The HAcademy is a place for people to have fun and be funny. You need no previous experience to join, just a love of comedy. The number one thing we do is have a good time. We’ll generate ideas, come up with material, and watch comedy clips to find out what makes them tick. You can make  songs, sketches, stories, stand-up, whatever you want! The last class is always “show and tell” where everyone who wants to shares what they’ve come up with. 

ABOUT ME: I’m Trevor Strong, a member of the comedy group The Arrogant Worms who’ve sold over 200 000 albums, toured relentlessly, and had a song played on the space shuttle Endeavour. I’ve also written for radio (The Irrelevant Show), movies (Stupidity), and teach a variety of creative things. I am overeducated (I have a PhD in Education). I like cats.

Comedy is for Everyone

Comedy Writing and Ideas on Zoom, Spring 2024!

Every Wednesday for 7 weeks, 8pm Eastern Time, classes are 90 minutes.

First class is March 20th and last class is May 1st

Limited to 15 people.

Price $180.  

 

Interested? Send me an email at: trevstrong@gmail.com 

More About the Courses

No! Everyone already has experience with comedy. You've seen it all your life, and you've probably even made the occasional funny remark. Everything is approached with a try it first and explain it later.

You can do any style you want. The focus is coming up with ideas and then expanding on them. The ideas can be applied to whatever form of comedy you like: songs, sketches, stand-up, stories. We will also examine the differences of these approaches and how it shapes how you present and organize your material.

Absolutely. I've had some students who have taken multiple times (some of them over 10!). I'm always coming up with new writing exercises and because this is a learn by doing approach the classes are never the same twice. There is always the opportunity to learn a bit more and to come up with new ideas!

I've been with the music/comedy group, The Arrogant Worms, for over 30 years. I've written for radio (most recently The Irrelevant Show), and also published three comedy books. I've now taught these courses over twenty times. I'm also a certified teacher and researched humour as part of my Maters' of Education.

What Students have to say

One fine day, I discovered Trevor's Comedy Classes! I feel like a new person after taking them. I now have the needed confidence to tell a joke, and not worry about bringing an umbrella. Sure, there are tears, but they are tears of laughter. Trevor's Comedy Classes are pure comedy gold! Add some glitter to your life and take it!
Carolyn
Before I enrolled in HAcademy, I knew that people sometimes enjoyed my dad jokes, but I had no clue what would make something potentially be funny. Learning about gag setups and formats taught me how to refine my own humor and why my jokes might not land. Most importantly, I also learned to recognize what shows like SNL are going for when they're not funny.
Francis
I so appreciated the motivation to be creative at least once a week. Sometimes it's hard to find time to play and experiment, but taking this course builds fun into your routine. It's good for the soul (and the mental health) to laugh until you cry once a week with new friends.
Emily
I wasn’t funny.





Now I am
Kathy