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
Let's make important sustainability ideas funny, powerful, and compassionate - especially now.
When
July 22 - August 30, 2019
Live, online classes
Class 1 - 4:
Mondays July 22, 29 Aug 5, 12 (7pm-815/830pm Canberra time)
In-person classes
Class 5 & 6:
Monday, August 19, 7pm- 930pm
Saturday, August 24, 1030am-1230pm
Online coaching
Course includes 15 minutes of individual, online coaching about your set.
Show
Sunday, August 25 at Smiths Alternative. Show starts at 7pm. We get there earlier.
Reflection class (Online)
Date to be determined shortly.
Where
Online classes via Zoom.
In-person class venue to be announced shortly.
Show venue to be announced shortly.
How much
The early bird rate (ends May 30) is $440 AUD. The regular rate is $490. The alumni rate (maximum of 2 alumni can join) is 50% the current rate.
To book
If you are interested, please use the PayPal 'buy now' button below. If you have any questions, contact us here.
London, England
Theme: Make Earth great again
When
May 7 to June 17, 2019.
Live, online classes
Class 1 & 2: Tuesday, May 7, 14
Class 3: Thursday, May 23
Class 4: Monday, June 3
All at 7-815pm UK time
Online coaching Includes thirty minutes of individual, online coaching about your set.
In-person classes
Class 5: Monday, June 10, 6-845pm
Class 6: Tuesday, June 11, 6-845pm
Show
Wednesday, June 12, evening.
Reflection class
Monday, June 17, 7-745pm UK.
Where
Online via Zoom.
In-person class venue is close to Old Street Station.
Our 'Make Earth Great Again' show will be at the Star of Kings pub near Kings Cross station.
How much
The London price is usually £325, but we reduced it as we are all a little worried about your economy.
Special rate: £299 (£149.50 for alumni)
To book
If you are interested, please go to book now below, or put your details here so we can contact you about the course.
Berlin, Germany
STARTED Let's make important ideas funny
When (All in-person classes)
Class 1: Thursday March 28, 5-7pm
Class 2: Monday April 1, 5-7pm
Class 3: Monday April 8, 5-7pm
Class 4: Monday April 15, 5-7pm
Class 5: Wednesday May 8, 5-7pm
Class 6: Monday May 13, 5-7pm
Show
Wednesday May 15, 6-7.30pm (we get there earlier)
Reflection class (online)
Thursday May 23, 7-745pm
Where
Cosmic Comedy, next to Rosa-Luxemburg Platz U.
How much
Regular price 333.20 euros (includes 19% UST)
Alumni price 166.60 euros (includes 19% UST).
To book
Kindly give us your details here and we will be in touch about this course.
Or, if you KNOW you want to send us money for this course now, you can use Paypal below, or email us to arrange for a SEPA transfer.
Ljubljana
STARTED Let's make important ideas funny
When
From April 9 to May 12.
Live, online classes On Tuesdays, April 9, 16, 23, 30, from 6 to 715pm.
Online coaching Includes thirty minutes of individual, online coaching about your set.
In-person classes
Friday, May 10, 730pm - 10pm.
Saturday, May 11, 4-7pm.
Venue: Narodni muzej Slovenije – Metelkova
Show Sunday May 12th 7pm. (We get there at 6pm)
Venue: Daktari
Reflection class
Tuesday, May 14, 6pm-7pm.
Where
Online via Zoom.
In-person class venue is Narodni muzej Slovenije – Metelkova.
Show venue is Daktari.
How much
Early bird (until March 29): 299 euros
Middle bird (March 30-April 5): 320 euros
Regular price (after April 5): 350 euros
To book
Kindly give us your details here and we will be in touch about this course.
Or, if you KNOW you want to send us money for this course now, you can use Paypal below, or email us to arrange for a SEPA transfer.
Brussels
STARTED Let's make important ideas funny
When
Course from April 18 to May 26.
Live, online classes
Thursdays April 18, 25, May 2, May 9 from 730-845pm.
Online coaching Includes thirty minutes of individual, online coaching about your set.
In-person classes
Friday May 24, 630pm to 9pm.
Saturday May 25, 4pm to 7pm.
At Cooperativa Kreativa.
Reflection class
May 27, 730pm - 830pm.
Show Sunday, May 26 at ImproBubble. Show starts at 7pm. We get there at 615pm.
Where
Online via Zoom.
In-person class venue: Cooperativa Kreativa
Show venue is ImproBubble.
How much
Regular price: 320.00 euros.
To book
Kindly give us your details here and we will be in touch about this course.
Or, if you KNOW you want to send us money for this course now, you can use Paypal below, or email us to arrange for a SEPA transfer.
São Paulo, Brazil
Let's make important sustainability ideas funny, powerful, and compassionate - especially now.
When
TBC soon
Where
Online via Zoom.
In-person class venue to be announced shortly.
Show venue to be announced shortly.
To register your interest
For more information, and to book your place, email our local partner Markus here.
London, England
Let's make important sustainability ideas funny, powerful, and compassionate - especially now.
When
TBC soon
Where
Online via Zoom.
In-person class venue to be announced shortly.
Show venue to be announced shortly.
To register your interest
For more information, and to book your place, email us here. (Sustainable Stand Up is a project of maffick.com)
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.
Email me.
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.
Tempted?
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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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