The Tag Lab: Workshop your jokes with Erin Crouch
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You’re already getting up on stage. You’re writing. You’re performing. You’re grinding it out at mics.
But if you’re honest… some of those jokes could hit harder.
Welcome to The Tag Lab, an accelerated, punch-up intensive designed specifically for comics who are past the “how do I hold a mic?” phase and ready to level up their material.
This workshop zeroes in on the two things that separate solid jokes from killer bits:
1. Finding the true kernel of your joke
We’ll strip your material down to its comedic engine, the sharpest, funniest core idea, and rebuild from there.
2. Writing tags that stack laughs
Because one punchline is nice.
Three punchlines? That’s applause breaks.
You’ll learn how to:
- Identify where your joke is ending too early
- Add tags that feel organic, not bolted on
- Heighten patterns without losing clarity
- Tighten wording so every syllable earns its place
This is not a beginner class. It’s for comics who are already performing regularly and want their existing material to punch above its weight.
Bring jokes that are “pretty good.”
Leave with jokes that consistently hit.
If you’re ready to stop hoping for laughs and start engineering them, this workshop is for you.
Participation is by advanced registration. Places are limited. Book your spot here.
Your instructor
Erin Crouch is an American comedian based in Germany. In 2025, she was paid by the German Ministry of Foreign Affairs to tell jokes about Germans. She has been featured in Germany's largest comedy festival, Cologne International Comedy Festival in 2024, Boom Chicago Amsterdam (2021 and July 2024) Utrecht International Comedy Festival (2022) and Summer Comedy Marathon festival in Ohrid, N. Macedonia (2023).
She teaches stand-up comedy for teens at the KMC Onstage summer camp in Kaiserslautern, Germany as well as starting stand up and roasting classes for adults with Festrogen for the last five years. Her comedy is neither dirty nor clean but a secret third thing.
This event is organised by Festrogen Festival.
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