Have people always told you you&rsquo\;re funny? \;Are you painfully shy and dying for a way to be more outgoing ? \;Are you chock full of stress and looking for an outlet? \;Are you a writer who is curious about a new way to express yourself? Sharing y our innermost thoughts in front of strangers can be the scariest thing to do\, but this class can give you the power and confidence to conquer that fear. Stand-up comedy can provide \;the tools for managing discomfort\ , speaking about controversial and tense topics\, and distilling your trut h. In this five-class workshop\, writer and \;comedian Christian Cintr on will teach you the secrets of joke writing and comedy performance and h ow to use those to stand up for yourself\, speak your truth\, and rewrite your story. Sponsored by the Friends of the West Hollywood Library.
\n< p>This is the third of a five-program series that will be held on January 4\, 11\, 18\, 25\, and February 1. Each program date has its own event pag e. Please register individually for all of the dates you are able to attend. Students are encouraged to attend all classes\, but anyone can participate. Performance preference will go to students who atten d each class.\nChristian Cintron is a jack-of-all-trades\, master o f fun. He is a writer\, comedian\, actor\, and spiritualist. Christian was recently awarded the West Hollywood Artist Grant and starred in the comed y special Laugh Proud available on Tubi and Amazon Prime. He created Stand Up 4 Your Power\, a class that uses stand-up comedy as a tool for speakin g your truth\, negotiating conflict\, and energy management. Christian tea ches stand-up comedy at LA City College&rsquo\;s Rodney Dangerfield Instit ute which is committed to making comedy education accessible. His writing appeared in Backstage\, Hollywood.com\, Queerty\, The Authentic Gay\, and Ranker\, to name a few. Christian is a graduate of Vassar College\, The Se cond City: Hollywood\, and iO West.
\nAttendance is limited and adva nce registration is required. Please register every individual in your par ty. This will be used to save your spots in the program. We cannot guarant ee availability for any unregistered attendees.
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