Amateur Hour Stand-Up Comedy

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Amateur Hour is a club for anyone interested in learning about writing and/or performing comedy, as well as meeting others who enjoy laughing and making people laugh. The club meets weekly, usually on Wednesdays, to work on individual stand-up sets in Mason Hall. These meetings are a safe environment for comedians to share bits and have other comedians give feedback. All club members are encouraged, but not required, to perform in any of our monthly stand-up shows (3 per semester). Many Amateur Hour comedians perform at local Ann Arbor area stand-up shows as well. We hope one can learn and perform stand-up comedy club after joining the club as well as meet other comedians sharing a similar interest of comedy.

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Amateur Hour Stand-Up Comedy Showcase

September 27th 2024
Sarah Shaw-Nichols, Amateur Hour Stand-Up Comedy

This grant facilitated a free comedy show with 6 student performers from Amateur Hour Stand-Up Comedy, titled “Five on the Clock.” The audience of Amateur Hour’s show got the opportunity to learn about new backgrounds, interests, identities, and the student performers were able to find humor in situations that used to bring them pain, such as their parents’ divorce or troubling policies that affect their identity.

April Comedy Showcase

April 19th 2024
Sarah Shaw-Nichols, Amateur Hour Stand-Up Comedy

This project was a comedy showcase featuring members of Amateur Hour Stand-Up Comedy. 8-12 members of the club performed roughly 5 minute sets each containing original jokes written by them and workshopped in their weekly meetings.

Comedy Showcase

March 24th 2024
Sarah Shaw-Nichols, Amateur Hour Stand-Up Comedy

This event was a comedy showcase featuring members of Amateur Hour Stand-Up Comedy. 8-12 Members of the club performed roughly 5 minute sets each containing original jokes written by them and workshopped in our weekly meetings. Comedy gives the members a great opportunity to reframe their experiences and make them something everyone can laugh at. It's a perfect opportunity to spotlight different identities and build bridges that connect performers to diverse audiences. Getting someone to laugh is incredibly unifying especially when it's something the comedian felt alone in thinking was funny.

Comedy Showcase

December 1st 2023
Sarah Shaw-Nichols, Amateur Hour Stand-Up Comedy

This was a comedy showcase featuring members of Amateur Hour Stand-Up Comedy. 8-12 Members of our club performed roughly 5 minute sets each containing original jokes written by them and workshopped in our weekly meetings. Comedy gives our members a great opportunity to reframe our experiences and make them something we can laugh at as well as the audience. It's a perfect opportunity to spotlight our identities and build bridges that connect us to diverse audiences. Getting someone to laugh is incredibly unifying especially when it's something you felt alone in thinking was funny.