Looking Forward to UK London Seminars |
After our successful seminar series in London in 07, I and my wife Gayla Johnson-Dean are headed back to London. Once again, we'll be holding seminars at the FYM-FYG-BAR aka Backyard Comedy Club. For ... Posted by Greg Deans Stand-Up Comedy Workshop on Thu, 22 May 2008 09:34:00 PST |
Be Yourself, Not Your Concept of a Comic |
I have been teaching stand-up comedy for more than twenty-five years. One of the recurring challenges comics without training continually foster is doing their concept of how they think a comic should... Posted by Greg Deans Stand-Up Comedy Workshop on Thu, 28 Feb 2008 09:57:00 PST |
Week End Seminar - Thinking Funny! |
My Performance Power Mastery Seminar was a great deal of fun. I was able to teach many comedy techniques I have not had an opportunity to teach in a very long time. The focus was on the Human Mind and... Posted by Greg Deans Stand-Up Comedy Workshop on Sun, 10 Feb 2008 02:30:00 PST |
Material Improvement and Fixes |
Sorry, it's been a while since I've written. I did the weekend seminar called Performance Power Mastery. It was a great deal of fun for me and those who attended. I was able to teach more advanced ski... Posted by Greg Deans Stand-Up Comedy Workshop on Fri, 01 Feb 2008 01:45:00 PST |
Collaboration - You’re Not In It Alone! |
So many comics feel as if they must do everything themselves or it's not real. That's fine, but very restricting. All great comics have writers, so I believe one of the most important skills for comic... Posted by Greg Deans Stand-Up Comedy Workshop on Thu, 17 Jan 2008 01:44:00 PST |
Starting With a Rant |
I've begun a new session of my advanced workshops and it never cease to amaze me how comics can generate such a large amount of material as well as premises from a Rant. Just so you know, a Rant is sp... Posted by Greg Deans Stand-Up Comedy Workshop on Fri, 11 Jan 2008 08:53:00 PST |
The Absolute Necessity for Comedy Technique! |
Great stand-up comedians have mastered two very important realms that make them funny. This first is The Craft of Comedy, which consists of all the techniques and skills of writing, preparing and rewr... Posted by Greg Deans Stand-Up Comedy Workshop on Mon, 07 Jan 2008 08:36:00 PST |
Dont Let Your Dream Slip Away |
Here we are at another cross roads of life choices...2008. Once again, I've heard all the excuses why people say they can't take my workshop, even though doing stand-up comedy is their personal dream.... Posted by Greg Deans Stand-Up Comedy Workshop on Sat, 05 Jan 2008 05:12:00 PST |
Lets all promote stand-up comedy! |
As I play with this Myspace Page I realize that we all have a great potential to promote stand-up comedy by just spending a little bit of time every day. Here are a few of my suggestions to promote yo... Posted by Greg Deans Stand-Up Comedy Workshop on Thu, 11 Oct 2007 03:19:00 PST |
Going to London UK |
On June 28th, 07 my wife Gayla Johnson-Dean and I are going to London UK for a week to check out the comedy scene. We have made some very nice contacts. Currently, Gayla has booked herself into severa... Posted by Greg Deans Stand-Up Comedy Workshop on Sat, 02 Jun 2007 02:01:00 PST |