Stand Up Comedy for Healing Course

On Zoom

(In person for locations with higher enrollment.)

 

"It was my first time and I didn't bomb! That's Amazing."

Amy A. - Sommelier

Speak Your Truth

Bring YOUR unique experiences to the world free of shame or worry from judgement.

(Kailee above has  had HIV since birth. She openly tells jokes and brings laughter to others regarding the childhood physical challenges and the stigma she faced).

Boost Your Confidence 

Performing in front of an audience will have you ready for anything. Boardroom, work presentations or in your personal life.

(Amy always wanted to try comedy but felt undermined by her family. Finally she took the plunge and felt confident and empowered).

Reduce Anxiety & Stress 

Randy was petrified  before the performance.  He called his sponsor and prayed before his set (he is a recovered drug addict). He had the most amazing comedy set and feels free of that type of anxiety. Healing not only himself but others via laughter as they related to his jokes onstage.

"I got to express myself in away that I have been wanting to do since I was young and I finally have the vocabulary and where withall to do it.  It is really liberating that I got to do something I wanted to do when I was younger. I highly recommend it."

Testimonial
Amy Atthajaroon- Student

"This class was amazing. I had zero confidence going in. I never thought I could get up in front of a crowd, but after only four classes, I was able to not only to perform, but perform confidently in front of a crowd and the response from the crowd was spectacular. I would highly recommend this class to anyone who has an interest in comedy. I was taught how to use life experiences to my benefit.

Testimonial
Randy Cusick - Student

NORMALLY USD$250 EARLYBIRD SPECIAL $150

Includes All 5 Sessions & the performance preparation

  • All classes online
  • Global Timezone options
  • Perform and receive your own filmed 3 minute comedic set
  • Learn comedy in a safe space for all  - including LGBTQ+, BIPoC, disabilities, all ages and gender
  • Taught by compassionate comedy professionals 
  • Instructors are true teachers encouraging you to find YOUR truth not mimic other comics
  • Learn YOUR true funny
  • Overcome public speaking fears, performance blocks and confidence challenges
  • No prior experience required
  • Mums business people welcome
  • Performers are also welcome
  • All sessions are recorded for replay if unable to attend one class
  • All comedy is clean(ish) where you can perform for family and adult audiences
  • Safe space and supportive learning environment
Register NOW

 

NEXT SESSION BEGINS 

 BELOW TIMES ARE LOS ANGELES TIMEZONE

Sunday Nov 3rd

10am-11:30am PST

5 WEEKS

 

 

The Course Outline

 

5 week class structure leading to performance.

On Zoom LIVE IN PERSON!

Anyone around the world may participate.

 

Week One - WELCOME and finding your funny ! What/Who are you?

 

Week Two - Getting your game on!

 

Week Three - Set creation and feedback

 

Week Four - Rhythm - the secret ingredient!

 

Week Five - Polishing it up

 

PERFORMANCE - Invite family and friends to laugh! The performance is integrated with working comedy pros and proceeds benefit the nonprofit.

 

A safe teaching space

 

Taught by comedy professionals

 

Get a 3 minute filmed set to show your friends

Meet the Teacher

 

"This will change your life. It is more than a comedy class."

Paula Jane Newman is known as the, "Real Deal", an English comedian, actress, voiceover artist, meditation instructor, event speaker and educator. A graduate of Carnegie Mellon University, she travels the world inspiring others with her "cleanish" comedy, meditation wisdom and life story.

Paula has performed on line ups including Margaret Cho, Darrell Hammond (Saturday Night Live) and more. Notable Los Angeles stages include, The Comedy Store, The Laugh Factory, Flappers, The Comedy Chateau to name a few. Internationally headlining at the Comedy Joint in Bangkok. Australia - the Sydney Comedy Club, Happy Endings Comedy Club, the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and all over the United States. She loves to MC/Host corporate/charity events where we are all working towards a higher goal.

Paula began teaching as a teenager touring with theatre in education programs in the south of England. She has since taught and spoken in the Los Angeles School District, Theatre Arts Youth, Theatre Phoenix, LA's BEST afterschool programs, yoga studios across the world and conferences for businesses and addiction. She was part of a team headed to the Cambridge University's Press Bio Ethics in Education Conference - "Getting to Yes', as the improv instructor working with doctors to reduce unconscious bias but COVID happened.

She has appeared as our meditation founder for CBS’ GoodDay Sacramento, ABC’s Celebrity Wife Swap (as George Hamilton’s meditation teacher), Fox21's Loving Living Local, numerous podcasts, and various publications. 

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Becoming TraumaWise CEO 

 
Renae Dupuis M.Div., is an educator of trauma-informed care with over a decade of caring for trauma-impacted youth.

 

"Play disarms fear. What a great gift Paula is giving the world. Creating that space for people to tell their stories in a safe space with other people. It's a big deal".

 

How we are Different

  

  We value teaching as a meritorious and rare talent. A true teacher inspires the student to explore and follow their own innate wisdom, not mimic a celebrity. The fundamentals of joke telling and comedy can be read in a book. Our innovative teaching method has students finding their own voice at lightning speed and expressing their innate truth. The results are astounding and students surpass years of typical comedy struggles. Of course our teachers are also working professionals.

 

Healing through Comedy. Rise Up Comedy, is an innovative minority-based collective (female, BIPoC, LGBT, Mental and/or Physical Disabilities) and outreach project of Aware Meditation Inc. Rise Up Comedy produces shows with clean (ish) comedy that are free of racism, sexism, prejudice, and abuse.

We teach comedy newcomers and performers  in a safe environment, free of shaming, prejudice and encourage members in underrepresented groups to enter the comedy world (BIPoC, LGBTQ, Women & 50+) and to take their place on the stage.

We foster the healing element of Laughter, not only for audience members but also for the performers. There is no suffering with our class experiences. 

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This is  for you if you wish to...

 

 

 Improve your speaking skills

 

Build confidence

 

Take more risks in life

 

Reduce anxiety and fear 

 

Try comedy for the first time

 

Improve your comedic skills in a new methodology

 

Improve mental and physical health

  

Reduce emotional blocks in your relationships

 

Speak your authentic truth in a supportive process

 

Expand your horizons and try something new

 

 

USD $250 - EARLY BIRD NOW USD $150

  • All classes online
  • Global Timezone options
  • Perform and receive your own filmed 3 minute comedic set
  • Learn comedy in a safe space for all  - including LGBTQ+, BIPoC, disabilities, all ages and gender
  • Taught by compassionate comedy professionals 
  • Instructors are true teachers encouraging you to find YOUR truth not mimic other comics
  • Learn YOUR true funny
  • Overcome public speaking fears, performance blocks and confidence challenges
  • No prior experience required
  • Mums business people welcome
  • Performers are also welcome
  • All sessions are recorded for replay if unable to attend one class
  • All comedy is clean(ish) where you can perform for family and adult audiences
  • Safe space and supportive learning environment
REGISTER HERE

 

NEXT SESSION BEGINS 

 BELOW TIMES ARE LOS ANGELES

Sunday Nov 3rd 10am PST

90 minutes

5 WEEKS

 

REGISTER HERE