About me: “This MySpace Page is strictly dedicated to comedy. We only accept Friends who are comedians, those interested in becoming comedians, comedy clubs, comedy organizations, comedy agents and managers, comedy events and festivals and comedy classes (which do not conflict with this workshop.) By being selective, our Friends will not receive any message from product venders, garage bands or women desperate to marry for a Green Card. We’re all about the comedy.”
Greg Dean has the longest running stand-up comedy school in America, since 1982. He has trained many American comedy stars including Whoopi Goldberg, Andy Garcia and Elizabeth Payne (Ugly Betty actress) and hundreds of working comedians.
Dean made his living at comedy for over fifteen years, having gigged with Bill Hicks, Robin Williams to name a few and has appeared on Saturday Night Live. He now teaches full time in Southern California as well as internattionally.
How-to books about comedy are a dime a dozen. I’ve written two of them myself. But some are better than others-the present volume, for example, by Greg Dean
A good many of point on which Dean offers instructions are lessons I had to learn the hard way. I wish books of this sort had been available in those days.
Most of us would never dream of offering professional advice to a TV repairman, a brain surgeon, or a defensive lineman for e the Chicago Bears, but we all apparently view ourselves as qualified to offer advice to Eddie Murphy, Jackie Mason or Dennis Miller.
Greg Dean, by way of contrast, know the territory he’s writing about and provides a wealth of nuts-and-bolts advice about the kinds of stories that audiences will interpret as funny. --Steve Allen
If you wish to help promote my workshop copy and paste the banner code in your profile.
Who I'd like to meet:
Greg Dean’s Stand-Up Comedy Workshop's Friend Space (Top 8)
Greg Dean’s Stand-Up Comedy Workshop has 2908 friends.
Ever wondered what to do in the event of a nuclear threat?
A while ago I found stuff that inspired me to make this film:
Living Under the Shadow of the Nuclear Umbrella
Both artistic (ensure you get the background music!) and educational, it primarily comprises official British government civil defence advice.
Though source materials are quite aged, much remains relevant today.
I encourage all to visit the YouTube page to learn more (Show support! Rate! Comment!) and responsibly circulate as widely as possible, here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UaIim3Rj7L4
hey Greg Long time, you were the first comedy seminar I ever attended when you were on Hollywood blvd over 12 years ago. Still have notes of yours that I keep. Glad you still teaching it provided a solid foundation for me. Continued Success. Stogie
I was soo happy to see myself in your new category of students of Greg Dean! I hope you and Gayla are having a great 2009 so far, and I know I will see you in class again this year, besos!
Thanks for the request. Always willing to be a friend to somebody trying to help and inspire new talents. Break a leg with your classes and everything! peace, chill
Greg and Gayla- had a great time taking workshops with you er.. 17 years ago! aaaargh! just as excited about your book, and hope to see you teaching at our workshops sometime this coming year! (I'm in LA this week, playing a couple of small gigs)
greg, i just finished the book and it was great. It helped unravel alot of confusion and god willing it will be the one thing that catapults me to super stardom, billions of dollars and a entourage of insanely beautiful women or at least to spliting a few sides.
Ironically, I have your book "Step By Step To Stand-up Comedy" sitting right next to my computer. I highly recommend it for all levels of comics. I'm going to re-read it because I want to improve.
Online Now!
