Drop the Mic Improvised Hip-Hop and The Solo Comedy Lab with Jeff Quintana

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Add Two Comedy Tools to Your Toolbelt Bundle two workshops with Jeff Quintana for a discounted price! For $120, learn the skills of improvised hip-hop and building your own solo show all in one day: Saturday, September 19 from 11 am to 2 pm- Drop the Mic: Improvised Hip-Hop for Comedians Saturday, September 19 from 3-6 pm-The Solo Comedy Lab: Build a Solo Comedy Show on the Fly Drop the Mic: Improvised Hip-Hop You don’t have to be a rapper to freestyle; you just have to be willing to commit. This high-energy workshop uses freestyle hip-hop as a tool for becoming a faster, bolder, and more playful improv comedian. Through games, rhythm, collaborative exercises, and improvised rap scenes, students will strengthen the same skills that great improvisers, stand-ups, and comedic performers rely on: commitment, listening, pattern recognition, confidence, and discovering the funny before the inner critic gets in the way. Whether you perform improv, stand-up, sketch, clown, musical comedy, or simply want to become more fearless on stage, this workshop will give you practical tools for thinking faster, making stronger choices, and having more fun. Prerequisites: No musical experience is necessary. Some stage experience recommended. This workshop will focus on: Freestyle rap fundamentals Finding comedy through rhythm and wordplay Thinking faster on stage Confidence through commitment Pattern recognition and comedic heightening Musical rap group games Improvised rap scenes Ensemble support and listening The Solo Comedy Lab: Build a Solo Comedy Show on the Fly Great solo comedy doesn’t always begin with a script; it begins with a point of view. Whether you perform stand-up, improv, clown, character work, storytelling, or alternative comedy, this workshop teaches you how to generate funny, original material in real time. Using Jeff Quintana’s S.P.E.C.S. framework (Specifics, Physicality, Emotion, Context, and Status), students will build comedy from a…

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