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
Canberra, Australia
Just opened. Nice comedy about meaningful stuff.
When
Course from May 15 to June 19.
Four live, online classes taught by Belina Raffy
Class 1 May 15, 630pm - 745pm*
Class 2 May 29, 630pm - 745pm*
Class 3 June 5, 630pm - 745pm*
Class 4 June 12, 630pm - 745pm*
* If there are more than 7 people in the class, we'll split the online classes into two cohorts
Online individual coaching by Belina, 30 minutes
Two in-person classes taught by Phil Dooley
Class 5 Thursday June 14th 530pm - 730pm
Class 6 Saturday June 16th 1030am - 1230pm
Show June 19 at Smiths Alternative, with MC Phil Dooley.
Where
Online via Zoom. In-person tbc shortly.
The show will be at Smiths.
How much:
Rate is 375 AUD. Alumni get 50% off.
Taught by
Belina Raffy (online) and Phil Dooley (in person)
Booking deadline May 10* (Places limited, may sell out sooner).
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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Australia - Melbourne
Combine your passion for making a difference with kind comedy
What
Course from May 28 - June 23
Four live, online classes
Monday evenings Oz time (7-815pm) May 28, June 4, 11, 18
Online individual coaching by Belina, 30-minutes
In-person classes
Thursday June 21 and Friday June 22 from 6-8pm, taught by Tejopala Rawls.
Show
Saturday June 23 from 515-630pm at the Butterfly Club. MC Alanta Colley.
How much
Rate is 375 AUD. Alumni get 50% off.
Taught by
Belina Raffy and Tejopala Rawls.
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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Los Angeles
Let's turn on some lights
When
Course from May 28 to June 24.
Live, online classes
Make lunchtime funny. May 28, June 1, June 4 and June 8, all 12 noon to 1:15pm local time.
In-person classes
Friday June 22, 4:30 - 6:30pm. Saturday June 23, 3:30-5:30pm.
Online individual coaching
30-minutes each.
Show Sunday, June 24, 6pm to 7:30pm. (You'll have to get there earlier).
Where
Online via Zoom. In-person classes and show at the Fanatic Salon, 3815 Sawtelle Blvd, Culver City, CA 90066.
How much: $150* (*super tiny price to reflect incredibly short lead time.)
Places limited to 10. Book now.
For whom Change agents, sustainability & CSR professionals, humanitarian workers, and anyone else trying to make a positive difference in the world and is interested in using a kind form of comedy to do it.
No comedy experience necessary.
If you have any questions, please contact us.
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Japan -Tokyo
May 29 - July 1
What
Course from May 29 to July 1
Four live, online classes
Tuesday evenings Japan time (7-815pm) May 29, June 5, June 12, June 19
Individual coaching
30-minutes of online individual coaching
In-person classes
Saturday June 30, 10am - 1pm and Sunday July 1, 10am - 1pm in Tokyo.
Show
Sunday, July 1, 6-730pm local time.
How much
Early bird rate (ends April 29) 43,350 JPY. Regular rate 48,580 JPY.
Taught by
Belina Raffy
For whom Change agents, sustainability & CSR professionals, humanitarian workers, and anyone else trying to make a positive difference in the world.
To book your place, click the Paypal button below or contact us to arrange for a wire transfer.
Singapore
Let's make comedy healing and meaningful
When
Course from June 6 to July 14.
Four live, online classes
Wednesday evenings Singapore time (7-815pm) June 6, 13, 20, 27
Individual coaching
30-minutes of online individual coaching
In-person classes
Friday, July 13 from 630pm - 9pm
Saturday, July 14 from 1030am - 12pm
Show Saturday, July 14, 6pm - 730pm (You will need to get there earlier). MC Belina Raffy.
Where
In-person classes, in Singapore
Online via Zoom
The show will be at the Merry Lion.
How much: Early bird rate (ends May 6) 380 SGD Regular rate 480.
For whom Change agents, sustainability & CSR professionals, humanitarian workers, and anyone else trying to make a positive difference in the world.
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Hong Kong
Make the world better this Summer in Hong Kong
When
Live, online classes: Mondays (June 11, 18, 25, and July 2), 7pm - 815pm local time.
In-person classes: Monday July 9 and Tuesday July 10 from 7-930pm.
Show: Wednesday, July 11 at 7pm at Takeout Comedy Club (participants to show up earlier).
Where
Online and in Hong Kong.
How much: Early bird price 3,199 HKD. Early bird ends May 30. Regular price 4,299 HKD
Places limited. Book now.
For whom Change agents, sustainability & CSR professionals, humanitarian workers, and anyone else trying to make a positive difference in the world.
To book your place, click 'book now' below.
Berlin
Make Autumn awesome. Nurture creativity.
When
Course from September 3 to October 12.
In-person
Mondays, 5-7pm, September 3, 10, 17, 24, Oct 1, 8
Show
Friday, Oct 12, 6-730pm
Where
Classes and show are at the Cosmic Comedy Club next to Rosa Luxemburg U-Bahn.
How much: Early bird rate
280 euros (ends August 3). 299 euros regular price.
Includes UST.
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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London, England
Make Autumn in England funny and meaningful
When
Course from September 20 to October 22.
Live, online classes Thursdays (September 20, 27, October 4, 11), 6pm - 715pm local time.
In-person classes Friday October 19, 6-830pm, and Saturday October 20, 1030am-1pm.
Show Monday, October 22 at The Star of Kings, 6-730pm (participants to show up earlier).
Where
In-person classes, 5-minute walk from London Bridge Station.
Online via Zoom
The show will be at the Star of Kings pub near Kings Cross Station.
How much: £299 early bird price (ends May 30th) £325 regular price. Alumni get 50% off.
Booking deadline September 10* (Places limited, may sell out sooner).
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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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 stand up comics work with the best scientists, economists & sustainability experts.
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..."
More details about the in-person six-week workshop in London and Berlin
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Our course...
Whether you plan a career on the stand up stage, want to speak more powerfully on issues that matter to you, or just want to build your confidence and presence, no experience of stand up or improvisation is necessary. Register now below.
The introductory course focus on writing and performing stand up comedy, while using the practice of improvisation to help cultivate:
- playfulness and creativity in crafting your material
- confidence and ease on stage, and
- generosity and connection with your audience.
It emphasises creating content that tackles the big issues in a funny, smart and loving way.
In the workshop sessions you will:
- with our support, develop your own 5 minute set of stand up material
- practice connecting with the audience in delightful, powerful and generous ways
- introduce good mic and presentation techniques
- explore positive ways to deal with failure and the unexpected
- at the end of the course, showcase your set live on stage in a theatre
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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