Are you interested in stand-up comedy but not sure where to start? Are you looking for some positive direction in writing and performing stand-up? This four-week class is a great place to start. Learn the basics from a 30-year San Francisco veteran who regularly performs at the San Francisco Punch Line and Cobbs Comedy Club.

Through a combination of instruction and workshop-style feedback with the class, you will build a five-minute set, work on practical performance skills, and develop your voice. Joe doesn't promise to make you funnier, but he does promise to share the tips and tricks that all stand-up comics have used to create and perform their sets. Once the 4-week classes are completed, all students will show off their hard work in a graduation show where they will perform their sets!

If you are looking for a fast-paced, fun, informative, and supportive way to dive into the world of stand-up comedy, this is the perfect class for you.

Basic Info:

Classes occur on Saturdays, May 3rd, 10th, 17th, and the 24th, with a GRADUATION show on Saturday, May 31st.
Classes are from 1 PM to 4 PM.
The graduation show will occur on Saturday, May 31st, at 5 PM.
The cost is $250 per person and is non-refundable once the 4-week session begins.
The class cost must be paid in full before the first class.
There are no make-up classes for a missed day.
Please be ready and willing to take positive feedback in a workshop setting.

About your instructor:

Joe currently runs two monthly shows in San Francisco. At Cobbs Comedy Club, his game show, “Get It!?” It is becoming the next big thing. At The Punch Line, Joe Klocek & Friends is his chance to show off new talent to audiences.

Joe had a two-month "comic in residency" at the first comedy club in Shanghai, China.

Joe has been featured on NPR's "Snap Judgement" and has also appeared on Comedy Central, "Live at Gotham" and NBC's "Last Comic Standing" and was a commentator for the Emmy award-winning documentary "A Bridge so Far"

Joe has also been a runner-up in the "San Francisco International Comedy Competition" and the "Seattle Comedy Competition."

Voted "Best Comic" in the 2011 SF Weekly Readers Poll.

Contact the host of A Stand-Up Comedy Class May 2025