Course curriculum

    1. Comedy Course: Intro

    1. SKS Comedy Course Workbook

    1. Multi-Cam: The History

    2. Multi-Cam: The Setup

    3. Multi-Cam: The Style

    1. Single-Cam Comedy: The History

    2. Single-Cam Comedy: The Style

    1. Hallmark 1: Stakes

    2. Hallmark 2: Opposites

    3. Hallmark 2: Thoughts

    1. Scene attachments - Notes About The Scenes and What To Prepare

About this course

  • $150.00
  • 29 lessons
  • 1 hour of video content

Welcome to the SKS
Comedy Bootcamp!

We deep dive into practical comedy techniques you can use time and time again - with any script, in any situation. Never again pick up a comedy script and say "I just don't think this is very funny". We will teach you how to FIND the funny.

Every. Single. Time.

  • Multi-Cam | Single Cam differences: style, schedule, self tapes

  • The basic building blocks of comedy technique - how to identify them in scripts and execute them with ease How to bring your "funny" to the script

  • How to bring your "funny" to the script

  • Ensuring your work is grounded, specific, and nuanced

  • The business - the evolution of scripted comedy and an exploration of modern comedy

Meet your Instructor!

Colleen Foy

Colleen began studying with Stan in 2007 and credits the SKS technique for helping her bridge the gap between her theatre training and the world of tv and film. She pulls from her direct experience of auditioning, booking, and being written for - and passes that knowledge along to her students. Colleen Foy Studio Director & Lead Teacher Television credits include recurring roles on STATION 19, QUANTUM LEAP, THE BOLD & THE BEAUTIFUL, STRANGE ANGEL, and Sundance's THIS CLOSE, guest starring roles on 9-1-1: LONESTAR, CODE BLACK, TACOMA FD, BONES, CSI:CYBER, FRANKLIN & BASH, COLD CASE, CRIMINAL MINDS, CASTLE, and THE CLIENT LIST, among others. In 2007, she made her feature film debut in the Academy Award winning film THERE WILL BE BLOOD, directed by Paul Thomas Anderson and starring Daniel Day-Lewis.