- Start time: 1:00 pm
- Running time: 4hrs
- Recommended age: 16+
Tickets from: £40.00*
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Halifax Comedy Festival on Tour: Stand Up Comedy Workshop
with Comedian Dave Williams
Stand up workshop with Dave Williams
A half-day workshop on turning your ideas and stories into comedy gold.
Learn the basics of joke writing and stagecraft from professional stand-up comedian Dave Williams.
Dave is a veteran of the UK comedy Circuit as well as gigging across the globe in Australia, Asia and UAE. For several years he has delivered the comedy course for the Frog and Bucket Comedy Club in Manchester.
The 4-hour session will cover:
Getting started – generating ideas for your comedy material.
Classic joke types and how to use them.
Looking the part on stage – microphone technique, body language, appearance etc
Taking a turn on the mic and getting feedback - creative not electrical.
If you feel inspired by the amazing comedians you've seen at this year's Halifax Comedy Festival and would like to have a go yourself, or you're just curious about how they do it, then this workshop is for you!
Get ready for the biggest comedy event in West Yorkshire! The Halifax Comedy Festival is back from October 18 to November 2, delivering a fortnight of side-splitting laughter at venues all over Halifax. Featuring some of the biggest names in UK comedy, rising stars, family-friendly shows, and comedy theatre, this festival is a must for any comedy fan.
DAVE WILLIAMS
Imaginative and witty, he has the audiences eating out of his hands
FUNHOUSE COMEDY
Inspired one-liners punctuated with surreal nonsense.
THE SCOTSMAN
A fine, original comic mind…always surprising the audience with his wit.
MANCHESTER EVENING NEWS
Dave has been a full-time comedian since 1998 and while he hasn’t become famous, nor has he starved to death, so he must be OK at this!
He has performed in several countries. In Australia he has headlined the Sydney Comedy Store and appeared at clubs in Melbourne and Brisbane. He has also played in Singapore, Hong Kong, Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Doha and has performed in Cyprus for soldiers returning from Afghanistan.
His solo shows at the Edinburgh Fringe combined stand-up and character comedy and were a smash hit. The first was described as “a fantastic solo Fringe debut” by The List. The follow-up was reviewed as “a wonderful piece” and included guest interviews with Ross Noble, Adam Bloom, Adam Hills and many others.
His subsequent show 24-Hour Latte People featured in the Manchester Comedy Festival and his writing was described as having “shades of Alan Bennett” by the BBC which is a huge compliment.
Dave has also been a contributor to Radio 4 Extra’s topical comedy show Newsjack.
In 2014 and 2020 Dave supported Tom Stade on tour, including the Leicester Square Theatre shows that were recorded for Tom’s live DVD.
Tickets
* Ticket prices include a Theatre Support Fee when booking via our Box Office and online. No other charges are applied.
