Please note:  Prerequisite for this class is The Laughing Academy' s Intro to Stand Up or equivalent experience, please email Kim@TheLaughingAcademy.com or call 847-724-2787 with any questions.

Back by popular demand! If you enjoyed trying stand up and you're ready for more - we've got it for you! We'll take 4 weeks to tune up, dive deeper to create new material and put on our show.  We're planning to host a Laughing Academy Open Mic and then will continue to do so after the class so our students can keep working their material and help usher in our newest intro students.

This four week class runs Mondays 6:30-8:30pm from May 22nd-June 19th (with a week off on May 29th for Memorial Day weekend) and will culminate in a show for a live audience on Friday, June 23rd.   

And because you deserve the best - your returning teachers are the incredible Tyler Fowler and Vik Pandya both hard working comics who know all angles of the industry and who travel the country making 'em laugh!  

Tyler Fowler's witty and clean brand of stand up comedy has made him a favorite around Chicago and across the US. Regularly appearing at Zanies Comedy Clubs and The Laugh Factory Chicago he was named among the 'Best Of The Fest' at the  Cleveland Comedy Festival. Tyler's debut album Friends With 401(k) Benefits premiered #1 on iTunes and Top 10 on the Billboard Comedy Charts and he recently recorded a special for Drybar Comedy.

Vik Pandya is a nationally touring stand up comic based in Chicago. Known for his sharp self-deprecation, observational humor on dating, & hilarious crowd work, his comedy album 'Friends With 401(k) Benefits' debuted #1 on iTunes / Top 10 on the Billboard Charts and he recently recorded a special for Dry Bar Comedy. Vik performs regularly at Zanies Comedy Club, The Laugh Factory, & The Improv in Chicago.  He's been featured in 17 comedy festivals across the country including the prestigious San Francisco’s Sketchfest (2020) and NBC's Breakout Comedy Festival (2018).  Vik's comedy has appeared in Vulture, the Chicago Sun Times, & the Chicago Tribune.