Information About Classes
Our improvisation classes are for both adults and teens. If you’ve always wanted to try comedy, now is your chance. Improv classes can benefit everyone. Actors, doctors, baristas, and even pirates take our classes. Seriously, if a pirate can do it, so can you.
No Previous Experience Required
Learn to think in the moment. Improve your social skills. Get more comfortable being on stage or doing public speaking. Do things you never thought you could do. Find maps to lost treasure in the high seas of Schaumburg. Most importantly, have a great time.
Come back again & again
Beginning Improv is 8 weeks of the basics, and once you get those you can take Advanced Improv as many times as you’d like. Each Advanced Improv session will have a different focus, teach new games, and culminate in a brand new show for friends and family.
We also teach scripted comedy
Even the performers on SNL started somewhere. Learn to apply improvisation to create and write comedy sketches. Advanced Sketch performs their material after the final Performance Level Improv class show.
Sing It!
Take your improv chops to the next level in our musical improv classes. Learn the tools of the trade to successfully improvise songs. You do not need any musical ability whatsoever, non-singers are WELCOME!
Stand up and Make ‘Em Laugh
Laugh Out Loud offers its first classes in Stand Up Comedy! Find your voice, create and hone your material into a set that you perform in a showcase at the end of the session.
Fine Print: Laugh Out Loud is not responsible for any career change once classes have been completed, however, we will claim to have trained you once you become famous.
Finer Print: Please note that all class enrollments and purchases are final and there are no refunds at any time.
2010 Schedule
Beginning Improv
Advanced Improv
Performance Level Improv
Beginning & Advanced Sketch Comedy
Musical Improv
Stand Up
To enroll call 847-240-0386 Space is limited.
Beginning Improv – 8 weeks
Monday Nights
7:00 – 9:30pm
Jan 25 – Mar 15
Mar 29 – May 17
Aug 2 – Sept 27
Oct 11 – Nov 29
Cost is $225 for 8 week Beginning Improv class.
Advanced Improv – 8 weeks of class + show
(Must complete Beginning Improv or equivalent)
Tuesday Nights
7:00 – 9:30pm
Jan 26 – Mar 16 (show on Mar. 20, 4pm)
Apr 13 – June 1 (show on June 12, 4pm)
June 8 – July 27 (2 shows on July 31, 3:30pm & 4:30pm)
Aug 3 – Sept 28 (show on Oct 2, 4pm)
Oct 12 – Nov 30 (show on Dec 4, 4pm)
Performance Level Improv – 4 weeks of class + 4 weeks of shows
(Must complete at least 2 terms of Advanced Improv)
Wednesday Nights
7:00 – 9:30pm
Apr 7 – May 26 (shows at 8:30 on May 5, 12, 19, & 26)
Oct 13 – Dec 8 (shows at 8:30 on Nov. 10, 17, & Dec 1, 8)
Cost is $175 for 8 week Advanced Improv or Performance Level Improv class. ($225 for Advanced Improv if it is your first class with Laugh Out Loud)
Beginning & Advanced Sketch Comedy – 8 weeks
(Must complete Beginning Improv and at least 1 term of Advanced Improv)
Wednesday Nights
7:00 – 9:30pm
Feb 3 – Mar 24 Beginning Sketch
Jun 2 – July 21 Beginning Sketch
Aug 4 – Sept 22 Advanced Sketch (show on Oct 2 at 3:00pm)
Cost is $225 for 8 week Beginning or Advanced Sketch class.
Musical Improv
(Must complete at least 1 term of Advanced Improv)
Saturday afternoons
3:00 – 5:30pm
Intro to Musical Improv – 4 weeks
You do not need any musical ability whatsoever, non-singers WELCOME!
Jan 9 – Jan 30
Feb 6 – Feb 27
Jun 5 – Jun 26
July 10 – July 31
Advanced Musical Improv – 8 weeks + show
Mar 6-May 1 (show evening of Wed May 5)
Sept 11 – Nov 6 (show evening of Wed Nov. 10)
Cost is $150 for Intro to Music and $300 for Advanced Musical Improv.
Stand Up Class – 4 weeks of class + showcase
Saturday afternoons
12:00 – 2:30pm
Jan. 23 – Feb 13, (show on Feb 21 at 6:30pm)
Oct 2 – Oct 23, (show on Oct 24 at 6:30pm)
Stand Up Intensive – 2 days of class + showcase
June 26 from 12-3 & June 27 from 3-6, (show at 6:30pm)
Aug 28 from 12-3 & Aug 29 from 3-6, (show at 6:30pm)
Cost is $250 for Stand Up Class, and $175 for Stand Up Intensive.
