Saturday, September 14th, 2024

Live Seminar Via Zoom 1PM – 4PM EST

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Led by Carlos Greaves, an Afro-Latino engineer, writer, and filmmaker living in Boston. He teaches online satire writing at The Second City, and is a former writer for the Netflix Con Todo social media channel. His writing has been featured in The New Yorker, NPR, and he is a frequent contributor to the humor site McSweeney’s, where he’s written several of the site’s most-read articles in 2020, 2021, and 2022. He is also the author of Spoilers: Essays That Might Ruin Your Favorite Hollywood Movies.

Read an Interview with Carlos on Writing Humorous Essays

Comedy is a craft that can be learned like any other.

This class will cover techniques for brainstorming comedic premises and finding satirical angles on even the most challenging subjects from recent news. We'll explore how to turn feelings of frustration and anger into fuel for writing humor pieces, and how to formulate jokes in ways that "punch up" and speak truth to power.

Note: Please bring one example of a satire piece on a difficult subject that you really enjoyed and bring one recent news story you would want to write about.

Can't Make It Live?

No problem! The session will be recorded and available to watch after the seminar concludes. Reserve your spot now and take the first step towards transforming your writing!

THIS CLASS WILL COVER:

• Finding a comedic premise on a difficult topic
• Learning how to use different forms as an angle into a humor piece
• Structuring satirical jokes in ways that "punch up" at people in power
• How and where to submit topical material

• Learning how to use different forms as an angle into a humor piece

TAKE THIS CLASS IF

• You're an aspiring humor writer.

• You want to add more humor to your prose.

• You want to learn the elements and formats of humor writing.

ONLINE COURSE STRUCTURE:

This class will meet via Zoom on Saturday, September 14th, 2024 from 1PM - 4PM Eastern

PAYMENT OPTIONS:

Tuition is $75. You can pay for the course in full or use Shop Pay or Affirm to pay over time with equal Monthly Payments. Both options are available at checkout.

• Carlos Greaves | Live via Zoom

• Saturday, September 14th, 2023 | 1PM – 4PM EST
  

• The seminar is fully ONLINE and meets via Zoom

• Tuition is $75.

Instructor Carlos Greaves is an Afro-Latino engineer, writer, and filmmaker living in Boston. He teaches online satire writing at The Second City, and is a former writer for the Netflix Con Todo social media channel. His writing has been featured in The New Yorker, and he is a frequent contributor to the humor site McSweeney’s, where he wrote three of the site’s top 20 most-read articles of 2020. Follow Carlos on Twitter and visit his website HERE.