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"New York's Comedy School." -CBS TV "The very best this wonderful city has to offer." -The New York Times "Best, most acclaimed top of the line stand-up comedy workshop anywhere." -America's Talking "Stephen Rosenfield is the best stand-up comedy teacher in North America." -Marc Breslin, owner and booker of the largest chain of comedy clubs in the world - Yuk Yuk's Student Testimonials 
"People often ask me if I believe in 'Comedy Schools'. I don't. Unless it's Stephen Rosenfield's Stand-Up Comedy Workshop. Sunda has appeared on Comedy Central, HBO, CBS, VH-1, Lifetime, was featured in the movie "Sex and Bullets" with Judd Nelson. 
"If you could only have one relationship in stand-up comedy, make it ACI.
Over the last 19 years ACI has established itself as the National Center
for stand-up performance. Headliners find their voice at ACI and return
year after year to brush up their technique. Just about every comic
you've ever heard of has passed through ACI." Ted Greenberg is an Emmy-Award winning comedy writer formely with David Letterman. He performs stand-up regularly throughout the northeast. He has been studying at the American Comedy Institute since 2005. 
"The American Comedy Institute helped me write clean jokes for network
television when all I could think of were dirty ones. I started at ACI in
November of 2007 and by May of 2008 I was a finalist on Last Comic
Standing." Esther Ku was a 2008 finalist on NBC's Last Comic Standing. She has been a featured regular in the Boston International Comedy Festival and the New York Underground Comedy Festival. 
"As a corporate speaker I was motivated to take The American Comedy Institute's year long program. Stephen Rosenfield and his staff are those rare diamonds that have taken me to the next level. My bookings have increased and my ability to write and deliver humorous material is the edge I was looking for...it has definitely set me apart from my colleagues." The American Comedy Institute is New York's Comedy School.For training in comedy writing and performing, it is, according to the New York Times, "The very best this wonderful city has to offer."Stand-Up Comedy Workshops:February Chris Mazzilli, owner and founder of Gotham Comedy Club will be teaching a bonus class on the business of stand-up comedy as part of ACI's February Stand-Up Workshop. Chris is one of the most respected leaders in the comedy industry. He has introduced to the stage such comics as Dave Chappelle, Lewis Black and Colin Quinn. Seize this opportunity in February to create new material and strengthen your performance skills with Stephen Rosenfield, and learn from the owner of New York’s premier comedy club, Gotham, how to succeed in stand-up. Chris Mazilli's class will be held on February 9th at 6pm. The workshop with Steve will begin the week of February 15th with performances the weekend of March 6th.
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March 5-Day The Five Day Workshops Begins March 2nd with performances the weekend of March 6th.
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March Begining the week of March 23rd with performances the weekend of April 10th.
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April 5-Day The Five Day Workshops Begins April 6th with performances the weekend of April 10th.
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The One Year Professional Program
Email or call (212) 279-6980 to Register.
The American Comedy Institute
Our comedy school offers two programs:
Making a career of comedy comes down to two things: Get Good and Get Seen. We provide our students with opportunities to do both. They perform at major clubs such as Gotham Comedy Club and Stand-Up New York. The One-Year Professional Program culminates in a showcase at Gotham Comedy Club attended by talent agents, managers and casting directors." Stephen Rosenfield's students have made devlopment deals with CBS, ABC, Fox, Paramount, the Henson Co. and Tribune Entertainment to star in their own sitcoms. He has produced, written and directed comedy shows at Gotham Comedy Club, Stand-Up New York, The Comic Strip, Gotham, PSNBC, The Improv, The Duplex and Don't Tell Mama.
Stand-Up Comedy WorkshopWhether you are just starting or already performing, The Stand-Up Comedy Workshop will help you:
With intensive training in classes and private writing sessions conducted by award winning comedy director, Stephen Rosenfield, you will create your own stand-up set and perform at your choice of two great clubs: Gotham Comedy Club or Stand-Up New York.
One-Year Professional Comedy ProgramThe One Year Professional Program in comedy performing and writing prepares students for careers in comedy. Our faculty has taught students who have gone on to appear on:
Our students have signed development deals to star in their own sitcoms. They have appeared in one-person shows, on Broadway and in national TV commercials. They are performing stand-up in every comedy club in New York, Los Angeles, as well as clubs across the country and around the world. They have written for Saturday Night Live, The Chris Rock Show, The Dennis Miller Show, Norm Show, and Married with Children. The movies they have written include In the Company of Men, Nurse Betty, and Urban Legend. The One Year Professional Program classes include:
The One Year Program culminates in an Industry Showcase at Gotham Comedy Club, where students perform both their stand-up and sketch comedy. In past years, casting directors from CBS, ABC, NBC, HBO, MTV, Paramount, WB, and Nickolodeon, along with leading agents, managers, and bookers see the work of The One Year Program's graduating students. |
"At the American Comedy Institute, we offer people training to persue comedy professionally or simply as something they love and want to learn how to do well. 
