way, on stuff that matters.
Shows
We showcase our course participants, as well as the best of today's and tomorrow's stand up comedy on sustainability issues.
Connections
We help connect alumni scientists, sustainability experts, science communicators and others from around the world with each other.
Conferences
We offer our stand up comics to major sustainability events and conferences.
Success stories
Our participants include improvisers, comedians, NASA climate scientists, medical researchers, architects, military servicemen and women, and people like you. Here's what some of them say:
PETER, THE NASA CLIMATE SCIENTIST SAYS...
"I need to reach people about the deadly serious impacts of climate change. But I don't want to drive them away with gloom and doom. Belina and my wonderfully supportive classmates helped me discover the hilarity in my work and connect with the audience about something that really matters, to me and the world."
KRISTY, THE MILITARY SERVICEWOMAN SAYS
"I absolutely loved the supportive atmosphere and the we're all in it together mentality that was built into our class... I was able to create a solid five minute set and muster the courage to get up on that stage alone. Thank you Belina for starting my stand up journey on a high note!"
MATT, THE COMPUTER ENGINEER SAYS
"... gave me the confidence to get up in front of people, the tools for success in stand up and to break into doing improv. Belina is just an amazing teacher..."
The SusStandUp Team
Let's play!
Belina
Founder, DirectorBelina began her stand up and improv in 1996 through classes and performances in New York City, continuing her studies at the Loose Moose School of Improvisation. She performs in Baltimore, NY. London and - soon - Berlin. She is a Director of the global Applied Improvisation Network and a consultant with an MBA. Belina spends most of her time teaching social entrepreneurs and business people improvisation skills to bring about a more delightful, sustainable form of business.
Steve
Advisor/Connector, UK
Steve is a geek comedian and founder of Science Showoff (http://www.scienceshowoff.org) and Bright Club (http://www.brightclub.org). He's trained hundreds of people to be funny about science and hosts gigs all over the UK where clever folk get to make funny for the first time.
Photo credit: Ed Moore
Adam
Advisor, Germany
Adam is a professional actor, improviser and stand-up for corporate audiences. He has been performing, teaching and directing since the mid 1990s, mostly in central Europe.
With a background in psychology, he is also a presentation coach, consultant and adjunct professor who uses techniques stolen from theater to help companies and governments all over the world make their staff and customers smile.Katie
Performer/Advisor
Katie Goodman is an award-winning musical comic, improviser, actress, author, creative coach, and social activist. She is the author of “Improvisation For The Spirit: Live a More Creative, Spontaneous, and Courageous Life Using the Tools of Improv Comedy.” Her comedy music videos can be seen, having amassed over 1.5 million hits on Youtube. www.KatieGoodman.com
Peter
Advisor, Climate Scientist
Peter is the founding director of NASA’s Carbon Cycle & Ecosystems Office, supporting the North American Carbon Program (www.nacarbon.org); ABoVE, the Arctic Boreal Vulnerability Experiment, a major field campaign (http://above.nasa.gov); and the Carbon Cycle & Ecosystems Focus Area at NASA HQ (http://cce.nasa.gov). He's also an improviser and was part of our first show in Baltimore of Sustainable Stand Up.
Pablo
Advisor, Climate Scientist
Pablo is Associate director for research and innovation at the Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre. As a researcher and consultant on climate, disasters and development he has worked with over thirty organizations in more than 50 countries. His current work addresses the use of innovative tools for climate risk management – including applied improvisation for learning and managing complex dynamic systems.
Prescott
Green building Expert/Improviser, Baltimore
Prescott is a sustainability innovator by day, and talented improvisation performer and show director by night.
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